United Airlines is promoting its relationship with Welsh football team Wrexham AFC through the introduction of onboard amenities. The airline, which became a front-of-shirt sponsor for the men’s and women’s teams in June 2023, is celebrating the team’s recent promotion to League One with a set of Wrexham-inspired amenity kits and pyjamas for travellers in…
United Airlines has unveiled a new inflight safety video filmed within an airplane-inspired sequential reaction machine. YouTube videos involving sequential reaction setups can be incredibly popular, often racking up millions of views, and the carrier hopes that its new video will “capture and keep the attention of even the most frequent fliers”. It follows a…
In the upcoming northern winter schedule from late 2024, Star Alliance member United Airlines no longer plans to operate its seasonal routes from Los Angeles to both Auckland (AKL) and Brisbane (BNE). United will, however, continue to serve both Auckland and Brisbane out of its San Francisco (SFO) hub. Delta Air Lines also recently converted…
Ever gone through the seat selection process with an airline only to find your preferred seat type is not available? United Airlines is rolling out a feature which it says will make it easier for its customers to get their desired seat type, “even if their preferred seat isn’t available during booking”. Passengers can now…
United Airlines is set to add larger overheard bins on its Skywest-operated Embraer E175 fleet, providing more room for passengers’ carry-on luggage. SkyWest is the world’s largest E175 operator and operates more than 700 daily flights to more than 140 destinations on behalf of United Express – the regional arm of United Airlines. The new…
United Airlines is now allowing members of its MileagePlus loyalty programme to pool their miles with family and friends into a joint account. Groups of up to five MileagePlus members, whether relatives or friends, can now share and redeem miles in one linked account. While the member creating the pool (the “pool leader”) must be…
United Airlines will launch a second daily Los Angeles-Hong Kong flight on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft starting 26 October, complementing its two existing daily flights to Hong Kong from San Francisco. Additionally, the Star Alliance member will add four weekly flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai from 29 August, and from late October it…
United has announced plans for several new services, alongside flight increases and resumptions on existing routes. The carrier will launch nonstop flights between New York Newark and Marrakech on 24 October, with a thrice-weekly service operated by Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. United will be the only airline to offer nonstop flights between the US and Morocco’s…
Star Alliance member United Airlines will launch daily nonstop flights between Guam and Tokyo Haneda International Airport starting 1 May 2024. Flights will operate year-round and create a more direct link between Guam and Japan’s capital, given the Haneda airport’s proximity to the city center. These new flights build on United’s 32 weekly flights between…
United Airlines has announced plans to fly between Chicago and Athens this summer. The US carrier confirmed the route via a social media post in which it said “A new route to Greece? You *feta* believe it!” United will fly daily between the two cities from 23 May, adding to the airline’s existing seasonal routes…
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