C'mon Roger, I thought that you were going to let us know about a CO "dings" program....I could use that since Southwest doesn't serve ATL..... Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Continental Airlines Announces 'Triple 8' Intro Fare > to Launch Newark to Beijing Nonstop Service > > > > Monday May 9, 12:01 PM EDT > > > NEW YORK, May 9, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via > COMTEX/ -- Continental Airlines (CAL) today > announced a low introductory fare from just $888 > round trip for its new nonstop flights to Beijing, > China from its New York hub at Newark Liberty > International Airport, scheduled to begin June 15, > 2005. > > This "Triple 8" introductory fare is also available > from Dulles International and Reagan National > airports in Washington, D.C., and from Boston's > Logan International Airport. > > Fares to Beijing from Continental's Houston hub at > Bush Intercontinental or its Cleveland hub at > Cleveland Hopkins International are just $938 round > trip. > > Tickets must be purchased by May 24, 2005, for > travel commencing June 15 through July 10, 2005. > Travel must originate in the United States and be > completed by August 31, 2005. International taxes > and fees of $95, passenger facility charges of up to > $18 and a Sept. 11 security fee of up to $10 will be > added to the fare. Tickets are nonrefundable, seats > are limited and other restrictions may apply. For > reservations and additional information, visit > continental.com . > > > > Continental will be the only U.S. carrier offering > daily nonstop service from New York to the People's > Republic of China. The Boeing 777 flight will depart > Liberty at noon, arriving in Beijing at 1:50 p.m. > the next day. The return flight will leave Beijing > at 3:50 p.m., arriving in the United States 13 hours > and 25 minutes later at 5:15 p.m. > > Continental Airlines is the world's sixth-largest > airline. Continental, together with Continental > Express and Continental Connection, has more than > 3,000 daily departures throughout the Americas, > Europe and Asia, serving 150 domestic and 130 > international destinations, more than any other > carrier in the world. Nearly 400 additional points > are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines, which > include Aeromexico, Air France/KLM, Alitalia, CSA > Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air and > Northwest Airlines. With 41,000 employees, > Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, > Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental > Express, carries approximately 56 million passengers > per year. Continental consistently earns awards and > critical acclaim for both its operation and its > corporate culture. > > For the second consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine > named Continental the No. 1 Most Admired Global > Airline on its 2005 list of Most Admired Global > Companies. Continental was also included in the > publication's annual "Top 50" list, which ranks all > companies, across a wide variety of industries, that > appear in the Global Most Admired Companies issue. > Continental won major awards at the 2004 OAG Airline > of the Year Awards including "Airline of the Year," > "Best Airline Based in North America" and "Best > Executive/Business Class." > > SOURCE Continental Airlines > > > Roger > EWROPS > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail