Continental Air starts online check-in

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Continental Air starts online check-in

HOUSTON (Reuters) =97 Continental Airlines said Wednesday it has begun=20
offering online check-in for passengers traveling without checked luggage=20
within the United States. The No. 5 U.S. carrier, which is based in=20
Houston, said the program lets passengers obtain boarding passes at=20
Continental's Web site, bypassing airport ticket counters and ticket=20
kiosks. Delta Air Lines has a similar program. Continental spokeswoman=20
Julie King said passengers will still be required to show identification at=
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airport screening areas. Like most airlines, Continental is struggling to=20
entice more people to fly as concerns weigh about the possible effects of a=
=20
war over Iraq =97 and as increased airport security makes flying more of a=
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hassle. Federal regulations require customers to obtain boarding passes=20
before going to the gate. "It can save you a little bit of time, but=20
all-in-all there's not much savings," said L. Nick Lacey, executive vice=20
president at Morten Beyer & Agnew, an Arlington, Va.-based aviation=20
consulting firm. "With the level of security concern right now, it's not=20
going to give passengers any security priority or preference." Continental=
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on Tuesday said war fears are hurting passenger demand throughout its=20
system. It said it expects its March transatlantic load factor, or seats=20
filled, to fall about 15 percentage points from a year ago. The airline=20
said online check-in is available up to 12 hours before scheduled flights=20
and up to one hour before departures.


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