CHICAGO, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — United Airlines today announced a temporary reduction in the number of weekly flights between Mexico and the United States.

United, which has less than 2 percent of its consolidated capacity dedicated to Mexico, will beginning May 5 reduce the amount of its weekly roundtrip flights between the U.S. and Mexico from 61 to 24 in May and from 90 to 52 in June. United will continue to serve all four of its year-round destinations in Mexico, including Cancun, Los Cabos, Mexico City, and Puerto Vallarta.

“We are responding quickly, adjusting our schedule to match customer interest,” said John Tague, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “We will continue to monitor demand for travel to Mexico, and will adjust our flight schedule accordingly.”

United is notifying customers and travel agencies of the changes to its schedule and is re-accommodating customers on other flights. United has issued a travel waiver enabling customers to more easily change their travel plans for travel to, from and through Mexico. More information is available at united.com.

About United

United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) operates over 3,100* flights a day on United and United Express 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 also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 912 destinations in 159 countries worldwide. United’s 48,500 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world.

*Based on United’s forward-looking flight schedule for April 1, 2009 to April 1, 2010.