Continental Airlines to Pay $111 Million in Profit Sharing to Co-Workers = =0A=0A =0A=0ATuesday February 13, 10:22 AM EST =0A=0A=0AHOUSTON, Feb 13, 20= 07 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Continental Airlines (CAL) will dis= tribute $111 million in profit sharing to employees on Valentine's Day, Feb= . 14, 2007.=0A"When we work together, we win together, and my co-workers ar= e sharing Continental's success through profit sharing," Continental Chairm= an and CEO Larry Kellner said. "We all worked together in 2006 to deliver s= olid financial and operational results, and my co-workers will now receive = $111 million in cash as a result of the best profit sharing program in the = industry."=0AThe carrier recorded net income of $343 million in 2006. This = marks the first Continental profit sharing payment since the payment for th= e 2000 results. The $111 million distribution is both the highest of any U.= S. carrier this year and the highest profit sharing distribution in Contine= ntal's history.=0A=0AKellner will hand out profit sharing checks tomorrow a= t the airline's hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, while Presiden= t Jeff Smisek will distribute profit sharing to the airline's employees at = the company's Bush Intercontinental Airport hub and other Houston locations= . Continental's Airport Services Senior Vice President, Bill Meehan, will p= resent profit- sharing to Continental's employees at the airline's hub at C= leveland Hopkins International Airport. Other Continental officers will tra= vel to many other locations throughout the Continental system to distribute= profit sharing.=0AContinental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airlin= e. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connectio= n, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and= Asia, serving 150 domestic and 136 international destinations. More than 4= 00 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more th= an 44,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Clevel= and and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately = 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and c= ritical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.=0AIn 2006= , Continental Airlines won its sixth J.D. Power and Associates award since = 1996. The carrier received the highest rank in customer satisfaction among = network carriers in North America in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Air= line Satisfaction Index Survey(SM). For the third consecutive year, FORTUNE= magazine named Continental the No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline on its 20= 06 list of Most Admired Global Companies. Continental was also named the No= . 1 airline on the publication's 2006 America's Most Admired airline indust= ry list. Additionally, Continental again won major awards at the OAG Airlin= e of the Year Awards including "Best Airline Based in North America" for th= e third year in a row, and "Best Executive/Business Class" for the fourth c= onsecutive year. For more company information, visit continental.com.=0ASOU= RCE Continental Airlines=0ACONTACT: Corporate Communications