Continental Airlines Begins Nonstop Service Between Houston, Texas and Loreto, Mexico
Posted on: Thursday, 7 June 2007, 12:00 CDT
HOUSTON, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines begins twice-weekly service today between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, and Loreto, Mexico, the airline's 31st Mexican destination. Continental offers service to more destinations in Mexico than any other U.S. airline.
The Continental flight departs Houston at 11:10 a.m. on Thursdays and Sundays during peak travel season (summer, winter and spring), arriving in Loreto at 1:18 p.m. The return flight departs Loreto at 1:50 p.m., arriving in Houston at 5:35 p.m. The Loreto flights are timed for convenient connections to the Midwest and East Coast. In the fall, the service will operate once a week on Saturdays. Continental will utilize the Embraer-145 XR jet with seating for 50 passengers in either aisle or window seats.
Located in Mexico's Baja California peninsula, Loreto is a popular eco-tourism destination featuring beaches, nearby mountains, kayaking, hiking, scuba diving and sport fishing, a protected marine bio-region and colonial architecture.
Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 144 domestic and 138 international destinations. More than 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more than 44,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.
Continental Airlines offers service to 77 destinations in 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including nonstop service to 31 destinations in Mexico -- more than any other airline. Continental also offers nonstop service to more Central American cities (10) than any other U.S. airline and serves nine South American destinations.
For more company information, visit continental.com. (En espanol -- http://www.continental.com/espanol)
Continental Airlines
CONTACT: Corporate Communications of Continental Airlines,+1-713-324-5080, corpcomm@coair.com
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Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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