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UATP Announces Regional Sales Manager; Focus on New Issuers and Merchants WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- UATP has a new Regional Sales Manager, Marguerite Lennon who joins UATP from Continental Airlines effective 29 June 2005. Lennon will focus on the recruitment of new airline Issuers and Merchants (travel agencies and airlines) in North America and the Asia-Pacific region. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040318/UATPLOGO ) "Marguerite has extensive knowledge of the airline industry, a successful sales record and strong UATP product knowledge from her years at Continental Airlines," said Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP. "Her experience will help UATP to continue its impressive growth pattern and expansion across UATP's worldwide market sectors." Lennon was a Senior Sales Director at Continental and brings more than 20 years of airline industry experience including Trans World Airlines. UATP is on-track to reach its target sales of USD 8 billion in 2005, increasing from 2004 figures of USD 7.7 billion and continuing an uninterrupted growth pattern dating back to August 2003. Contact Marguerite Lennon, Regional Sales Manager at . About UATP UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by more than 200 airlines worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by these airlines: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, American Airlines (NYSE:AMR), Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Japan Airlines (NasdaqOTC: JALSY), Qantas Airways, Ltd., Scandinavian Airlines System, United Airlines (OTC:UALAQ) (BULLETIN BOARD: UALAQ) , US Airways (OTC:UAIRQ.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: UAIRQ.OB) , and VARIG Brazilian Airlines. AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (NYSE:BAB), Lufthansa German Airlines, Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ:NWAC), Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL). CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward of UATP, +1-202-626-4077, . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040318/UATPLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: UATP CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward of UATP, +1-202-626-4077, Web site: http://www.uatp.com/

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