CONTINENTAL AIRLINES AGAIN RANKED NO. 1 MOST =0AADMIRED GLOBAL AIRLINE BY F= ORTUNE MAGAZINE=0A =0AHOUSTON, March 12, 2007 =96 Continental Airlines (NYS= E: CAL) today announced that it was again rated the top airline on FORTUNE = magazine=92s annual airline industry list of Most Admired Global Companies.= This is the fourth year that Continental has topped that list. Last week, = FORTUNE also announced that Continental was ranked the most admired airline= on FORTUNE=92s annual America=92s Most Admired airline industry list.=0ACo= ntinental placed No.1 in all categories measured to determine the most admi= red global airlines: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets= , community/environment, quality of management, financial soundness, long-t= erm investment value, quality of products and services, and globalness. = =0ASingapore Airlines was ranked second on the most admired airlines list, = followed by Lufthansa Group, British Airways, Air France-KLM Group and Japa= n Airlines.=0ACross-industry rankings placed Continental in the top ten com= panies in four categories, quality of products, people management, globalne= ss and quality of management.=0A =93My co-workers around the world work har= d every day to deliver an outstanding product and I=92m proud that their ef= forts have been recognized,=94 Chairman and CEO Larry Kellner said. =93We = are honored to have topped both America=92s Most Admired and Most Admired G= lobal Companies airline industry lists.=94 =0AThe rankings are determined i= n a survey of corporate and airline executives, boards of directors and ind= ustry analysts.=0AContinental Airlines is the world=92s fifth largest airli= ne. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connect= ion, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe a= nd Asia, serving 150 domestic and 136 international destinations. More than= 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more= than 44,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cle= veland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximate= ly 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards an= d critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.=0AIn 2= 006, Continental Airlines won its sixth J.D. Power and Associates award sin= ce 1996. The carrier received the highest rank in customer satisfaction amo= ng network carriers in North America in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 = Airline Satisfaction Index SurveySM. For the fourth consecutive year, FORT= UNE magazine named Continental the No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline on its= 2007 list of Most Admired Global Companies. Continental was also named the= No. 1 airline on the publication=92s 2007 America=92s Most Admired airline= industry list. Additionally, Continental again won major awards at the OA= G Airline of the Year Awards including =93Best Airline Based in North Ameri= ca=94 for the third year in a row, and =93Best Executive/Business Class=94 = for the fourth consecutive year. For more company information, visit contin= ental.com.