Continental Airlines Prepares for Hurricane Gustav Sunday August 31, 1:42 pm ET Customers traveling to impacted cities may reschedule without penalty; continental.com provides latest flight information and operations summary HOUSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - News) continues to monitor Hurricane Gustav as it moves toward the Gulf Coast. ADVERTISEMENT On Saturday, Continental began adding larger aircraft and additional flights into and out of New Orleans to assist with evacuation efforts. The extra capacity will provide space for more than 1,200 additional customers through Sunday. To assist the affected areas, Continental has transported employees into the region to provide additional staffing. Weather conditions will force some delays and cancellations of flights to selected Gulf Coast cities through next week. Station closures for Monday have been announced for New Orleans, La.; Lafayette, La.; Alexandria, La.; Baton Rouge, La.; Lake Charles, La.; Gulfport, Miss. and Beaumont, Texas. For an updated list of affected cities, travelers should visit continental.com. Customers booked on flights to and from applicable airports will be permitted a one-time date or time change to their itinerary without penalty for rescheduled travel. If a flight has been canceled, a refund in the original form of payment may be requested. Complete details are available at continental.com. The fastest and most convenient way to change travel plans is via continental.com. Customers should enter their confirmation number and last name in "Manage Reservations." Customers may also call Continental Airlines reservations at 800-525-0280 or their travel agent. continental.com provides an overview of Continental operations as well as up-to-date information regarding the status of specific flights. Automated flight status information is also available at 800-784-4444.

[Roger LaFrance <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it goes to IAH, I guess they will move System Ops to the BUNKER.


Continental Airlines Prepares for Hurricane Gustav
Sunday August 31, 1:42 pm ET 
 Customers
traveling to impacted cities may reschedule without penalty;
continental.com provides latest flight information and operations
summary HOUSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines
(NYSE: CAL - News) continues to monitor Hurricane Gustav as it moves toward the Gulf
Coast.
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flights into and out of New Orleans to assist with evacuation efforts.  The
extra capacity will provide space for more than 1,200 additional customers
through Sunday. To assist the affected areas, Continental has transported
employees into the region to provide additional staffing.
Weather conditions will force some delays and cancellations of flights to
selected Gulf Coast cities through next week. Station closures for Monday have
been announced for New Orleans, La.; Lafayette, La.; Alexandria, La.; Baton
Rouge, La.; Lake Charles, La.; Gulfport, Miss. and Beaumont, Texas. For an
updated list of affected cities, travelers should visit continental.com.
Customers booked on flights to and from applicable airports will be
permitted a one-time date or time change to their itinerary without penalty
for rescheduled travel. If a flight has been canceled, a refund in the
original form of payment may be requested.  Complete details are available at
continental.com.
The fastest and most convenient way to change travel plans is via
continental.com.   Customers should enter their confirmation number and last
name in "Manage Reservations."
Customers may also call Continental Airlines reservations at 800-525-0280
or their travel agent.
continental.com provides an overview of Continental operations as well as
up-to-date information regarding the status of specific flights. Automated
flight status information is also available at 800-784-4444.

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