Continental Airlines Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 4607, Houston, TX 77210-4607, United States
(800)253-3273, (713)324-2950, (713)324-2447 fax, http://www.continental.com

Primary SIC: Air Transportation Scheduled, Primary NAICS: Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
Description: Continental Airlines Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1980. It is a U.S. air carrier that transports passengers, cargo and mail domestically and internationally. As of 2008, the company was the world's fifth largest airline as measured by the number of scheduled miles flown by revenue passengers. Including its subsidiary, Continental Micronesia Inc., and regional flights operated on the company's behalf under capacity purchase agreements with other carriers, it operates more than 2,800 daily departures. As of December 2008, it flew to 120 domestic and 121 international destinations and offered additional connecting service through alliances with domestic and foreign carriers. The company operates its domestic and international route system primarily through its hubs in the New York metropolitan area at Newark Liberty International Airport; in Houston, Texas at George Bush Intercontinental Airport; and in Cleveland, Ohio at Hopkins International Airport. Through its Guam hub, Continental Micronesia provides service in the western Pacific, including extensive service to Japan. The company's regional operations serve 103 destinations in the U.S., 26 in Mexico, eight in Canada and one in the Caribbean. The regional flights are conducted as Continental Express by ExpressJet and Chautauqua, and as Continental Connection by CommutAir and Colgan. More

Transportation: Scheduled air passenger, cargo and mail airline. Services: Airline catering.