HOUSTON – Summer is just around the corner and if you’re trying to get away from the intense Texas heat, we won’t blame you. But we will if you don’t take advantage of some money-saving resources by United Airlines!
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United Airlines says it’s expecting Wednesday, May 23 to be the busiest travel day, with more than 3 million people flying. In Houston alone, United says nearly 480 flights a day are expected going into the Memorial Day weekend, seeing more than 55,000 people a day just at Bush Airport.
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Here are just a few tips United Airlines shared to help make your Summer and Memorial Day travels a little easier and hopefully save a few extra dollars along the way:
Make group travel simpler than ever
United is the first major U.S. airline to allow members of its loyalty program, MileagePlus®, to pool their miles with family and friends into a joint account. Making it easier for family members of all ages -- and groups to share and use miles for award travel as “mile pooling”.
Tips for navigating the airport:
Arrive at the airport 2-3 hours early to give you plenty of time
When navigating the airport, given the construction underway, remember that parking garages may be full at IAH. It is best to utilize the various parking lots located off-terminal and consider taking parking shuttles to the terminal.
Helping families travel together easily:
Children under 12 years can sit next to an adult in their party for free - including customers who purchase Basic Economy tickets with the United family seating policy.
In the app, United’s seat map feature dynamically finds available adjacent seats at the time of booking first reviews all available free Economy seats, and then opens complimentary upgrades to available Preferred Seats, if needed.
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