United takes back seat in dispute over Taiwan reference

United Airlines has distanced itself from a demand by the Chinese govt for foreign airlines to change how Taiwan is listed on their websites, calling it a "diplomatic issue". "It is a govt to govt diplomatic issue, we will see what comes out of that and we will react accordingly," United CE Oscar Munoz said. "I fly to both places and I am deferential to our customers," he adds. "This is not something I'm going to solve." United is the only US carrier that operates its own metal to Taiwan, offering nonstop service between San Francisco and Taipei. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines sell flights to Taiwan that are operated by their codeshare partners. All of the US carriers list Taiwan on their websites. <br/>