US Helicopter Expands Service to Newark Liberty International Airport

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE=0AUS Helicopter Expands Service to Newark Liberty Int=
ernational Airport=0A=0AUS Helicopter and Continental Airlines=0APartner to=
 Provide Eight-Minute Shuttle Service=0Abetween Manhattan and Newark Libert=
y International Airport=0A=0ANEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2006 =96 US Helicopter Corpo=
ration (=93US Helicopter=94) (OTC Bulletin Board:=0AUSHP) and Continental A=
irlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced a partnership to provide eight-minute=
=0Ashuttle service between Manhattan and Newark Liberty International Airpo=
rt beginning Dec. 18.=0A=93Time is money,=94 remarks US Helicopter=92s Chie=
f Executive Officer and President Jerry Murphy.=0A=93With US Helicopter=92s=
 Eight-Minute Airport Shuttle, Newark now becomes a fast and easy option fo=
r=0Atime-sensitive business travelers coming in and out of Manhattan.=94=0A=
=0ADeparting Manhattan, US Helicopter customers traveling on Continental Ai=
rlines flights will be able=0Ato conveniently check in, receive boarding pa=
sses for US Helicopter and Continental Airlines and=0Acomplete security scr=
eening at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport near Wall Street. Bags checked at=
=0Athe heliport will be through-checked to the Continental Airlines passeng=
er=92s final travel destination.=0A=0AAfter the eight-minute flight to Newa=
rk Liberty, customers will arrive at a dedicated US Helicopter=0Aparking lo=
cation on the secure side of Terminal C where they will be able to proceed =
directly to the=0Adeparture gate for their Continental Airlines flight.=0A=
=0AContinental customers arriving at Newark Liberty Airport and traveling o=
n US Helicopter=92s service to=0AManhattan will proceed to US Helicopter=92=
s departure gate 71 at Terminal C. Baggage will be=0Aautomatically transfer=
red via US Helicopter flight to the heliport in Manhattan.=0A=0AIn addition=
 to commuting between Newark Liberty Airport and Manhattan, US Helicopter=
=92s new=0Aservice will also allow customers to travel to Connecticut=92s B=
ridgeport Sikorsky Memorial Airport in=0A37 minutes, serving Fairfield and =
New Haven Counties and John F. Kennedy Airport in 53 minutes,=0Aavoiding kn=
own traffic delays on I-95 in Connecticut and the Belt Parkway to JFK.=0A=
=0A=93This is a premium service for premium flyers wanting to save valuable=
 time,=94 said Mark Erwin,=0AContinental=92s Senior Vice President Asia/Pac=
ific and Corporate Development. =93In just eight minutes,=0Acustomers will =
be able to travel between Wall Street and Continental=92s New York hub at N=
ewark=0ALiberty International Airport, which has convenient flight connecti=
ons to 180 nonstop destinations=0Athroughout the world.=94=0A=0AA one-way t=
icket aboard US Helicopter costs $159, plus applicable security fees and ca=
n be purchased=0Aby visiting www.flyush.com. A link to US Helicopter=92s We=
b site will also be available at=0Acontinental.com. US Helicopter=92s sched=
uled hourly flights between Newark and Manhattan will=0Aoperate from 6:40 a=
.m. to 6:30 p.m.=0A=0AABOUT US HELICOPTER=0A=0AUS Helicopter is the first s=
cheduled helicopter service to and from Manhattan to JFK in more than two=
=0Adecades. With the addition of Newark Airport US Helicopter will increase=
 its weekly flights to 240=0Adepartures. Providing the same scheduled, reli=
able and speedy service between Bridgeport=0AConnecticut, Manhattan and JFK=
, the new US Helicopter service to Newark Airport is designed to=0Ameet the=
 needs of time-sensitive business travelers.=0A=0AFounded in 2003, US Helic=
opter provides scheduled, reliable, fast and affordable helicopter=0Atransp=
ortation between Manhattan and the three principal airports serving New Yor=
k. All flights=0Autilize state-of-the-art Sikorsky S-76 helicopters configu=
red for eight passengers and staffed with two=0Apilots. US Helicopter Sched=
uled Airline Service is designed for business travelers=85 =93because you=
=92re=0Atoo important to wait.=94=0A=0A=0A =0A_____________________________=
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