CHICAGO, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beginning Dec. 15, 2005, United Airlines is adding flights to eight sizzling beach destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean, including brand-new service between Washington, D.C. and Nassau, Bahamas -- the second largest destination in the Caribbean.

"Our new service to Nassau increases the number of beach destinations we offer our customers in the Washington, D.C., area, and provides access to another vacation hot spot for all our customers to enjoy," said Greg Taylor, senior vice president - Planning. "This new service is in line with United's ongoing effort to bolster our international service, and represents a second consecutive year of significant growth to popular Mexican and Caribbean leisure destinations."

Along with United's new service between Washington, D.C. and Nassau, the company will also offer new roundtrip service between Washington, D.C. and Montego Bay; Punta Cana; and St. Maarten; as well as new service between Denver and Cozumel, Mexico; and Chicago and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Expanded Service to some of the most popular beach destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean includes the following:

From Chicago to:

-- Montego Bay, Jamaica -- United will offer three flights. (Wed., Sat.,
Sun.)
-- St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands -- United will add one additional
flight to its current Saturday and Sunday schedule. (Tue., Sat.,
Sun.)
-- Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas), Mexico* -- United plans to offer four new
flights for the winter season. (Tue., Thu., Sat., Sun.) Weekend
service will begin Oct. 15, 2005. (Sat., Sun.) Tickets available for
sale on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005.


From Denver to:

-- Cozumel, Mexico -- United will offer new weekly Saturday service.
-- Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas), Mexico -- United will offer three
additional flights to last winter's Saturday-only schedule. (Mon.,
Wed., Fri., Sat.)


From Dulles to:

-- Aruba, Netherlands -- United will offer three additional flights to
its current Saturday-only flight. (Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat.)
-- Montego Bay, Jamaica* -- United plans to offer five new flights.
(Sun., Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri.)
-- Nassau, Bahamas* -- United plans to offer four new flights. (Mon.,
Wed., Fri., Sat.)
-- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic* -- United plans to offer four new
flights. (Tue., Thu., Sat., Sun.)
-- St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles* -- United plans to offer two new
flights. (Wed., Sat.)
-- St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands -- United will offer two additional
flights to its current Saturday and Sunday service. (Tue., Thu.,
Sat., Sun.)

*Subject to government approval