United Airlines is one of the best-known airlines in the world as proven by its consistent ranking as one of the largest airlines in the world. The airlines have also received the honour of being ranked first when airlines are considered by the number of destinations they serve and second when considered in terms of revenue and size of the fleet.
United Airlines Holding is the owner of these airlines and therefore, considered its parent company. The company was first founded in the year 1968 as UAL, Inc. It changed its name to Allegis Corporation in the year 1977 for a brief period and became UAL Corporation in the following year and continued under that name till 2008.
The airline changed its name once more to United Continental Holdings in the year 2009 before settling under its current name in the year 2019. The company owning the airlines is publicly traded and considered a Delaware corporation. The company itself is based in the Willis Tower commercial building in Chicago city of the Illinois State of the United States of America.
The headquarters of United Airlines is also located in the same building as its parent company while it has multiple hubs spread out over many different cities of the country. The airline is considered one of the most important airlines in the United States of America due to the significant contributions it makes to the national economy.
The airline was founded by the famed American aviation pioneer Walter Thomas Varney whose significant contributions to the industry and art of aviation are widely recognized and celebrated. The airline was established on 6th April in the year 1926, nearly a century from present times as the Varney Airlines.
While the airline was initially established in Boise city of Idaho, it has since established its hubs in many major cities of America and provides multiple United Airlines flights every day to three hundred and sixty-two destinations all over the world including both domestic and international destinations depending on the customer’s preference.
United Airlines has an easy approach to processes such as reservations, changes and cancellations in flights. United Airlines flight ticket booking can be done through the ticket counter of the airlines present in many airports in the United States of America or through the official online website of the airlines.
United Airlines website allows travellers multiple options once they enter the total number of tickets they need, their intended destination and the location they intend to leave from. United Airlines also displays the various deals and discounts that might be available to the travellers if they decide to buy the flight tickets of the airlines.
The airlines inform travellers of the price they need to pay to make their reservations. During this process, a calendar is also displayed to the customer to enable them to make a suitable decision based on their schedules. To finish the process, passengers need to enter their bank or card details and complete the payment.
United Airlines has always considered the safety and satisfaction of its customers its priority in addition to its employee-friendly policies. An obvious combined result of this is the United Airlines Flying Together initiative. This initiative allows the friends and family members of employees to avail of certain special advantages such as a reduction in price.
United Airlines allows travellers to choose ten such registered buddies who can avail of facilities such as a total of twelve passes every year once the employee has finished six months of service. Another option open for travellers is to choose a second travel companion in addition to a primary travel companion who is generally a close family member like parents or a spouse.
The most important hubs of United Airlines flights are its hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport which serves the largest number of flights and the Denver International Airport which serves the greatest number of passengers.
The perks that are offered by United Airlines’ first-class service are beverages that are served before boarding, complimentary meals throughout the duration of the flight and separate desks to check in their baggage.
