News Release

Continental Connection Announce Increased Service to Up-State New York

New service from New York's LaGuardia to Rochester, Syracuse and Albany

NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2000 -- Continental Connection, operated by CommutAir, today announced new service between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Rochester, N.Y.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Albany, N.Y., effective Dec. 4, 2000.

The new service will offer four daily flights on the LaGuardia-Rochester route and five daily flights between LaGuardia and Syracuse and Albany. These new services offer additional options for Continental customers traveling to the New York area as Continental and Continental Express already offer service from their hubs in Newark and Cleveland to Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.

Flight Schedules:

Rochester to LaGuardia	LaGuardia to Rochester
6 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.	7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
9:20 a.m. - 10:45 am.	11:05 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
12:55 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	2:35 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4:15 p.m. - 5:29 p.m.	5:20 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Syracuse to LaGuardia	LaGuardia to Syracuse
6:20 a.m. - 7:35 a.m.	7:55 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	11:33 a.m. - 1 p.m.
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	2:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.	5:15 p.m. - 6:42 p.m.
7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	8:59 p.m. - 10:19 p.m.

Albany to LaGuardia	LaGuardia to Albany
6 a.m. - 7:10 a.m.	7:50 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.
6:40 a.m. - 8 a.m.	11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
9:25 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.	12 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
12:35 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.	5:55 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	8:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.

CommutAir will offer Continental Connection service on over 300 daily flights to more than 20 destinations throughout the Northeastern United States. A minimum of 500 OnePass miles will be earned on all Continental Connection flights operated by CommutAir.

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL and CAL.A) is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more than 2,400 departures daily to 138 domestic and 92 international destinations. Operating hubs in Newark, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, 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).