United Becomes First U.S. Carrier to Offer Boarding Passes for Partner Airlines Via its Mobile App

United Airlines customers able to access boarding passes for 19 airlines on the United app

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Oct 24, 2017, 10:02 ET

CHICAGO, Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (UAL) today announced a new enhancement to the United app that will allow customers to receive boarding passes when connecting to 19 airline partners on their smart phones, a feature which no other U.S. carrier currently offers. This functionality will be available for customers traveling on United who are making an onward connection on another carrier and will improve the functionality of United's award winning app, which is relied on over 500 million times a year by customers.

"As we continue to make improvements to the United app, we found that simply allowing our customers to access boarding passes for their entire itinerary within the same app made a big difference," said Kate Gebo, chief customer officer at United. "Our partnerships with Star Alliance carriers and other partner airlines can take our customers to over a thousand destinations around the world, and we're excited to be the first U.S. carrier to provide customers with this convenience when connecting to partners."

The following airline partners' boarding passes are now accessible through the United app, with more partners to be added in the near future:

Adria Airways
Aegean Airlines
Air Canada
Air New Zealand
ANA
Asiana Airlines
Austrian Airlines
Azul Brazilian Airlines
Brussels Airlines
Cape Air
Croatia Airlines
EVA Airways
LOT Polish Airlines
Lufthansa
Scandinavian Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines
SWISS
THAI Airways
Turkish Airlines

Through its partnerships with other airlines, United is able to connect customers to approximately 1,300 destinations around the world. Customers can book flights on United's partners, as well as earn and redeem United MileagePlus miles on its partner airlines through the United app.

About United

United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,500 flights a day to 337 airports across five continents. In 2016, United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights carrying more than 143 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 751 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 489 regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to more than 190 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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