News Release
Continental Announces Service From Houston to Reno/Tahoe; Continental Express to Start Greenville-Spartanburg Flights
HOUSTON, July 27, 1998 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAI.B and CAI.A) announced daily non-stop service from Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston (IAH) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) effective Dec. 15, 1998. Separately, Continental Express announced twice daily non-stop service to Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP) effective October 1, 1998.
The new daily service from Houston to Reno/Tahoe will depart at 8:30 p.m. and arrive at 10:33 p.m. The return flight will depart Reno/Tahoe at 1:30 a.m. and arrive in Houston at 6:54 a.m. Continental will fly a Boeing 737-300 aircraft on the route, with 10 first class and 118 economy class seats.
New Continental Express service to Greenville-Spartanburg will depart Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston at 1:30 p.m. and 6:55 and arrive at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport at 4:50 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., respectively. Flights from Greenville-Spartanburg will leave at 7:15 a.m. and 3:55 p.m., arriving in Houston at 8:50 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Continental Express will use the new 50-passenger regional jet, ExpressJet, on these flights.
In Houston, where Continental has a large hub with 504 daily departures, the new flights will connect with service to cities the United States and Latin America.
Continental is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more than 2,000 departures daily to 125 domestic and 67 international destinations. Operating major hubs in Newark, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, Continental is strategically positioned for transcontinental travel, and offers extensive service to Latin America and Europe via its Houston and Newark gateways. Continental has entered into a strategic global alliance with Northwest Airlines, subject to government approval, that will result in interconnection of the two airlines' route systems, code-sharing arrangements, frequent flier reciprocity, cooperation between Continental and Northwest's trans-Atlantic partner KLM, and other cooperative activities.