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Air Travel NewsThursday, June 24, 2010United Airlines launched its first-ever service to the continent of Africa on last Sunday, June 20, with the 10:10 p.m. departure of United 990 between Washington and Accra, the capital of Ghana.  United 990, a Boeing 767 aircraft, arrived at Kotoka International Airport in Accra the next day at 12:40 p.m. U.S.-bound service from Accra begun June 21 with the departure of United 991 at 11 p.m., arriving in Washington the next day at 6:25 a.m. Joining United on the first flight is The Honorable Daniel Ohene Agyekum, the Ghanaian ambassador to the United States and American Idol Finalist and recording artist, Elliott Yamin. Flights to and from Accra are suitably timed for connections at Washington Dulles, United's principal trans-Atlantic gateway, to more than 70 cities in North America. As the biggest airline in the nation's capital, United offers nearly 300 daily departures from Washington Dulles. Labels: Business Flights, United Airlines, United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Monday, April 19, 2010
United Airlines,one of the world's chief transpacific carriers, has launched new, and more comfortable, first and business class suites on all its 747 flights via China and the USA.
The introduction is part of United's strategy of offering services that meet the assorted needs of its customers, predominantly frequent business travelers. For travelers from China, opening service was offered in transformed first and business class cabins on all United 747s flying United's Shanghai to San Francisco route (UA858) on March 29, 2010 and United's Beijing to San Francisco route (UA888) on March 30, 2010.  According to Sidney Kwok, the director for Greater China at United Airlines, the fresh suites in China are a mirror image of United's investment in the Chinese market as well as its high regard for its most cherished customers. The renovated cabins proffer a diversity of pioneering features, including truly flat 180 degree flat bed seats, iPod connectivity, personalized in-flight entertainment options, and a wider range of gourmet food and wine.The fresh business class seat has been extended to turn into a 23.5 inches wide chair and 6-foot, 4-inch long lie-flat bed.On the other hand, the new first class seat is now 31 inches wide and turns into a 6-foot, 6-inch long flat bed. United Airlines is known to be the foremost U.S. carrier to provide iPod and iPhone connectivity on its in-flight entertainment system in first class and business class cabins, allowing clients to play their previously-downloaded personal content on the seat's flat screen TV while recharging their devices. Both first and business class provide a 15.4-inch widescreen flat panel monitor with an on-demand digital system that poffers 150 hours worth of movies, TV programs as well as video games.The fresh entertainment system currently offers 20 channels of stored XM-branded audio, additionally allowing passengers to create customized playlists using 30 channels of other stored audio.The entertainment system navigation controls as well as the content are offered in up to 14 diverse languages, including English, and traditional and basic Chinese. Labels: Business class, Business class flights, China, First Class Airline, United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Monday, March 1, 2010The chief financial officer of United Airlines parent, UAL Corp, Kathryn Mikells recently stated that the demand for business travel on U.S. airlines is on the road to recovery but will not be able to reach pre-recession levels this year.  Mikells explained at the Reuters Travel and Leisure Summit that there is insufficient data to suggest how the present recovery in business travel demand is different from previous recessions.The airline industry has been affected in the last year by a recession that eroded travel demand and hindered carriers' ability to increase fares. But Mikells also added that the airline industry has obtained some pricing power due to industry wide capacity cuts in 2008 and 2009 and is on the edge of raising fares, despite unsuccessful attempts earlier this year to raise ticket prices.She said at the moment UAL has no plans to reintroduce capacity into the system . Labels: Business Travel, Kathryn Mikells, United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Sunday, February 14, 2010United Airlines conveyed that business travel is picking up, and its fourth-quarter loss was much smaller than a year ago.United Airlines Corporation lost nearly $240 million during the fourth quarter. Additionally,not including fuel hedges and special items, UAL lost $1.05 for each share.
