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United Expects Record Setting Start to Summer Travel Season
Airline plans for busiest Memorial Day weekend ever with three million expected passengers – a 10% increase over 2023 United's mobile app can save travelers
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[{"type":"text","content":"Airline plans for busiest Memorial Day weekend ever with three million expected passengers – a 10% increase over 2023\nUnited's mobile app can save travelers up to 30 minutes on average at the airport with features like mobile check-in, bag drop shortcut, live flight updates, terminal wayfinding, self-service rebooking and more\nCHICAGO, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- United is ready for its busiest Memorial Day holiday ever – with a record-setting three million travelers expected to fly between May 23-28, up nearly 10% compared to last year. To help fliers navigate the crowds and jumpstart their summer vacations, United has dozens of features in its mobile app to help travelers skip lines, breeze through security, navigate to their gates, quickly check their bags and more – saving travelers up to 30 minutes on average* at the airport.\n\"Whether you're a road warrior or fly just once a year, the United app is a game-changer that saves you time and makes the overall experience of flying United even better,\" said Linda Jojo, United's Chief Customer Officer. \"With an uptick of leisure travel over the summer months, we've found that customers who travel with the app not only save up to 30 minutes on average during their day-of travel experience, but they also feel informed and empowered about their flights, especially as they're flying into new or unfamiliar airports for their summertime vacations.\"\nUnited continues to release new innovations in its mobile app to help travelers prepare for their trips – offering more transparency, saving time and reducing stress.\nHere are the top ways the United mobile app can help fliers travel on easy mode:\nFind live, personalized flight notifications for details such as countdown to boarding, gate number, seat, bag tracking and more right on your phone screen. United is the first and only U.S. airline to support Live Activities for iPhone, and the live updates have helped millions of travelers since last year especially during peak travel times.Request your desired seat with the new seat preferences feature in the mobile app if your preferred seat type isn't available at the time of booking your flight. Travelers who use this tool are moved automatically into their preferred seat, on average, 35% of the time. United is the first and only U.S. airline offering this option.Receive automatic re...