The United App’s New Feature Just Solved the Worst Thing About Catching a Connecting Flight

A new option in the United app could be key for passengers with short layovers and empty stomachs.

When a connecting passenger reaches the gate at Newark Liberty Airport with 40 minutes to spare before boarding their next flight, looks at the line for the nearest counter, and works out that there’s simply not enough time, they get on the plane hungry. Since September 2, United has been trying to stop that from happening.

The idea is that a push notification arrives in the United app before a passenger’s departure with a menu attached, offering sandwiches, salads, kids’ meals, drinks, chips, candy, over-the-counter medicine, travel pillows, and charging cords. Whatever the passenger orders........

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