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United Airlines teams up with Spotify to provide free inflight content to passengers 👉 Flights aboard $UAL (United Airlines Holdings Inc) are about to get more interesting thanks to a new partnership with $SPOT (Spotify Technologies SA) that will offer passengers more than 450 hours of free content. 👉 Going forward, United passengers will be able to listen to dozens of audiobooks and video podcasts, marking the first time Spotify has offered these products on an airline. These include popular podcasts like "Good Hang with Amy Poehler" and "The Dave Chang Show," United shared with TPG. 👉 "Spotify has a huge audience and people love their content. And now our customers can enjoy it all in a simple and easy way, at 35,000 feet," Richard Nunn, the CEO of United MileagePlus, said in a statement shared with TPG. "Together, we're giving millions of customers an entirely new way to experience and explore premium content from the world's most popular artists, authors and podcasters — all while flying with the latest technology in the sky." 👉 To start, Spotify will be available via the seatback screens on more than 680 of United's aircraft. Travelers flying on Starlink-equipped aircraft (which the airline started rolling out last month) will also be able to stream Spotify from their personal devices by logging into their MileagePlus accounts. 👉 On seatback screens, the streaming service will replace the "audio" category under the home menu and will include options for podcasts, video podcasts, audiobooks and playlists. United said the majority of its aircraft would also receive a dedicated Spotify channel in the coming months. 👉 In 2026, United plans to introduce a feature allowing passengers to use their personal devices to log into the Spotify app on the inflight entertainment screens. 👉 Ian Geller, vice president of business development at Spotify, said the planned update would provide "an even more personalized app streaming experience to seatbacks next year." 👉 To celebrate the new partnership, United is offering MileagePlus members who are new to Spotify's Premium Individual subscription the chance to sign up and earn up to 1,000 bonus miles. A Premium Individual subscription costs $11.99 per month. 👉 The entertainment updates come on the heels of United's decision to add more seatback screens with 4K resolution, test out a new Control Tower view option through the inflight map and more. 👉 Beyond United, Delta Air Lines has offered Spotify-curated playlists and select podcasts; however, the airline told TPG that the partnership will be coming to an end as the carrier introduces its ad-free streaming partnership with YouTube. Read more ❓ www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/united-airlines-teams-up-with-spotify-to-provide- ✨ $UAL is part of eToro's @TravelKit Smart Portfolio. This portfolio comprises companies that are directly or indirectly involved in the travel, leisure, and tourism sectors. It invests in classical travel stocks issued by airlines, hotels, luggage, car rental companies, among others. @TravelKit is part of eToro's Smart Portfolios series, covering innovative themes, and is available at a $500 minimum investment. Some other companies invested in this portfolio are $RCL (Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd) , $PAC (Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico SAB de CV) , $MAR (Marriott International Inc) , $HTHT (Huazhu Group Ltd-ADR) , $BKNG (Booking Holdings Inc) and $ABNB (Airbnb Inc) . The minimum investment amount for eToro’s @TravelKit Smart Portfolio is $500. Your capital is at risk. Past performance is not an indication of future results.