# United announces their biggest ever international expansion

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2026/08/31/united-announces-their-biggest-ever-international-expansion
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- Audio (MP3): https://audio.travelguysradio.com/2026/08/travelguysshow082926.mp3

*On the Saturday, August 29th, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, United announces their biggest ever international expansion and a Delta captain bravely delivers his plane to the gate...and then heads to the hospital. We have an update on his situation.
- In **Smarter Traveler** segment we ask the question, "when you're buying travel and want to speak to a human, shouldn't it be possible? Shouldn't it be the law?" We'll discuss traveler's frustrations with automated phone responses.

Tags: [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news), [airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airlines), [United Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/united-airlines), [Delta Air Lines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/delta-air-lines)

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