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Continental Airlines Starts Codesharing With Maersk Air of Denmark
Monday June 7, 8:01 am ET


HOUSTON, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - News) and Maersk Air of Denmark began codesharing June 5 on flights between the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Billund and London/Gatwick and between Billund and Amsterdam, enabling quicker and easier connections to and from Denmark for Continental customers. A marketing agreement between the two airlines also provides benefits for members of Continental's frequent flyer program, OnePass.

Continental has placed its code (CO*) on Maersk Air's flights between both Copenhagen and Billund and London/Gatwick and on its flights between Billund and Amsterdam, which connect with Continental's flights between London/Gatwick and Amsterdam and the airline's hubs at New York/Newark, Houston and Cleveland.

Continental customers need to check in only once for these flights, receiving seat assignments and boarding passes through to their final destinations, as well as seamless luggage transfers.

OnePass members can earn and redeem miles on Continental codeshare flights operated by Maersk Air.

"Continental already has an extensive European route network, but this alliance enhances it further by giving our customers better access to Denmark," said David Grizzle, Continental's senior vice president-marketing strategy and corporate development. "We look forward to a successful cooperation with Maersk."

Maersk Air, part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, is Denmark's leading privately-owned airline and is engaged in international scheduled services, charter flights, leasing of aircraft and freight agency activities. The airline commenced operation in 1970 and today has some 40 aircraft and employs 1,200 dedicated staff. Under the new "fly as you like" concept with flexibility on all tickets, free choice of legroom and one-way low fares, Maersk Air offers 27 European routes out of Copenhagen and 11 out of Billund Airport.

Continental Airlines is the world's sixth largest airline with more than 2,800 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Continental serves 149 domestic and 117 international destinations -- more than any other airline in the world -- and nearly 200 additional points are served via codeshare partner airlines. With 41,000 mainline employees, the airline has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and carries approximately 51 million passengers per year. Continental is OAG Airline of the Year 2004, based on voting by frequent flyers worldwide. FORTUNE ranks Continental one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America, an honor it has earned for six consecutive years. FORTUNE also ranks Continental as the top airline in its Most Admired Global Companies in 2004. For more company information, visit continental.com.

In Europe and the Middle East, Continental serves 17 cities in 11 countries, operating up to 168 departures weekly to its U.S. gateway hubs at New York/Newark, Houston and Cleveland, with onward connections to cities throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Continental's alliance carriers in Europe and the Middle East include Air Europa, Emirates, Flybe. (British European), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

This month, Continental will launch non-stop service to New York/Newark from both Edinburgh, Scotland and Oslo, Norway.

 

[LondonAkis]

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Continental Converts Orders for 12 more Boeing 737-900ERs

SEATTLE, Dec. 05, 2006 -- Boeing and Continental Airlines today announced that Continental has converted 12 of its existing orders for Next-Generation 737 jetliners to 737-900ERs. Today's announcement follows a Continental decision last August to become the first airline in the Americas and the first two-class carrier to order Boeing's newest and largest-capacity member of the 737 family, the -900ER. With this conversion, Continental now has orders for 24 737-900ER jetliners.

"The 737-900ER is a great fit for Continental's growth plans and we are delighted with this affirmation of its appeal by a world-class airline such as Continental," said Ray Conner, vice president, Sales, the Americas, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 737-900ER's range, reliability and outstanding operating economics will give Continental important advantages on routes up to 3,200 nautical miles (5,900 km)."

"The new 737-900ER will have among the lowest operating costs in the industry and will allow us to build upon our efficient 737 fleet," said Larry Kellner, chairman and chief executive officer of Continental Airlines. "These aircraft are part of our continued focus on fleet modernization, fuel efficiency and delivering the best product in the business."

The 737-900ER offers significant economic improvements over competing models, including lower operating costs per trip and lower operating costs per seat than the A321 -- which is more than 10,000 pounds (4,536 kg) heavier.

The 737-900ER's enhanced performance is attributed to a series of aerodynamic and structural design changes that include: strengthened wings, a two-position tailskid and enhancements to the leading and trailing-edge flap systems, which provide the 737-900ER higher takeoff weight capability and increased range than the base model. Continental's 737-900ERs will further benefit from optional Blended Winglets, which reduce fuel consumption and engine thrust requirements -- resulting in reduced engine wear and tear, lower takeoff noise and lower fuel emissions.

Launched in July 2005, the 737-900ER joins the 737-600, -700 and -800 airplanes and will share the same industry-leading reliability of the other Next-Generation 737 series models. The Next-Generation 737s are 10 years newer and fly higher, faster and farther than competing models. To date, customers have placed orders for more than 3,500 Next-Generation 737s, 94 of which are 737-900ERs.

 

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