{{Short description|Airline of the United States}} {{About|the airline based in the United States||United Airlines (disambiguation)|and|United Airways (disambiguation)}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Use American English|date=April 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox airline | airline = United Airlines, Inc. | logo = United Airlines Logo.svg | image = N2749U@PEK (20211130144100).jpg | caption = A United Boeing 777-300ER | IATA = UA | ICAO = UAL | callsign = UNITED | aoc = CALA014A<ref name="faa_aoc">{{Cite web |date=August 11, 1938 |title=Airline Certificate Information – Detail View |url=http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=CALA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=UNITED+AIRLINES+INC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904030717/http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=CALA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=UNITED+AIRLINES+INC |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2015 |website=av-info.faa.gov |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |quote=Certificate Number CALA014A}}</ref> | hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap | Chicago–O'Hare | Denver | Guam | Houston–Intercontinental | Los Angeles | Newark | San Francisco | Washington–Dulles }} | frequent_flyer = MileagePlus | alliance = Star Alliance | subsidiaries = {{ubli|United Express|Republic Airways Holdings (18.2%)}} | fleet_size = 1,103<ref name="Cirium">{{Cite web |title=United Airlines fleet profile |url=https://profiles.cirium.com/showcase/united-airlines/fleet |access-date=April 29, 2026 |website=Cirium |language=en}}</ref> | destinations = 403<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2026 |title=United Airlines |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/airlines/ua |access-date=March 20, 2026 |website=CH-Aviation}}</ref> | parent = United Airlines Holdings | founded = {{Start date and age|1926|04|06|paren=yes}} as Varney Air Lines in Boise, Idaho<ref name="varney">{{Cite web |last=Berryman |first=Marvin E. |title=A History of United Airlines |url=http://www.uahf.org/united_history_01.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903063847/http://www.uahf.org/united_history_01.asp |archive-date=September 3, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2014 |publisher=United Airlines Historical Foundation}}</ref> | commenced = {{Start date and age|1931|03|28|paren=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boeing Logbook: 1927–1932 |url=http://www.boeing.com/boeing/history/chronology/chron03.page |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107051413/http://www.boeing.com/boeing/history/chronology/chron03.page |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2014 |publisher=Boeing}}</ref> | traded_as = {{ubl|{{NASDAQ|UAL}}|DJTA component|S&P 500 component}} | ISIN = US9100471096 | headquarters = Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois, United States<ref>{{cite report |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/70da0afa-4159-4666-a6b3-c093e9712981 |title=2023 Annual Report |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2024 |publisher=United Airlines |access-date=February 18, 2025}}</ref> | key_people = {{unbulleted list| | Scott Kirby (CEO)<ref name="ceo-20150908">{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2020 |title=United's New CEO Eyes Union Cooperation to Avoid Staff Cuts in Pandemic Crisis |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/uniteds-new-ceo-eyes-union-cooperation-to-avoid-staff-cuts-in-pandemic.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521034924/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/uniteds-new-ceo-eyes-union-cooperation-to-avoid-staff-cuts-in-pandemic.html |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |access-date=May 20, 2020 |website=CNBC}}</ref> | Edward Philip (chairman)<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 27, 2021 |title=United Airlines Names Edward 'Ted' Philip as Non-Executive Chairman of Its Board of Directors |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-names-edward-ted-philip-as-non-executive-chairman-of-its-board-of-directors-301300511.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029225629/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-names-edward-ted-philip-as-non-executive-chairman-of-its-board-of-directors-301300511.html |archive-date=October 29, 2022 |access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref> | Brett Hart (president)<ref name="hub.united.com">{{Cite web |title=Brett J. Hart Named President of United Airlines |url=https://hub.united.com/brett-hart-named-president-united-airlines-2645973991.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601144858/https://hub.united.com/brett-hart-named-president-united-airlines-2645973991.html |archive-date=June 1, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>}} | founder = William E. Boeing<ref>Garvey, William & Fisher, David, et al (November 1, 2001) "The Age of Flight, A History of America's Pioneering Airline" pp. 206-207.</ref>{{request quotation|date=February 2026}} | revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|59.1 billion|link=yes}} (2025) | operating_income = {{decrease}} {{US$|4.7 billion}} (2025) | net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|3.4 billion}} (2025) | assets = {{increase}} {{US$|76.4 billion}} (2025) | equity = {{increase}} {{US$|15.3 billion}} (2025) | num_employees = {{increase}} 113,200 (2025) | website = {{Official URL}} | notes = Financials {{as of|2025|12|31|df=US|lc=y}}.<br />References:<ref name="2025 results" /> }}
'''United Airlines, Inc.''' is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and to destinations on six continents. Regional service is provided by independent carriers operating under the United Express brand, and the Star Alliance, of which United was one of the five founding airlines, extends its network throughout the world.
The principal figure behind the formation of the airline was William E. Boeing, founder of the Boeing Aircraft Company in 1916. He launched an air service between Victoria, British Columbia, and Seattle and later acquired three additional airlines, completing the merger by 1931 to form United Air Lines.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hühne |first=Matthias C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cmJergEACAAJ |title=Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975 |date=2016 |publisher=Callisto Publishers |isbn=978-3-9816550-1-8 |pages=77–113 |language=en}}</ref> Through successive mergers and acquisitions, United has remained one of the largest airlines in the world for much of its history.
== History == {{Excerpt|History of United Airlines}}
== Network ==
===Destinations=== As of 2026, United Airlines flies (or has flown) to the following destinations. This table does not include destinations served by United's regional subsidiary, United Express.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed sortable" |- !colspan="2"|Country or territory !City !Airport !Notes !class="unsortable"|Refs |- |colspan="2"|Antigua and Barbuda||Coolidge||V. C. Bird International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route">{{cite web |title=Route map |url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/route-maps.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808121745/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/route-maps.aspx |archive-date=August 8, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2020 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- |Argentina||Autonomous City of Buenos Aires||Buenos Aires||Ministro Pistarini International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Aruba||Oranjestad||Queen Beatrix International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="5"|Australia||New South Wales||Sydney||Sydney Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Queensland||Brisbane||Brisbane Airport||||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=June 8, 2022 |title=United Airlines to operate flights between Brisbane and San Francisco |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/06/united-airlines-to-operate-flights-between-brisbane-and-san-francisco/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608050946/https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/06/united-airlines-to-operate-flights-between-brisbane-and-san-francisco/ |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> |- |Cairns{{efn|Cairns' sole Guam route was previously operated by Continental Airlines, United's now-defunct subsidiary.}}||Cairns Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=July 20, 2015 |title=UNITED Ends 2 Guam Routes from late-Sept 2015 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/20/ua-gum-sep15/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722023624/http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/20/ua-gum-sep15/ |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |publisher=Airlineroute.net}}</ref> |- |South Australia||Adelaide||Adelaide Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="adelaide">{{cite web |title=United Airlines Launching Adelaide-San Francisco Flights |date=April 2, 2025 |url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/united-airlines-adelaide-san-francisco-flights/ |access-date=October 24, 2025 |publisher=Australian Frequent Flyer}}</ref> |- |Victoria||Melbourne||Melbourne Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Bahamas||Nassau||Lynden Pindling International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Bahrain||Manama||Bahrain International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="BAHKWI">{{cite web |date=October 21, 2015 |title=UNITED Ends Kuwait / Bahrain Service from mid-Jan 2016 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/10/21/ua-kwibah-jan16/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026062017/http://airlineroute.net/2015/10/21/ua-kwibah-jan16/ |archive-date=October 26, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2015 |publisher=Airlineroute.net}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Barbados||Bridgetown||Grantley Adams International Airport||||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |last=Ishmael |first=David |date=January 23, 2021 |title=United Airlines Adds Barbados to Winter 2021 Schedule |url=https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/united-barbados-winter-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123194350/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/united-barbados-winter-2021/ |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |access-date=January 23, 2021 |website=Airways Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Belgium||Brussels||Brussels Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Belize||Belize City||Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Bermuda||Hamilton||L.F. Wade International Airport||||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Bonaire||Kralendijk||Flamingo International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Brazil||Minas Gerais||Belo Horizonte||Tancredo Neves International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Rio de Janeiro||Rio de Janeiro||Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |São Paulo||São Paulo||São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="8"|Canada||rowspan="2"|Alberta||Calgary||Calgary International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Edmonton||Edmonton International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |British Columbia||Vancouver||Vancouver International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Manitoba||Winnipeg||Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport||||align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=United to resume direct flights between Winnipeg and both Denver, Chicago in May |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/chicago-denver-flights-return-winnipeg-1.7093889 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=CBC News|first1=Bartley|last1=Kives|author-link1=Bartley Kives|date=25 January 2024}}</ref> |- |Newfoundland and Labrador||St. John's||St. John's International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Nova Scotia||Halifax||Halifax Stanfield International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Quebec||Montreal||Montréal–Trudeau International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Adventure Awaits: United Unveils New Summer Flights to Top Outdoor North American Destinations |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/newsroom/announcements/cision-125314 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204051046/https://www.united.com/en/us/newsroom/announcements/cision-125314 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |publisher=united.com}}</ref> |- |Ontario||Toronto||Toronto Pearson International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Cayman Islands||Grand Cayman||George Town||Owen Roberts International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Chile||Santiago||Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |title=United Airlines to Expand Global Network with Service to Santiago, Chile – Yahoo Finance Canada |url=https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-expand-global-network-145500354.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824160507/https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-expand-global-network-145500354.html |archivedate=August 24, 2014 |access-date=June 17, 2014}}</ref> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="5" |China||Beijing||Beijing Capital International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Chengdu||Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport||{{terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2013 |title=United gets DOT OK for San Francisco-Chengdu route |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/09/08/united-gets-dot-ok-for-san-francisco-chengdu-route/2781889/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928070244/http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/09/08/united-gets-dot-ok-for-san-francisco-chengdu-route/2781889/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |access-date=September 18, 2013 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> |- |Hangzhou||Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |title=United's Summer of Global Expansion Continues with Fifth New Route from Asia/Pacific Gateway: San Francisco-Hangzhou, China – Yahoo Finance |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uniteds-summer-global-expansion-continues-213000662.html;_ylt=AwrC1C4vjt9WOTsAl2jQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBzdWd2cWI5BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxMAR2dGlkAwRzZWMDc3I- |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312150138/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/uniteds-summer-global-expansion-continues-213000662.html |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016 |publisher=finance.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 30, 2017 |title=United ends Hangzhou service in Oct 2017 |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274049/delta-adds-salt-lake-city-milwaukee-from-dec-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731113026/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274049/delta-adds-salt-lake-city-milwaukee-from-dec-2017/ |archive-date=July 31, 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2017 |publisher=routesonline}}</ref> |- |Shanghai||Shanghai Pudong International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Xi'an||Xi'an Xianyang International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=United cancels San Francisco – Xi'An service in 2018 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276136/united-cancels-san-francisco-xian-service-in-2018/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212002059/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276136/united-cancels-san-francisco-xian-service-in-2018/ |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Colombia||Bogotá||El Dorado International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Medellín||José María Córdova International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route_2024" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Costa Rica||Liberia||Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |San José||Juan Santamaría International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Croatia||Dubrovnik||Dubrovnik Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=April 19, 2021 |title=United Airlines is coming to Croatia! |url=https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/breaking-news-united-airlines-is-coming-to-croatia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419140215/https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/breaking-news-united-airlines-is-coming-to-croatia |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |work=Croatian Aviation |publisher=croatianaviation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United Airlines Adds New Flights to Croatia, Dubrovnik |url=https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/2672-united-airlines-adds-new-flights-to-croatia-dubrovnik |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419132816/https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/2672-united-airlines-adds-new-flights-to-croatia-dubrovnik |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2021 |publisher=Avioradar.hr}}</ref> |- |Split||Split Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route_2026">{{cite web |title=United just revealed new summer 2026 flights. Here's where you can fly nonstop |date=October 9, 2025 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/united-airlines-summer-2026-flights.html |access-date=October 16, 2025 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref><ref name="UAL_Route_2026_2">{{cite web |title=United expands Europe service with four new destinations |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-expands-Europe-service-four-new-destinations |access-date=October 24, 2025 |publisher=Travel Weekly}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Cuba||Havana||José Martí International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=United Airlines cancels all flights to Cuba |url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/united-airlines-cancels-all-flights-to-cuba/ |website=www.stvincenttimes.com |date=July 26, 2025 |access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |title=United schedules Havana launch in late-Nov 2016 |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268675/united-schedules-havana-launch-in-late-nov-2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903175706/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268675/united-schedules-havana-launch-in-late-nov-2016/ |archive-date=September 3, 2016 |access-date=September 2, 2016 |publisher=routesonline}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Curaçao||Willemstad||Curaçao International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="UAnewroutes2020">{{cite web |date=August 22, 2019 |title=Details Of United Airlines' Big International Expansion |url=https://onemileatatime.com/united-airlines-new-routes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822152824/https://onemileatatime.com/united-airlines-new-routes/ |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |access-date=August 22, 2019 |publisher=One Mile At a Time}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Denmark||Copenhagen||Copenhagen Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Centre for Aviation" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="4"|Dominican Republic||Puerto Plata||Gregorio Luperón International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Punta Cana||Punta Cana International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Santiago de los Caballeros||Cibao International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Santo Domingo||Las Américas International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Ecuador||Quito||Mariscal Sucre International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|El Salvador||San Salvador||El Salvador International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="4"|Federated States of Micronesia||Chuuk||Weno||Chuuk International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Kosrae||Tafunsak||Kosrae International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Pohnpei||Palikir||Pohnpei International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Yap||Colonia||Yap International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|France||Nice||Nice Côte d'Azur Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UA new routes 2022" /> |- |Paris||Charles de