SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, United
Airlines, GSW Arena LLC, and the Golden State Warriors
announce a new multi-year relationship, naming the carrier the
official airline for the Warriors and a Founding Partner for Chase
Center, the state-of-the-art sports and entertainment complex to be
built in San Francisco's Mission
Bay neighborhood. United will begin its partnership with the
Warriors for the 2016-17 season at Oracle Arena and continue the
relationship when the team relocates to Chase Center.
"As the official airline of the Warriors, United solidifies its
leadership and commitment to the San
Francisco and Bay Area communities," said Julia Haywood, executive vice president, and
chief commercial officer at United. "San
Francisco is a key market for United, and this relationship
demonstrates further investment in our employees and our
customers."
To celebrate this announcement, Warriors players Shaun Livingston, James
Michael McAdoo and Zaza
Pachulia along with Warriors president and chief operating
offer Rick Welts and Julia Haywood
tipped off the relationship with a news conference at a hangar at
United's maintenance base in San
Francisco. The airline transformed a hangar into a fully
functioning, co-branded basketball court, where United employees
competed in a basketball shooting game with assistance from some of
the Warriors players.
"Adding United Airlines as a Founding Partner of Chase Center
continues to show our commitment to building and operating a
world-class sports and entertainment facility in San Francisco," said Rick Welts. "Chase Center
will be the best destination in the world and adding United
Airlines as a Founding Partner is integral in getting this
privately financed venue built."
Executives from Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco – an organization that aims to
inspire young people, especially those from disadvantaged
circumstances, to realize their full potential – were also present
for today's news conference. United announced plans to expand its
relationship with the organization to $60,000 in travel funds, presented to the
organization's President Rob
Connolly. The Boys & Girls Clubs will use this support
to fly its Rebels basketball team to Amateur Athletic Union
basketball tournaments around the country.
As part of this sponsorship, MileagePlus™ members will be able
to redeem their miles for access to premium seats, suite tickets
and VIP experiences, along with autographed Warriors merchandise on
the MileagePlus Exclusives platform. The new relationship
grants United space for radio, social media, online and in-arena
messaging at Oracle Arena and, after the team moves, at Chase
Center. In addition United will have a presence at Chase Center's
East Side Club.
About the Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors organization, currently in its 71st
season, is a charter member of the National Basketball Association.
Founded in 1946, the Warriors called the city of Philadelphia home for 16 memorable years
before moving to the West Coast in 1962 to become the San Francisco
Warriors and ultimately, in 1971, the Golden State Warriors when
the team moved across the Bay to its current home in Oakland. The team's storied history includes
four NBA Championships, six of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players and 27
members of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. For more
information on the Golden State Warriors, please visit
warriors.com.
About GSW Arena LLC
GSW Arena LLC, founded in 2010, is privately funding the
construction of a new sports and entertainment center to be named
Chase Center, which will be the anchor of an 11-acre mixed use
complex on private property in San
Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood. For more information,
please visit warriors.com/sf.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500
flights a day to 339 airports across five continents. In 2015,
United and United Express operated more than 1.5 million flights
carrying more than 140 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, New
York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates more than 720
mainline aircraft, and this year, the airline anticipates taking
delivery of 21 new Boeing aircraft, including 737NGs, 787s and
777s, as well as six used Airbus A319 aircraft. The airline is a
founding member of Star Alliance,
which provides service to 192 countries via 28 member airlines. For
more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter or
connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United
Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE under the symbol
UAL.
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