Continental Airlines Announces New Flights Between Orange County and Maui
December 04 2009 - 11:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
Service between Orange County and Honolulu will increase to daily
HOUSTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines
(NYSE:CAL) today announced new service between Orange County and
Maui to begin March 7, 2010. In addition, the company increased to
daily previously announced service between Orange County and
Honolulu, also starting March 7, 2010. "We continue to see solid
demand for travel to Hawaii," said Jim Compton, Continental's
executive vice president of marketing. "We are operating the new
flights with the right-sized aircraft for the market and are
confident this new service will be a success." The new Orange
County-Maui flight will operate four times weekly, departing John
Wayne Airport (SNA) at 5:20 p.m. and arriving at Maui's Kahului
Airport (OGG) at 8:05 p.m. The return flight will depart Maui at
11:10 p.m. and arrive at Orange County at 7:45 a.m. the next day,
except on Saturdays when it will depart 40 minutes later.
Continental will utilize a Boeing 737-700 on the new route with 124
seats, and plans to increase the service to daily during the
summer. In addition, Continental will increase from four times
weekly to daily previously announced service between John Wayne
Airport and the Honolulu International Airport (HNL). The new
flight will depart Orange County daily at 9 a.m. and arrive at
Honolulu at 11:45 a.m., returning from Honolulu at 1 p.m. and
arriving at 9:35 p.m. Continental will operate the new route with a
124-seat Boeing 737-700. The new Orange County-Hawaii flights
complement Continental's previously announced service between Los
Angeles and Maui and a second daily flight between Los Angeles and
Honolulu, beginning March 7, 2010. Continental serves more
destinations in the Pacific than any other U.S. carrier. The
carrier operates daily flights to Hawaii from Los Angeles, New
York, Houston and Guam, and three-times-weekly flights between
Hawaii and the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia.
Beginning Dec. 18, 2009, Continental will also operate twice-weekly
service between Honolulu and Nadi, Fiji and between Guam and Nadi,
Fiji. 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 of Continental Airlines,
+1-713-324-5080, Web Site: http://www.continental.com/
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