United Airlines is making it easier for convention attendees to travel to this summer’s national political conventions. On Tuesday, United added nearly 200 new flights — 72 flights to and from Milwaukee in July for the Republican National Convention and 118 flights to and from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport in August for the Democratic National Convention.

The airline will be doing something that's a sophisticated take on the Spirit and Frontier Airlines' playbook.

United Airlines is trying to break into another business. The company announced Friday that it will launch an advertising network, called Kinective Media, meant to reach customers through its mobile app and in-flight entertainment system.