Moscow in March on United Airlines
March 23, 2009

 Deep discounts for travel to Moscow include a $342^, Round-trip Fare from Washington, D.C.

CHICAGO, March 23, 2009 – United Airlines is helping customers save their spare rubles this March with incredibly low fares from throughout the U.S. to Moscow.   United begins its first-ever non-stop, capital-to-capital service between Washington Dulles and Moscow on March 29.

^Additional taxes and fees apply.

Sample fares to Moscow are each way, based on required Saturday night stay and roundtrip purchase by March 26 for U.S. outbound travel Tuesday and Thursday with return travel on Monday and Wednesday.** Travel must be complete by April 29, 2009, and complete terms and conditions are below.*** 

  • $171 – Washington, D.C.
  • $164 – Boston
  • $178 – Chicago
  • $197 – Denver
  • $191 – Houston
  • $119 – New York
  • $225 – San Francisco
  • $218 – Seattle

Mileage Plus® members may also earn bonus miles on United-operated flights to and from Moscow.**** Customers who purchase by March 29 and fly between March 29 and June 30 on a qualifying United roundtrip between the United States and Moscow can earn:

  • 10,000 bonus miles for United First (F and A booking classes)
  • 7,500 bonus miles for United Business (C, D and Z booking classes)
  • 5,000 bonus miles for United Economy in Y, B, M and H classes
  • 3,000 bonus miles in other booking classes of United Economy.

To complete the required registration and for full details, visit united.com/moscow.

About United

United Airlines (NASDAQ:  UAUA) operates more than 3,000* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C.  With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States.  United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 912 destinations in 159 countries worldwide.  United's 49,500 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world.  News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.

*Based on United's flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2009, and Jan. 1, 2010.

**Portions of this service may be operated by the following carriers doing business as United Express®: Chautauqua Airlines, Colgan Air, GoJet, Mesa Airlines, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America, SkyWest, Trans States Airlines

***FARE FACTS:Fares are each way based on required roundtrip purchase for United Economy® travel on United Airlines® and United Express® carriers. For tickets purchased through United reservation offices or at airport ticket counters, additional reservation fees will apply: $25 for United reservation office bookings and $30 for airport ticket counter bookings. No reservation fees are added for tickets purchased at united.com. Fees are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Fares purchased through other distribution channels may also be higher.  When purchasing from United, always go to united.com to find United's lowest fares. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights/dates.

Purchase Requirements: Tickets must be purchased at least 7 days in advance and ticketed within 24 hours of making reservations, but no later than March 26, 2009.  Reservations and ticket purchases on united.com must be completed simultaneously.

Travel Days/Dates:   Fares are valid for travel from U.S. origins to Moscow on Tuesday and Thursday and from Moscow Monday and Wednesdaystarting March 31, 2009.  Travel must be complete by April 29, 2009.  Other day of week travel may be higher.

Blackout Dates:   None

Min./Max. Stay:   Fares require a Saturday night minimum stay and a stay of 30 days is permitted.

Additional Taxes/Fees:   U.S./Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands fares do not include a $3.60 per flight segment tax.   A flight segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing.  Fares do not include the September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement at a U.S. airport or Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18, which may be collected depending on the itinerary.  Fares for Hawaii and Alaska do not include a $8 (each way) departure tax.  For travel from Canada, fares do not include U.S. Inspection fees of $7, taxes/fees imposed by the Canadian government of up to $19.50, and a $32.20 international departure and arrival tax if outside of the 225 mile buffer zone.   All international fares are subject to U.S. arrival and departure taxes and agricultural, immigrations and customs fees of up to $50.  For travel to some countries, additional airport, transportation, embarkation, security, and passenger service taxes/surcharges of up to $250 (each way) will apply depending on destination.  For return travel from some countries, fares do not include airport and/or departure taxes of up to $45, which may be collected by the foreign government. 


Baggage Fees:  For up to two standard weight and standard size checked bags, no checked baggage fees apply.  For more than two checked bags and for any bag that is overweight and/or oversize, additional baggage fees apply depending on itinerary. Baggage fees must be paid in local currency.  For more information about United’s baggage policy, size and weight restrictions and applicable fees, go to www.united.com/baggage.

Itinerary Changes. No changes may be made after ticketed departure date for any portion of the ticket.  Tickets whose reservations are cancelled prior to the ticketed departure date are valid for travel one year from the original issuance date for a service charge of $150.  Changes made on or before departure are subject to fare rules and a service charge of $150.  If a reservation is not cancelled before the ticketed departure date, the ticket has no value.

Other Conditions: Fares, fees and taxes are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply. Lower fares may be available to select destinations.  Fares subject to government approval.

****Bonus Miles Terms and Conditions: To qualify for this offer, members must register, then purchase and complete one paid qualifying roundtrip between the 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands and Moscow, Russia, on United®-operated flights within the designated ticketing and travel periods.  For this offer, 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 or United Express; a segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing.

Registrants can earn 10,000 bonus miles for purchasing and flying a roundtrip in published United First® (F or A fares); 7,500 bonus miles for United Business® (C, D or Z fares); 5,000 bonus miles for United Economy® (Y, B, M or H fares); or 3,000 bonus miles for all other United Economy fares.

Ticketing Period: January 7, 2009 - March 29, 2009.

Travel Period: March 29, 2009 - June 30, 2009.

Registration required anytime prior to travel, or within 30 days after travel, but must be completed by June 30, 2009, in order to qualify for the bonus miles.

To register for the offer, go to www.united.com/mpi009.

E-Ticket ® purchase required.

Bonus may be earned an unlimited number of times. Not combinable with other non-combinable offers.

Passenger must be a member of United’s Mileage Plus frequent flyer program for travel to qualify for this offer.  Flights must be credited to the Mileage Plus account in order to qualify.

Offer valid on paid, published fares. Not valid on government fares.

Valid on United® and United Express®, and not on United-marketed code-share flights operated by other carriers. Bonus miles apply to base flight miles only and do not count toward elite status. Bonus is in addition to paid flight miles and any applicable elite or class-of-service bonuses. Bonus miles will post 6–8 weeks after completed qualifying activity.