United to retain and expand it to premium economy combined fleet

United Continental Holdings Limited NYSE: UAL, announced today that United Airlines flight in to keep its popular Premium Economy EconomyPlus seats, and from 2012, extend the service to the United States Continental Airlines fleet, providing more opportunities for passengers to enjoy more leg room, more comfortable travel experience.

Continental United executive vice president and chief revenue officer Zhankang Dayton Jim Compton said: passengers as the passengers traveling in economy class luxury flight experience significantly more satisfied. work has entered an important stage. In addition, this decision also reflects the company's commitment to constantly innovating for tourists satisfaction of quality products; but also the needs of visitors can be different to meet their travel experience.

Currently, United Airlines in its entire 359 mainline aircraft and various United Express United Express carriers operate more than 150 larger aircraft on regional routes aircraft Premium Economy seats are available . When the cabin for several years after completion of conversion, the company plans to more than 700 mainline aircraft to provide premium economy seats on the plane, including all of the Continental mainline aircraft and regional routes of the larger aircraft. Fully deployed, the new United Airlines fleet will include more than 40,000 premium economy seats are available at more than 122,000 seats. By then, United Airlines provides spacious seating capacity will be Guanjue peers.

United Airlines introduced premium economy in 1999, in United Economy United Economy in front of the cabin for the passengers up to five inches of extra legroom. With United Airlines Mileage Plus frequent flyer program and Continental Airlines OnePass preferential frequent flyer program membership VIP passengers in the seats available, you can enjoy a free deluxe economy class seats.

Continental Airlines currently offers seats with extra legroom, and will continue to provide the service for passengers until all aircraft reconfiguration is Premium Economy seats. OnePass frequent flyer miles and future ex-gratia scheme VIP members for free choice of seats with extra legroom, other customers may be obtained by buying this type of seat.

Premium Economy expansion, reflecting their products and United Airlines passenger concern and attention. Since then, United will continue to use the new 180-degree flat bed seat configuration United Airlines and Continental Airlines First and Business Class - currently, the new flat bed seat in the merger has been configured fleet of 112 aircraft, the airline of this size in the first column of American nationality. In addition, more than 160 aircraft on a Continental Airlines aircraft also provides DIRECTV functionality.