United announced it will launch a daily nonstop flight between Chicago O`Hare and Munich, beginning June 7, 2005. This new service is in addition to United`s existing daily Washington Dulles-Munich service. United`s new flight, open for sale today, complements the Chicago-Munich code-share flight currently operated by Star Alliance partner Lufthansa, giving customers an additional schedule option on the route and timed to provide convenient connections from both cities on United and Lufthansa.

We are pleased to carry customers from Chicago directly to one of Germany`s main business centers and top tourist destinations, says Michael Whitaker, United`s vice president of Alliances, International and Regulatory Affairs. In Munich, travelers experience a city with a unique blend of modern cosmopolitan style and historic Bavarian attractions. The new service is just in time for the busy summer travel season, offering our customers another convenient nonstop flight to Europe. It also further strengthens our alliance network with Lufthansa.

The new Munich flight joins United`s nonstop daily service from its Chicago hub to the major European cities of Frankfurt, London, Paris and Amsterdam, as well as to other top destinations in Asia and Latin America. In addition to nonstop service to Munich, United also serves Frankfurt, Germany, with two daily nonstop flights from both Chicago and Washington Dulles, and one daily nonstop from San Francisco. Combined, United and Lufthansa provide the most service between the U.S. and Germany.

Together with our partner United, Chicago customers can fly nonstop to Munich and, from there, on to nearly 100 destinations around the world on Lufthansa, said Thomas Winkelman, vice president of The Americas for Lufthansa. Travelers now have more options to enjoy the Bavarian countryside, or take an elephant ride in Delhi.

Flight 906 will depart Chicago O`Hare at 5:50 p.m. on June 7 and arrive in Munich at 9:50 a.m. the next day. On June 8, Flight 907 begins operating from Munich at 3:20 p.m. with an arrival time in Chicago of 6:15 p.m. the same day. United will operate the flights with a Boeing 767 aircraft that seats 193 passengers -- 10 in United First, 32 in United Business and 151 in United Economy, including 71 in United Economy Plus(R).