Fuente : United Airlines
http://www.united.com/

Customers can Click, Stretch and Win at united.com

/noticias.info/ CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2005 – united.com isn't just for making reservations anymore. Now customers can "click" on united.com and register for the "Click. Stretch. Win." Economy Plus® game for a chance to win coveted travel prizes, including pairs of U.S. domestic, roundtrip tickets on United Airlines®; one-year Red Carpet Club® memberships; 5,000 Mileage Plus® bonus miles and more.

"Customers who play for these fun travel prizes at united.com have an interactive opportunity to learn more about the comforts of Economy Plus seating, and the benefits of our new Economy Plus AccessSM program," said Dennis Cary, United's senior vice president-Marketing. "The advantages of booking on united.com just keep getting better. Now customers have the opportunity to win prizes while they search to reserve the lowest available fares for business or pleasure, and unlike some other travel Web sites, united.com doesn't charge a booking fee."

From now until Sept. 9, 2005, customers can register for the contest at http://www.united.com/clickstretchwin, and play the game for a chance to win popular travel prizes. Once registered, customers can click on the picture of a man in a knotted position, symbolizing what it's like to sit in some other airline's seat -- until he fully reclines, demonstrating the comfort of Economy Plus. The Web site instantly notifies customers if they have won any of the game prizes. Players can play as often as once a day.

Economy Plus is currently available to Mileage Plus Elite members and full-fare customers. This preferred seating is available on United® and TedSM aircraft, and soon will be on all United Express® 70-seat aircraft, now branded as explusSM. The United fleet has more premium seating -- including the United First®, United Business® and Economy Plus seating sections -- than any other U.S. carrier.

The Economy Plus Access program gives customers the opportunity to purchase a one-year membership which gives them access to Economy Plus seating when they travel on United, Ted, and select United Express® flights. Customers can chose from three different Economy Plus Access options -- Economy Plus Access, which enables each member and one companion to sit in Economy Plus; Economy Plus Access with Red Carpet Club Membership; and Economy Plus Access with Premier Fast Track, which offers customers a quicker way to start reaping the benefits of United's Mileage Plus Premier® status.

united.com is a convenient, one-stop travel resource for booking flights and travel packages. United.com continues to guarantee the lowest United fares and has no booking fees. In addition, customers who book and fly a paid, qualifying roundtrip flight through united.com by Dec. 31, 2005, earn 1,000 Mileage Plus bonus miles.

About United

United Airlines (OTCBB: UALAQ.OB) is the world's second largest airline and operates more than 3,400 flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United is also a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to nearly 800 destinations in 139 countries worldwide. United's 58,500 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.

Click, Stretch, & Win Game Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Eligibility: Click, Stretch, & Win Game (the “Instant Win Game”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and (including the District of Columbia) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Employees, officers and representatives of United Airlines, Frankel, ePrize, LLC, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Instant Win Game is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation in the Instant Win Game constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Instant Win Game. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Sponsor: United Airlines, 1200 East Algonquin Road, Elk Grove Township, IL 60007. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069.

3. Timing: The Instant Win Game begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on August 9, 2005 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 9, 2005 (the "Promotion Period"). Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Instant Win Game.

4. How to Enter: During the Promotion Period, go to http://united.ePrize.net/econoplus and fill out the online entry form completely and submit the form. Once you submit the form, follow the directions to advance to the Instant Win Game page and to play the Instant Win Game. It is recommended that you install Macromedia Flash on your computer (if you do not already have it) when prompted. Installation is free. On the Instant Win Game page, untwist the character by clicking on the character’s various body parts. Once the character is completely untwisted, he will take a seat and the airplane will take-off. As the airplane takes-off, a win/lose message will appear in the jet stream and you will be notified if you are a potential Instant Win Game winner. If you do not have Macromedia Flash, you will be taken to a page that will indicate whether or not you are a potential winner. The Instant Win Game results will be instantly displayed. Entrants will be notified immediately by email if they are potential winners of the Instant Win Game and will be provided directions for validation. All potential winners are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. Administrator is responsible for the functionality of the Instant Win Game. Limit: One (1) Instant Win Game play per email address per person per day during the Promotion Period. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of plays by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant’s plays and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any registration or play, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, Internet service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

5. All potential winning plays are subject to verification by Sponsor or administrator, whose decisions are final AND BINDING. An entrant is not a winner of any prize, even if the INSTANT WIN GAME SHOULD so indicate, unless and until entrant’s eligibility and the potential Winning play has been verified and entrant has been notified that verification is complete. Sponsor will not accept screen shots or other evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process. any play that occurs after the system has failed for any reason is deemed a defective play and is void and will not be honored.

