Students Flying High With United

As part of its annual "Take Your Community to Work Day", United Airlines, on September 27, took 15 students and five teachers from Kururatrangsarit school in Ratburi province to Suvarnabhumi airport to find out about aviation and why it's such an exciting career choice. The students, aged 12-16, experienced check-in and inspected the cockpit of the Boeing 747 where flight crew explained the different instrumentation. The children met the captain who answered questions and handed out gifts. The pupils were then escorted by United's engineering, flight attendant, ground handling and marketing staff who showed the pupils four passenger seating areas: United First Suite, United Business, United Economy Plus, and United Economy. The students inspected the cooking area and downstairs in the 747, where passengers normally cannot go. Later the pupils gathered in the United staff meeting room for breakfast. United's staff then explained that United flies to over 210 destinations and was the first airline to introduce flight attendants. An aviation question and answer session followed. "Each year we bring children from upcountry schools to the airport to share with them the excitement of the aviation sector," said United's general manager for Thailand, Mr Eric Wilson. "We hope that many of them will take a long-term interest in aviation and maybe one day work for United." For the last seven years United Airlines has organized "Take Your Community to Work Day" for local school children in Thailand. "The objective is to give back to the community," said Mr Wilson. "This year was special because it is only the first anniversary of Suvarnabhumi being open. Many of the children hadn't been here before and wouldn't normally get the chance to visit a big airport, let alone see behind the scenes of a major airline." Picture caption: The picture shows the children with their replica United Airlines 747 aircraft at the check-in area. Pictured centre is United Airlines' general manager for Thailand, Mr Eric Wilson. Picture caption: The picture shows the children with their souvenir United Airlines 747 aircraft at the check-in area. Pictured centre is United Airlines' general manager for Thailand, Mr Eric Wilson. A high resolution version of the photograph can be downloaded from www.scottasia.net/2007/united/ratburi_students.jpg. United in Thailand United Airlines began scheduled services to Thailand in 1986. Today, United Airlines operates a daily flight to the U.S. from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport via Tokyo Narita International Airport in Japan. From Tokyo, United has convenient connections with flights to six U.S. cities including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington D.C., and Honolulu. From United's hubs in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., customers can reach hundreds of U.S. cities on United, United Express and Ted. In Thailand, United employs nearly 200 people in the areas of airport operations, cargo, sales and marketing, and administration. The airline's regional flight attendant base in Bangkok employs more than 120 regional flight attendants serving intra-Asia routes. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at www.unitedairlines.co.th. For media queries please contact: Ken Scott ScottAsia Communications Tel. (+66) 2644 7453 Mobile: 081 931 2753 e-mail: [email protected] or, Nutthamon Nutthanapong Mobile: 089 668 1711 e-mail: [email protected] www.unitedairlines.co.th

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