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Continental Airlines Announces New Nonstop Caribbean Services From Houston
HOUSTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced it will begin nonstop service June 10 from its Houston hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montego Bay in Jamaica and to Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to its flights from Newark Liberty International Airport. The new flights will operate four times a week in the summer.
Flights will depart Houston at 3:55 p.m., arriving in Montego Bay at 7:05 p.m. Return service from Montego Bay will depart at 10:00 a.m., arriving in Houston at 1:15 p.m. Jamaica is a prime year-round tourist destination.
Flights to Port of Spain will depart Houston at 3:30 p.m., arriving in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago at 9:55 p.m. Return service from Port of Spain will depart at 9:00 a.m., arriving in Houston at 1:15 p.m. Trinidad and Tobago, one nation of two islands in the eastern Caribbean, is home to beaches both rugged and serene, tropical rainforests and waterfalls.
Continental will operate both new destinations with a 124-seat Boeing 737, with flights timed for convenient connections at George Bush Intercontinental to and from dozens of destinations throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.
"We are happy to add these two Caribbean cities to our Houston network, bringing the number of Caribbean destinations served out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport to six," said Jim Summerford, international vice president for Continental Airlines. "We look forward to serving the oil and energy companies doing business in Trinidad and Tobago, who will find our service makes travel to the region easier than ever before."
Continental Airlines is the world's seventh-largest airline with more than 2,300 daily departures to 126 domestic and 101 international destinations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. With 42,000 mainline employees, the airline has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and carries approximately 51 million passengers per year. 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 world's most admired airline on its 2004 list of Most Admired Global Companies. Continental has been named to Hispanic Magazine's list of "100 Best Companies for Hispanics" for seven consecutive years. For more company information, visit continental.com.
SOURCE Continental Airlines
CO: Continental Airlines; George Bush Intercontinental Airport; Newark Liberty International Airport
ST: Texas, Jamaica, Trinidad, New Jersey
SU: PDT
Web site: http://www.continental.com
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Continental Airlines Announces New Nonstop Caribbean Services From Houston
HOUSTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced it will begin nonstop service June 10 from its Houston hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Montego Bay in Jamaica and to Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to its flights from Newark Liberty International Airport. The new flights will operate four times a week in the summer.
Flights will depart Houston at 3:55 p.m., arriving in Montego Bay at 7:05 p.m. Return service from Montego Bay will depart at 10:00 a.m., arriving in Houston at 1:15 p.m. Jamaica is a prime year-round tourist destination.
Flights to Port of Spain will depart Houston at 3:30 p.m., arriving in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago at 9:55 p.m. Return service from Port of Spain will depart at 9:00 a.m., arriving in Houston at 1:15 p.m. Trinidad and Tobago, one nation of two islands in the eastern Caribbean, is home to beaches both rugged and serene, tropical rainforests and waterfalls.
Continental will operate both new destinations with a 124-seat Boeing 737, with flights timed for convenient connections at George Bush Intercontinental to and from dozens of destinations throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.
"We are happy to add these two Caribbean cities to our Houston network, bringing the number of Caribbean destinations served out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport to six," said Jim Summerford, international vice president for Continental Airlines. "We look forward to serving the oil and energy companies doing business in Trinidad and Tobago, who will find our service makes travel to the region easier than ever before."
Continental Airlines is the world's seventh-largest airline with more than 2,300 daily departures to 126 domestic and 101 international destinations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. With 42,000 mainline employees, the airline has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and carries approximately 51 million passengers per year. 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 world's most admired airline on its 2004 list of Most Admired Global Companies. Continental has been named to Hispanic Magazine's list of "100 Best Companies for Hispanics" for seven consecutive years. For more company information, visit continental.com.
SOURCE Continental Airlines
CO: Continental Airlines; George Bush Intercontinental Airport; Newark Liberty International Airport
ST: Texas, Jamaica, Trinidad, New Jersey
SU: PDT
Web site: http://www.continental.com
http://www.prnewswire.com