Gaulle Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |French Polynesia||Tahiti||Papeete||Faa'a International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite press release |title=United Airlines Launches Inaugural Flight Between San Francisco and Tahiti, Announces it will Extend to Year-Round Service |date=October 30, 2018 |publisher=United Airlines |url=https://hub.united.com/united-airlines-launches-inaugural-flight-2616607164.html |access-date=October 31, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031054149/https://hub.united.com/united-airlines-launches-inaugural-flight-2616607164.html |archive-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> |- |rowspan="7"|Germany||Baden-Württemberg||Stuttgart||Stuttgart Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=July 7, 2014 |title=UNITED Cancels Stuttgart Service from late-Sept 2014 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2014/07/07/ua-str-sep14/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725163751/http://airlineroute.net/2014/07/07/ua-str-sep14/ |archive-date=July 25, 2014 |access-date=July 16, 2014 |publisher=Airline Route}}</ref> |- |Bavaria||Munich||Munich Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Berlin||rowspan="2"|Berlin||Berlin Brandenburg Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Berlin Tegel Airport||{{Terminated|Airport closed}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Hamburg||Hamburg||Hamburg Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=October 16, 2018 |title=United Airlines removes Hamburg service in S19 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281043/united-airlines-removes-hamburg-service-in-s19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016123158/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281043/united-airlines-removes-hamburg-service-in-s19/ |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=October 16, 2018 |publisher=Routesonline}}</ref> |- |Hesse||Frankfurt||Frankfurt Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |North Rhine-Westphalia||Düsseldorf||Düsseldorf Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |colspan="2"|Ghana||Accra||Accra International Airport||||align=center|<ref name="Centre for Aviation">{{cite web |title=United continues international network shifts and drops service to Accra in Ghana |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/united-continues-international-network-shifts-and-drops-service-to-accra-in-ghana-71355 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517202259/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/united-continues-international-network-shifts-and-drops-service-to-accra-in-ghana-71355 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |access-date=February 4, 2013 |publisher=Center for Aviation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United adds Washington – Accra service from May 2021 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294435/united-adds-washington-accra-service-from-may-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021221545/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294435/united-adds-washington-accra-service-from-may-2021/ |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Greece||Athens||Athens International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="UA S16">{{cite web |date=October 10, 2015 |title=UNITED S16 International Operation Changes as of 10OCT15 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/10/10/ua-s16update2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013011106/http://airlineroute.net/2015/10/10/ua-s16update2/ |archive-date=October 13, 2015 |access-date=October 10, 2015 |publisher=Airlineroute.net}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Greenland||Nuuk||Nuuk Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puckett |first=Jessica |date=October 10, 2024 |title=United Airlines Just Announced 8 Exciting New International Routes for 2025 |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/united-airlines-new-flight-routes-summer-2025 |access-date=May 2, 2025 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Guatemala||Guatemala City||La Aurora International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Honduras||Roatán||Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |San Pedro Sula||Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Tegucigalpa||Comayagua International Airport|| align="center" | ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Hong Kong||rowspan="2"|Hong Kong||Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok)||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Hong Kong International Airport (Kai Tak)||{{Terminated|Airport closed}}||align=center| |- |colspan="2"|Iceland||Reykjavík||Keflavík International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="UAL2ISL">{{cite news |date=September 12, 2017 |title=United Airlines: Iceland, Portugal included among four new Europe routes |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/09/12/united-airlines-iceland-portugal-included-among-four-new-europe-routes/656370001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183047/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/09/12/united-airlines-iceland-portugal-included-among-four-new-europe-routes/656370001/ |archive-date=September 13, 2017 |access-date=August 9, 2018 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|India||Maharashtra||Mumbai||Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shepardson |first=David |date=March 7, 2022 |title=United suspends some India flights after Russia overflight ban |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/united-suspends-some-india-flights-after-russia-overflight-ban-2022-03-07/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> |- |National Capital Territory||Delhi||Indira Gandhi International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Ireland||Dublin||Dublin Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Shannon||Shannon Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |date=July 13, 2017 |title=United Airlines suspends Shannon to New York route for winter |url=http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/259640/united-airlines-suspends-shannon-to-new-york-route-for-winter.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713143145/http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/259640/united-airlines-suspends-shannon-to-new-york-route-for-winter.html |archive-date=July 13, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Israel||Tel Aviv||Ben Gurion Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=US airlines suspend flights to Israel as State Department urges caution |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2023/10/09/israel-palestine-canceled-flights/71118480007/|author-first1=Zach|author-last1=Wichter|date=9 October 2023|access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ResumeTLV24">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Harry |date=December 30, 2023 |title=International Carriers Resume Israel Flights in 2024 |url=https://eturbonews.com/international-carriers-resume-israel-flights-in-2024/ |access-date=January 2, 2024 |publisher=TravelNewsGroup – eTurboNews}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Livne |first1=Stav |date=July 8, 2025 |title=United Airlines to resume Israel flights this month |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-united-airlines-to-resume-israel-flights-this-month-1001515187 |access-date=July 8, 2025 |work=Globes, Israel business news |language=en}}</ref> |- |rowspan="6"|Italy||Apulia||Bari||Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route_2026" /><ref name="UAL_Route_2026_2" /> |- |Campania||Naples||Naples International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="United to Prague and Naples">{{cite news |title=United Airlines adds Prague and Naples, Italy |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/08/30/united-airlines-europe-flights-prague-naples/1139537002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207050330/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/08/30/united-airlines-europe-flights-prague-naples/1139537002/ |archive-date=February 7, 2020 |access-date=August 30, 2018 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> |- |Lazio||Rome||Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Lombardy||Milan||Milan Malpensa Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Sicily||Palermo||Palermo Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Veneto||Venice||Venice Marco Polo Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |date=November 24, 2014 |title=United adds summer service to Venice |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/united-adds-summer-service-to-venice-1.1140334 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808175329/http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/united-adds-summer-service-to-venice-1.1140334 |archive-date=August 8, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2014 |publisher=northjersey.com}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Jamaica||Montego Bay||Sangster International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="12"|Japan||Fukuoka||Fukuoka Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Hiroshima||Hiroshima Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Japan">{{cite web |date=July 29, 2014 |title=United to cancel 3 Japan services |url=http://www.guampdn.com/article/20140729/NEWS01/307290013?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805105256/http://www.guampdn.com/article/20140729/NEWS01/307290013?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom |archive-date=August 5, 2014 |publisher=Guampdn.com}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Nagoya||Chubu Centrair International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Nagoya Komaki Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Naha||Naha Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Niigata||Niigata Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Japan" /> |- |Okayama||Okayama Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Japan" /> |- |Osaka||Kansai International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Sapporo||New Chitose Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=October 6, 2017 |title=United announces service cuts |url=http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/10/06/united-announces-service-cuts/738488001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171006202038/http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/10/06/united-announces-service-cuts/738488001/ |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |Sendai||Sendai Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=United further downsizing Guam operation in S18 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276888/united-further-downsizing-guam-operation-in-s18/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127202659/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276888/united-further-downsizing-guam-operation-in-s18/ |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Tokyo||Haneda Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |date=May 10, 2014 |title=UNITED to Start San Francisco – Tokyo Haneda Service from late-Oct 2014 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2014/05/10/ua-sfohnd-w14/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512140943/http://airlineroute.net/2014/05/10/ua-sfohnd-w14/ |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2014 |publisher=Airline Route}}</ref> |- |Narita International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |date=December 31, 2017 |title=United Continental Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies. United Airlines, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies. Annual Report on Form 10-K For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |url=http://otp.investis.com/generic/sec/sec-show.aspx?ipage=12572474&Cik=0000100517&Type=PDF |access-date=May 5, 2018 |publisher=United Airlines}}{{dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Jordan||Amman||Amman International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="UA new routes 2022">{{cite web |author=Leslie Josephs |date=October 14, 2021 |title=United Airlines plans new flights to Jordan and Europe in bet on revival of international travel |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/14/united-airlines-plans-new-flights-to-jordan-and-europe-in-bet-on-revival-in-international-travel.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105100620/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/14/united-airlines-plans-new-flights-to-jordan-and-europe-in-bet-on-revival-in-international-travel.html |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |accessdate=April 30, 2022 |publisher=Cnbc.com}}</ref><ref name="Travel and Tour World">{{Cite news |date=September 15, 2024 |title=United Airlines permanently ends its Washington-Amman and Newark-Tenerife international routes: What new updates you need to know? |url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/united-airlines-permanently-ends-its-washington-amman-and-newark-tenerife-international-routes-what-new-updates-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=July 13, 2025 |publisher=Travel and Tour World}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Kuwait||Kuwait City||Kuwait International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="BAHKWI" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Marshall Islands||Kwajalein||Bucholz Army Airfield||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Majuro||Marshall Islands International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="14"|Mexico||Querétaro||Querétaro||Querétaro Intercontinental Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Baja California Sur||San José del Cabo||Los Cabos International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Distrito Federal||Mexico City||Mexico City International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Guanajuato||León||Bajío International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Guerrero||Acapulco||Acapulco International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Ixtapa||Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Jalisco||Guadalajara||Guadalajara International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Puerto Vallarta||Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Nuevo Leon||Monterrey||Monterrey International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Quintana Roo||Cancún||Cancún International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Cozumel||Cozumel International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Sinaloa||Mazatlán||Mazatlán International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Yucatán||Mérida||Mérida International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Veracruz||Veracruz||Veracruz International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Mongolia||Ulaanbaatar||Chinggis Khaan International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Ted |title=Everyone Flies To London And Paris. United Adds Ulaanbaatar And Kaohsiung |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2024/10/10/everyone-flies-to-london-and-paris--united-adds-ulaanbaatar-and-kaohsiung/ |access-date=May 2, 2025 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Morocco||Marrakesh||Marrakesh Menara Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route_2024">{{cite web |title=More new routes in 2024 |url=https://www.united.com/en-au/more-new-routes-2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426233433/https://www.united.com/en-au/more-new-routes-2024 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |access-date=April 9, 2025 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Netherlands||Amsterdam||Amsterdam Airport Schiphol||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|New Zealand||Auckland||Auckland Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="UA new routes">{{cite press release |title=United Airlines Made SFO the Best Pacific hub. And then found 3 ways to make it better |date=October 8, 2015 |publisher=United Airlines |url=http://newsroom.united.com/2015-10-08-United-Airlines-Made-SFO-the-Best-Pacific-Hub-And-Then-Found-3-Ways-to-Make-it-Better |access-date=October 8, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010141637/http://newsroom.united.com/2015-10-08-United-Airlines-Made-SFO-the-Best-Pacific-Hub-And-Then-Found-3-Ways-to-Make-it-Better |archive-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United converts Auckland to seasonal service in 2017 |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270748/united-converts-auckland-to-seasonal-service-in-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108161206/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270748/united-converts-auckland-to-seasonal-service-in-2017/ |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2017 |publisher=routesonline}}</ref> |- |Christchurch||Christchurch Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=United Airlines Connects U.S. To New Zealand's South Island With Christchurch Flights {{!}} Aviation Week Network |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/united-airlines-connects-us-new-zealands-south-island-christchurch |website=aviationweek.com |access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United Announces Largest South Pacific Expansion in Aviation History, Including New Direct Flight to Christchurch, New Zealand |url=https://united.mediaroom.com/2023-04-18-United-Announces-Largest-South-Pacific-Expansion-in-Aviation-History,-Including-New-Direct-Flight-to-Christchurch,-New-Zealand |website=United - Newsroom |access-date=12 February 2026}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Nicaragua||Managua||Augusto C. Sandino International Airport||||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Nigeria||Lagos||Lagos||Murtala Muhammed International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=May 27, 2016 |title=United ending its last flight to Africa |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/05/27/united-airlines-stop-flying-africa/85027594/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602065127/http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/05/27/united-airlines-stop-flying-africa/85027594/ |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=May 31, 2016 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=United Airlines Plans to Begin Flights Between Washington, D.C. And Lagos, Nigeria in November |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-plans-to-begin-flights-between-washington-dc-and-lagos-nigeria-in-november-301379256.html |access-date=September 17, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917160427/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-plans-to-begin-flights-between-washington-dc-and-lagos-nigeria-in-november-301379256.html |archive-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Norway||Bergen||Bergen Flesland Airport||{{terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="UA new routes 2022" /> |- |Oslo||Oslo Gardermoen Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="United">{{cite web |title=United removes planned S17 Newark – Oslo Service |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270269/united-removes-planned-s17-newark-oslo-service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208123545/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270269/united-removes-planned-s17-newark-oslo-service/ |archive-date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=December 9, 2016 |publisher=Airlineroute.net}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Palau||Koror||Roman Tmetuchl International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Panama||Panama City||Tocumen International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Peru||Lima||Jorge Chávez International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Philippines||Cebu||Mactan–Cebu International Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route_2024" /> |- ||Manila||Ninoy Aquino International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Adel |first1=Rosette |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Philippines welcomes inaugural United Airlines SFO-MNL flight |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/10/31/2307994/philippines-welcomes-inaugural-united-airlines-sfo-mnl-flight |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=Philippine Star}}</ref> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="5"|Portugal||Faro||Faro Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=United Airlines to Add Faro, Portugal to Network in 2024 with Flights from Newark | Aviation Week Network |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/united-airlines-add-faro-portugal-network-2024-flights-newark}}</ref> |- |Lisbon||Lisbon Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Madeira||Madeira Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=October 