Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia Apply to Fly Nonstop From New York/Newark and Guam to Tokyo's Haneda Airport
February 16 2010 - 5:27PM
PR Newswire (US)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines
(NYSE: CAL) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Continental Micronesia
today submitted a joint application to the Department of
Transportation to provide nonstop service from the carriers' hubs
in New York/Newark and Guam to Tokyo's Haneda airport. Continental
and Continental Micronesia seek the route awards as part of a
historic open skies agreement between the U.S. and Japan, which is
anticipated to come into force later this year. The open skies
agreement would provide the U.S. airline industry access to Haneda,
with its close proximity to Tokyo's central business district, for
the first time in over 30 years. "Continental again congratulates
Secretary of State Clinton and Secretary of Transportation LaHood
on securing rights for additional competitive U.S. airline service
to Japan," said Jeff Smisek, Continental's chairman, president and
chief executive officer. "We thank both the U.S. and Japan
negotiating teams for achieving this landmark agreement, which will
benefit air travel and consumers for years to come." Both the New
York and Guam hubs, two major gateways for passenger traffic to
Tokyo, also provide convenient connecting opportunities for travel
between Tokyo Haneda and numerous additional points. The proposed
nonstop service to Haneda would begin in late 2010, pending
approval, and would use Boeing 777 aircraft from Continental's New
York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, and Boeing
767-400 aircraft from Continental Micronesia's hub at A. B. Won Pat
International Airport in Guam. Continental Airlines is the world's
fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental
Express and Continental Connection, has more than 2,500 daily
departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 133
domestic and 135 international destinations. Continental is a
member of Star Alliance, which overall offers 19,700 daily flights
to 1,077 airports in 175 countries through its 26 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.
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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