CONTINENTAL AIRLINES TO LAUNCH TWICE-DAILY NONSTOP =0AFLIGHTS TO HEATHROW F= ROM BOTH NEW YORK AND HOUSTON=0A =0AFlights to commence March 29 next year= =0A =0ANEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2007 =96 Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), the wo= rld=92s fifth largest airline, today announced that it will launch nonstop = flights to London/Heathrow from both its New York and Houston hubs on March= 29, 2008, subject to government approval and slot approval. =0AContinenta= l will offer twice-daily nonstop service to Heathrow from both Newark Liber= ty International Airport and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. = The airline will continue to offer nonstop flights to London/Gatwick from = both New York (twice daily) and Houston (daily), as well as Cleveland (dail= y, seasonal).=0A=93At last we will be able to give our customers something = they have long requested -- the opportunity to fly to both London=92s main = airports with their preferred airline,=94 said Larry Kellner, Continental= =92s chairman and CEO. =93At the same time, we will be able to show transA= tlantic travelers already using Heathrow what they have been missing. We l= ook forward to the chance to compete at Europe's most important business ai= rport.=94=0AEffective March 29, 2008, Continental=92s London schedule will = be as follows (subject to approval). Continental will own each of the Heat= hrow arrival/departure slots necessary to operate this schedule:=0A =0ATo H= eathrow=0AOriginFlight no.DepartureArrivalFrequencyAircraft type=0ANew York= LibertyCO 189:00 a.m.9:15 p.m.Daily767-200ER=0AHoustonCO 46:25 p.m.9:35 a.= m.*Daily777=0ANew York LibertyCO 28**6:40 p.m.6:45 a.m.*Daily777=0AHoustonC= O 3210:25 p.m.2:05 p.m.*Daily767-200ER=0A=0A =0AFrom Heathrow=0ADestination= Flight no.DepartureArrivalFrequencyAircraft type=0AHoustonCO 338:30 a.m.1:0= 5 p.m.Daily767-200ER=0ANew York LibertyCO 2910:25 a.m.1:15 p.m.Daily777=0AH= oustonCO 511:15 a.m.3:35 p.m.Daily777=0ANew York LibertyCO 194:00 p.m.7:15 = p.m.Daily767-200ER=0A=0A =0ATo Gatwick=0AOriginFlight no.DepartureArrivalFr= equencyAircraft type=0AHoustonCO 344:00 p.m.7:45 a.m.*Daily767-400ER=0ANew = York LibertyCO 1146:35 p.m.6:55 a.m.*Daily757-200=0AClevelandCO 667:20 p.m= .7:50 a.m.*Daily, seasonal757-200=0ANew York LibertyCO 1168:25 p.m.8:40 a.m= .*Daily757-200=0A=0A =0AFrom Gatwick=0ADestinationFlight no.DepartureArriva= lFrequencyAircraft type=0AHoustonCO 359:30 a.m.2:05 p.m.Daily767-400ER=0ANe= w York LibertyCO 1159:30 a.m.1:05 p.m.Daily757-200=0AClevelandCO 6711:20 a.= m.3:00 p.m.Daily, seasonal757-200=0ANew York LibertyCO 11711:30 a.m.2:55 p.= m.Daily757-200=0A=0A =0A* indicates next-day arrival=0A**For the period Mar= ch 29, 2008-April 28, 2008 only, this flight will depart New York Liberty a= t 7:25 p.m. and arrive Heathrow at 7:30 a.m. the following day.=0A =0A =0AT= he new Heathrow flights have been made possible by the Open Skies agreement= between the U.S. and the European Union signed earlier this year, and by C= ontinental=92s acquisition of the necessary slots at Heathrow Airport. Unt= il now, the airline has been prevented from operating to Heathrow by the re= strictive U.S.-U.K. bilateral air services agreement. Continental has serv= ed Gatwick Airport since 1985.=0AContinental=92s Heathrow flights will be o= perated using two aircraft types: the 283-seat Boeing 777-200, carrying 48 = passengers in the BusinessFirst cabin and 235 in coach, and the 174-seat Bo= eing 767-200ER, with 25 BusinessFirst seats and 149 coach seats. The airli= ne=92s Gatwick flights will be operated using the 235-seat Boeing 767-400ER= , with 35 BusinessFirst seats and 200 coach seats, and the 175-seat Boeing = 757-200, carrying 16 passengers in the BusinessFirst cabin and 159 in coach= . =0AContinental=92s Heathrow flights will operate at Terminal 4, which wil= l be the future base for all SkyTeam carriers operating at the airport. = =0AFlights to London from New York Liberty and Houston are easily accessibl= e from numerous cities in the Americas on a connecting basis. =0AThe Heath= row flights will feature Continental=92s renowned BusinessFirst service, wh= ich has won the Best Executive/Business Class award in the OAG Airline of t= he Year Awards in each of the past five years, based on voting by frequent = flyers worldwide. BusinessFirst was also voted Best Transatlantic Business= Class among U.S. airlines in Conde Nast Traveler magazine=92s Business Tra= vel Awards 2007 =96 for the 10th year running. =0AThis premium-class cabin= features specially-engineered electronic sleeperseats with a 55-inch seat = pitch and adjustable =93winged=94 headrests. BusinessFirst seats feature p= ersonal inflight entertainment systems and laptop computer power outlets. = Other BusinessFirst amenities include gourmet menu selections created by Co= ntinental=92s Congress of Chefs. A specially selected and trained corps of= more than 200 Concierges provides individualized pre-flight and post-fligh= t services for BusinessFirst customers at 35 key international airports wor= ldwide. =0AHeathrow will be the eighth U.K. airport to be served by Contine= ntal. The airline already operates nonstop transAtlantic flights to more a= irports in the U.K. and Ireland than any other airline: Belfast, Birmingham= , Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London/Gatwick and Manchester, as well as Du= blin and Shannon.=0AIn addition, Continental and Virgin Atlantic Airways co= deshare on several Virgin Atlantic-operated flights serving London/Heathrow= and London/Gatwick, as well as selected Continental-operated flights servi= ng London/Gatwick. =0AHeathrow will be the 31st destination in Continental= =92s transAtlantic route network.=0AContinental Airlines is the world's fif= th largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Cont= inental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Ame= ricas, Europe and Asia, serving 144 domestic and 138 international destinat= ions. More than 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airli= nes. With more than 45,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York= , Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carri= es approximately 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently e= arns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate c= ulture. For more company information, visit continental.com.=0A### <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".