10, 2024 |title=United Adds Eight New Destinations in Largest International Expansion in its History |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/newsroom/announcements/cision-125351 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522155410/https://www.united.com/en/us/newsroom/announcements/cision-125351 |archive-date=May 22, 2025 |access-date=May 21, 2025}}</ref> |- |Ponta Delgada||Ponta Delgada Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UA new routes 2022" /> |- |Porto||Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="UAL2ISL" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=United Airlines Offers Customers More Ways to Get to Europe Next Summer Including New Service to Porto, Portugal and Reykjavik, Iceland |url=http://newsroom.united.com/2017-09-12-United-Airlines-Offers-Customers-More-Ways-to-Get-to-Europe-Next-Summer-Including-New-Service-to-Porto-Portugal-and-Reykjavik-Iceland |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117014943/http://newsroom.united.com/2017-09-12-United-Airlines-Offers-Customers-More-Ways-to-Get-to-Europe-Next-Summer-Including-New-Service-to-Porto-Portugal-and-Reykjavik-Iceland |archive-date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |work=United – Newsroom |language=en}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Qatar||Doha||Hamad International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=May 30, 2014 |title=United Airlines will end service to Qatar in August |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/05/30/united-airlines-will-end-service-to-qatar-in-august/9756127/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531030645/http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/05/30/united-airlines-will-end-service-to-qatar-in-august/9756127/ |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2014 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> |- |Russia||Moscow||Moscow||Domodedovo International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |colspan="2"|Saint Lucia||Vieux Fort||Hewanorra International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="travelweekly">{{cite web |title=United to launch Newark-St. Lucia service: Travel Weekly |url=http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-to-launch-Newark-St-Lucia-service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920172537/http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-to-launch-Newark-St-Lucia-service |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016 |publisher=travelweekly.com}}</ref> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Saudi Arabia||Dhahran||Dhahran International Airport||{{Terminated|Airport closed}}||align=center| |- |Jeddah||King Abdulaziz International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Riyadh||King Khalid International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |colspan="2"|Senegal||Dakar||Blaise Diagne International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Update as of 11/21/2025: United Airlines has announced this route will end on March 2026. |url=https://www.flydulles.com/nonstop-flight-dakar-senegal |website=www.flydulles.com |access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Singapore||Singapore||Changi Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Sint Maarten||Philipsburg||Princess Juliana International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2" |South Africa||Gauteng||Johannesburg||O. R. Tambo International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL2021New">{{cite web |date=October 3, 2020 |title=United schedules new long-haul routes in NS21 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294152/united-schedules-new-long-haul-routes-in-ns21/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006112911/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294152/united-schedules-new-long-haul-routes-in-ns21/ |archive-date=October 6, 2020 |access-date=October 4, 2020 |website=Routesonline}}</ref> |- |Western Cape||Cape Town||Cape Town International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite news |date=April 15, 2019 |title=United Airlines to launch nonstop flight between North America and Cape Town, South Africa |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/04/15/united-airlines-returning-africa-nonstop-flights-newark-and-cape-town-south-africa-boeing-787/3473230002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415222438/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/04/15/united-airlines-returning-africa-nonstop-flights-newark-and-cape-town-south-africa-boeing-787/3473230002/ |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |access-date=April 15, 2019 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 11, 2022 |title=United Airlines Expanding Service to Cape Town, South Africa |url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/united-airlines-expanding-service-to-cape-town-south-africa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211184612/https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/united-airlines-expanding-service-to-cape-town-south-africa.html |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |accessdate=February 12, 2022 |publisher=Travel Pulse}}</ref> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|South Korea||rowspan="2"|Seoul||Gimpo International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Incheon International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="7" |Spain||Andalusia||Málaga||Málaga Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="malaga">{{cite web |title=Malaga and New York, connected again with three direct flights a week |date=October 12, 2022 |url=https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-nueva-york-20221012174042-nt.html |access-date=October 24, 2025 |publisher=Sur in English}}</ref> |- |Balearic Islands||Palma de Mallorca||Palma de Mallorca Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UA new routes 2022" /> |- |Basque Country||Bilbao||Bilbao Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Canary Islands||Tenerife||Tenerife South Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="UA new routes 2022" /><ref name="Travel and Tour World" /> |- |Catalonia||Barcelona||Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Community of Madrid||Madrid||Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Galicia||Santiago de Compostela||Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route_2026" /><ref name="UAL_Route_2026_2" /> |- |St. Kitts and Nevis||Saint Kitts||Basseterre||Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |date=August 10, 2015 |title=UNITED Adds Seasonal Newark – St. Kitts Route from Dec 2015 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/08/10/ua-ewrskb-dec15/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813195337/http://airlineroute.net/2015/08/10/ua-ewrskb-dec15/ |archive-date=August 13, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2015 |publisher=Airlineroute.net}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Sweden||Stockholm||Stockholm Arlanda Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |title=United Goes Seasonal in Scandinavia |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/248800/united-goes-seasonal-in-scandinavia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618055939/https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/248800/united-goes-seasonal-in-scandinavia/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Switzerland||Geneva||Geneva||Geneva Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Zürich||Zürich||Zürich Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Taiwan||Kaohsiung||Kaohsiung International Airport|||| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2025 |title=United is launching new 'fifth freedom' flights. Here's how the rare international routes work and why airlines love them. |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-launching-fifth-freedom-flights-162938011.html |access-date=May 2, 2025 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Taipei||Taoyuan International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite news |date=April 3, 2013 |title=United Airlines postpones plans to resume Taiwan flights |url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2187559 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908055201/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2187559 |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=April 8, 2013 |publisher=Taiwan News}}</ref> |- |colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Thailand||rowspan="2"|Bangkok||Don Mueang International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|{{citation needed|date=October 2025}} |- |Suvarnabhumi Airport||||align=center|<ref name="sea2">{{cite news |last=Villamizar |first=Helwing |date=April 21, 2025 |title=United Authorized to Expand Its Southeast Asia Network |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/us-dot-united-expand-southeast-asia |publisher=Airways}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Trinidad and Tobago||Port of Spain||Piarco International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Turkey||Istanbul||Istanbul Atatürk Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |last=Mutzabaugh |first=Ben |date=July 24, 2013 |title=United to drop Istanbul, reduce Buenos Aires flights |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/07/24/united-to-drop-istanbul-reduce-buenos-aires-flights/2583793/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729192321/http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/07/24/united-to-drop-istanbul-reduce-buenos-aires-flights/2583793/ |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=July 29, 2013 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Turks and Caicos Islands||Providenciales||Providenciales International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |United Arab Emirates||Dubai||Dubai||Dubai International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=December 10, 2015 |title=UNITED Cancels Dubai Service from late-Jan 2016 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/10/ua-dxb-jan16cxld/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211010006/http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/10/ua-dxb-jan16cxld/ |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2015 |publisher=Airlineroute.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 27, 2023 |title=United Airlines New York-Dubai Nonstop Takes off |url=https://airwaysmag.com/united-new-york-dubai-nonstop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327044044/https://airwaysmag.com/united-new-york-dubai-nonstop/ |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |accessdate=March 27, 2023 |publisher=Airway Magazine}}</ref> |- |rowspan="7"|United Kingdom||rowspan="4"|England||Birmingham||Birmingham Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |last=Penfold |first=Simon |date=July 13, 2017 |title=United to pull last direct flights from Birmingham to USA |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2017/07/13/united-to-pull-last-direct-flights-from-birmingham-to-usa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617215921/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2017/07/13/united-to-pull-last-direct-flights-from-birmingham-to-usa/ |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2018 |website=Express and Star}}</ref> |- |London||Heathrow Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Manchester||Manchester Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |date=June 20, 2020 |title=United to end Manchester to New York route |url=https://ukaviation.news/united-to-end-manchester-to-new-york-route/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627081040/https://ukaviation.news/united-to-end-manchester-to-new-york-route/ |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |publisher=UK Aviation News}}</ref> |- |Newcastle upon Tyne||Newcastle Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |date=August 12, 2016 |title=United to axe Newcastle, UK flights over weakening pound |url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/48493-united-to-axe-newcastle-uk-flights-over-weakening-pound |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813135703/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/48493-united-to-axe-newcastle-uk-flights-over-weakening-pound |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |access-date=August 12, 2016 |publisher=Ch-Aviation}}</ref> |- |Northern Ireland||Belfast||Belfast International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=November 4, 2016 |title=United Airlines to stop flying between Belfast and New York |url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/united-airlines-to-stop-flying-between-belfast-and-new-york-762587.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115003709/http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/united-airlines-to-stop-flying-between-belfast-and-new-york-762587.html |archive-date=November 15, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Scotland||Edinburgh||Edinburgh Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Glasgow||Glasgow Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Dalton |first=Alastair |date=July 12, 2017 |title=Glasgow flights to New York to be grounded this winter |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/glasgow-flights-to-new-york-to-be-grounded-this-winter-1-4501878 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714193408/http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/glasgow-flights-to-new-york-to-be-grounded-this-winter-1-4501878 |archive-date=July 14, 2017 |access-date=July 13, 2017 |work=The Scotsman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United Reveals 5 New International Destinations, 3 New Routes |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/united-reveals-5-new-international-destinations-3-new-routes-2021-10?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031124311/https://www.businessinsider.com/united-reveals-5-new-international-destinations-3-new-routes-2021-10?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |access-date=October 15, 2021 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref name="UAL_Route_2026" /><ref name="UAL_Route_2026_2" /> |- |rowspan="130"|United States||rowspan="3"|Alabama||Birmingham||Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Huntsville||Huntsville International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Mobile||Mobile Regional Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Alaska||Anchorage||Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Fairbanks||Fairbanks International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Arizona||Phoenix||Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Prescott||Prescott Regional Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Tucson||Tucson International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- | rowspan="14" |California||Burbank||Bob Hope Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Eureka||Arcata–Eureka Airport||align=center| ||align=center| |- |Fresno||Fresno Yosemite International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Los Angeles||Los Angeles International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Oakland||Oakland International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |title=United to end Oakland flights in June |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2012/04/09/oakland-united-ends-service.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629024357/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2012/04/09/oakland-united-ends-service.html |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref> |- |Ontario||Ontario International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Orange County/Santa Ana||John Wayne Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Palm Springs||Palm Springs International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Redding||Redding Municipal Airport||align=center| ||align=center| |- |Sacramento||Sacramento International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |San Diego||San Diego International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |San Francisco||San Francisco International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |San Jose||San Jose International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Santa Barbara||Santa Barbara Municipal Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="5"|Colorado||Colorado Springs||Colorado Springs Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Denver||Denver International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Stapleton International Airport||{{Terminated|Airport closed}}||align=center| |- |Montrose||Montrose Regional Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Vail||Eagle County Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Connecticut||Hartford||Bradley International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|District of Columbia||rowspan="2"|Washington, D.C.||Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Dulles International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="10"|Florida||Fort Lauderdale||Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Fort Myers||Southwest Florida International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Jacksonville||Jacksonville International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Miami||Miami International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Orlando||Orlando International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Panama City||Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center| |- |Pensacola||Pensacola International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Sarasota||Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Tampa||Tampa International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |West Palm Beach||Palm Beach International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Georgia||Atlanta||Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Savannah||Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Guam||Hagåtña||Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="4"|Hawaii||Honolulu||Daniel K. Inouye International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Kahului||Kahului Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- ||Kailua-Kona||Kona International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Lihue||Lihue Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Idaho||Boise||Boise Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Illinois||rowspan="2"|Chicago||O'Hare International Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Midway International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Indiana||Indianapolis||Indianapolis International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Iowa||Cedar Rapids||Eastern Iowa Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Des Moines||Des Moines International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Kansas||Wichita||Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Kentucky||Cincinnati/Covington||Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |title=United returns larger jets to CVG |url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2016/10/05/united-returns-larger-jets-cvg/91622246/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421161112/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2016/10/05/united-returns-larger-jets-cvg/91622246/ |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |Louisville||Louisville International Airport||align=center| ||align=center| |- |Louisiana||New Orleans||Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Maine||Portland||Portland International Jetport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Maryland||Baltimore||Baltimore/Washington International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Massachusetts||Boston||Logan International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Michigan||Detroit||Detroit Metropolitan Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Grand Rapids||Gerald R. Ford International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Traverse City||Cherry Capital Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |date=June 10, 2018 |title=Cherry Capital welcomes first United Airlines mainline flight |url=http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/cherry-capital-welcomes-first-united-airlines-mainline-flight |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141320/http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/cherry-capital-welcomes-first-united-airlines-mainline-flight |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"|Minnesota||Duluth||Duluth International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Minneapolis/St. Paul||Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Rochester||Rochester International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |rowspan="2"|Missouri||Kansas City||Kansas City International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |St. Louis||St. Louis Lambert International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="4"|Montana||Billings||Billings Logan International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Bozeman||Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Kalispell||Glacier Park International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Missoula||Missoula International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Nebraska||Omaha||Eppley Airfield||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Nevada||Las Vegas||Harry Reid International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Reno||Reno–Tahoe International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |New Hampshire||Manchester||Manchester–Boston Regional Airport||||align=center| |- |New Jersey||Newark||Newark Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |New Mexico||Albuquerque||Albuquerque International Sunport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="6"|New York||Albany||Albany International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Buffalo||Buffalo Niagara International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|New York City||John F. Kennedy International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |date=June 16, 2015 |title=United Airlines to end service at JFK airport after losses |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/102752207 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616212617/http://www.cnbc.com/id/102752207 |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Leslie Josephs |date=November 10, 2020 |title=United's return to JFK airport set for February, due to pandemic travel lull |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/10/uniteds-return-to-jfk-airport-set-for-february-due-to-pandemic-travel-lull.