United begins to lose Continental

The combined Continental and United airlines operation is pushing ahead with a number of new routes.  At the same time the usual Continental spot at last week's Business Travel Market became a total United Airlines sales pitch devoid of any mention of the space's former tenant.

Counted as a domestic sector, in spite of its five-hour plus duration and one of the world’s longest internal flights, the very recently introduced daily Continental 737-800 Hilo – Los Angeles service now links for the first time the Hawaiian island with the United States mainland.  Continental is also flying weekly San Francisco – Hilo.  Other new San Francisco routes include Guadalajara (Mexico), a daily service operated by Continental Airlines.  Also from ‘Frisco, Idaho Falls gets a daily United Express operation flown by SkyWest Airlines.

On the international front from its New York Newark hub Continental now flies to Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and will on 1 July introduce its latest transatlantic European operation, a daily Boeing 757 flight to Stuttgart (Germany). www.continental.com www.united.com

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