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• Joshua Kupietzky
United Airlines has opened its largest club in the Americas at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, with 800 seats across 54,000 square feet. The lounge includes an outdoor terrace and Texas-inspired food, expanding the carrier’s airport offering as it opens a new 22-gate concourse at IAH.
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United Airlines has opened its largest club in the Americas at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, with 800 seats across 54,000 square feet. The lounge includes an outdoor terrace and Texas-inspired food, expanding the carrier’s airport offering as it opens a new 22-gate concourse at IAH.
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United’s new three-level concourse at George Bush Intercontinental Airport is set to open to the public tomorrow. The 765,000-square-foot facility includes 22 mainline gates and a large United Club, adding a major new passenger and gate facility at the airline’s Houston hub.
British Airways has finished installing Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi across its fleet of 18 Airbus A350s. The airline says the service is free and ultra-fast, making connectivity available to passengers on every A350 flight.
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United’s new three-level Terminal B North at George Bush Intercontinental Airport adds 22 mainline gates and a 54,000-square-foot lounge, described as the largest airline lounge in the Americas. The facility is part of a $2.6 billion Terminal B investment intended to transform the airline’s Houston hub.
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