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CHICAGO, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced plans to launch daily nonstop service from its Cleveland hub at Hopkins International Airport to Nashville and Oklahoma City, Okla. The United Express flights will be operated by ExpressJet using 50-seat regional jet aircraft, with the Nashville service beginning on Dec.19, 2012, and the Oklahoma City service beginning on Feb.14, 2013. "United is pleased to link our Cleveland hub with Nashville and Oklahoma...
CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines announced the launch of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck(TM) program at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) C3 Checkpoint today and at Dulles International Airport (IAD) main terminal later this month. TSA PreCheck(TM) is a new, risk-based pre-screening initiative that allows customers to volunteer information about themselves that may make them eligible to expedite their screening experience....
CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today will celebrate the perfect attendance of 11 employees at an event at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and award each employee a new Ford vehicle this weekend. The employees, representing six work groups and based in seven cities around the globe, each achieved perfect attendance during at least one of three six-month periods beginning July 1, 2010. Thousands of employees were eligible, and United randomly selected 11...
CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported August 2012 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in August 2012 increased 0.4 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 0.6 percent versus August 2011. The company's consolidated load factor in August 2012 increased 0.9 points compared to August 2011. UAL's August 2012 consolidated...
CHICAGO, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines and the Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund today announced the 2012 video contest, "Destino: Latinoamerica" ("Destination: Latin America"), for Hispanic college students. Participants submit a video highlighting five reasons to visit one of the Latin American or Caribbean countries where United flies. The winning student will receive six tickets good for travel to a United destination in the continental U.S., Alaska,...
CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 2012 Aviation and Transportation Conference on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. The presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. CDT / 11:30 a.m. EDT. The live audio webcast and accompanying presentation will be available on the investor relations section of United's website at ir.united.com. The company will archive the audio webcast on the website within 24 hours of the...
CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced plans to fly its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on domestic routes starting in November as it prepares to begin previously-announced international service in December and January. United expects to take delivery of the first five new Dreamliners this year from its total order for 50 of these aircraft. As the initial aircraft are inducted into the fleet, they will be based at United's Houston hub and will...
CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) will be presenting at the Fifth Annual Dahlman Rose Global Transportation Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. The presentation will begin at 11:00 a.m. CDT / 12:00 p.m. EDT. The live audio webcast and accompanying presentation will be available on the investor relations section of United's website at ir.united.com. The company will archive the audio webcast on the website within 24 hours of...
CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced the airline has added several Gulf Coast cities to those covered under the flexible-travel waiver that the airline put in place as a result of Tropical Storm Isaac. Customers traveling on flights to, from or through the affected cities during the applicable travel dates may reschedule their itineraries for travel no later than one year from the date of issue with a one-time date or time change, and the airline...
CHICAGO, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced travel options for United customers whose flight plans may be disrupted by Tropical Storm Isaac. Weather conditions may lead to the delay or cancellation of certain flights into and out of cities in Florida and the Bahamas and will further impact certain Caribbean flights. Customers traveling on flights to, from or through the impacted cities during the applicable travel dates may reschedule their itineraries...
