CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines is
giving sports fans something to cheer about this football season.
As college football kicks off, the airline is adding more seats to
top college football markets, making it easier for fans across the
country to travel to see their favorite team play. United is adding
seats with additional flights and using larger aircraft to get our
customers to their favorite college town.
"Each fall, football fans travel from near and far to cheer on
their alma matter or favorite college team," said Ankit Gupta, United's vice president of Domestic
Network. "Football brings families, friends and classmates together
for thrilling and memorable moments, which is why we've added over
204,000 seats to top college markets this fall to help our
customers more easily get to these exciting games."
United is adding more than 204,000 total seats from September
through November, for an average daily increase of 2,200 seats to
these markets compared to 2017.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate
approximately 4,600 flights a day to 357 airports across five
continents. In 2017, United and United Express operated more than
1.6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers.
United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route
network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 757 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 551
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The
common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc.,
is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
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