News Release
Continental Airlines Celebrates 65th Anniversary with Online Trivia Sweepstakes
HOUSTON, July 20, 1999 -- Continental Airlines is celebrating its 65th anniversary with a trivia sweepstakes on its web site at http://www.continental.com. Every day from now until Aug. 13, visitors to the website who answer a trivia question are entered into a daily drawing to receive free tickets and OnePass bonus miles. All participants, even those who do not get picked in the daily drawing, will be automatically entered into the grand prize drawing for a Continental Airlines Vacations package to Hawaii.
Continental traces its roots to Varney Speed Lines, which began flying from El Paso, Texas, to Pueblo, Colo., in July 1934.
Continental Airlines' website, http://www.continental.com, has twice been ranked No. 1 in customer satisfaction and loyalty by NPD Online Research, a division of The NPD Group, one of the national's largest marketing research firms.
Continental Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more than 2,200 departures daily to 130 domestic and 85 international destinations. Operating major hubs in Newark, Houston and Cleveland, Continental (http://www.continental.com) has extensive service throughout the Americas, and to Europe and Asia. Continental recently initiated a strategic global alliance with Northwest Airlines. Continental is in the top half of FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America," and has won first or second place Frequent Flyer Magazine and J.D. Power awards for four consecutive years. Continental has received numerous awards for its BusinessFirst premium cabin (Condé Nast Traveler, OAG Official Airline Guides, Entrepreneur and Smart Money magazines), OnePass frequent flyer program (InsideFlyer's Freddie Awards) and overall operations and management (Air Transport World's 1997 Airline of the Year).