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Announcing new service to Moscow and Dubai

We're pleased to announce the expansion of our international route network to include two of the world$)C!/s thriving economies, with new daily nonstop service to Dubai and Moscow from Washington Dulles. Pending government approvals, service will begin October 26, 2008.

Dubai will become the second, fast-emerging Middle Eastern city that we serve, in addition to daily nonstop service between Kuwait City and Washington Dulles. Service to Moscow will mark United!/s fifth new capital–to–capital service in the last two years, bringing the total to 12. Washington Dulles also offers customers traveling from Dubai and Moscow onward connecting service to 88 destinations in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

Service between Dubai and Washington Dulles is aboard the Boeing 777 aircraft. Moscow-Washington Dulles service is aboard the Boeing 767 aircraft. Both of these aircraft will undergo our multi–million–dollar product enhancement that brings to United First® and United Business® true flat–bed seats, on–demand entertainment and other spruced–up amenities that create the optimal space to work, sleep or relax while traveling to Dubai for approximately 13 hours and Moscow for approximately 10 hours. We remain the only U.S. airline to offer customers a choice of four different seating sections – United First, United Business, Economy Plus® and United Economy®.

Additional flight details are as follows. All routes and frequencies are subject to change.

Flight: To/From: Departs: Arrives:
976 Washington Dulles–Dubai 22:02* 18:50 (the following day)
977 Dubai–Washington Dulles 23:30* 6:44 (the following day)
964 Washington Dulles–Moscow 16:45 9:30* (the following day)
965 Moscow–Washington Dulles 11:20* 15:35

* Scheduled departure times are for October 26–November 1. U.S. Daylight Saving Time ends on November 2, and flight times will adjust accordingly.


Seasonal Rio–Washington service begins in September

Seasonal service between Rio de Janeiro and Washington Dulles will begin on September 3, 2008. Additionally, service between Sao Paulo and Washington Dulles will now be aboard a 777 aircraft. Additional flight details are as follows.*

Flight: To/From: Departs: Arrives: Aircraft:
873 Washington Dulles–Rio de Janeiro 22:08 8:55 767
874 Rio de Janeiro–Washington Dulles 21:35 6:37 767
861 Washington Dulles–Sao Paulo 22:03 8:20 777
860 Sao Paulo–Washington Dulles 22:10 6:32 777

Flights between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will be discontinued as of September 3, 2008.

*Flight schedules are subject to change.


Dates: January 10 through December 31, 2007

Offer: Now bonus miles and friendship go hand–in–hand. Simply refer up to four friends, business associates or family members to Mileage Plus® and earn up to 5,000 bonus miles for yourself. Plus, each new member you refer will earn 3,000 bonus miles upon enrollment.

Here!/s how your miles can add up:

  • Earn 250 bonus miles for each new Mileage Plus member you refer, up to 1,000 bonus miles.
  • Then, earn an additional 1,000 bonus miles when each referred member completes a paid, qualifying roundtrip flight on United®, United Express® or TedSM, up to 4,000 bonus miles.
  • Your potential earnings are up to 5,000 bonus miles in all!

Share the benefits of Mileage Plus with up to four people today. They' ll thank you for introducing them to a world of great rewards and you can thank them for the bonus miles.

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Terms and conditions: Offer valid for Mileage Plus enrollment and paid, qualifying travel completed from January 10 through December 31, 2007. Sponsor may earn 250 miles once referral enrolls in Mileage Plus (up to four referrals) and an additional 1,000 miles after referral' s first roundtrip flight on United, United Express or Ted (F, A, P, C, D, Z, Y, B, M, E, U, H, Q, V, W booking classes). Sponsor can earn a maximum of 5,000 miles. Referral receives 3,000 miles with Mileage Plus enrollment. Offer valid for qualifying, paid, published roundtrip fares. Offer not valid on the following fare types: United Economy® (S, T or L), Internet-only fares, companion, travel industry G class, contract, bulk, convention, tour conductor, children, family plan, government, group, military, senior citizen, student, youth, infant, tour basing, Round the World, Circle the Pacific, Visit USA or any non-published fares. Roundtrip travel is required. A roundtrip is defined as travel from an origin city to a destination city with return travel beginning in the outbound destination city back to the first origin city with all segments on United, United Express or Ted. Open jaw or circle trip itineraries do not qualify. E-Ticket® purchase is required. Valid only on flights operated by United, United Express and Ted and not on United-marketed code-share flights operated by other carriers. Referrals, who are not currently Mileage Plus members, may earn the bonus one time for a maximum of 3,000 bonus miles upon enrolling in the Mileage Plus program. To qualify for the bonus miles, enrollees must enroll in the Mileage Plus program within 30 days of the referral or by December 31, 2007, whichever comes earlier. Bonus is in addition to paid flight miles and any applicable elite and class-of-service bonuses. Qualifying flights must be credited to the Mileage Plus account in order to qualify for this offer. Offer not valid for employees of United, Mileage Plus or their affiliates. Bonus miles do not count toward elite status. Offer subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Miles accrued, awards issued and bonus miles are subject to the rules of the United Mileage Plus program. Please allow six to eight weeks after completed qualifying activity for bonus miles to be posted to your Mileage Plus account. United, its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents are not responsible for any products and services of other participating companies and partners. The Mileage Plus Program, including accruals, awards and bonus miles offers, is subject to change without notice. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the passenger. United and Mileage Plus are registered service marks. For complete details about the Mileage Plus program, visit www.united.com/mileageplus. (MPGM07)

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