Continental Airlines to Move Tokyo Flights, Check-In to South Wing of Terminal 1 at Narita International Airport
October 01 2009 - 1:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
Move follows harmonization of services with United Airlines at
Beijing, Shanghai HOUSTON and CHICAGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ --
Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA)
today announced that Continental will move its Tokyo operations to
the South Wing of Terminal 1 at Narita International Airport,
effective Nov. 1, with Continental flights departing and arriving
at the terminal's south gates and the check-in counter relocating
to the South Wing main lobby. The relocation will enable customers
to connect seamlessly at Narita between Continental's five daily
transpacific and Micronesia flights and United's 11 daily
transpacific and intra-Asia flights departing from Tokyo. In
addition, when Continental joins Star Alliance at the end of
October, the relocation will facilitate connections with ANA and
other Star Alliance member airlines, including Air China, Asiana
Airlines, Singapore Airlines and THAI, all of which operate from
the South Wing of Terminal 1. Star Alliance airlines offer a total
of 77 daily departures from Narita. Continental customers in Tokyo
will receive the same airport services currently offered for all of
Continental's long-haul international flights including designated
OnePass Elite and BusinessFirst check-in and priority baggage
handling and BusinessFirst concierge service. Continental
Presidents Club members and BusinessFirst customers will have
access to United's Red Carpet Club located in Airside Satellite 3,
as well as to two lounges operated by ANA. "This move will occur
right after we join Star Alliance and will give our customers
better connections to more destinations throughout Asia with United
and other Star Alliance member airlines," said Mark Erwin,
Continental's senior vice president of corporate development and
alliances. "Continental's move to the South Wing of Terminal 1 at
Narita will give United's customers in Asia additional options for
travel throughout Asia and Micronesia, and more convenient service
to New York, Houston, the southern U.S. and Latin America," said
Mark Schwab, United's senior vice president of alliances,
international and regulatory affairs. Continental's move in Tokyo
follows a similar aligning of customer service and ground
operations at Beijing International Airport and Shanghai's Pudong
International Airport. DATASOURCE: Continental Airlines; United
Airlines CONTACT: Continental Airlines, Corporate Communications,
+1-713-324-5080, Web Site: http://www.continental.com/
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