Continental to Launch Nonstop Flights to London From New York and Houston
Posted on: Friday, 28 March 2008, 09:00 CDT
Continental Airlines has announced that it will launch nonstop flights to London/Heathrow from both its New York and Houston hubs on March 29, 2008.
The new Heathrow flights have been made possible by the new Open Skies agreement between the US and the European Union. Continental's Heathrow flights will be operated 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 Boeing 767-200ER, with 25 businessFirst seats and 149 coach seats.
The airline's 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.
Larry Kellner, chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines, said: "Continental has waited a long time to gain access to Heathrow and this is a great day for us, as well as for all trans-Atlantic travelers. We can now provide our customers with what they have requested, the opportunity to fly to both of London's main airports with their preferred airline."
Source: Datamonitor
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