Continental Airlines Announces Daily Nonstop Service Between New York and Munich
November 19 2009 - 11:14AM
PR Newswire (US)
Hub-to-hub link will provide additional travel options from March
2010 HOUSTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental
Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it will launch daily
nonstop service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty
International Airport and Munich, effective March 27, 2010. "We are
excited about launching service between New York and Munich, the
largest German city not currently served by Continental and a hub
for our new partner Lufthansa," said Jim Compton, the airline's
executive vice president of marketing. "As well as extending
Continental service to a new market in Germany, this hub-to-hub
link will provide additional travel options and opportunities for
our customers on both sides of the Atlantic." Flight CO106 will
depart Newark Liberty daily at 5:25 p.m. and arrive in Munich at
7:50 a.m. the next day. The return flight, CO107, will depart
Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport daily at 9:20
a.m. and arrive at Newark Liberty at 12:35 p.m. the same day. The
schedule of the Continental service complements that of Lufthansa's
existing daily New York/Newark-Munich service, which departs Newark
Liberty about three hours later and Munich about six hours later.
The Continental flights will be operated by Boeing 767-200ER
aircraft, seating 25 passengers in BusinessFirst and 149 passengers
in economy class. The new flight has been timed to provide
convenient connections at Munich, where Star Alliance partner
flights provide service to over 95 destinations in Western Europe,
Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and at New York/Newark with an
extensive network of Continental flights to more than 100
destinations throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Continental operates the largest hub in the New York City
metropolitan area at Newark Liberty International Airport. Munich,
the capital of Bavaria and the economic centre of southern Germany,
is the country's third largest city after Berlin and Hamburg, with
a population of 1.3 million in the city and 5 million in the Munich
Metropolitan Region. Famed for its historic and modern architecture
and annual Oktoberfest beer celebration, Munich boasts a wealth of
cultural attractions and institutions. Among the many
world-renowned companies whose headquarters are in the city are
Siemens AG (electronics), BMW (cars), MAN AG (trucks, engineering),
Allianz (insurance) and Munich Re (re-insurance). Lufthansa
operates a hub at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International
Airport, which is the second-largest airport in Germany after
Frankfurt. The new flights will offer Continental's award-winning
BusinessFirst service. BusinessFirst features an extensive gourmet
menu served with premium wines and champagnes created by
Continental's Congress of Chefs and Sommeliers. International
concierge service provides individualized pre- and post-flight
services for BusinessFirst customers at 35 airports around the
world. Customers traveling in BusinessFirst may also access any of
Continental's 25 Presidents Clubs and more than 800 affiliated
lounges worldwide. Continental currently offers nonstop service
between New York/Newark and Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg. In
addition, the airline launched nonstop service from Houston to
Frankfurt on Nov. 1, 2009. Munich will be the 30th destination in
Continental's trans-Atlantic route network. Continental Airlines is
the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with
Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 2,400
daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving
130 domestic and 132 international destinations. Continental is a
member of Star Alliance, which provides access to more than 900
additional points in 169 countries via 24 other member airlines.
With more than 41,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New
York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with its regional
partners, carries approximately 63 million passengers per year.
Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Continental
consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its
operation and its corporate culture. For the sixth consecutive
year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the No. 1 World's Most
Admired Airline on its 2009 list of World's Most Admired Companies.
For more company information, go to continental.com. DATASOURCE:
Continental Airlines CONTACT: Corporate Communications,
+1-713-324-5080, Web Site: http://www.continental.com/
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