Continental Airlines' BusinessFirst Named Best Business Class in OAG Awards
Posted on: Friday, 20 November 2009, 11:19 CST
HOUSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has won top honors in two categories in the 2009 OAG Airline Industry Awards.
BusinessFirst, Continental's renowned international business-class service, was named "Best Executive/Business Class." The airline previously won this award five years in a row between 2003 and 2007. Continental also won "Best Airline Based in North America" for the sixth consecutive year.
Known as the "Oscars of the Airline Industry," the OAG awards are voted for by frequent flyers around the world, based on their personal experiences over the previous 12 months.
Continental recently announced the latest enhancement to BusinessFirst: the introduction of flat-bed seats, reclining 180-degrees and providing 6 ½ feet (2 meters) of sleeping space in the fully extended position. The first aircraft to feature the new seats, a Boeing 777, entered service this month. The airline will install the flat-bed seats on all its Boeing 777, 757-200 and 767-400 aircraft, and on its Boeing 787 fleet as those aircraft are delivered to Continental.
Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 2,400 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 130 domestic and 132 international destinations. Continental is a member of Star Alliance, which provides access to more than 900 additional points in 169 countries via 24 other member airlines. With more than 41,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with its regional partners, carries approximately 63 million passengers per year. For more company information, go to continental.com.
SOURCE Continental Airlines
Source: PR Newswire
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