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DATE OF DISTRIBUTION: October 6, 2009           FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT

UNITED AIRLINES ADDS SECOND
NONSTOP TO SAN FRANCISCO

     United Airlines will add a second daily nonstop flight to San Francisco October 25, 2009. The seasonal flight will continue through mid-December. United offers the only nonstop service available to San Francisco from Tucson.

     The flight schedule is as follows:

     Departures:
     Depart Tucson at 6:00 a.m. Arrive San Francisco at 8:20 a.m.
     Depart Tucson at 4:22 p.m. Arrive San Francisco at 6:41 p.m.

     Arrivals:
     Depart San Francisco at 2:24 p.m. Arrive Tucson at 4:21 p.m.
     Depart San Francisco at 7:30 p.m. Arrive Tucson at 9:25 p.m.

     United will also replace one of its regional jet aircraft with a larger jet, an A320, for one of its four daily flights to Denver from late October through March. In addition to San Francisco and Denver, United also offers daily nonstop service to Los Angeles.

     T-A-A

      There are currently eight airlines providing daily nonstop service to 15 destinations at Tucson International Airport. Airlines and service include: Alaska (Seattle); American (Chicago O’Hare, Dallas/Ft. Worth); Continental (Houston); Delta (Atlanta, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City); Frontier (Denver); Southwest (Albuquerque, Chicago Midway, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego); United (Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco); and US Airways (Phoenix).