 Chief Financial Officer Kathryn Mikells conveyed in a prepared statement on Wednesday that with business and premium traffic escalating and the benefit of an improved cost structure, United Airlines is moving on the road to closing the profitability gap,Revenue dropped 7.8 percent to $4.19 billion. United Airlines said it will build around $60 million in aircraft deposits for the period of the first quarter for the huge jet order it announced late last year.The company finished the quarter with $3.04 billion which is a billion more than the same time last year. It raised money uncompromisingly in 2009, mortgaging airplanes and parts as well as offering stock. Kathryn Mikells also added that UAL has taken any near term liquidity issues off the table and now benefit from a greater degree of financial flexibility. posted by iflybusiness
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 United Airlines lately launched its Fly One, Get One Free offer for Colorado travelers, encouraging residents of the Centennial State to experience the airline's international network and first class luxury. This brilliant promotion offers,at no cost,international or domestic roundtrip ticket and two North American upgrades when a qualifying international or domestic flight is purchased by Feb. 14.Clients who purchase a qualifying ticket for travel within North America , including the continental U.S., Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean will obtain a free ticket to any United destination in North America. Customers who buy a qualifying ticket for trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, Brazil or Argentina travel will be given a free ticket to any destination served by United around the world. Customers who book a roundtrip ticket by Feb. 14 for travel to be finished by March 5, with itineraries originating and finishing in Denver or any of the other Colorado cities with United service can qualify. The promotion is applicable to published United Economy fares in booking classes Y, B, M, E, U, H and Q. However, other limitations apply. Registration is essential. Jeff Foland, United's senior vice president of global sales and marketing stated that United Airlines is happy that for nearly two decades they have been offering Coloradans, additional nonstop flights to more cities than any other airline. With numerous flights to business and leisure centers around the world, and with first and business class upgrades available to customers, United offers travelers all through the region matchless service, options, flexibility and convenience. Labels: United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Friday, January 8, 2010 United Airlines has conveyed that it will not insist on flight-change fees for customers who wish to alter travel plans later this week in the Midwest and Southeast, which are bracing for winter storms.United Airlines stated that it would waive change fees for travelers booked to travel from, to or via some Midwest airports on Thursday and Friday or through some Southeast locations on Thursday.The airline said customers should check the status of their flights ahead of going to the airport to find out if it has been canceled. Customers on canceled flights are entitled for a full refund. Alterations to a customer's itinerary have to be made by midnight of the initial travel date, and rescheduled travel might cost extra for the itinerary or other terms of the booking change. The Midwest fee waivers are applicable to travel to, from and through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The Southeast waivers are applicable to journey in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.The offer is valid in all United, United Express and United code-share flights. posted by iflybusiness
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Friday, December 4, 2009 United Airlines will commence seasonal flights on a daily basis between Chicago and Italy's capital city Rome from May 1,2010. The flight will function right through the summer travel season and will stop by August 31,2010.United 904 flight from Chicago bound to Rome will leave at 18:25 commencing May 1, 2010. On the other hand, United 905 flight from Rome to Chicago's O'Hare Airport will leave at 12:30 from May 2,2010. United Airlines operates daily flight service between Rome and Washington Dulles, United Airlines' major hub to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Greg Kaldahl, Vice President for Resource Planning of United Airlines, conveyed that the airline's seasonal flights from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Rome in summer, in addition to its flights from Washington,will provide its passengers wide options while scheduling their summer holidays. United Airlines offers lie-flat seats, electronic gadgets' connectivity, and diverse movies for first and business class cabin passengers in its Boeing 767 transoceanic flights.United Airlines is the lone chief US carrier to proffer such entertainment and comfort for their passengers.Additionally world-class chef Charlie Trotter will organize an assortment of dishes for passengers aboard these flights. United Airlines is a chief airline in the US, operating 360 aircrafts. The airline's leading and chief hub, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, caters to more than 550 departures daily. It is the primary US airline carrier to Hawaii, as well as the largest to Asia and Australia. Labels: Business Class Air, Business Travel, United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 For the first time, United Airlines is going to introduce flights to Africa. From May 2, travelers will be able to fly from Washington Dulles to Accra, Ghana. From April 18, United Airlines will fly to Bahrain also. Passengers flying on a nonstop Washington Dulles-Kuwait flight will now have the option to continue on to the "Kingdom of the two seas".A non stop service from Chicago to Brussels will begin from March 28. United will be the largest carrier at Chicago's O'Hare and this new route will make it extremely convenient for travelers looking to fly to and from many cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Labels: United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 United Airlines, the opening carrier to formulate the Boeing 737 a staple of its fleet 41 years ago, ended with the last of those jets in an airborne party that stretched all along from Virginia to California.The jet was the final of 94 Boeing 737s that United has grounded from September 2008. Analysts reported that this painful plan cost thousands of United workers their jobs but probably saved the carrier from financial catastrophe ever since the travel market collapsed last winter. United's last Boeing 737, flying as Flight 737, started off from Washington Dulles International Airport before dawn and touched down at every one of the carrier's hubs as it prepared its way to a massive maintenance base in San Francisco. The jet's final flights