United Airlines Moving Forward With Change On All Flights Starting August 12 With Apple TV+ Partnership

United Airlines has struggled with delays and cancellations throughout much of 2025 as it dealt with major technical issues at its flagship location, Newark Liberty International Airport.

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After it looked like United had fixed its issues, the company suffered a major tech malfunction on Wednesday, Aug. 6 that forced the airline to ground all flights nationwide, a move that led to delays of over 1,000 flights.

In the week since, United appears to have fixed its issues and finally brought some good news to travelers.

United Airlines Announces Apple TV+

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, United announced that full seasons of select Apple TV+ shows like Severance, Shrinking, Ted Lasso and Slow Horses will now be available for free on the airline's 130,000 seatback screens and in the United app.

The carrier revealed plans to install seatback screens in every seat on a United Airlines flight while announcing a new aircraft interior that includes huge, Bluetooth-enabled, 27-inch, 4K OLED seatback screens. United said the introduction of Apple TV+ aligns with its plans to have 300,000+ screens across its fleet as it takes delivery of hundreds of new airplanes and retrofits existing aircraft.

"Apple creates groundbreaking original series, and United travelers are going to love watching fan-favorite Apple Originals for free on their next flight," said Mark Muren, United's Managing Director of Product, Identity and Loyalty. "We're setting a new standard for a premium inflight experience, and our first-of-its-kind collaboration with Apple TV+ gives fliers more high-quality content options on the latest high-definition seatback screens."

Apple TV+ Critical Acclaim

Last month, Apple TV+ landed a record-breaking 81 Emmy Award nominations, with Severance leading as this year's most-nominated series after hauling in 27 nominations. New comedy series, The Studio starring Seth Rogen was a smash hit, racking up 23 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, making history with the most nominations for a freshman comedy and most overall acting nominations this year.

14 different Apple original series received an Emmy nomination including Severance, The Studio, Slow Horses, Shrinking, Presumed Innocent, The Gorge, Bad Sisters, Dope Thief, Disclaimer, Pachinko, Your Friends & Neighbors, Dark Matter, Deaf President Now!, and Bono: Stories of Surrender.

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