United Airlines Offers Summer Travel Tips for Customers

CHICAGO, May 25 /PRNewswire/ — As Memorial Day kicks off the expectedly busy summer travel season this weekend, United Airlines provides customers tips to make their travel experiences easier.

   Tip #1:  Allow extra time at the airport.     — Follow recommended guidelines for airport arrival times:  For travel       within the United States, United typically recommends arriving 60       minutes before your flight if you are not checking bags and 90 minutes       before your flight if you are checking bags. For international travel,       United typically recommends arriving two hours before your flight.       Customers traveling from United’s largest airports (such as Chicago       O’Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington Dulles)       should consider arriving an additional 30 minutes earlier than these       recommended times.    — Be at the gate and available for boarding on time.  Reservations and       seat assignments are subject to cancellation if you are not checked in       with a boarding pass at least 30 minutes prior to departure time and       available for boarding at the gate at least 20 minutes prior to       scheduled departures between U.S. cities and Canada, Mexico and the       Caribbean.  For other international flights, you must check in and       obtain a boarding pass at least 45 minutes prior to departure time and       be available for boarding at the gate at least 30 minutes prior to the       scheduled departures.   

Tip #2: Be familiar with security wait times, which vary by airport, time of day and day of week.

    — Check united.com for pertinent security line information such as peak       times, peak days, peak and off-peak line waits.    — Use frequent-flyer security lines, United’s priority security lines       designated for United First(R) and full-fare United Business(R)       customers, Pass Plus(R) customers, 1K Mileage Plus(R), Premier       Executive(R) and Star Alliance(R) Gold members.  These priority lines       are available at Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles,       Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle.   

Tip #3: Save time and avoid check-in lines by using a self-service check- in alternative.

    — Use EasyCheck-in Online(SM) and earn 500 Mileage Plus bonus miles when       checking in on united.com up to 24 hours prior to departure.       EasyCheck-in enables customers to print boarding passes, select seats,       confirm upgrades, request upgrades and add Mileage Plus number.    — Use EasyCheck-in kiosks at the airport to print boarding passes,       choose seat assignments, change flights, fly standby, rebook travel       during weather or other irregularities, and request or redeem       upgrades.    — Take advantage of United’s Check&Go curbside service, which provides       valet-like check-in capabilities for a nominal fee — now including       the ability to receive a boarding pass for U.S. domestic flights and       proceed directly to security.    Tip #4:  Check the status of your flight before leaving for the airport.     — Check united.com or call 1-800-UNITED-1 for up-to-the-minute       information about a flight, including departure and arrival times and       gate information.    — Sign up for United EasyUpdate, a complimentary service that       automatically notifies customers of flight departures and arrivals,       delays, cancellations and seat upgrades by sending a message to a       designated home, office or mobile phone, e-mail, pager or fax.   

Tip #5: Make sure carry-on and checked baggage is within legal size and weight limits.

    — Carry-on bags – U.S. federal regulations allow only one carry-on bag       and a small personal item such as a briefcase, purse or laptop.    — Checked baggage — United’s free checked-bag allowance includes two       bags weighing no more than 50 pounds each.  For bags heavier than 50       pounds, there is a $25 fee per bag.  Customers traveling       internationally are allowed two free checked bags weighing up to 70       pounds per bag.    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 united.com.

   *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  

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