Continental Airlines to Launch Seasonal Service to London/Heathrow From Cleveland
December 23 2008 - 11:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
Replaces seasonal service to London/Gatwick; seasonal flights to
Paris from Cleveland ending CLEVELAND, Dec. 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today
announced that it will launch seasonal daily non-stop service
between its Cleveland hub and London's Heathrow Airport, effective
May 2, 2009 (eastbound). The new route will replace the current
seasonal service between Cleveland and London/Gatwick Airport. In
addition, due to economic challenges, the carrier will end seasonal
service from Cleveland to Paris/Charles de Gaulle Airport. "Our
Cleveland customers have told us they want non-stop service to
Heathrow, the most important business airport in Europe, and we are
delighted to be able to meet the City's needs," said Larry Kellner,
Continental's chairman and CEO. "We are investing in this service
because of its potential," he said. The new Heathrow service will
operate from May 2 through Sept. 26. Flights will depart Cleveland
daily at 8:25 p.m. and arrive in London at 9:15 a.m. the next
morning. The return flights will depart London daily at 11:40 a.m.
and arrive in Cleveland at 3:30 p.m. the same day. "We have long
believed that non-stop service to Heathrow is something Cleveland
needs and that it will be a boost to our business development
efforts. I am optimistic that the region's business community will
support this improved service to London in a way that will warrant
Continental's consideration of extending the service year-round in
the future," said Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson. The service will
be operated by Boeing 757 aircraft, seating 16 passengers in the
award-winning BusinessFirst cabin and 159 passengers in economy.
Continental will continue to operate two daily flights to Heathrow
from its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport in addition
to three daily flights to Heathrow from its New York hub at Newark
Liberty International Airport. The carrier will continue to operate
daily flights from both its Houston and New York hubs to
Paris/Charles de Gaulle Airport. In addition to its Heathrow
flights, Continental also operates easy connecting service from
Cleveland through Newark Liberty to Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol,
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester, as well as Dublin and Shannon -
offering trans-Atlantic service to more cities in the U.K. and
Ireland than any other airline. DATASOURCE: Continental Airlines
CONTACT: Corporate Communications of Continental Airlines,
+1-713-324-5080, Web Site: http://www.continental.com/
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