Continental Announces New and Improved Web Check-In Features; Inflight Entertainment Expansion HOUSTON, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced several new additions to its convenient online check-in service for customers choosing to print their own boarding passes before they arrive at the airport. Starting today, any customer using continental.com check-in can print out a coupon for a free headset to use for viewing Continental's complimentary inflight entertainment. Further, customers are now able to print a receipt for a ticket purchase along with the boarding pass, matching the ease of using Continental's acclaimed eService Center kiosks at the airport. Checking in online gives customers everything they need to get through security and head straight to the gate. "We're continuing to add features to our continental.com check-in, the fastest and easiest way to check in for a Continental Airlines flight," a Continental spokesperson said. "Continental.com check-in allows customers with or without bags to check in within thirty hours of departure, review or change seat assignments or frequent flyer numbers, print boarding passes and receipts, and now a coupon to enjoy our excellent selection of inflight audio and visual programming -- all from the comfort of home or an office." Continental's inflight entertainment service features a variety of music, full-length films and the popular Continental Visions, an array of shorter video segments including sitcoms, news and other informative shows. Inflight entertainment is updated monthly on all 240 of Continental's video-equipped aircraft. In July, Continental will increase the number of flights showing feature films by 10 percent. The free headset offer applies to all customers checking in online that have at least one of their flights scheduled on a video-equipped aircraft with a flight duration of 1.5 hours or more. Roger EWROPS