News Release
Continental Airlines to Add Seasonal Service Between New York and Anchorage, Alaska
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2000 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL and CAL.A) today announced the addition of seasonal daily service between Newark International Airport and Anchorage International Airport in Alaska.
Beginning June 14, 2001, a daily flight will operate between Newark and Anchorage with a 183-seat Boeing 757. This flight departs Newark at 3:45 p.m. and arrives in Anchorage at 7:25 p.m. The return flight will leave Anchorage at 8:40 p.m., and arrive in Newark at 7:20 a.m. This flight will be the only non-stop service offered between the New York-area and Anchorage. Continental also provides seasonal daily non-stop service between Anchorage and its Houston hub.
Continental Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more than 2,400 departures daily to 138 domestic and 92 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 SmartMoney magazines), OnePass frequent flyer program (InsideFlyer’s Freddie Awards) and overall operations and management (Air Transport World’s 1996 Airline of the Year).