Continental Airlines Suspends Operations at Houston Hub Through Saturday Due to Hurricane Ike; Change Flights at Continental.Com for No Fee
Posted on: Friday, 12 September 2008, 15:00 CDT
HOUSTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines has suspended operations at its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) through Saturday in anticipation of severe weather conditions caused by Hurricane Ike. Normal operations are planned at the Newark Liberty and Cleveland hubs.
Continental will not operate mainline jet flights at IAH through Saturday night. Continental has plans to reactivate the hub on Sunday morning, Sept. 14, although some flights on Sunday will remain subject to cancellation.
Continental Express and Continental Connection regional airline operations have also been suspended at IAH through Saturday.
Continental employees from other domestic locations are positioned to fly into Houston to assist their co-workers in resuming operations at the IAH hub after the storm.
Business Continuity Facility Opened
Due to the approach of Hurricane Ike, Continental has opened its off-site Business Continuity facility and transferred operations of the airline away from the headquarters building until the storm passes.
The company plans for the center, located outside the city of Houston, to remain open until Sunday morning when operations resume at IAH.
Checking Flight Status and Changing Travel Plans
Go to continental.com to obtain the status of any particular flight. Once operations at IAH resume, travelers should check the status of their flight immediately before going to the airport.
Customers booked on flights to and from the affected region 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.
Continental Airlines
CONTACT: Corporate Communications of Continental Airlines,+1-713-324-5080, corpcomm@coair.com
Web site: http://www.continental.com/http://www.continental.com/company/news
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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