As one example, United operates “Fantasy Flights” that bring children experiencing significant medical issues or other hardships to visit Santa at the North Pole. Plus we’ll clue you in on how our crew made a trip to the North Pole happen. But wait, you might ask, did we actually fly to the North Pole? In reality, our destination was a separate gate at Newark that United’s volunteers had decorated as Santa’s workshop. Santa’s WelcomeAfter finishing the flight to the North Pole (AKA circling back to land at Newark) the kids got off the plane to a HUGE welcome.