Apple pays United about $150 million a year for corporate travel, making it the airline’s top enterprise customer, writes Nick Statt.
Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932487/apple-united-airlines-sfo-terminal-upgrades
Apple pays United so much for corporate travel it may help upgrade its SFO terminal — The Verge
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