6. Instant Win Prize Selection and Verification of Potential Winners: All selected potential winners must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Administrator is an independent judging organization whose decisions as to the administration and operation of the Instant Win Game and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Instant Win Game. There will be one hundred ten (110) random, computer-generated winning times during the Promotion Period, one for each of the prizes listed below. If you are the first player to play the Instant Win Game at or after one of the randomly generated times, you will be a potential instant winner of the prize indicated. Potential Instant Win Game winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential Grand Prize winners (or parent/legal guardian if winners are minors in their state of residence) will be required to sign and return to Sponsor, within ten (10) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility, liability/publicity release in order to claim his/her prize and fulfill any such other requirements as determined by Administrator. If any potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release (when applicable) within the required time period, potential winner forfeits prize. Winners will receive their prizes approximately 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Instant Win Game. If any potential winner cannot be contacted or if prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential winner of a Grand Prize is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. There will be three (3) alternate drawings for the Grand Prizes, after which the Grand Prizes will remain unawarded. Other unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Prizes will be received 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Promotion.

7. Prizes:FIVE (5) GRAND PRIZES: Two (2) round trip coach-class domestic airline tickets on United Airlines for use within the 48 contiguous states. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $1,200. Terms and conditions of airline vouchers apply. ONE HUNDRED (100) FIRST PRIZES: Five thousand (5000) United Airline Mileage Plus® Bonus Miles. United Airlines Mileage Plus Miles do not expire, provided you earn or redeem any amount of miles at least once every 36 months, and are subject to program terms and conditions. Please visit the Mileage Plus website located at http://www.united.com/page/middlepage/0,6823,1136,00.html for additional information. Winner must be enrolled in the United Airlines Mileage Plus Program in order to receive the United Airlines Mileage Plus Miles. Enrollment is completely free. All Mileage Plus program rules apply. ARV: $125. FIVE (5) SECOND PRIZES: One (1) Year Membership to the United Red Carpet Club®. Club membership terms and conditions apply. ARV: $500.

For all prizes: Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible plays received during the Promotion Period divided by the number of prizes available. No cash or other substitution, assignment or transfer of any prizes permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component with cash or another prize of comparable or greater value. Winners are responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Prizes will be awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied offered by Sponsor. Total ARV: $21,000. Limit: one (1) Instant Win Game prize per person.

8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Instant Win Game constitutes winner's consent to Sponsor's use of winner's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.

9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Instant Win Game if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Instant Win Game, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Instant Win Game or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other Promotion, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Instant Win Game is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

10. Release: By entering this Instant Win Game, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless United Airlines, Frankel, ePrize, LLC, and any promotional partners, each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliate and related companies, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any losses, damages, rights, claim or cause of action of any kind arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Instant Win Game or resulting directly of indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded in connection with the Instant Win Game, including without limitationpersonal injury, death, and/or property damage, as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation, and/or invasion of privacy.

11. Limitations of Liability : The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Instant Win Game; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Instant Win Game; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Instant Win Game or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Instant Win Game or receipt or use of any prize or while traveling to or from any prize-related activity. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Instant Win Game; provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Instant Win Game for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.

12. Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Instant Win Game, or any prizes awarded, other than the administration of the Instant Win Game or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Instant Win Game but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Instant Win Game, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan.

13. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to the ePrize Privacy Policy ( http://www.eprize.com/privacy_policy.html) and the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (http://www.united.com/privacy ).

14. Winners List For Major Prizes: Instant Win Game results of the major prizes and/or a copy of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the “Click, Stretch, & Win Game Winners/Rules Request”, c/o ePrize, LLC, P.O. Box 8070 Royal Oak, MI 48068-8070. Requests must be received by December 9, 2005 for the winners list. Vermont residents may omit return postage for the official rules. notas_de_prensa_archivo