{"id":165723,"date":"2025-05-01T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/united-airlines-just-became-the-first-ever-us-carrier-to-fly-to-mongolia-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:00:40","slug":"united-airlines-just-became-the-first-ever-us-carrier-to-fly-to-mongolia-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/united-airlines-just-became-the-first-ever-us-carrier-to-fly-to-mongolia-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines just became the first-ever US carrier to fly to Mongolia – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As a kid, I spent countless hours staring at maps: some of the United States, others of countries around the world.<\/p>\n

In particular, I was drawn to places that seemed far-flung and fantastic \u2014 destinations that let me imagine a world far beyond the rural plot of Pennsylvania where I grew up.<\/p>\n

Thailand. The Falkland Islands. South Africa. The more creative, the better.<\/p>\n

Today, I checked off one of the destinations that I once daydreamed about as a kid: Mongolia.<\/p>\n

That came courtesy of United Airlines, which on Thursday flexed its own creativity by expanding its route map to become the first U.S. airline to launch regularly scheduled service to the remote Asian nation.<\/p>\n

I was on board for the inaugural flight, which was a celebration and spectacle in and of itself, much like other inaugural flights from United and other big carriers.<\/p>\n

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