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Continental Airlines To Resume Nonstop Washington Reagan - Houston Service

HOUSTON, October 19, 2001 -- Continental Airlines today announced it would resume nonstop service between Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. and its hub at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Friday, Oct. 26.

Continental’s new schedule is as follows:

Washington (Reagan) to Houston       Houston to Washington (Reagan)
FLIGHT  DEPART     ARRIVE     FREQ   FLIGHT  DEPART     ARRIVE      FREQ
227     7:40 a.m.  9:55 a.m.  X7     228     7:50 a.m.  11:36 a.m.  X6,7
235     8:45 a.m.  11:03 a.m. X6     230     10:50 a.m. 2:36 p.m.   X6
235     9:45 a.m.  12:03 p.m. 6      232     1:20 p.m.  5:12 p.m.
237     11:20 a.m. 1:33 p.m.         236     3:40 p.m.  7:29 p.m.   X6
243     2:20 p.m.  4:33 p.m.  X6,7   238     5:30 p.m.  9:20 p.m.   X6
255     5:20 p.m.  7:37 p.m.  X6     238     5:45 p.m.  9:35 p.m.   6

X6 - Flight does not operate Saturday, X7 - Flight does not operate Sunday
6 - Saturday only; 7 - Sunday only
* Flight numbers, departure and arrival times will be revised beginning Nov. 1.

Continental Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more than 1,900 departures daily to 122 domestic and 89 international destinations. Operating hubs in Newark, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, Continental serves more international cities than any other U.S. carrier, including extensive service throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit continental.com.

Continental was named the 2001 Airline of the Year by Air Transport World, as well as the 1996 Airline of the Year, making it the only carrier to receive this honor twice in five years. 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 (Fortune magazine).