August 28, 2018
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.
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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".
SOURCE United Airlines