UNITED AIRLINES OFFERS DOUBLE AIR MILES TO THE US AND INDIA

 Bonus deal celebrates new flights to New York and Delhi

United Airlines is celebrating the launch of its Hong Kong to New York and Hong Kong to Delhi flights with a bumper bonus air miles offer.

Mileage Plus members booking on any United flight to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto or Vancouver between March 1 and May 31 will be credited with double miles.

The Delhi offer starts on April 1 and ends on June 30 and applies to passengers flying to and from the Indian capital.

"This is our way of saying thank you to United's many loyal customers who fly from Hong Kong to the US and India," said Nicolas E Ferri, General Sales Manager for United Airlines in Hong Kong. "We are very excited about our new service to the Big Apple and we hope they are too.

"It is also a reminder to passengers on our new flights to India of how valuable we believe their custom is to us."

United's non-stop flight to John F Kennedy airport in New York is launched on April 2. Service to Delhi begins on April 1.

United Mileage Plus Visa Gold Card holders can also enjoy the double miles offer for their expenses in the United States and Canada made through the credit card from April 1 to May 31. The card is available in Hong Kong through HSBC bank.

"We think this is a great deal," said Mr Ferri. "It doesn't matter how you fly to New York, for example. You could go via London, if you wanted, and you would still get double miles for the whole trip as long as you land at JFK."

United's offer means that, with a flight to New York normally earning 16,134 miles for a round trip, and 32,268 under the new deal, a Mileage Plus member would qualify for a return business class trip to Singapore or Tokyo.

United Airlines is adding New York to its list of major, non-stop US flights that already includes San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago, using Boeing 747-400s. This makes United the airline offering the most non-stops to the United States. From Hong Kong it also offers daily non-stop service to Singapore, Tokyo and Delhi, India.

United, a member of Star Alliance, is the largest air carrier in the world, operating 2,300 flights to 133 destinations in 28 countries and two U.S. territories.