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United Business Travel Forecast


Business Travel Forecast for 18 cities aired on The Weather Channel in September 1988. Segment sponsored by United Airlines. Music is “Rhapsody in Blue” by Gershwin, which United used as its theme at the time.

16 Responses to “United Business Travel Forecast”


  1. ILovestorms

    The audio is back! :-)


  2. ILovestorms

    What is wrong with the audio?


  3. ILovestorms

    I loved this segment, United Airlines sponsering the Business Travel Forecast, with their theme music, Rhapsody in Blue”!!


  4. Blackhawk145

    Hahaha, I love listening to this song. It’s so goofy in such an enjoyable way. Thanks for putting it up!


  5. pannoni1

    That drum machine really gives that ’80s feel!


  6. phonographics

    I remember this being on while getting ready for school in 6th grade (87-88)… along with the all-blue local forecast. I used to call it the disco version of Rhapsody in Blue because it sounded so ’70s! A more “traditional” version was on United commercials (usually only one commercial unlike today) between segments. Also remember Dudley Moore playing same song on the piano on PBS around that time.


  7. N734NJ

    Thats a good cool ’80′s-ish of “Rhapsody “. Thx for posting!


  8. cactuscrj

    OMG!!! I have “googling” and “youtubing” for this forecast for ever to NO avail!!! I thought I’d never see it! Now other people wont think I’m crazy when I ask them if they remember it….THANKS-A-MILLION!!!


  9. faceseyesweirdhumor2

    By any chance do you have another UA BTF video, This was aired during the same time but with another version of Rhapsody in blue which was used in their BTF early 90′s? I remember this during the Pacific briefing updates.


  10. Babylove333

    GOOD LORD!!! I’d thought I would NEVER see that old UA Business Travel forecast again. Many, many thanks, Publisher!


  11. blaqice88

    MEMORIES! OMG! I used to love watching the BTF on TWC. Thanks for bringing this back for me, publisher73! You the gr8test!


  12. TownsendServer

    They still use it, well they haven’t done any new commercials in a while but they still use it on their inflight safety videos.


  13. GalacticCabaret

    Didn’t they have one for football too?


  14. GalacticCabaret

    Thanks for posting! I remember loving this!!!!


  15. Brettfern

    I remember hearing that music in all their commercials beginning in the late 1980s into the mid 1990s. It’s a shame they don’t use it in their ads anymore.


  16. Brettfern

    Who is the OCM doing the narration in the beginning of this? Is it Dan Pope?