CO to "re-launch" "new" sevice to Munich
11-19-2009, 10:53 AM
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CO to "re-launch" "new" sevice to Munich
HOUSTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - News) today announced that it will launch daily nonstop service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Munich, effective March 27, 2010.
"We are excited about launching service between New York and Munich, the largest German city not currently served by Continental and a hub for our new partner Lufthansa," said Jim Compton, the airline's executive vice president of marketing. "As well as extending Continental service to a new market in Germany, this hub-to-hub link will provide additional travel options and opportunities for our customers on both sides of the Atlantic."
Flight CO106 will depart Newark Liberty daily at 5:25 p.m. and arrive in Munich at 7:50 a.m. the next day. The return flight, CO107, will depart Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport daily at 9:20 a.m. and arrive at Newark Liberty at 12:35 p.m. the same day. The schedule of the Continental service complements that of Lufthansa's existing daily New York/Newark-Munich service, which departs Newark Liberty about three hours later and Munich about six hours later.
The Continental flights will be operated by Boeing 767-200ER aircraft, seating 25 passengers in BusinessFirst and 149 passengers in economy class.
The new flight has been timed to provide convenient connections at Munich, where Star Alliance partner flights provide service to over 95 destinations in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and at New York/Newark with an extensive network of Continental flights to more than 100 destinations throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Continental operates the largest hub in the New York City metropolitan area at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Munich, the capital of Bavaria and the economic centre of southern Germany, is the country's third largest city after Berlin and Hamburg, with a population of 1.3 million in the city and 5 million in the Munich Metropolitan Region. Famed for its historic and modern architecture and annual Oktoberfest beer celebration, Munich boasts a wealth of cultural attractions and institutions. Among the many world-renowned companies whose headquarters are in the city are Siemens AG (electronics), BMW (cars), MAN AG (trucks, engineering), Allianz (insurance) and Munich Re (re-insurance). Lufthansa operates a hub at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport, which is the second-largest airport in Germany after Frankfurt.
The new flights will offer Continental's award-winning BusinessFirst service. BusinessFirst features an extensive gourmet menu served with premium wines and champagnes created by Continental's Congress of Chefs and Sommeliers. International concierge service provides individualized pre- and post-flight services for BusinessFirst customers at 35 airports around the world. Customers traveling in BusinessFirst may also access any of Continental's 25 Presidents Clubs and more than 800 affiliated lounges worldwide.
Continental currently offers nonstop service between New York/Newark and Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg. In addition, the airline launched nonstop service from Houston to Frankfurt on Nov. 1, 2009. Munich will be the 30th destination in Continental's trans-Atlantic route network.
"We are excited about launching service between New York and Munich, the largest German city not currently served by Continental and a hub for our new partner Lufthansa," said Jim Compton, the airline's executive vice president of marketing. "As well as extending Continental service to a new market in Germany, this hub-to-hub link will provide additional travel options and opportunities for our customers on both sides of the Atlantic."
Flight CO106 will depart Newark Liberty daily at 5:25 p.m. and arrive in Munich at 7:50 a.m. the next day. The return flight, CO107, will depart Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport daily at 9:20 a.m. and arrive at Newark Liberty at 12:35 p.m. the same day. The schedule of the Continental service complements that of Lufthansa's existing daily New York/Newark-Munich service, which departs Newark Liberty about three hours later and Munich about six hours later.
The Continental flights will be operated by Boeing 767-200ER aircraft, seating 25 passengers in BusinessFirst and 149 passengers in economy class.
The new flight has been timed to provide convenient connections at Munich, where Star Alliance partner flights provide service to over 95 destinations in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and at New York/Newark with an extensive network of Continental flights to more than 100 destinations throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Continental operates the largest hub in the New York City metropolitan area at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Munich, the capital of Bavaria and the economic centre of southern Germany, is the country's third largest city after Berlin and Hamburg, with a population of 1.3 million in the city and 5 million in the Munich Metropolitan Region. Famed for its historic and modern architecture and annual Oktoberfest beer celebration, Munich boasts a wealth of cultural attractions and institutions. Among the many world-renowned companies whose headquarters are in the city are Siemens AG (electronics), BMW (cars), MAN AG (trucks, engineering), Allianz (insurance) and Munich Re (re-insurance). Lufthansa operates a hub at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport, which is the second-largest airport in Germany after Frankfurt.
The new flights will offer Continental's award-winning BusinessFirst service. BusinessFirst features an extensive gourmet menu served with premium wines and champagnes created by Continental's Congress of Chefs and Sommeliers. International concierge service provides individualized pre- and post-flight services for BusinessFirst customers at 35 airports around the world. Customers traveling in BusinessFirst may also access any of Continental's 25 Presidents Clubs and more than 800 affiliated lounges worldwide.
Continental currently offers nonstop service between New York/Newark and Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg. In addition, the airline launched nonstop service from Houston to Frankfurt on Nov. 1, 2009. Munich will be the 30th destination in Continental's trans-Atlantic route network.
11-21-2009, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by olympic
CO will also be flying YEAR ROUND to ATH starting next year, good luck.
This is going to be interesting considering Greece just entered into a recession and the exchange rate is not so good.
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11-21-2009, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY
If I,m not mistaken that means that DAL,US and CO will all be flying into ATH?
This is going to be interesting considering Greece just entered into a recession and the exchange rate is not so good.
Ally
This is going to be interesting considering Greece just entered into a recession and the exchange rate is not so good.
Ally
Delta is doing the daily JFK-ATH route, codeshare with the new Olympic - "Olympic Air"
US Airways is still sticking to seasonal flying into ATH out of PHL.
There are rumors that the new Olympic has ordered 5 Airbus 330s and will start flights next year. Routes will supposedly be Chicago-New York-Toronto-Montreal-Johannasburg.
Let's wait and see ...
