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In May 2021, several news outlets reported that United Airlines had launched a promotion offering free air travel for some passengers who had received COVID-19 vaccinations. On May 24, for example, Business Insider reported that: A similar article was published by The Hill. Those reports were largely accurate, and we are issuing a rating of Mostly True. On May 24, United Airlines did indeed launch a sweepstakes offering rewards members who had been vaccinated the chance to win one of 30 roundtrip flights to any United Airlines destination, or a year's worth of free flights. Although the promotion was designed in part to encourage residents of the U.S. to get vaccinated against COVID-19, it was not strictly limited only to entrants who could prove they had been vaccinated. As USA Today and Forbes correctly noted in their reports, the terms and conditions of the promotion stipulated that members of the public could still enter by mail, rather than uploading their vaccination card online if [they] are vaccinated and concerned about privacy or aren’t vaccinated due to health or religious reasons. The prizes were restricted to U.S. residents aged over 18, and to MileagePlus members, although non-members could sign up in order to take part in the sweepstakes, according to the airline's website.
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