United Airlines is honoured as best North American airline by Asian travel publications

Airline Industry Information, Oct 23, 2008

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United Airlines (Nasdaq:UAUA) announced on 22 October that it has been declared the best North American airline by two Asian travel publications.

The airline has been awarded the accolade by Travel Trade Gazette Asia this week and Business Traveller Asia-Pacific has also given United the same award for the eighth year running.

United said that the investments it has been making to ensure a comfortable, enjoyable travel experience are being extended to its international first and business class seats. The United First Suite and United Business seats offered by the airline include 180 degree fully-flat beds in business class on its nonstop flights between Hong Kong and San Francisco and Hong Kong and Singapore. United also has an economy class, Economy Plus, with seating that has up to 5 extra inches of legroom.

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