Frontier is also operating flights out of Meridia under an emergency exemption from the DOT. David R -------------- Original message -------------- > Continental Airlines Continuing to Evacuate Stranded Tourists From Yucatan > Peninsula > > > PR Newswire > > HOUSTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines is continuing to > evacuate stranded tourists from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Continental had > three flights depart Cancun and two flights depart Cozumel today. All flights > are arriving at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport. > > All Continental passengers have been evacuated from Cozumel. Nearly 500 tourists > were evacuated on three Continental flights that left Cancun today. > > Two flights are scheduled to leave from Cancun on Friday since there are still > about 250 passengers still there. Flights are being limited due to reduced air > traffic control and airport capacity. In total, Continental so far has operated > 17 evacuation flights from the Yucatan. > > Continental began evacuating passengers from nearby Merida on Monday since > flights were unable to operate out of Cancun or Cozumel due to the conditions at > the airport at the time. Four flights were flown out of Merida on Monday and > four flights on Tuesday. Continental Airlines > > Web site: http://www.continental.com/http://www.continental.com/company/news > > > Source: PR Newswire > > > Roger > EWROPS