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421161109/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/10/uniteds-return-to-jfk-airport-set-for-february-due-to-pandemic-travel-lull.html |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |accessdate=April 30, 2022 |publisher=Cnbc.com}}</ref> |- |LaGuardia Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Rochester||Greater Rochester International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Syracuse||Syracuse Hancock International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="4"|North Carolina||Charlotte||Charlotte Douglas International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Greensboro||Piedmont Triad International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Raleigh||Raleigh–Durham International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Wilmington||Wilmington International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Northern Mariana Islands||Saipan||Francisco C. Ada International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Ohio||Cleveland||Cleveland Hopkins International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Columbus||John Glenn Columbus International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Dayton||Dayton International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |rowspan="2"|Oklahoma||Oklahoma City||Will Rogers World Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Tulsa||Tulsa International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="4"|Oregon||Eugene||Eugene Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref name="kval">{{cite web |date=June 11, 2016 |title=United Airlines mainline service returns to Eugene Airport | KVAL |url=http://kval.com/news/local/united-airlines-mainline-service-returns-to-eugene-airport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715144010/http://kval.com/news/local/united-airlines-mainline-service-returns-to-eugene-airport |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016 |publisher=kval.com}}</ref> |- |Medford||Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Portland||Portland International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Redmond/Bend||Roberts Field||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Pennsylvania||Harrisburg||Harrisburg International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Philadelphia||Philadelphia International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Pittsburgh||Pittsburgh International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Puerto Rico||Aguadilla||Rafael Hernández Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |San Juan||Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Rhode Island||Providence||Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|South Carolina||Charleston||Charleston International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Myrtle Beach||Myrtle Beach International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|South Dakota||Rapid City||Rapid City Regional Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Sioux Falls||Sioux Falls Regional Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Tennessee||Knoxville||McGhee Tyson Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reports |date=February 17, 2017 |title=Fly the Friendly Skies to Newark Liberty Airport on United Airlines |url=http://www.thedailytimes.com/business/fly-the-friendly-skies-to-newark-liberty-airport-on-united/article_10e35c63-eecf-578e-bc73-b1c67cacf1af.html |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> |- |Memphis||Memphis International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Nashville||Nashville International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="7"|Texas||Austin||Austin–Bergstrom International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Dallas/Fort Worth||Dallas Fort Worth International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |El Paso||El Paso International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Houston||George Bush Intercontinental Airport||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |McAllen||McAllen Miller International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Midland/Odessa||Midland International Air and Space Port||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |San Antonio||San Antonio International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |U.S. Virgin Islands||Saint Thomas||Cyril E. King Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Utah||Salt Lake City||Salt Lake City International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Vermont||Burlington||Burlington International Airport|| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Virginia||Newport News/Williamsburg||Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center| |- |Norfolk||Norfolk International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Richmond||Richmond International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="3"|Washington||Everett||Paine Field||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gates |first1=Dominic |title=United Airlines: Everett Paine Field Flights will begin March 31 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/11/26/united-airlines-flights-everett-paine-field-begin-march-31/2116003002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128083500/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/11/26/united-airlines-flights-everett-paine-field-begin-march-31/2116003002/ |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |access-date=November 29, 2018 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> |- |Seattle/Tacoma||Seattle–Tacoma International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Spokane||Spokane International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |rowspan="2"|Wisconsin||Madison||Dane County Regional Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Milwaukee||Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |Wyoming||Jackson Hole||Jackson Hole Airport||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="UAL_Route" /> |- |colspan="2"|Uruguay||Montevideo||Carrasco International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>Smith, Patrick, "[http://archive.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2005/02/04/askthepilot122/index_np.html Ask the Pilot February 4, 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916141238/http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/col/smith/2005/02/04/askthepilot122/index.html |date=September 16, 2009 }}," ''Salon''</ref> |- |Venezuela||Capital District||Caracas||Simón Bolívar International Airport||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |date=June 3, 2017 |title=United Airlines Suspends Flights to Venezuela Starting July |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-03/united-airlines-suspends-flights-to-venezuela-starting-in-july |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203194804/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-03/united-airlines-suspends-flights-to-venezuela-starting-in-july |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2018 |work=Bloomberg}}</ref> |- |colspan="2"|Vietnam||Ho Chi Minh City||Tan Son Nhat International Airport||||align=center|<ref name="sea2" /> |}
=== Hubs === {{As of|2025|3}}, as part of its hub-and-spoke transport model, United operates eight hubs:<ref>{{Cite web |title=United – Our Hubs |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/airport/maps.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306205853/https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/airport/maps.html |archive-date=March 6, 2025 |access-date=March 2, 2025 |website=United – Our Hubs}}</ref> * Chicago–O'Hare: United's primary hub and busiest by number of passengers * Denver: United's second-largest hub and mid-continent gateway * Guam: United's smallest hub and mid-pacific gateway * Houston–Intercontinental: United's hub for the South and gateway to Latin America * Los Angeles: United's secondary West Coast hub and transpacific/Latin American gateway * Newark: United's primary hub for the East Coast and transatlantic gateway * San Francisco: United's primary hub for the West Coast and transpacific gateway * Washington–Dulles: United's secondary hub for the East Coast and transatlantic gateway
=== United Express === {{Excerpt|United Express|paragraphs=1}}
=== Alliance and codeshare agreements === United Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance that has 26 member airlines that operate a combined fleet of over 5,000 aircraft, with more than 19,000 flights, serving more than 1,150 airports with access to over 1,000 lounges in 190 countries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doherty |first1=Patricia |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Everything You Need to Know About Star Alliance, One of the World's Largest Airline Alliances |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/star-alliance-guide-7370472 |access-date=February 13, 2025 |website=Travel + Leisure}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 2026 |title=Members |url=https://www.staralliance.com/en/members|access-date=April 3, 2026 |website=Star Alliance |page=1}}</ref>
United has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airline mileage partners |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus/earn-miles/airline-partners.html#other-airline-partners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608034430/https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/mileageplus/earn-miles/airline-partners.html |archive-date=June 8, 2024}}</ref>{{Div col|colwidth=14em}} * Aegean Airlines * Aer Lingus * Air Canada * Air China * Air Dolomiti * Air India * Air Link * Air New Zealand * All Nippon Airways * Asiana Airlines * Austrian Airlines * Avianca * Azul Brazilian Airlines * Brussels Airlines * Cape Air * Copa Airlines * Croatia Airlines * Discover Airlines * Edelweiss Air * Egyptair * Emirates * Ethiopian Airlines * Eurowings * EVA Air * Flydubai * Hawaiian Airlines * ITA Airways<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 September 2025|title=Italy and the USA even more connected: new codeshare agreement between ITA Airways and United Airlines takes off|url=https://www.ita-airways.com/content/dam/ita/files/EN/fly/ita-world/press-release/2025/New_AZ-UA_codeshare_further_connects_Italy_and_USA_ENG_def.pdf|language=English|website=ita-airways.com|access-date=December 2, 2025|archive-date=October 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006174233/https://www.ita-airways.com/content/dam/ita/files/EN/fly/ita-world/press-release/2025/New_AZ-UA_codeshare_further_connects_Italy_and_USA_ENG_def.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> * JSX * Juneyao Air * Lufthansa * Lufthansa City Airlines * Olympic Air * Shenzhen Airlines * Singapore Airlines * South African Airways * Swiss International Air Lines * TAP Air Portugal * Thai Airways International * Turkish Airlines * Virgin Australia {{div col end}}
== Fleet ==<!-- This section is an excerpt of the intro to the United Airlines fleet page. Please do not add a fleet table to this section. Detailed fleet information is covered in the posted United Airlines fleet page.--> {{Excerpt|United Airlines fleet}} [[File:United Airlines - Inaugural Flight Into Adelaide (13-12-2025).jpg|thumb|United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing in Adelaide Airport, with special sticker to commemorate inaugural service.]]
=== Strategy === {{Excerpt|United Airlines fleet|Strategy|paragraphs=1-3|hat=no}}
== Cabins ==
=== United Polaris === thumb|United Polaris business class on a Boeing 777
United Polaris is the airline's international business class product. The seats convert into a {{convert|6|ft|6|in|adj=on}} flatbed and include personal storage areas, power outlets and upgraded dining and amenity offerings.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=United Airlines Unveils Reimagined International Travel Experience – United Polaris Business Class |publisher=United Airlines |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-unveils-reimagined-international-travel-experience---united-polaris-business-class-300278706.html |access-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927040803/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-unveils-reimagined-international-travel-experience---united-polaris-business-class-300278706.html |archive-date=September 27, 2017}}</ref>
Polaris seats are available on all Boeing 767s and 787s and on internationally configured 757s and 777s. Narrowbody 757 aircraft use a 2–2 layout without direct aisle access from each seat, while widebody aircraft provide aisle access for all passengers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Polaris FAQ |url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/united-polaris-FAQ.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210314/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/united-polaris-FAQ.aspx |archive-date=February 18, 2018 |access-date=March 13, 2019 |publisher=United Airlines}}</ref>
United has introduced an updated Polaris suite for Boeing 787-9 aircraft, planned to enter service after 2026. The new suites will include sliding doors and larger 4K screens, with the first row featuring "Polaris Studio" seats with additional space and features.<ref name="Hunter 2025">{{Cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Marnie |last2=Cooper |first2=Aaron |date=May 13, 2025 |title=United Airlines unveils new Dreamliner interior with business class studio suites |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/13/travel/united-airlines-elevated-cabin-dreamliner |access-date=May 13, 2025 |website=CNN}}</ref>
Polaris passengers receive priority check-in and boarding along with access to United Polaris lounges or partner lounges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inflight Dining Options |url=https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/dining.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003120631/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/dining/TheTrotterProject.aspx |archive-date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |publisher=United Airlines}}</ref>
=== United First and United Business === thumb|upright|United First on an Airbus A321neo United First is the highest cabin offered on domestically configured aircraft. When these aircraft operate internationally, the cabin is marketed as United Business. Seats on narrowbody aircraft have a {{convert|38|in|adj=on}} seat pitch, while domestically configured Boeing 777-200ERs feature fully flat seats in a staggered layout. Amenities include priority services, complimentary alcoholic beverages and meals on longer flights, and dedicated check-in areas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Information |url=http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/information.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804203520/http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/United_Airlines/information.php |archive-date=August 4, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |publisher=SeatGuru}}</ref>
United introduced a redesigned domestic first-class seat in 2015, initially on Airbus A320 family aircraft, subsequently rolling it out across the mainline fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Graham |date=September 21, 2015 |title=United debuts new domestic first class seat |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/news/2015/09/21/united-debuts-new-domestic-first-class-seat/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031104758/https://www.businesstraveller.com/news/2015/09/21/united-debuts-new-domestic-first-class-seat/ |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023}}</ref>
In 2019, United announced a fleet-wide increase in first and business class seating, including the introduction of the premium-configured CRJ550 and CRJ450 regional aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mutzabaugh |first=Ben |date=February 13, 2019 |title=United adds upgrade-friendly premium seats |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2019/02/06/united-airlines-adding-more-first-class-seats-debut-new-regional-jet/2785146002/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011163434/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/first-united-crj550-spotted-in-chicago/ |archive-date=October 11, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klint |first=Matthew |date=2026-03-24 |title=United's New CRJ450 Promises a "Private Jet" Feel on a Regional Jet |url=https://liveandletsfly.com/united-crj450-regional-jet/ |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Live and Let's Fly |language=en-US}}</ref>
United's newest narrowbody interiors debuted on the Airbus A321neo in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2023 |title=An Inside Look at United's New A321neo |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2023/11/30/an-inside-look-at-united-s-a321neo/ |access-date=May 13, 2025 |website=AirlineGeeks}}</ref>
=== United {{visible anchor|Premium Plus|United Premium Plus}} === thumb|United Premium Plus on a Boeing 787 United Premium Plus is the airline's international premium economy class cabin. It is available on all internationally configured widebody aircraft, featuring recliner seats with increased width, legroom and footrests. Typical layouts are 2–2–2 on Boeing 767s, 2–3–2 on 787s and 2–4–2 on 777s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premium transcontinental service |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/premium-transcontinental-service.html |access-date=January 2, 2025 |publisher=United Airlines}}</ref>
United has introduced an revised Premium Plus seat for Boeing 787-9 aircraft, planned to enter service after 2026 that will have privacy dividers and upgraded lighting.<ref name="Hunter 2025" />
Premium Plus includes enhanced dining, complimentary alcoholic beverages and upgraded bedding and amenities. The product entered service in 2019 after initially being sold as extended-legroom seating during the rollout period.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 19, 2018 |title=United plans premium economy launch in 2019 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-plans-premium-economy-launch-in-2019-447851/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421232947/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/united-plans-premium-economy-launch-in-2019-447851/ |archive-date=April 21, 2018 |access-date=April 21, 2018 |work=Flightglobal}}</ref>
=== Economy Plus === thumb|Economy Plus on a 737 MAX Economy Plus seats are located in the forward section of the economy cabin and in exit rows. They offer {{convert|5|to|6|in}} of additional pitch and extra recline compared to standard economy seats. All other in-flight amenities are the same as United Economy.
Economy Plus is complimentary for MileagePlus Premier members, with eligibility depending on status tier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Economy Plus |url=https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/products/travelproducts/Pages/EconomyPlus.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426235552/https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/products/travelproducts/Pages/EconomyPlus.aspx |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |access-date=April 26, 2016 |publisher=United Airlines}}</ref>
=== United Economy === thumb|United Economy on a Boeing 737 MAX United Economy is offered on all aircraft, with a typical {{convert|31|in|adj=on}} seat pitch and {{convert|2|to|5|in}} of recline. Many aircraft include personal seat-back entertainment systems, while others offer streaming media through onboard Wi-Fi. Some Boeing 737 aircraft are also equipped with DirecTV.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DirecTV – United Airlines |url=https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/Pages/DIRECTV.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041059/https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/Pages/DIRECTV.aspx |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref> Under the United NEXT initiative, all mainline aircraft are planned to have personal touchscreens by 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2023 |title=United Airlines is installing 4K displays and Bluetooth on its planes |url=https://telegrafi.com/en/united-airlines-po-instalon-ekrane-4k-dhe-bluetooth-ne-aeroplanet-e-saj/ |access-date=January 9, 2025 |website=Telegrafi}}</ref>
Food and beverage service varies by route. Domestic and short-haul international flights offer buy-on-board options, while long-haul international flights include complimentary meals. All flights offer free snacks and non-alcoholic beverages, with complimentary beer and wine on long-haul international routes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fottrell |first=Quentin |date=December 11, 2015 |title=United brings back free snacks |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/united-airlines-brings-back-free-snacks-2015-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211073301/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/united-airlines-brings-back-free-snacks-2015-12-09 |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=January 29, 2016 |website=MarketWatch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=United Beverage Service |url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/dining/beverages/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502140249/http://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/dining/beverages/default.aspx |archive-date=May 2, 2013 |access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>
=== Basic Economy === Basic Economy is United's lowest fare type. Passengers receive the same onboard service as standard economy but face restrictions including no advance seat assignment, limited carry-on allowances and reduced eligibility for MileagePlus and Premier benefits.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 22, 2017 |title=United Airlines Launches New Basic Economy Fare |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-launches-new-basic-economy-fare-for-twin-cities-travel-300410905.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223052145/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united-airlines-launches-basic-economy-184000342.html |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |work=PR Newswire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Basic Economy |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/basic-economy.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823235140/https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/basic-economy.html |archive-date=August 23, 2025 |access-date=August 27, 2025 |publisher=United Airlines}}</ref>
== Reward programs ==
=== Frequent flyer programs === MileagePlus is the frequent flyer program for United Airlines.<ref name="mileage plus">{{Cite web |title=Mileage Plus |url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/mileageplus/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424203909/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/mileageplus/Default.aspx |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=April 29, 2019 |website=United.com |publisher=United Airlines}}</ref> Published MileagePlus Premier tiers are Premier Silver, Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, and Premier 1K.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MileagePlus Premier Membership |url=https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/mileageplus/premier.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024223754/https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/mileageplus/premier.html |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |access-date=December 8, 2022}}</ref> Unpublished tiers include United Global Services and Chairman's Circle.
As United is a Star Alliance member, customers reaching certain qualifications are entitled to certain benefits which may be used across the entirety of the Star Alliance network. Premier Silver customers are given Star Alliance Silver status, while Premier Gold customers and higher are given Star Alliance Gold status.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Benefits of Premier status |url=https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/mileageplus/premier/full-premier-benefits-chart.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825021508/https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/mileageplus/premier/full-premier-benefits-chart.html |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref>
=== Airport lounges === thumb|United Club at Chicago–O'Hare United Club is the airline lounge associated with United Airlines and United Express carriers. The United Club replaced the former United Red Carpet Club and Continental Airlines Presidents Club prior to United Airlines' merger with Continental.<ref name="United Club">{{Cite web |last=Karp |first=Gregory |date=September 30, 2011 |title=United Continental renames lounges United Clubs |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2011-09-30-chi-united-continental-rename-lounges-as-united-clubs-20110930-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121217204009/https://hub.united.com/en-us/news/company-operations/pages/united-club-is-the-new-name.aspx |archive-date=December 17, 2012 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
thumb|Polaris lounge at Washington–Dulles Polaris lounges are lounges available exclusively to long-haul travelers in United's Polaris business class cabin, as well as passengers in first and business class on Star Alliance carriers. Amenities include à la carte dining, shower facilities, and sleeping pods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Polaris – Business class reimagined |url=https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/polaris.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516124000/https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/inflight/polaris.html |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Club and lounge access |url=https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/airport/united-club-and-lounges/access.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206021328/https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/airport/united-club-and-lounges/access.html |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |access-date=December 8, 2022}}</ref>
== Corporate affairs == {{anchor|United Airlines Holdings}} === Ownership and structure === United Airlines, Inc. is a publicly traded company under its parent holding company, '''United Airlines Holdings, Inc.''', a Delaware corporation listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol {{NASDAQ link|UAL}}.<ref name="2018 Report">{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2019 |title=Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 |url=http://ir.united.com/static-files/7764f912-7135-486b-aa5c-f729fa8b7cb3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325055052/http://ir.united.com/static-files/7764f912-7135-486b-aa5c-f729fa8b7cb3 |archive-date=March 25, 2019 |access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> {{As of|2025|01}}, it has a market capitalization exceeding $35{{nbsp}}billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=United Airlines Holdings Inc |url=https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/UAL?qsearchterm=ual |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=CNBC}}</ref> United's operating revenues and operating expenses account for nearly 100% of the holding company's revenues and operating expenses.<ref name="2018 Report" /> United's operating revenues and expenses account for nearly all of the holding company's financial activity.
Headquartered in the Willis Tower in Chicago,<ref>{{cite news |last=Golab |first=Art |date=August 13, 2012 |title=United commits to Willis as HQ, with lease through 2028 |url=http://www.suntimes.com/business/14446127-420/united-commits-to-willis-as-hq-with-lease-through-2028.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818084217/http://www.suntimes.com/business/14446127-420/united-commits-to-willis-as-hq-with-lease-through-2028.html |archive-date=August 18, 2012 |access-date=October 3, 2010 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> United ranked No. 83 on the 2025 Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations by total revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Fortune 500 Full List |url=https://www.50pros.com/fortune500 |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=50Pros}}</ref> Through United Airlines Holdings, the company also holds a 9.9% stake in Mesa Airlines, a regional carrier operating under the United Express brand.
=== Business trends === The key trends for United Airlines are (as of the end of the calendar year): {{sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header float-left" style="text-align:right" !Year !Revenue<br />(in billion US$) !Net income<br />(in billion US$) !Employees<br />(FTE) !Passengers<br />(in millions) !Load factor<br />(%) !Aircraft !{{Abbr|Ref|References}} |- !2011 |37.1 |0.8 |87,000 |96 |82.8 |701 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2011 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/7f3156da-81ce-45a9-9e02-cedfe5405038 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2012 |37.1 |{{color|red|(0.7)}} |88,000 |94 |82.9 |702 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2012 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/467f530b-725e-4547-8a39-d1e41ee0489c |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2013 |38.2 |0.6 |87,000 |91 |83.8 |693 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2013 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/b8ea9249-2e48-43d1-aa58-0e94f01b304e |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2014 |38.9 |1.1 |84,000 |138 |83.6 |691 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2014 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/3a828b44-bf5d-44b8-8fd8-b09a2eccd58d |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2015 |37.8 |7.3 |84,000 |140 |83.4 |715 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2015 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/19471ff2-d3fe-49ef-94b6-3e2746fc0f53 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2016 |36.5 |2.2 |88,000 |143 |82.9 |737 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2016 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/f8f2f775-021e-44a0-aa6d-02ec9626d257 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2017 |37.7 |2.1 |89,800 |148 |82.4 |744 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2017 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/9ac6c8bb-ec7a-4f84-b64c-c0502de0cc86 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2018 |41.3 |2.1 |92,000 |158 |83.6 |770 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2018 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/efaf0aee-91ae-45b7-b949-f207111a2976 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2019 |43.2 |3.0 |96,000 |162 |84.0 |777 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2019 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/d4964ef6-f8f1-44ef-a230-cfd63faf9655 |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2020 |15.3 |{{color|red|(7.0)}} |74,400 |58 |60.2 |812 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2020 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/ad8b7f51-44f5-4c8a-afcf-78cef5abfb2d |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2021 |24.6 |{{color|red|(1.9)}} |84,100 |104 |72.2 |826 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2021 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/f3ebd5cf-da93-4990-986a-a5b34bb59ccd |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2022 |44.9 |0.7 |92,800 |144 |83.4 |868 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Annual Report 2022 |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/c7b4cf67-0a47-4a05-bb56-76329c61c7ff |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=United Airlines}}</ref> |- !2023 |53.7 |2.6 |103,300 |165 |83.9 |945 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 29, 2024 |title=United Airlines, Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000100517/000010051724000027/ual-20231231.htm |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=sec.gov |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}</ref> |- !2024 |57.0 |3.1 |107,300 |174 |83.1 |994 |<ref name="Form 10-K">{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2025 |title=Form 10-K |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/9de36b41-9ffd-4b60-9154-5e895300396c |access-date=February 27, 2025 |website=United Airlines Holdings, Inc. |page=34}}</ref> |- !2025 |59.0 |3.3 |113,200 |181 |82.2 |1,066 |<ref name="2025 results">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2026 |title=Form 10-K |url=https://ir.united.com/static-files/3325136f-9671-4f16-9ffa-bf8ba8449a88 |access-date=February 17, 2026 |website=United Airlines Holdings, Inc. }}</ref> |}
=== Headquarters and other facilities === [[File:Sears Tower, Wacker Drive and Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL - 54189600211.jpg|thumb|United Airlines Holdings World Headquarters, Willis Tower]] The headquarters of United Airlines is located in the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) in Chicago, the building's largest tenant.<ref name="headquarters">{{Cite web |title=Headquarters Location |url=https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/contact/headquarters.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001170115/https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/contact/headquarters.html |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ecker |first=Danny |date=2018-04-16 |title=Morgan Stanley moving second office to Willis Tower |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180416/CRED03/180419909/willis-tower-signs-another-lease-with-morgan-stanley |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=Crain's Chicago Business |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2007, United moved approximately 350 executives and administrative staff from its Elk Grove campus, in suburban Chicago, to a new headquarters at 77 West Wacker Drive (which was renamed the United Building) in downtown Chicago. The relocation was completed in 2007 after the airline received $5.5{{nbsp}}million in city incentives.<ref name="Crains">{{Cite magazine |last1=Thomas A. Corfman |last2=Greg Hinz |date=July 13, 2006 |title=United HQ heading for Chicago |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20060713/NEWS12/200021317 |access-date=February 18, 2018 |magazine=Crain's Chicago Business}}</ref><ref name="Incentives">{{Cite news |author=Monica Davey |date=May 4, 2010 |title=Chicago Wins Prize as Home of Big Carrier |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/business/05united.html?_r=1&src=busln |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729171125/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/business/05united.html?_r=1&src=busln |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2018 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> Following its 2010 merger with Continental Airlines, United announced plans to consolidate its corporate offices in downtown Chicago. The company accepted a $35{{nbsp}}million incentive package from the City of Chicago to relocate approximately 2,500 remaining suburban employees to the Willis Tower.<ref name="Incentives" /> United had initially leased approximately {{convert|470000|sqft|abbr=on}} across 12 floors of the building in 2010 to establish its operations center. On August 13, 2012, the airline announced it would relocate its headquarters from 77 West Wacker to Willis Tower, leasing an additional {{convert|200000|sqft|abbr=on}} and occupying a total of 20 floors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 13, 2012 |title=United Airlines To Move Corporate Headquarters To Willis Tower |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/united-to-move-corporate-headquarters-to-willis-tower/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623164026/http://www.suntimes.com/business/13269459-420/united-shows-off-new-downtown-operations-center.html |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |work=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Brett |date=2013-12-16 |title=A Day with United Management: Elite Status, Mileage Devaluation, and Increasing Change Fees |url=https://crankyflier.com/2013/12/16/a-day-with-united-management-elite-status-mileage-devaluation-and-increasing-change-fees/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=Cranky Flier |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, United renewed its lease at Willis Tower through 2033.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Ori, Ryan |title=Column: United Airlines extends HQ lease at Willis Tower until 2033 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ori/ct-biz-united-airlines-stays-at-willis-tower-ryan-ori-20190312-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424105311/https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ori/ct-biz-united-airlines-stays-at-willis-tower-ryan-ori-20190312-story.html |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=April 24, 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