also manifest the conclusion of an era at Chicago-based United, which had a hand in building the 737, the bids best-selling traveler jet of all time. Labels: United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 United Airlines,one of the world's largest transpacific carriers, has once again been chosen by sharp recurrent travelers as the "Best North American Airline" in the Asia-Pacific region at the 2009 Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Travel Awards. It is the ninth consecutive year that United Airlines has won this award. James Mueller,Vice President,Pacific,United Airlines said that the Airlines is thankful to their customers and industry peers for recognizing the endeavor put in for fulfilling their travel needs.He also added that since the Asia-Pacific region has always been a chief segment of global network,United Airlines is dedicated to hearing what customers have to say and offering them the right products and services that they expect . The rave reviews by customers on First and Business Class lie-flat seats are the recent example of the success of the Airlines in meeting their soaring expectations. United is the first U.S. carrier to commence all-new First Class Suite and Business Class cabin with a 180 degrees fully-flat bed as well as iPod connectivity. Presently, the majority of United's global fleet flying to and from Asia has by now been configured with these novel flat beds. Additonally,United is also credited with being the only U.S. carrier to proffer 3 cabins of service on all of its global overseas flights.In addition to first and business services,United offers coach class with its Economy Plus seating, which provides up to 13 cms additional legroom. Labels: Business class flights, United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009 United Airlines announced that from September 2nd,the airline will allow merely credit and debit cards for the majority of on-board purchases on Transatlantic flights as well as on flights to and from Brazil and Argentina.In order to speed up cabin service, offer receipts and boost efficiency, cash will no longer be accepted onboard these flights, apart from duty-free purchases. The carrier initiated the EasyPurchase programme in March and ceased accepting cash on-board flights inside United States and flights to and from Canada, Mexico, Central America as well as the Caribbean from April 2009.United Airlines will be accepting all chief credit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diners Club, as well as debit cards with the Visa or MasterCard logos. United Airlines will continue to accept cash in addition to credit and debit cards on flights to and from Asia. Additionally , cash will be the acknowledged form of payment on United Express flights. Feedback provided by several customers in online surveys established wide acceptance for a cash-free environment. Lynda Coffman, managing director-Onboard Design and Strategy said that passengers welcome the simplicity and the pace with which cashless transactions can be done onboard. Labels: Transatlantic flights, United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Monday, August 17, 2009 Tech-savvy fliers who have an account in the micro-blogging site Twitter have a novel method to find last-minute fare deals. United Airlines and JetBlue have launched Twitter-exclusive promotions - "Twares" in the case of United and "Cheeps" for JetBlue. JetBlue's main Twitter account has huge numbers of followers. The company set up a new account, "JetBlueCheeps," that publishes news deals every Monday morning. For example, JetBlue is presently offering a $9 one-way fare from Burbank, Calif. to Las Vegas coming Saturday.Customers need to book by 6 p.m Eastern time on Monday in order to ensure that they obtain the deal. JetBlue spokesman Bryan Baldwin stated that their goal was to take advantage of the numerous followers they already had on Twitter. On the other hand ,United Airlines proffers its twares through its main Twitter account, "UnitedAirlines." Twares,are special, time-sensitive fare offers from United to its Twitter followers. The deals can come at any time and usually expire within a span of 2 hours., so consumers need to be glued to their screens or ensure they have good timing and access their accounts regularly. United Airlines has nearly 31,266 followers in Twitter as of today. Labels: Jet Blue, Twitter, United Airlines business class posted by iflybusiness
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 The flights recently launched by Delta Air Lines to Sydney,Australia have turned out to be famous with travelers , who are pleased about the additional choice in nonstop service and bargain basement fares which is as low as $600 roundtrip from Los Angeles.Delta Air Lines is facing solid competition from rival United Airlines. United lately affirmed that it would match any low fare offered by its new-found competitors across the Pacific. In the past, United Airlines only contended with Qantas Airlines of Australia in the clash for market share.James Mueller ,Vice President Pacific region for United Airlines stated that United is strong-minded to match the initiatives of its competitiors and if required , we are even prepared to compete on prices.The latest flood of seats on the popular LAX-Sydney route is inspiring traffic, but not the kind that airlines dream about to enhance profits as the general business traffic is reasonably down. posted by iflybusiness
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 United Airlines is communicating with the owners of Willis tower in its efforts to shifting its office from the existing airline's Elk Grove Township to the popular Chicago Skyscraper, according to sources familiar with negotiations.This move, if it were to take place,would allow United parent UAL Corp. to slash operating expenses while giving the nation's tallest building,known till lately as Sears Tower,a chief tenant.Willis Group Holdings, the London-based insurer which won the christening rights for Sears Tower this spring,covers 140,000 square feet of the 110-story skyscraper.Molly Sullivan,the spokeswoman for Chicago's department of community development conveyed that they have been approached regarding TIF funds and it is something that they are discussing, but nothing has been finalized yet.Discussions are continuing currently regarding this." The office of the United Airlines was situated in Elk Grove Township campus near O'Hare International Airport since 1961. The Elk Grove Township site, with more than 1 million square feet of office space, accommodates around 2,800 United employees.The site was the United Airlines' headquarters until 2006, when, in exchange for hefty tax breaks as well as incentives from the city, the carrier shifted its headquarters to 77 W. Wacker Dr, where it employs 600 workers. United Airlines has however refused to confirm the talks. posted by iflybusiness
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