Ua faalauiloa mai i le aso e le United Airlines ma le Continental Airlines, o sui o polokalame fai soo a le kamupani o loo feaveaia tulaga maualuluga, o le a mauaina se tulaga le faatapulaaina, o ni faaleleiga faalotoifale i totonu o vaalele e faafoeina e kamupani vaalele uma pe a avanoa le avanoa.

Faʻasalalau masani a le Continental i tulaga maualuluga o loʻo iai foʻi avanoa i United's Economy Plus® nofoa, ma faʻaopoopoina potu faʻaopoopo i luma o le tamaʻi fale. United's elite-level regular flyers o le a maua ai se avanoa faʻapitoa i le Continental's premium nofo faʻapea foi.

O nei penefiti fou o le a amata faʻasolosolo i le ogatotonu o le 2010.

Le faʻatapulaʻaina faʻaleleia atili fale ma fiafia vasega vasega nofoa mo elite-tulaga masani flyer sui o le lata mai faʻaopoopoga i le suite o penefiti avanoa i United ma Continental tagata faʻatau talu ai o le lua feaveaʻi faʻasalalau se lautele lautele lalolagi paʻaga ia Iuni 2008 ma talu mai Continental auai i le Star Alliance Oketopa 27 - penefiti e aofia ai le ulufale fou i le tele o taulaga i le salafa o le lalolagi, aloaʻia o tulaga aloaʻia, ma le agavaʻa e faʻaputuputu ma togiola maila i luga o le tasi vaʻalele.

"O le faiga paaga i le va o United ma Continental o lona uiga sili atu le mafanafana ma sili atu taui mo a matou tagata sili ona faamaoni tagata faatau," o le tala lea a Graham Atkinson, peresitene o Mileage Plus. "E ui e fiafia tele le aufaʻatau i le Continental e ala i le avea ai ma totino o le Star Alliance, ae ua matou fiafia lava e fausia i luga o na penefiti e maua ai e tagata femalagaaʻi le mea sili na ofoina mai e le tatou kamupani."

"Continental ma United o loʻo iai fesoʻotaʻiga fesoʻotaʻiga e aofia ai le faʻafanua mo pisinisi tagata femalagaaʻi," o le tala lea a Mark Bergsrud, o le Continental sinia sui peresitene maketi polokalama ma tufatufaina. "O lenei faasilasilaga o se vaega o la tatou fuafuaga faifai pea e tiliva atu soo se penefiti penefiti e ofaina ai le tali sili ona lelei mo le tagata faimalaga o loʻo manaʻomia nisi avanoa ma faʻamafanafanaga i luga ole upega.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

Unlimited domestic upgrades and preferred economy class seating for elite-level frequent flyer members are the latest additions to the suite of benefits available to United and Continental customers since the two carriers announced a wide-ranging global partnership in June 2008 and since Continental joined the Star Alliance October 27 – benefits that include new access to dozens of cities around the world, recognition of elite status, and the ability to accrue and redeem miles on each other's flights.
“While our elite-level customers enjoy significant benefits on Continental through its membership in Star Alliance, we are delighted to build on those benefits to provide travelers the best our industry has to offer.
“This announcement is part of our ongoing plan to deliver frequent flyer benefits that offer the best overall solution for the traveler who wants extra space and comfort across the network.