The former Elk Grove campus was gradually annexed into Mount Prospect.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2012 |title=Mount Prospect annexes part of United campus |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120516/business/705169767/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807075444/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120516/business/705169767/ |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |publisher=Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2017 |title=Mount Prospect annexes United property, 44 more acres |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118740/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807080254/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118740/ |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |publisher=Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)}}</ref> While most corporate functions were relocated to Chicago, the site continued to house information technology operations, including a {{convert|172000|sqft|abbr=on}} data center completed in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Richard |date=August 14, 2013 |title=What Future Holds For Near-Empty United Site |url=https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/what-future-holds-for-near-empty-united-site/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817130743/http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_1aceeb92-0482-11e3-b247-001a4bcf6878.html |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=journal-topics.com |publisher=Journal & Topics Media Group}}</ref> As of 2021, approximately 100 employees remained at the Mount Prospect facility to operate the data center. In December 2021, the remaining campus buildings were sold to CloudHQ, which subsequently redeveloped portions of the site into data center facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robb |first=Tom |date=2021-12-07 |title=United Airlines Selling Former Mount Prospect Campus To Cloud HQ |url=https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/united-airlines-selling-former-mount-prospect-campus-to-cloud-hq/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=Journal & Topics}}</ref>
United also maintains a significant corporate presence in downtown Houston, leasing {{convert|225,000|sqft|abbr=on}} of office space in the 609 Main at Texas tower since 2017. At the time of the lease, the airline had approximately 1,600 employees based in Houston. United's Houston operations largely reflect its 2010 merger with Houston-based Continental Airlines.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mulvaney |first=Erin |date=February 25, 2016 |title=United to lease space in new downtown high-rise |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/United-to-lease-space-in-new-downtown-high-rise-6854965.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703063517/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/United-to-lease-space-in-new-downtown-high-rise-6854965.php |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref>
=== Corporate identity === ==== Brand image ==== {{See also|History of United Airlines#Brand history|l1=United Airlines brand history}} The pre-merger United logo, commonly nicknamed the "tulip", was developed in the early 1970s by the designer Saul Bass as part of a new brand image.<ref name="Mouawad2">{{Cite news |last=Mouawad |first=Jad |date=December 23, 2011 |title=On Jet Exteriors, a Parade of Vanilla |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/business/on-the-exterior-of-jetliners-a-parade-of-plain-vanilla.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610053107/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/business/on-the-exterior-of-jetliners-a-parade-of-plain-vanilla.html?_r=0 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=January 4, 2013 |work=The New York Times |pages=1–2}}</ref> The logo represented the airline's monogram as well as a modernized version of the airline's shield logo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fifteen Years of Flying United |url=http://new.pentagram.com/2011/03/fifteen-years-of-flying-united-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503235828/http://new.pentagram.com/2011/03/fifteen-years-of-flying-united-1/ |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |website=Pentagram.com}}</ref> which had been adopted in the 1930s, but fell out of use by the late 1960s. The ribbon-like rendering has also been said to symbolize the motion of flight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Saul Bass changed design |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2013/0508/How-Saul-Bass-changed-design |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423125120/http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2013/0508/How-Saul-Bass-changed-design |archive-date=April 23, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |website=Csmonitor.com}}</ref> In 2010, United announced they would be merging with Continental Airlines and as a result, the combined airline would keep the United name but discontinue using the tulip logo and use the Continental Airlines "globe" identity and livery instead, designed in 1991 by the Lippincott company.<ref name="Mouawad2" />
==== Marketing themes ==== {{Further|History of United Airlines#Slogans}} United's earliest slogan, "The Main Line Airway", emphasized its signature New York-Chicago-San Francisco route, and was replaced in 1965 with "Fly the Friendly Skies", which was in use until 1996 in its first iteration.<ref name="nyt20130920">{{Cite news |last=Levere |first=Jane L. |date=September 20, 2013 |title=Old Slogan Returns as United Asserts It Is Customer-Focused |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/media/old-slogan-returns-as-united-asserts-it-is-customer-focused.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311202108/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/media/old-slogan-returns-as-united-asserts-it-is-customer-focused.html |archive-date=March 11, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> The "It's time to fly" slogan was created in 2004. After the merger of United and Continental in October 2010, the slogan changed to "Let's fly together" until September 2013,<ref name=nyt20130920 /> when United announced a return of the "Fly the Friendly Skies" slogan in an ad campaign to start the following day.<ref name="frequentbusinesstraveler.com">{{Cite web |title=United Plans Return to the "Friendly Skies" |url=http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2013/09/united-plans-return-to-the-friendly-skies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403131755/http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2013/09/united-plans-return-to-the-friendly-skies/ |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2015 |website=frequentbusinesstraveler.com}}</ref> The resurrected slogan would be accompanied by the 1924 George Gershwin song "Rhapsody in Blue" as its theme song, and a voiceover provided by Matt Damon.<ref name=nyt20130920 />
United had licensed its theme song, "Rhapsody in Blue", from Gershwin's estate for {{US$|500000|1976}} in 1976.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Eldred v. Ashcroft |vol=01 |reporter=U.S. |opinion=618 |pinpoint=p. 67 |court=Supreme Court |date=January 15, 2003 |url=http://www.copyright.gov/docs/eldrdedo.pdf |quote=Even the $500,000 that United Airlines has had to pay for the right to play George Gershwin's 1924 classic ''Rhapsody in Blue'' represents a cost of doing business, potentially reflected in the ticket prices of those who fly. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032440/https://www.copyright.gov/docs/eldrdedo.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> "Rhapsody" would have entered the public domain in 2000, but the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 extended its copyright another 20 years until January 1, 2020, when it officially entered the public domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2019 |title=1924 Copyrighted Works To Become Part Of The Public Domain |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/30/792302139/1924-copyrighted-works-to-become-part-of-the-public-domain |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308072648/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/30/792302139/1924-copyrighted-works-to-become-part-of-the-public-domain |archive-date=March 8, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |publisher=NPR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Domain Day 2020 |url=https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226055435/https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2020/ |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2020 |publisher=Duke Law School's Center for the Study of the Public Domain |language=en}}</ref> United announced that it would continue to use "Rhapsody in Blue" as its theme song following the merger with Continental.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Phil |date=January 8, 2012 |title='Rhapsody' remains familiar refrain at United |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2012-01-08-ct-biz-0108-phil-20120108-story.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-xpm-2012-01-08-ct-biz-0108-phil-20120108-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729141439/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-08/business/ct-biz-0108-phil--20120108_1_gershwin-music-rhapsody-ira-gershwin |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
=== Environmental initiatives === Because over 98 percent of United's greenhouse gas emissions are from jet fuel, its environmental strategy has focused on operational fuel efficiency initiatives and investments in sustainably produced, low-carbon alternative fuels.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2016 |title=United Airlines is flying on biofuels. Here's why that's a really big deal. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/11/united-airlines-is-flying-on-biofuels-heres-why-thats-a-really-big-deal/?noredirect=on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305023811/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/11/united-airlines-is-flying-on-biofuels-heres-why-thats-a-really-big-deal/?noredirect=on |archive-date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=May 23, 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
On August 23, 2011, United announced a conversion to paperless flight decks with 11,000 iPads for its pilots. Each iPad, which weighs less than {{convert|1.5|lb}}, will replace approximately {{convert|38|lb}} of paper operating manuals, navigation charts, reference handbooks, flight checklists, logbooks, and weather information. The green benefits include reductions in paper use, printing, and fuel consumption.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 23, 2011 |title=United Airlines Launches Paperless Flight Deck With iPad |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-launches-paperless-flight-deck-with-ipad-128240343.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216233733/http://ir.unitedcontinentalholdings.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83680&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1599253&highlight= |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |work=PR Newswire}}</ref> This shift not only streamlines the flight process but also significantly enhances operational efficiency and safety by ensuring pilots have the most up-to-date information readily available.
On November 7, 2011, United flew the world's first commercial aviation flight on a microbially derived biofuel. The aircraft was fueled with 40 percent Solajet, which is Solazyme's algae-derived renewable jet fuel, and 60 percent petroleum-derived jet fuel. This flight was operated by the Eco-Skies Boeing 737-800 aircraft from IAH to ORD.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 7, 2011 |title=United Airlines Flies First U.S. Commercial Advanced Biofuel Flight |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-flies-first-us-commercial-advanced-biofuel-flight-133358153.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102100238/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-flies-first-us-commercial-advanced-biofuel-flight-133358153.html |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |work=PR Newswire}}</ref>
On January 15, 2013, Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), a joint venture between Aviation Partners Inc. and Boeing, announced that United had agreed to replace the Blended Winglets on its Boeing 737NG aircraft with APB's Split Scimitar Winglet (SSW), significantly reducing drag. Once the SSWs are installed, it is estimated that APB's winglet technology will save United more than $250{{nbsp}}million annually in fuel costs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 15, 2013 |title=Aviation Partners Boeing Launches Split Scimitar Winglet Program |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aviation-partners-boeing-launches-split-scimitar-winglet-program-186934521.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200524/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aviation-partners-boeing-launches-split-scimitar-winglet-program-186934521.html |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2018 |work=Aviation Partners, Inc. |publisher=PR Newswire}}</ref>
On June 30, 2015, United invested $30{{nbsp}}million in Fulcrum BioEnergy, an alternative fuel company. Fulcrum's alternative fuel is produced through a clean and efficient thermochemical process and reduces lifecycle carbon emissions by more than 80 percent. As part of its investment, United will work with Fulcrum to develop up to five alternative fuel refineries near its U.S. hubs. These refineries will produce up to {{convert|180|e6USgal|e6L|abbr=off|sp=us}} of sustainable aviation alternative fuel per year, and United will have the opportunity to purchase at least {{convert|90|e6USgal|e6L|abbr=off|sp=us}} per year for a minimum of 10 years, making it the largest aviation alternative fuel commitment to date.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=United Airlines Purchases Stake in Fulcrum BioEnergy with $30 Million Investment |date=June 30, 2015 |publisher=United Airlines |url=http://newsroom.united.com/2015-06-30-United-Airlines-Purchases-Stake-in-Fulcrum-BioEnergy-with-30-Million-Investment |access-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052556/http://newsroom.united.com/2015-06-30-United-Airlines-Purchases-Stake-in-Fulcrum-BioEnergy-with-30-Million-Investment |archive-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>
On March 11, 2016, United became the first airline in the world to fly on commercial-scale quantities of such fuels on a continuous basis, which were procured from AltAir Fuels. This fuel was produced from sustainable feedstocks such as non-edible natural oils and agricultural wastes and is expected to provide a greater than 60 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions on a lifecycle basis when compared to traditional jet fuel. United has agreed to purchase up to {{convert|15|e6USgal|e6L|abbr=off|sp=us}} of sustainable alternative fuel from AltAir Fuels for use in Los Angeles over a three-year period.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=United Airlines Makes History with Launch of Regularly Scheduled Flights Using Sustainable Biofuel |date=March 11, 2016 |publisher=United Airlines |url=http://newsroom.united.com/2016-03-11-United-Airlines-Makes-History-with-Launch-of-Regularly-Scheduled-Flights-Using-Sustainable-Biofuel |access-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124031116/http://newsroom.united.com/2016-03-11-United-Airlines-Makes-History-with-Launch-of-Regularly-Scheduled-Flights-Using-Sustainable-Biofuel |archive-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref>
In 2016, United began partnering with Clean the World to repurpose items from the airline's international premium class amenity kits and donate the hygiene products to those in critical need. Clean the World provides hygiene education and soap to promote handwashing, which helps prevent hygiene-related deaths. During the first year of this partnership, United expected to divert {{convert|60000|lb|-2}} of material that otherwise would have gone to landfills.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=United Airlines and Clean the World Partner to Assemble Hygiene Kits For Hub-Based Charities |date=October 26, 2016 |publisher=United Airlines |url=http://newsroom.united.com/2016-10-26-United-Airlines-and-Clean-the-World-Partner-to-Assemble-Hygiene-Kits-For-Hub-Based-Charities |access-date=February 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202053206/http://newsroom.united.com/2016-10-26-United-Airlines-and-Clean-the-World-Partner-to-Assemble-Hygiene-Kits-For-Hub-Based-Charities |archive-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, United started a partnership with Audubon International to protect raptors—including hawks, ospreys and owls—in and around New York-area airports and resettle the birds-of-prey at suitable golf course habitats where the species are more likely to thrive.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=United Airlines and Audubon International Team Up to Protect Raptors at New York-Area Airports |date=July 24, 2017 |publisher=United Airlines |url=http://newsroom.united.com/2017-07-24-United-Airlines-and-Audubon-International-Team-Up-to-Protect-Raptors-at-New-York-Area-Airports |access-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202053157/http://newsroom.united.com/2017-07-24-United-Airlines-and-Audubon-International-Team-Up-to-Protect-Raptors-at-New-York-Area-Airports |archive-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>
In 2022, United expanded its use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) overseas, to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. It was the first US airline to purchase sustainable jet fuel overseas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Becomes First U.S. Airline to Sign Agreement to Purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel Overseas |url=https://united.mediaroom.com/2022-05-10-United-Becomes-First-U-S-Airline-to-Sign-Agreement-to-Purchase-Sustainable-Aviation-Fuel-Overseas |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=United – Newsroom}}</ref> United began the use of sustainable fuel at San Francisco International Airport and London Heathrow in 2023,<ref>{{Cite news |title=United Airlines will use lower-carbon fuels in San Francisco, London |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/united-airlines-will-use-lower-carbon-fuels-san-francisco-london-2023-05-04/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522202457/https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/united-airlines-will-use-lower-carbon-fuels-san-francisco-london-2023-05-04/ |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2025 |work=Reuters |language=en-US}}</ref> and at Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles International Airport in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines sign 8 m gallon SAF offtake deal with Phillips 66 |url=https://www.safinvestor.com/news/146568/united-airlines/ |access-date=April 22, 2025 |website=SAF Investor |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Employee relations === United Airlines was the first airline to see a successful unionization of flight attendants when the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) was founded in 1945 by five United Airlines flight attendants.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuttner |first=Robert |date=September 28, 2023 |title=A Union of Their Own |url=https://prospect.org/api/content/eda522e8-5c8d-11ee-a223-12163087a831/ |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=The American Prospect |language=en-us}}</ref> The AFA has represented flight attendants from United Airlines since.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Airlines |url=https://www.afacwa.org/our_airlines |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Association of Flight Attendants-CWA |language=en}}</ref> Their contract became amendable in August 2021 and 99.9% of the flight attendants who voted were in favor of authorizing a strike on August 28, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Lina |date=September 6, 2024 |title=United Flight Attendants Authorize a Strike |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-09-06/united-flight-attendants-authorize-a-strike/ |access-date=January 28, 2025 |website=The Austin Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 28, 2024 |title=Flight Attendants at United Airlines Vote 99.99% to Authorize a Strike |url=https://www.afacwa.org/united_fas_vote_authorize_strike |access-date=January 28, 2025 |website=Association of Flight Attendants-CWA |location=Chicago}}</ref>
