LUFTHANSA AND UNITED ANNOUNCE PLANS TO OFFER FIRST DENVER-FRANKFURT NONSTOP SERVICE

Lufthansa’s year-round service and United’s seasonal flights to provide Trans-Atlantic bridge between United’s second largest hub and Lufthansa’s largest hub in 2001

Lufthansa German Airlines and United Airlines have announced joint plans to offer the first daily, scheduled, non-stop flights between Denver, Colorado and Frankfurt, Germany, beginning in March, 2001. The new Lufthansa-United service will make Frankfurt the second international destination outside of North America served from Denver non-stop.

The carriers, bi-lateral alliance partners since 1994 and both members of the Star Alliance network of airlines, announced that Lufthansa would begin daily year-round service at the end of March, 2001, with the start of the airline’s "summer schedule." They also announced that in addition to Lufthansa’s new service, United would offer daily non-stop service on a seasonal basis, from June through October, beginning in June, 2001, providing double daily service between Denver and Frankfurt during the busiest travel period.

"Denver is a booming international business market, and tourism is on the increase both to and from Europe," says Thomas Winkelmann, Vice President, The Americas, for Lufthansa. "Together with our alliance with United, this new destination will enable us to serve our customers in the western United States even better than before."

"We are delighted that we’ve been able find a way to offer Denver-Frankfurt service that will successfully meet the needs of our customers, employees and shareholders," said Roger Gibson, Vice President of the Mountain Region for United Airlines. "We’ve long been committed to finding a way to serve this important route, and the joint plan we are announcing today with Lufthansa will turn that commitment into not just one, but two new daily trans-Atlantic flights for the people of Colorado during the peak summer months."

Lufthansa’s new service to Denver (LH 446/447) will be launched on March 25, 2001. The route will be operated with a state-of-the-art four-engine, wide-body, 247-seat Airbus A340 aircraft. Flight 446 will depart Frankfurt daily at 1:10 p.m., arriving at 3:40 p.m. local time in Denver. The return flight will leave Denver at 5:40 p.m. The flights arrival and departure times are scheduled to accommodate customers connecting from United, United Shuttle and United Express flights from throughout the Western United States and to enable fast, convenient connections through Lufthansa’s Frankfurt hub to other destinations in Europe and beyond. As on all its Trans-Atlantic routes, Lufthansa will offer three-cabin service with recently upgraded First, Business and Economy classes.

United’s Denver-Frankfurt flight will go open for sale on Tuesday, September 12, with the first date of operations beginning on June 1, 2001, continuing through October 26, 2001. Flight 964 will depart Denver at 8:55 p.m. and arrive Frankfurt the following afternoon at 2:35 p.m. Starting June 2, 2001, flight 965 will depart Frankfurt at 3:20 p.m., and arrive Denver 6:05 p.m. the same day, and continue operating through October 27, 2001. The route will be operated with United’s technologically advanced Boeing 777, the largest and most modern airliner in service today. Like the Lufthansa flight, United’s flight will be timed to allow convenient connections from destinations throughout the Western U.S. served by United, United Shuttle and United Express. United’s flight will also allow seamless connections to Lufthansa flights beyond Frankfurt. United’s service will offer three class service, including 12 seats in United First with its recently introduced "United First Suite" lie-flat bed product, 49 seats United Business and 217 seats United Economy.

United and Lufthansa will "code-share" on the new Denver-Frankfurt service, marketing each other’s flights as if it were their own. United's two letter carrier code, "UA" will be placed on Lufthansa’s new nonstop flight to Frankfurt in computer reservations systems and United’s Denver-Frankfurt flights will also carry the "LH" code.

The United-Lufthansa alliance makes it possible for customers of both airlines to access the networks of two global airlines while still enjoying the seamless type of travel experience they would have if they were flying on just one carrier. United-Lufthansa customers will enjoy one-stop check-in at their first point of contact on either side of the Atlantic, accrual and redemption of frequent flyer miles for flights operated by either carrier in either United’s Mileage Plus program or Lufthansa’s Miles & More program and conveniently located airport facilities for quick connections. United-Lufthansa customers also enjoy reciprocal access to each carrier’s airport lounges, and the recognition and benefits of their silver or gold frequent flyer program status when flying on either carrier.

United Airlines is the leading carrier at Denver International Airport, United’s second largest hub. United and United Express offer a combined 484 daily nonstop flights from Denver to 105 destinations throughout the U.S. and Canada. United employs nearly 9,400 people in Colorado and is Denver’s fourth largest employer, contributing more than $650 million annually to the Denver area’s economy. United Airlines’ Internet address is www.united.com.

Lufthansa’s other U.S. gateways include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York (JFK), Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington. From its Frankfurt and Munich hubs, Lufthansa provides one of the most extensive global networks of any major airline, flying to more than 300 cities in nearly 100 countries. According to the most recent International Air Transport Association (IATA) figures, Lufthansa carries more passengers worldwide than any European airline