United Economy

United Economy^® has a wide range of inflight services and amenities for you to enjoy.

Food and drinks

Entertainment

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Food and drinks

From packaged snacks, snack boxes, fresh food, and wine – there are a lot of dining options in United Economy. We use contactless payment on board, so if you want to buy food or drinks, you can either use Tap to Pay on United flights when Wi-Fi is available or save a form of payment before your flight.

On every flight

Free soft drinks, juices, tea and fresh brewed illy^® coffee.

On every flight

Free soft drinks, juices, tea and fresh brewed illy^® coffee.

Flights between 300 and 500 miles*	Flights over 500 miles*	Flights over 1190 miles*
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Flights between 300 and 500 miles*
free snacks Beer, wine and spirits available for purchase

Flights over 500 miles*
free snacks Beer, wine and spirits available for purchase Premium snacks and snackboxes available for purchase

Flights over 1190 miles*
free snacks Beer, wine and spirits available for purchase Premium snacks and snackboxes available for purchase Bistro on Board available for purchase

On international flights**

Free bread, salad, a main entree and dessert.

Free midflight sandwich on flights longer than 12 hours and a free pre-arrival meal.

Free house beer and wines, soft drinks, juices, tea and freshly brewed illy coffee.***

Spirits and liqueurs available for purchase.

*Flights within North America, the Caribbean and most of Latin America.
**Flights to or from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the South Pacific and select destinations in Latin America.
***illy Cold Brew Classico is available for purchase.

United Private Screening

Enjoy movies and shows from our entertainment partners with United Private Screening^SM. You can watch United Private Screening on our seatback entertainment system or your personal device.

This service is sponsored by the MileagePlus^® Explorer Card.

DIRECTV

Watch over 100 channels of live TV and new Hollywood movies with DIRECTV^® on select Boeing 737 planes.

Audio entertainment

Listen to podcasts, music and our exclusive “from the flight deck” channel.

United Wi-Fi

Stay connected with United Wi-Fi^SM, available for purchase on most flights.

Hemispheres

Read up on travel, food and drink, culture, and more.

Economy

Pick your seat
Free snacks and drinks
Free inflight entertainment

Economy Plus

Extra legroom
Seats in front of the United Economy sections
Available on all United flights and most United Express^® flights

Premium cabins

Get more space, more amenities and free checked bags with a seat in our United First^®, United Business^® or United Polaris^® business class cabins.

Preferred seating

A preferred seat is a United Economy seat that’s closer to the front of the plane. MileagePlus members can earn Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) for buying preferred seats, and MileagePlus Premier^® members can choose preferred seats for free.

You can buy a preferred seat in My trips or on the United app.

United Economy