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2. Notify Customers of Known Delays, Cancellations and Diversions

We work hard to get you to your destination on time, as scheduled. There may be times when weather, air traffic control, operational or service considerations lead to flight delays, cancellations or diversions. When this happens we will make available the most current, accurate information about your flight’s status that we have. This includes providing information about a change in the status of a flight to, from or within the United States within 30 minutes after becoming aware of a flight cancellation, a flight delay of 30 minutes or more in the planned operation of a flight or a flight diversion. We may use one or more of several ways to communicate this information, such as: providing information in the boarding gate area of a flight, on airport flight status display boards, upon request via phone with United Reservations, in flight status updates on united.com and, for our subscribed customers, voice and email alerts.

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Our United Customer Commitment
1. Advise about lowest available fares
2. Notify customers of known delays, cancellations and diversions
3. Deliver baggage on time
4. Allow reservations to be cancelled for a certain period after purchase
5. Provide prompt ticket refunds
6. Properly accommodate passengers with disabilities and other special needs
7. Meet customers' essential needs during lengthy tarmac delays
8. Treat passengers fairly and consistently in the case of oversales
9. Disclose cancellation policies, frequent flyer rules, aircraft seating configuration and lavatory availability
10. Notify customers about travel itinerary changes in a timely manner
11. Ensure responsiveness to customer complaints
12. Provide services to mitigate inconveniences resulting from cancellations and misconnections.