United Airlines Announces Important Change to Its Mileage Plus Frequent Fly= er Program =0A=0A =0A=0AFriday January 19, 3:29 PM EST =0A=0A=0ACHICAGO, Ja= n 19, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- United Airlines today annou= nced that Mileage Plus frequent flyer miles that are in accounts which are = inactive for 18 months will expire. By shortening the amount of time a Mile= age Plus account can remain inactive, United's most loyal customers will co= mpete with fewer people for award seats, making it easier for them to redee= m their miles.=0A"This change makes our Mileage Plus program better for cus= tomers who are most loyal to United, reduces our operating costs and brings= our program in line with major competitors," said Dennis Cary, senior vice= president - Marketing. "We offer several ways our customers can easily sta= y active in our Mileage Plus program and enjoy the benefits that come with = earning and redeeming miles with United."=0A=0AMileage Plus accounts that h= ave not earned or redeemed miles since July 1, 2006 will have associated mi= les expire on Dec. 31, 2007. There are several ways customers can keep thei= r Mileage Plus accounts active:=0A -- fly on United or one of its 28 ai= rline partners=0A -- use or sign-up for a Mileage Plus Visa credit or d= ebit card=0A -- purchase products or services from more than 100 travel= and retail=0A partners=0A -- use miles by taking a trip to one = of the 841 destinations United and=0A its partners serve=0A -- u= se miles for merchandise, hotel stays and dining=0A -- transfer miles t= o another Mileage Plus member=0A -- donate miles to the Mileage Plus Ch= arity Miles program=0A=0A=0AUnited recommends that its customers go to unit= ed.com and update their Mileage Plus account information to receive additio= nal information about this change.=0AAbout United Mileage Plus=0AUnited Mil= eage Plus, with nearly 48 million enrolled members, has been voted the best= frequent flier program by readers of Business Traveler for the past 10 yea= rs (Nov.1996-Nov. 2005), by Travel Savvy magazine (Sept. 2004-Sept. 2005) a= nd by Global Traveler (Nov. 2004-Nov. 2005). It also received the 2005 Fros= t & Sullivan CEO Choice Award for Best Frequent Flyer Program. Members earn= miles by flying on United, Ted(SM), United Express(R) or Star Alliance air= lines, or by purchasing products or services through the comprehensive netw= ork of more than 100 participating Mileage Plus partners at more than 10,00= 0 locations worldwide. Mileage Plus also offers one of the most extensive s= elections of award travel destinations, including 841 destinations in 157 c= ountries. For more information, a complete list of Mileage Plus partners, o= r to enroll, visit united.com.=0AAbout United=0AUnited Airlines (UAUA) oper= ates more than 3,700* flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to mo= re than 210 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in L= os Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key gl= obal air rights in the Asia- Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, Unit= ed is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States.= United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connecti= ons for our customers to 841 destinations in 157 countries worldwide. Unite= d's more than 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many count= ries around the world. News releases and other information about United can= be found at the company's Web site at united.com.=0A *Based on the flig= ht schedule between May 1, 2006 and Dec