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Windy City, Meet Mayan Sun With United's New Chicago-Cancun Daily Service

Posted on: Monday, 1 May 2006, 18:00 CDT

CHICAGO, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines brings together the exciting Windy City and a Mayan vacation dreamland with new service between Chicago and Cancun, Mexico, beginning July 5. Tickets are on sale now.

United added the new route* to its schedule after being awarded government authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide passenger and cargo service between the two cities. The authority was granted through a competitive proceeding.

"We are committed to providing our customers the best service options between the United States and Mexico," said Greg Taylor, United's senior vice president of Planning. "As part of this commitment, we have launched service on 12 new Mexico leisure routes from our U.S. hubs in just the last two years. Just like with our new Chicago-Cancun service, we will continue to strengthen our international service where it is best for our customers."

United was supported in its bid for the new Chicago-Cancun service by the city of Chicago, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Mid-America chapter of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.

Many of United's flights to Mexico offer service on Ted, which features low fares, Economy Plus(R) seating with more legroom, Tedevision, TedSelect SnackBoxes and participation in United's award-winning Mileage Plus(R) program.

In addition to the new service between Chicago and Cancun, Mexico, United: -- added a second daily flight between Los Angeles and Mexico City in June 2005; -- began weekend service on Ted between Chicago and Los Cabos, Mexico, in October 2005, and increased service to four times a week in December 2005; -- began seasonal daily service between Denver and Mexico City in December 2005; and -- began service between Chicago and Puerto Vallarta, as well as Los Angeles and Cancun, in March 2006.

Customers will earn 1,000 bonus miles every time they purchase qualifying travel at united.com, which also offers the guaranteed lowest United fares. Customers can also earn 500 bonus miles each time they check in for a United flight using EasyCheck-in Online** at united.com by June 30, 2006. Both bonus mile offers enable customers to earn an additional 2,000 miles per flight.

About United

United Airlines operates more than 3,700*** flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 210 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United is also a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 842 destinations in 152 countries worldwide. United's 57,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at http://united.com/ .

* Pending Mexican government approval ** EasyCheck-In Online Bonus Miles Terms and Conditions. Promotional period valid November 15, 2005 through June 30, 2006. United.com EasyCheck-In online requirements: Check in between 1 and 24 hours prior to your scheduled departure. Travel on a United, Ted or United Express flight. Travel within the U.S including Alaska, Hawaii, San Juan, Puerto Rico, or St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. EasyCheck-In Online restrictions: International (inbound and outbound); Certain flights with special service requests like wheelchair, unaccompanied minor, oxygen, firearm, etc.; Tickets with E-ticket mismatch; Tickets with Service charges due; Groups /passenger on a group ticket; IROP tickets. Other Conditions: Combinable with other offers. Offer may be earned 10 times up to a maximum of 5,000 miles. No registration is required. Offer valid for travel on paid tickets only and cannot be earned for travel on award tickets. Valid on United, United Express and Ted flights. Bonus valid for checking in on united.com only. Must check in using Mileage Plus Number. Bonus not valid for check in outside of domestic united.com site. Bonus is in addition to paid flight miles and any applicable elite and class-of- service bonuses. Flights must be credited to the Mileage Plus account in order to qualify. 1,000 mile booking bonus offer: E-Fares and award travel are not eligible for the 1,000 mile booking bonus offer. Bonus miles will be awarded to the passenger booking the flight(s). The passenger booking the flight shall be the united.com registered user logged into the Web site. Mileage Plus membership number must be provided at the time of purchase in order to receive the bonus miles awarded in connection with this offer. Round-trip travel required. A roundtrip is defined as travel from an origin city to a destination city with return travel beginning in the outbound destination city back to the first origin city with all segments on United(R), Ted(R), or United Express(R). One- way and open-jaw itineraries do not qualify, nor do United-marketed code- share flights operated by other carriers. Qualifying flights must be posted to the Mileage Plus account to qualify for this bonus. Bonus miles do not count toward Elite status. Miles accrued, awards issued and bonus offers are subject to the rules of the United Mileage Plus Program. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the passenger. Offer valid for residents of US only. Offer subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. *** Based on the flight schedule between May 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2006. Worldwide Press Office: Days: 847.700.5538 Evenings/Weekends: 847.700.4088

United Airlines

CONTACT: United Airlines Worldwide Press Office, Days, +1-847-700-5538,or Evenings-Weekends, +1-847-700-4088

Web site: http://www.united.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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