United Airlines maintenance technicians are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.<ref>[https://teamster.org/united-airline-comps/ International International Brotherhood of Teamsters]</ref> Their contract became amendable on December 5, 2024.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 141 represents approximately 34,000 Fleet Service, Passenger Service, Reservations, Stockroom, Central Load Planner, Maintenance Instructor, Fleet Technical Instructor, Emergency Procedures Instructor and Security Officer workers.<ref>{{cite press release |title=All Unions at United Airlines Form Bargaining Coalition |date=December 7, 2022 |publisher=International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers |url=https://www.goiam.org/news/all-unions-at-united-airlines-form-bargaining-coalition/#:~:text=International%20Association%20of%20Machinists%20and%20Aerospace%20Workers%20(IAM)%20District%20141,Security%20Officer%20workers%20at%20United |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref> Their contract became amendable on May 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Passenger Service Employees 2023–2025 Agreement |url=https://iam141.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Final-PASSENGER-SERVICE-EMPLOYEES-2023-2025-Agreement-0426231.pdf#page=115 |access-date=February 1, 2025 |website=IAM141.org |page=115}}</ref>
With over 18,000 members, the United Airlines pilots are the largest pilot group in the world and represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=MEC |url=https://ual.alpa.org/ |access-date=June 4, 2025 |website=ual.alpa.org |publisher=Air Line Pilots Association, International}}</ref> ALPA was founded by United Air Lines Captain David L. Behncke and 23 other key figures in Chicago, Illinois, on July 27, 1931.<ref>{{cite web |title=A History of Achievement: 80 Years of Pilots Putting Safety and Security First |url=https://www.alpa.org/-/media/ALPA/Files/eLibraries/Communications/publications-other/history-of-pride-80.pdf?la=en |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=ALPA |page=3 |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217164308/http://www.alpa.org/-/media/ALPA/Files/eLibraries/Communications/publications-other/history-of-pride-80.pdf?la=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 1930s, flying was a perilous occupation; thus, from the time of its formation to today, one of ALPA's main goals has been to improve air safety.<ref name="TheLanding">{{cite web |title=The Landing: Air Line Pilot Chronicles the Evolution of a Profession |url=https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/air-line-pilot-magazine/the-landing-evolution-of-profession |access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> The United pilots' current contract will become amendable on September 30, 2027.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 29, 2023 |title=United Airlines pilots ratified a new contract that their union says is worth more than $10 billion |url=https://apnews.com/article/united-airlines-pilots-ratify-contract-afab5d9875b2b207b84fdd4b1eabe6c6 |access-date=January 28, 2025 |website=Associated Press}}</ref>
=== United Aviate Academy === United Aviate Academy is a flight training school owned and operated by United Airlines, located at Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Arizona. It opened in 2022 as the primary training facility for the United Aviate pilot development program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A glimpse into the United Aviate Academy {{!}} Features {{!}} westvalleyview.com |url=https://www.westvalleyview.com/features/a-glimpse-into-the-united-aviate-academy/article_1b07e403-acce-4968-9ec1-b16b0a1f0b19.html#:~:text=Located%20at%20Phoenix%2DGoodyear%20Airport,facility%20is%20340%2C000%20square%20feet. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331212812/https://www.westvalleyview.com/features/a-glimpse-into-the-united-aviate-academy/article_1b07e403-acce-4968-9ec1-b16b0a1f0b19.html |archive-date=March 31, 2025 |access-date=August 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=United Aviate Academy |url=https://unitedaviate.com/academy/ |access-date=May 3, 2025 |website=United Aviate}}</ref>
Students train under Federal Aviation Administration Part 141 standards, progressing through private, instrument, and commercial pilot certificates. Graduates may transition into the broader Aviate pathway toward employment as United first officers. The academy was established in part to address projected pilot shortages and to expand access to pilot careers.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2022 |title=United Aviate Academy Opens Doors to First Class of Future Pilots |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/27/united-airlines-opens-flight-school-to-train-pilots.html |access-date=May 19, 2025 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Niraj Chokshi |date=April 23, 2022 |title=The End of the All-Male, All-White Cockpit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/business/pilots-diversity.html |access-date=May 19, 2025 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2022 |title=United Airlines Launches United Aviate Academy |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2022/february/24/united-airlines-launches-united-aviate-academy |access-date=May 19, 2025 |website=AOPA}}</ref>
== Accidents and incidents == <!-- Please read WP:AIRCRASH before adding additional incidents. --> <!-- The incidents are added to a collapsible list in order to save space and provide the data in a cleaner more visually appealing format --> <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 1930s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 1930s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square; |NC13304<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 10, 1933 |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence#34169 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/wiki.php?id=34169 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190706/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=34169 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> |NC13357<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 1934 |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence#34165 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/wiki.php?id=34165 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071927/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=34165 |archive-date=January 21, 2018 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> |Flight 4<ref>{{Cite book |author=F. Robert Van der Linden |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2zTueJhXW0QC&pg=PA174 |title=The Boeing 247: The First Modern Airliner |date=December 1, 1991 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-97094-3 |page=174 |access-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113093011/https://books.google.com/books?id=2zTueJhXW0QC&pg=PA174 |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |United Airlines Newark Airport Crash|NC13319<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 1936 |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence#28921 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/wiki.php?id=28921 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311181351/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=28921 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> |NC13355<ref>{{Cite book |author=F. Robert Van der Linden |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2zTueJhXW0QC&pg=PA186 |title=The Boeing 247: The First Modern Airliner |date=December 1, 1991 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-97094-3 |page=186 |access-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113093112/https://books.google.com/books?id=2zTueJhXW0QC&pg=PA186 |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |NC16073<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19370209-0|title=NC16073|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref> |NC16074<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19371017-0|title=NC16074|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref>|NC18108<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19380524-0|title=NC18108|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref> |NC16066<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19381129-0|title=NC16066|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref> }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 1940s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 1940s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; 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| title = 1950s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|United Airlines Flight 129|Flight 129<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19510428-1|title=N16088|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref>|Flight 610|Flight 615|N31230<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19510912-1|title=N31230|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref>|N17109<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19511204-0|title=N17109|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref>|N37512<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19550404-0|title=N37512|access-date= March 11, 2022}}</ref>|Flight 409|Flight 629|Flight 718|Flight 736 }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 1960s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 1960s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|Flight 826|Flight 859|Flight 297|Flight 823|Flight 389|N37519<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19651017-3|title=N37519|access-date= February 23, 2023}}</ref>|N6339C<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19660518-0|title=N6339C|access-date= December 26, 2023}}</ref>|Flight 227|N7465<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19671128-0|title=N7465|access-date= February 22, 2023}}</ref>|N7431<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19670119-0|title=N7431|access-date= February 11, 2023}}</ref>|N7429<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19671211-1|title=N7429|access-date= February 22, 2023}}</ref>|N7425U<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19680321-0|title=N7425U|access-date= December 26, 2023}}</ref>|Flight 266 }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 1970s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 1970s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|N9005U<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19700719-3|title=N9005U|access-date= February 11, 2023}}</ref>|Flight 553|Flight 2860|Flight 696|Flight 173 }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 1980s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 1980s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|Flight 2885|Flight 811|Flight 232|Flight 2415 }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 1990s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 1990s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|Flight 585|Flight 6291|Flight 5925|Flight 826|Flight 863|Flight 1448 }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 2000s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 2000s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|Flight 175|Flight 93|Flight 1015|N332UA<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20080925-1|title=N332UA|access-date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 2010s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 2010s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|N816UA<ref>{{cite web |title=N816UA |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/321376 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103074205/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100110-0 |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Accident: United Airlines A319 at Newark on Jan 10th 2010, right main gear did not deploy |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=42591700&opt=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103200310/https://avherald.com/h?article=42591700&opt=0 |archive-date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |website=avherald.com}}</ref>|Flight 663|N553UA<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20140729-1|title=N553UA|access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>|Flight 3411|Flight 1175<ref>{{cite web |title=N773UA |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/206147 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125204134/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/206147 |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>|N26123<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20190615-0|title=N26123|access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref> }} <!-- ======================== --> <!-- ========= 2020s ========= --> <!-- ======================== --> {{Collapsible list | frame_style = border-left-style: solid; | title = 2020s <hr> | hlist = true | titlestyle = font-size: 18px; margin-left: 15px; | list_style = margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;|Flight 328|Flight 613<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muntean |first=Pete |date=January 24, 2025 |title=Six people injured in mid-air jolt that forced DC-bound United plane to make emergency landing in Nigeria |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/travel/united-airlines-nigeria-intl-latam/index.html |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>|Flight 1382<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Flury |first1=Jade |last2=Fullerton |first2=Adam |date=February 2, 2025 |title=United Airlines plane catches fire at Houston's Bush Airport |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/united-plane-catches-fire-houstons-bush-airport-pas |access-date=February 2, 2025 |publisher=Fox 5 |language=en}}</ref>|Flight 1722<ref>{{cite news |last1=Muntean |first1=Pete |title=United flight's plunge toward the ocean was caused by pilot error, NTSB says |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/united-flight-plunge-ntsb-report |access-date=April 6, 2026 |work=CNN |date=August 10, 2023}}</ref>|Flight 169<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 3, 2026 |title=United flight landing at Newark Liberty Airport strikes light pole on New Jersey Turnpike, FAA says |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/united-airlines-flight-hits-light-pole-at-newark-liberty-airport/ |access-date=May 3, 2026 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref> }}
Source: United Airlines Accidents and Incidents History at Aviation Safety Network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Accidents and Incidents History at Aviation Safety Network |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/4686 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312023804/http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4686 |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
== Controversies and passenger incidents == === Flight 976 === {{Main|United Airlines Flight 976}}
United Airlines Flight 976 was a regularly scheduled flight from Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City on October 19, 1995. Prior to takeoff, an investment banker became disruptive after consuming two glasses of champagne, began threatening crew members and attempted to pour his own drinks, against airline and federal regulations. After takeoff, the banker was served two more glasses of red wine, after which the crew refused to serve him more alcohol due to his apparent intoxication. When his requests for more alcohol were denied, he pushed over a female flight attendant, climbed onto a service trolley, took off his pants and defecated, used linen napkins as toilet paper, wiped his hands on various service counters and tracked feces throughout the aircraft,<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 1995 |title=Complaint – United States of America v. Gerald Finneran |url=https://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/first-class-drunk-loves-liquor-linen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019040415/https://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/first-class-drunk-loves-liquor-linen |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |access-date=January 17, 2022 |publisher=United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |via=The Smoking Gun}}</ref> after which he entered a lavatory and locked himself in.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stasi |first=Linda |date=November 2, 1995 |title=Boorish biz flier rode no class |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/boorish-biz-flier-rode-no-class-article-1.708654 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040614/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/boorish-biz-flier-rode-no-class-article-1.708654 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=January 17, 2022 |work=New York Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stark |first=Michelle |date=February 13, 1996 |title=Passenger who disrupted flight to pay damages |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/02/13/passenger-who-disrupted-flight-to-pay-damages/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027133607/https://apnews.com/article/7de0d25edb271d51200479ea23077782 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |work=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref> A request to divert to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was denied due to the security risks created by the presence of the President of Portugal Mário Soares, Argentinian foreign minister Guido di Tella and their security details on the flight. The disruptive passenger was arrested by the FBI after landing in New York and charged with interfering with a flight crew and threatening a flight attendant. He later pleaded guilty to the latter charge and was fined $5,000 (having previously agreed to reimburse the airline for its cleanup costs and all the other passengers their airfare, which amounted to nearly $50,000) and given two years' probation.<ref name="Chicago Tribune story">{{Cite news |last=Borg |first=Gary |date=May 15, 1996 |title=Unruly Air Passenger Gets Fine, Probation |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/05/15/unruly-air-passenger-gets-fine-probation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032308/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-05-15/news/9605150125_1_frequent-flyer-program-airliner-aires-to-new |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2020 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> The incident was later dubbed the worst ever case of air rage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reed |first=Dan |date=February 5, 2015 |title=Conrad Hilton III's Meltdown at 35,000 Feet Renews Talk of the Perplexing Phenomenon of Air Rage |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielreed/2015/02/05/conrad-hilton-iiis-meltdown-at-35000-ft-renews-talk-of-the-perplexing-phenomenon-of-air-rage/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013230849/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielreed/2015/02/05/conrad-hilton-iiis-meltdown-at-35000-ft-renews-talk-of-the-perplexing-phenomenon-of-air-rage/ |archive-date=October 13, 2020 |access-date=October 13, 2020 |work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Frauenfelder |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Frauenfelder |date=November 25, 2015 |title="Worst ever" air rage passenger jailed for drunken rampage |url=https://boingboing.net/2015/11/25/worst-ever-air-rage-passen.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831124829/https://boingboing.net/2015/11/25/worst-ever-air-rage-passen.html |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |access-date=October 13, 2020 |work=Boing Boing}}</ref>
