News Release
Continental Airlines and AT&T Form Frequent Flyer Agreement
Two great long distance carriers to provide customers more ways to earn miles
HOUSTON, June 15, 2000 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL and CAL.A) and AT&T (NYSE: T) announced today that the two companies have entered into a joint marketing agreement that will allow frequent flyers to earn valuable OnePass miles for every dollar spent on AT&T Residential Long Distance services. For every dollar spent on residential long distance calls, AT&T users will earn five OnePass frequent flyer miles. OnePass is Continental Airlines’ award-winning frequent flyer program.
"Continental and AT&T are both leaders in our respective industries," said Bonnie Reitz, Continental Airlines senior vice president, Marketing and Sales. "We’re confident that our customers will appreciate the awards and benefits of this arrangement."
"We’re excited that Continental has selected AT&T," said Robert Aquilina, senior vice president of AT&T Consumer Services. "And we’re especially pleased to be able to reward our customers with OnePass miles in one of the most popular frequent flyer programs in the industry."
Under the terms of the agreement, mileage may be earned on an array of AT&T services. AT&T and Continental will be working to expand member earning options to include Internet, wireless and cable usage, as well as online billing. To enroll and start earning OnePass frequent flyer miles, customers may call 1-800-255-4600.
Continental’s OnePass program is rated No. 1 among frequent flyers. No other airline’s frequent flyer program has consistently won more Freddie Awards than OnePass. OnePass was recently recognized by Inside Flyer magazine for "Program of the Year," "Best Elite-Level program," "Best Award" and "Best Website." OnePass has won the Best Elite-Level program for 10 of the last 11 years.
AT&T is among the world's premier voice, data, and video communications company. In addition to 70 million business and residential long-distance customers, AT&T serves over 10 million cable subscribers, nearly 12 million wireless customers, and provides Internet access to more than 2 million users. With annual revenues of more than $62 billion and 148,000 employees, AT&T provides services to customers worldwide.
Continental Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more than 2,200 departures daily to 136 domestic and 87 international destinations. Operating major hubs in Newark, Houston and Cleveland, Continental (www.continental.com) serves more international cities than any other U.S. carrier, including extensive service throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Continental is in the top quarter of FORTUNE magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work for in America," and is ranked the nation’s No. 1 airline in customer satisfaction for long and short-haul flights by Frequent Flyer Magazine and J.D. Power and Associates. Continental has received numerous awards for its BusinessFirst premium cabin (Condé Nast Traveler, OAG, 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).