United Airlines offers vaccinated customers shots at free travel

United Airlines is offering vaccinated customers a shot at winning free travel as the carrier joins a national effort to get more Americans immunized against COVID-19 and derail a pandemic behind the deaths of nearly 590,000 Americans. 

New or existing members of United's MileagePlus loyalty program who upload their vaccination records to United airline's mobile app by June 22 can be entered to win free flights for a year's worth of travel, the Chicago-based company announced on Monday. "We're proud to do our part to incentivize people to get their shot," United CEO Scott Kirby stated in a news release. "Thanks to the vaccine, more and more destinations are opening up for travel – and we know our customers are eager to fly."