===United Breaks Guitars=== {{excerpt|United Breaks Guitars}}
=== Animal transport === In 2013, after pressure from PETA, United announced that it would no longer transport monkeys to laboratories. United was the last North American passenger airline to transport these animals to laboratories.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wadman |first=Meredith |date=January 8, 2013 |title=United Airlines ends transport of research primates |url=http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/01/united-airlines-ends-transport-of-research-primates.html |url-status=live |journal=Nature |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404081742/http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/01/united-airlines-ends-transport-of-research-primates.html |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stuart |first=Hunter |date=January 9, 2013 |title=PETA: United Airlines Will No Longer Fly Monkeys For Use In Lab Experiments |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/peta-united-airlines-lab-monkeys-lab-experiments_n_2439499.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325055101/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/peta-united-airlines-lab-monkeys-lab-experiments_n_2439499.html |archive-date=March 25, 2019 |access-date=January 28, 2015 |work=Huffington Post}}</ref> United flies more animals and has longer flight stage length than any other US airline, and accounted for one third of animal deaths of US airlines between 2012 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jansen |first=Bart |date=April 26, 2017 |title=United Airlines accounted for a third of animal deaths on U.S. flights in last 5 years |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/26/united-airlines-animal-deaths-flights/100925100/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728054006/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/26/united-airlines-animal-deaths-flights/100925100/ |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=July 23, 2017 |website=USA Today}}</ref>
Effective March 20, 2018, the PetSafe program was suspended with no new reservations for cargo transport of pets accepted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Aaron |date=March 20, 2018 |title=United suspends pet cargo flights |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/03/20/news/companies/united-airlines-pets/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920153432/https://money.cnn.com/2018/03/20/news/companies/united-airlines-pets/index.html |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |publisher=Money.cnn.com}}</ref> This came after United announced plans to mark pet carriers in the passenger cabin with bright tags<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2018 |title=United Airlines to use special tags for pet carriers after dog death |url=http://wgntv.com/2018/03/15/united-airlines-to-use-special-tags-for-pet-carriers-after-dog-death/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064014/http://wgntv.com/2018/03/15/united-airlines-to-use-special-tags-for-pet-carriers-after-dog-death/ |archive-date=March 26, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |publisher=WGN-TV |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> and legislation was introduced in the United States House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2018 |title=Donovan, Cohen Introduce Bipartisan Bill Banning Pets from Overhead Compartments | Congressman Steve Cohen |url=https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/donovan-cohen-introduce-bipartisan-bill-banning-pets-overhead |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141535/https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/donovan-cohen-introduce-bipartisan-bill-banning-pets-overhead |archive-date=March 26, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |publisher=Cohen.house.gov}}</ref> and United States Senate banning the placement of pets in overhead compartments.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Senator plans to file bill prohibiting airlines from putting pets in overhead bins |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/03/15/senator-plans-file-bill-prohibiting-airlines-from-putting-pets-overhead-bins/z0hwvXyN8c78vlWEJBAPkJ/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064144/https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/03/15/senator-plans-file-bill-prohibiting-airlines-from-putting-pets-overhead-bins/z0hwvXyN8c78vlWEJBAPkJ/story.html |archive-date=March 26, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> This was in response to a dog death after a passenger placed it in the overhead compartment following flight attendant instructions, but the flight attendant denied knowing that the luggage contained a dog.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Liam Stack |date=March 13, 2018 |title=United Airlines Apologizes After Dog Dies in Overhead Compartment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/business/united-dead-dog.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324055908/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/business/united-dead-dog.html |archive-date=March 24, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>
=== Cybersecurity issues === United awarded airline miles as "bug bounties" to hackers who could identify gaps in the carrier's web security. Two hackers have each been rewarded with 1{{nbsp}}million miles of air travel as of July 15, 2015. This cybersecurity program was announced a few weeks after the company experienced two software glitches. The first incident delayed 150 United flights on June 2 due to a problem with its flight dispatching system. Six days later, United's reservation system delayed flights by not allowing passengers to check-in. In addition to the "bug bounty" program, United said it tests systems internally and engages cybersecurity firms.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dastin |first=Jeffrey |date=July 16, 2015 |title=United Airlines awards hackers millions of miles for revealing risks |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-airmiles-idUSKCN0PQ0A320150716 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201061034/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/16/us-cybersecurity-airmiles-idUSKCN0PQ0A320150716 |archive-date=December 1, 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2015 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bogage |first=Jacob |date=July 16, 2015 |title=Why United Airlines is rewarding hackers with millions of free miles |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/16/why-united-airlines-is-rewarding-hackers-with-millions-of-free-miles/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721224708/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/16/why-united-airlines-is-rewarding-hackers-with-millions-of-free-miles/ |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
In July 2019, security researcher Sam Jadali exposed a catastrophic data leak known as DataSpii, involving clickstream data provider DDMR and marketing intelligence company Nacho Analytics (NA).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodin |first=Dan |date=July 18, 2019 |title=My browser, the spy: How extensions slurped up browsing histories from 4M users |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/dataspii-inside-the-debacle-that-dished-private-data-from-apple-tesla-blue-origin-and-4m-people/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227070343/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/dataspii-inside-the-debacle-that-dished-private-data-from-apple-tesla-blue-origin-and-4m-people/ |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> NA granted its members access to real-time data, including the ability to observe United Airlines passengers checking into their flights through the United website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DataSpii Impacted Companies |url=https://securitywithsam.com/dataspii-impacted-companies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219195101/https://securitywithsam.com/dataspii-impacted-companies/ |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Security with Sam |language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Washington Post'' highlighted how DataSpii resulted in the dissemination United passenger information including last names and flight confirmation numbers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fowler |first=Geoffrey A. |date=July 19, 2019 |title=Perspective: I found your data. It's for sale. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/18/i-found-your-data-its-sale/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718150650/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/18/i-found-your-data-its-sale/ |archive-date=July 18, 2019 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The disseminated data also enabled the viewing of United customers' current geographic locations as they checked into their flights via the United website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jadali |first=Sam |date=July 18, 2019 |title=DataSpii – A global catastrophic data leak via browser extensions |url=https://securitywithsam.com/2019/07/dataspii-leak-via-browser-extensions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718122051/https://securitywithsam.com/2019/07/dataspii-leak-via-browser-extensions/ |archive-date=July 18, 2019 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Security with Sam |language=en-US}}</ref> DataSpii harvested data from millions of Chrome and Firefox users through compromised browser extensions, exploiting United's method of embedding personally identifiable information (PII) directly within the URLs. Jadali's investigation revealed that DDMR facilitated rapid dissemination of this data to additional third parties, often within minutes of acquisition, endangering the privacy of the sensitive data collected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodin |first=Dan |date=July 18, 2019 |title=More on DataSpii: How extensions hide their data grabs—and how they're discovered |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/dataspii-technical-deep-dive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227065448/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/dataspii-technical-deep-dive/ |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |access-date=March 4, 2024 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref>
=== 2017 passenger removal === {{Main|2017 United Express passenger removal}}
On the evening of April 9, 2017, a passenger was forcibly removed by law enforcement from United Airlines flight 3411 at Chicago-O'Hare, bound for Louisville.<ref name="bbc17">{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2017 |title=United Airlines: Passenger forcibly removed from flight |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39554421 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801171930/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39554421 |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |website=BBC.com}}</ref> United announced that it needed four seats for airline staff on the sold-out flight.<ref>{{Cite news |author=John Bacon |date=April 11, 2017 |title=United Airlines now says flight that sparked uproar was not overbooked |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/11/united-ceo-employees-followed-procedures-flier-belligerent/100317166/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411130820/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/11/united-ceo-employees-followed-procedures-flier-belligerent/100317166/ |archive-date=April 11, 2017 |access-date=April 11, 2017 |work=USA TODAY |language=en}}</ref> When no passengers volunteered after being offered vouchers worth $800, United staff selected four passengers to leave. Three of them did so, but the fourth, a doctor named David Dao, declined as he said that he had patients to treat the following morning. He was pulled from his seat by Chicago Department of Aviation security officers and dragged by his arms down the aisle. Dao sustained a concussion, broken teeth and a broken nose among other injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Mitch Smith |date=April 13, 2017 |title=United Airlines Passenger May Need Surgery, Lawyer Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/us/united-passenger-david-dao-chicago.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416091953/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/us/united-passenger-david-dao-chicago.html?_r=0 |archive-date=April 16, 2017 |access-date=April 20, 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> The incident was captured on smartphone cameras and posted on social media, triggering angry public backlash. Afterwards, United's then-chief executive officer, Oscar Munoz, described Dao as "disruptive and belligerent", apologized for "re-accommodating" the paying customers, and defended and praised staff for "following established procedures". He was widely criticized as "tone-deaf".<ref>{{Cite news |author=Todd Venezla |date=April 11, 2017 |title=Tone-deaf United CEO thinks things are going just fine |url=https://nypost.com/2017/04/11/tone-deaf-united-ceo-thinks-things-are-going-just-fine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418041517/http://nypost.com/2017/04/11/tone-deaf-united-ceo-thinks-things-are-going-just-fine/ |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2017 |work=New York Post |language=en}}</ref> Munoz later issued a second statement calling what happened a "truly horrific event" and accepting "full responsibility" for it.<ref>{{Cite news |author=John Ostrower |date=April 12, 2017 |title=United CEO apologizes for 'truly horrific' passenger incident |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/04/11/news/companies/united-munoz-apology/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416035142/http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/11/news/companies/united-munoz-apology/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2017 |work=CNN Money |language=en}}</ref> After a lawsuit, Dao reached an undisclosed settlement with United and airport police. In the aftermath, United's board of directors decided that Munoz would not become its chairman and that executive compensation would be tied to customer satisfaction.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 22, 2017 |title=United Airlines to tie executive pay to customer satisfaction |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39675265 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422232302/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39675265 |archive-date=April 22, 2017 |access-date=April 23, 2017 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Following this incident, passenger complaints increased by 70 percent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=LeBeau |first=Phil |date=June 14, 2017 |title=Airline customer complaints soar following terrible April |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/14/airline-customer-complaints-soar-following-terrible-april.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013031438/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/14/airline-customer-complaints-soar-following-terrible-april.html |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=September 17, 2017 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref>
=== Mail-scan fraud === In February 2021, United Airlines was fined $49{{nbsp}}million by the United States Department of Justice on charges of fraud on postal service contracts for transportation of international mail. According to investigators, between 2012 and 2015 United submitted delivery scan data to make it appear that United and its partner airlines complied with International Commercial Air requirements with accurate delivery times when in fact they were automated delivery scans with aspirational delivery times. Some employees within United worked to hide this fact from the United States Postal Service.<ref>{{DoJ}}{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2021 |title=United Airlines to Pay $49 Million to Resolve Criminal Fraud Charges and Civil Claims |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-airlines-pay-49-million-resolve-criminal-fraud-charges-and-civil-claims |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301210602/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-airlines-pay-49-million-resolve-criminal-fraud-charges-and-civil-claims |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |website=US Department of Justice |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Tanya |date=February 26, 2021 |title=United agrees to $49M fine for mail scan fraud |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/united-49-million-mail-fraud-471760 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303175611/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/united-49-million-mail-fraud-471760 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dabaie |first=Michael |date=February 26, 2021 |title=United Airlines Agrees to Pay $49 Million to Resolve Mail-Related Charges |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/united-airlines-agrees-to-pay-49-million-to-resolve-mail-related-charges-11614373479 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302150614/https://www.wsj.com/articles/united-airlines-agrees-to-pay-49-million-to-resolve-mail-related-charges-11614373479 |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
== See also == * Air transport in the United States * Transportation in the United States * List of airlines of the United States * List of airports in the United States * Hemispheres – United's former inflight magazine * Island Hopper – United route between Guam and Honolulu via several small islands in Micronesia and the Marshall Islands
== References == {{Reflist}}
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== Further reading == * ''United Air Lines and its predecessors and subsidiaries 1925-1945'', United Air Lines, Chicago, 1953; re-issued in 1965 * Taylor F.J., ''High horizons'', McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., New York, 1964 * Taylor F.J., ''"Pat" Patterson'', Lane Magazine & Book Co., Menlo Park (CA.), 1967 * Johnson R.E., ''Airway One'', MW Books on United Airlines behalf, 1974 * Forty S., ''United Airlines'', Ian Allan, Shepperton, 1997 * Jones G.P., ''The big six US airlines'', Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, 2000
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