Indawo yokuphumula ye-United Polaris esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Chicago O'Hare International ivotelwe njenge-Best Business Class Lounge e-United States ngemiklomelo ye-World Airline yango-2018 evela ku-Skytrax. Umklomelo ofiseleka kakhulu, obizwa ngokuthi i-Passenger's Choice Awards, uvotelwe amakhasimende ezindiza angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-20 emhlabeni jikelele.
“Okujabulisa kakhulu ngalo mehluko wukuthi uqhamuka kubagibeli,” kusho iPhini likaMengameli wezokuMaketha we-United, uMark Krolick. “Lokhu kuwina kuwubufakazi bemizamo ye-United yokuhlinzeka amakhasimende ethu uhambo oluklanywe kabusha ngendlela emangalisayo, olunethezeka, oluthuthukisa ukulala, oluqala ngamakamelo ethu e-Polaris.”
Ngokugxila ekunikezeni uhambo oluzolile ukusuka ekusukeni kuya ekufikeni, i-United ivule iphothifoliyo ekhethekile yamagumbi okuphumula e-United Polaris esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe sase-Chicago O'Hare, e-Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport kanye nase-San Francisco International Airport.
Indawo yokuphumula yohlobo lwayo okuwukuphela kwayo enikezwa inkampani yezindiza yase-US kumakhasimende asezingeni lebhizinisi lamazwe ngamazwe, amagumbi okuphumula e-United Polaris anephunga langokwezifiso, uhlu lwadlalwayo lomculo olukhethiwe kanye nokukhanya kwemizwa okucashile okuhlangana ndawonye ukuze kwakheke umuzwa ophawulekayo. Indawo ngayinye inikeza izindawo zokuhlala ezihlukahlukene ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende, noma ngabe afuna ukushaja amadivaysi awo eselula, asebenzise i-Wi-Fi yesivinini esikhulu, ajabulele ukudla okumnandi, noma avele aphumule ngaphambi kwendiza yawo. Izihlalo zesiginesha ze-United Polaris lounge zenzelwe isitulo esikhulu kakhulu, itafula lokudlela elididiyelwe lomsebenzi, izihlukanisi ezinkulu zobumfihlo kanye nesibani esiseceleni.
Iqheliswe kuyo yonke indawo yokuphumula, imibhede yasemini efakwe ngengubo yokulala yase-Saks Fifth Avenue nomcamelo inikeza indawo ethule yokuphumula. Izivakashi nazo zinenketho yokuzijabulisa kumagumbi eshawa afana ne-spa anemikhiqizo ye-Soho House & Co's Cowshed Spa, nge-valet etholakalayo yokugqoka izingubo.
Uma kuziwa ekudleni, amakhasimende angabheka phambili ohambweni lokudla olunemenyu eqanjiwe, yesizini ehlanganisa ukuvuma ngekhanda kwedolobha lasendaweni kanye nezindawo ezidumile ezihlinzekwa yinkampani yezindiza. Izivakashi ziyakwazi ukubamba okuthile ku-buffet ngaphambi kokugibela noma zihlale ukuze zithole ukudla okugcwele endaweni yokudlela yangasese. Igumbi lokuphumula ngalinye linemenyu eningi yeziphuzo enamawayini adumile, obhiya kanye nama-cocktails emisebenzi aphikisana nanoma iyiphi i-speakeasy, ne-vodka efakwe endlini eyenziwe nge-anise kanye ne-oolong-steeped bourbon eyenziwe endlini.
Amakhasimende ahamba ngekilasi lebhizinisi lase-United Polaris noma ikilasi lokuqala lase-United Polaris ezindizeni zamazwe ngamazwe ezithatha uhambo olude anokufinyelela endaweni yokuphumula ye-Polaris kanye namakhasimende ahamba ngezindiza zamazwe ngamazwe ezithatha uhambo olude ngendiza enguzakwethu ye-Star Alliance esigabeni sokuqala samazwe ngamazwe noma sebhizinisi.
Isigaba samabhizinisi sase-United Polaris simele uguquko lomkhiqizo olubaluleke kakhulu wenkampani yezindiza esikhathini esingaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi futhi inkampani yezindiza isaqhubeka nokwandisa umfutho wokukhishwa kwayo. Ngokwesilinganiso, i-United ihlela ukwengeza indiza eyodwa enesihlalo esisha sekilasi lebhizinisi le-United Polaris njalo ezinsukwini eziyi-10 kusukela manje kuya ku-2020, kanti indawo yokuphumula yase-United Polaris esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe e-Los Angeles kulindeleke ukuthi ivulwe ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka.
IStar Alliance, i-United eyilungu labasunguli bayo, iphinde yadla umhlanganiso emiklomelweni yalo nyaka, yabanga isicoco seBest Airline Alliance okwesithathu iminyaka ilandelana. IStar Alliance yaba umfelandawonye wokuqala wezindiza ukuthola indondo yeBest Alliance Award ngenkathi kwethulwa lo mkhakha ngo-2005 futhi selokhu yawina umklomelo izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye.
Ngomfelandawonye omkhulu wezindiza emhlabeni, amakhasimende e-United anezinketho zokuhamba ezingenazihibe zokuya ezindaweni cishe emazweni angama-200. Amalungu e-MileagePlus angase azuze futhi asebenzise amamayela e-United nezinye izindiza ezingamalungu e-Star Alliance angu-27, futhi amalungu e-Premier aqashelwa ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe emhlabeni jikelele. I-Star Alliance's Los Angeles Lounge igcine indondo yeBest Airline Alliance Lounge Award iminyaka yesine ilandelana. Njengoba kunezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-1,000, inethiwekhi ye-Star Alliance lounge inkulu kakhulu emhlabeni.
