Takeoff from T3 with United Airlines

Singapore, March 13, 2008 – Effective March 26 2008, United Airlines will operate from T3 - Changi’s latest and most advanced terminal.  It will further enhance United’s customers’ experience through high quality, aesthetic travel services.  

United’s facilities in T3 are centralised.  Customers will have quick and easy access to its facilities, and enjoy the very best of United’s services including priority check-in, baggage handling and boarding through smoother check-in, enhanced gate and boarding facilities and a state-of-the-art baggage handling system.

United Singapore’s General Manager, Laurence Chin, said:  “There are two passenger gate-hold areas which are significantly larger than those at T1.  Passengers making connections at different terminals will be delighted to hear as well that they will have their baggages whisked safely between Terminals 2 and 3 within three minutes”.  

Located near United’s airport office, premium passenger lounge, city train station, Skytrain station and the upcoming Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, Counter Row 8 will be for the checking in of premium passengers while Counter Row 9 for other passengers. 

The only US carrier and one of five to be located in T3, United’s move is part of its upcoming International Premium Travel Experience offering this year – which is to continuously provide passengers with the best of comfort and luxury:

• New international business class seat that reclines 180 degrees, to a 6-foot, 4-inch lie-flat bed, allowing for maximum comfort on long flights.  The broadly adjustable seat enables customers to dine, work and/or sleep comfortably.
• Gourmet food and wine, enhanced by in-flight entertainment and other amenities.

United is the only US airline to offer fully-flat seats in first and business class cabins across its entire international fleet.

About United
United Airlines (NASDAQ:  UAUA) operates more than 3,300* flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C.  With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States.  United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 897 destinations in 160 countries worldwide.  United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world.  News releases and other information about United can be found here.
*Based on the flight schedule between Feb. 12, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008.

About United in the Asia Pacific region
United operates more than 400 services a week to/from/within the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. United flies from 13 Asia Pacific cities including Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Melbourne, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo.  United won the “Best Economy/Coach Class” in 2006 OAG Airline of the Year Awards and was named “Best Transpacific Airline” in the 2005 OAG Awards. The airline also took the “Best North American Airline” in TTG Asia’s 2006 travel poll and “Best American Airline Serving China” in Business Traveller China’s 2005 inaugural travel poll. For six consecutive years, United has been voted “Best North American Airline” by Business Traveller Asia Pacific 2001 - 2006.

About United in Singapore
United has more than 20 years' experience of flying to Singapore, operating two flights daily from Singapore to more than 160 U.S. destinations via Hong Kong and Tokyo.  Its regional flight attendants based in Singapore number more than 130, serving intra-Asia routes. United's Singapore Web site, enables customers to book and purchase tickets online for all flights.