A full list of the direct internal and external flights that can be flown to with Continental Airlines is available on the airline's website at http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/destination/routes/served.aspx. This offers a summary of each of the destinations available, the airport code and any other airlines that serve the same route. Continental Airlines fly to hundreds of destinations both within the United States and externally. In total there are 262 destinations including subsidiaries and code shares. Its merge with the UAL Corporation has led to it Continental being one of America's major airlines.
Continental Airlines dates back as far as 1934 with the formation of the Varney Speed Lines which operated airmail and passenger services in the Southwest of America. In the 60s it expanded its services within the United States network with jet aircraft. Flights to international destinations didn't take place until 1978 when Continental began to fly to Southeast Asia and South Pacific. Throughout the eighties the company suffered financially and entered bankruptcy in both 1983 and 1990. Eventually in 1996 Continental Airlines had a complete turnaround and embarked on expanding its international network in 2000. Since, Continental Airlines has ownership interests and brand partnerships with a number of different carriers. Leaving their alliance with SkyTeam in 2009 within days they joined forces with the Star Alliance before the huge merge with UAL Corporation.
On average Continental Airlines has 2,432 flight departures every day to 130 domestic destinations and 132 international destinations. There are over 42,000 employees for the company that has a branded slogan of "Work Hard, Fly Right". The most recent ambition of the company is to become the largest airline in revenue passenger miles via a stock swap with United Airlines. Continental is changing its logo and name to fit with the United brand and expects the merger to help regain losses from the global recession.
Continental Airlines dates back as far as 1934 with the formation of the Varney Speed Lines which operated airmail and passenger services in the Southwest of America. In the 60s it expanded its services within the United States network with jet aircraft. Flights to international destinations didn't take place until 1978 when Continental began to fly to Southeast Asia and South Pacific. Throughout the eighties the company suffered financially and entered bankruptcy in both 1983 and 1990. Eventually in 1996 Continental Airlines had a complete turnaround and embarked on expanding its international network in 2000. Since, Continental Airlines has ownership interests and brand partnerships with a number of different carriers. Leaving their alliance with SkyTeam in 2009 within days they joined forces with the Star Alliance before the huge merge with UAL Corporation.
On average Continental Airlines has 2,432 flight departures every day to 130 domestic destinations and 132 international destinations. There are over 42,000 employees for the company that has a branded slogan of "Work Hard, Fly Right". The most recent ambition of the company is to become the largest airline in revenue passenger miles via a stock swap with United Airlines. Continental is changing its logo and name to fit with the United brand and expects the merger to help regain losses from the global recession.
