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Continental Airlines Announces New Daily Service From New York Hub To Cairo, Egypt

Press Release Source: Continental Airlines On Tuesday July 6, 2010, 11:12 am EDT
HOUSTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL - News) today announced plans to launch nonstop flights between Newark Liberty and Cairo, Egypt, beginning May 18, 2011, subject to government approval.
Cairo, the largest city in Africa and the Middle East, will be the 72nd international destination that Continental serves from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and the 30th city in Continental's trans-Atlantic route network. Continental serves more nonstop destinations with more flights from the New York area than any other airline.
Cairo is the third new international destination Continental has announced since May -- the airline plans to begin daily service from its Houston hub to Lagos, Nigeria, beginning Nov. 10, 2011, and service to Auckland, New Zealand, beginning Nov. 16, 2011, subject to government approval.
"We are excited to grow our international route network from the New York area by adding nonstop service to Cairo," said Jeff Smisek, Continental's chairman, president and CEO. "Continental's new route will provide numerous opportunities for connections to dozens of destinations in Africa and the Middle East that are served by our Star Alliance partners."
On May 3, Continental announced that it has agreed to merge with United Airlines in a merger of equals to create the world's leading airline. The success of the Newark-Cairo route will be enhanced by the additional traffic flows through Newark that are expected to result from the merger.
Convenient Connecting Flights
The Newark-Cairo route will benefit from connecting traffic at both ends. Cairo is home to Egyptair, one of the 28 carriers, including Continental, that are members of Star Alliance. Egyptair and its regional airline partners offer service to 41 destinations in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Damascus, Istanbul, Aswan, Jeddah and Johannesburg.
The flight will be timed to provide convenient North American connections at Continental's Newark Liberty hub to the West Coast as well as to 87 other cities throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Schedule
Continental will operate the approximately 5,600-mile flight with a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, seating 50 customers in BusinessFirst with flat-bed seats and 226 customers in economy class. Flying time eastbound will be approximately 10 hours, 25 minutes, and westbound will be approximately 12 hours, 10 minutes.
Continental plans to operate the route on a daily basis during peak summer travel season, with five- and four-times-weekly service during certain periods in the first year of operation.
Following is the preliminary schedule for the new service, planned to take effect May 18, 2011.

Leave Newark
Arrive Cairo
Leave Cairo
Arrive Newark

Summer
5:30 p.m.
10:55 a.m. (next day)
12:55 p.m.
6:05 p.m. (same day)

Winter
5:30 p.m.
10:50 a.m. (next day)
12:50 p.m.
6:15 p.m. (same day)
 
Very nice avatar 4got2flare....
 
Just like everything else in aviation, until it says United on the side, has a United callsign, and United code on the ticket it is a Continental flight.
 
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nothing... all rumors... that is it man, sorry...

ahh, the joys of being furloughed. thanks anyways. i honestly just don't see how they can keep us off property with 13 airplanes coming remainder of 2010 plus the 787's in 2011. there may not be a huge run in retirements, but i am sure 20 or 30 guys will probably jump ship. i am sure if the company can find a way to keep us off property, then they will. but with 5 widebodies coming on property over the next year, staffing at 25 or so a pop, i just don't see how they can keep us out. there is no way we ordered 2 777's to operate one as a spare and the other domestically. they run a tight ship, and that just doesn't jive with the way they attempt to run an airline.

time will tell i guess, i will continue the long wait for any real information.
 
Cairo, been there done that and is looking forward to being recalled and flying domestic! It is good to see some signs of growth and hope that the merger between CAL and UAL will work out for all of us.
 
Just like everything else in aviation, until it says United on the side, has a United callsign, and United code on the ticket it is a Continental flight.

The ticket already does say United on it. And I am sure the tight wades at CAL will have United painted on the side of the new CAL deliveries to make their point crystal clear.

The CAL call sign will take three years to erase but it is history so enjoy saying during the next year or two.
 
The ticket already does say United on it. And I am sure the tight wades at CAL will have United painted on the side of the new CAL deliveries to make their point crystal clear.

The CAL call sign will take three years to erase but it is history so enjoy saying during the next year or two.


Chicky, pokenhole pilot, spilt-tail, empty kitcken, BF&P, please crawl back under your rock and get a life. Your pissed of posts reek of severe jealousness.
 
The ticket already does say United on it. And I am sure the tight wades at CAL will have United painted on the side of the new CAL deliveries to make their point crystal clear.

The CAL call sign will take three years to erase but it is history so enjoy saying during the next year or two.




Thanks, I will. What call sign are you using?
 
United is easier to say than Continental. At Continental we have basically two types of pronunciation. Those from the Northeast who say "Cut-en-intel"(seemingly struggling)and those from the Midwest and South that say "CAaaaal" and those who think they are somehow important(and this goes for other airlines as well) who say "CAaaaaal's one forty-eight" or something like that. Was behind a Delta 767 one night who checked in every time as "Delta's one fifty-nine HEAVY" at altitude, with the various center controlling agencies. Finally, I followed suit somewhere around Boston right after him with "Boston good evening, Continental's, yes apostrophe "S" possessive forty six HEAVY right behind him level three-three zero." I don't know if the controller got it but someone else on frequency did. We heard a "that's good"...

And that was my five seconds of humor that trip.....
 
To add to this.....

Any Toolbag on frequency who calls himself "The" (as in "The" United 123, or "THE" Jetblue 123) deserves a beating........with extreme prejudice........Chuck Norris Style!
 
To add to this.....

Any Toolbag on frequency who calls himself "The" (as in "The" United 123, or "THE" Jetblue 123) deserves a beating........with extreme prejudice........Chuck Norris Style!

Agreed. Along with "XXX's 524" or whatever.
 

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