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Continental and ANA Begin U.S. - Japan Codeshare Flights

HOUSTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) will begin a codesharing agreement with All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) on routes between the United States and Japan effective March 28. It will be the first time that Continental Airlines has implemented codesharing with a Japanese airline.

Through the arrangement, customers of Continental Airlines and ANA will be able to more conveniently travel between the United States and Japan.

    Codeshare Flights
    International ANA flights

                                       ANA       Continental
                                      Flight      Airlines
    Origin            Destination      No.*      Flight No.*  Frequency
    ------            -----------     ----       -----------  ---------
    Washington D.C.   Tokyo/Narita     NH1         CO4451        Daily
    Tokyo/Narita      Washington D.C.  NH2         CO4452        Daily
    Los Angeles       Tokyo/Narita     NH5         CO4455        Daily
    Tokyo/Narita      Los Angeles      NH6         CO4456        Daily
    San Francisco     Tokyo/Narita     NH7         CO4457        Daily
    Tokyo/Narita      San Francisco    NH8         CO4458        Daily
    New York          Tokyo/Narita     NH9         CO4459        Daily
    Tokyo/Narita      New York         NH10        CO4460        Daily
    Chicago           Tokyo/Narita     NH11        CO4461        Daily
    Tokyo/Narita      Chicago          NH12        CO4462        Daily
    Honolulu          Tokyo/Narita     NH1051      CO4463        Daily
    Tokyo/Narita      Honolulu         NH1052      CO4464        Daily

    Domestic ANA flights

                                       ANA       Continental
                                      Flight      Airlines
    Origin            Destination      No.*      Flight No.*    Frequency
    ------            -----------     ----       -----------    ---------
    Tokyo/Narita    Fukuoka         NH2143         CO4477          Daily
    Fukuoka         Tokyo/Narita    NH2144         CO4478          Daily
    Tokyo/Narita    Itami           NH2177/2179    CO4481/4483     Daily
    Itami           Tokyo/Narita    NH2178         CO4484          Daily
    Tokyo/Narita    Nagoya          NH339          CO4487          Daily
    Nagoya          Tokyo/Narita    NH3204         CO4488          Daily
    Tokyo/Narita    Okinawa         NH2159         CO4489          Daily
    Okinawa         Tokyo/Narita    NH2158         CO4490          Daily

    Continental Airlines flights

                                 Continental       ANA
                                  Airlines        Flight      
    Origin         Destination    Flight No.*      No.*        Frequency
    ------         -----------    -----------   -----------    ---------
    Los Angeles     Houston         CO53           NH6490      Daily
    Houston         Los Angeles     CO1495         NH6491      Daily
    San Francisco   Houston         CO93           NH6492      Daily
    Houston         San Francisco   CO92           NH6493      Mon./Thu.
    Chicago         Houston         CO447          NH6496      Daily
    Houston         Chicago         CO1746         NH6497      Daily

* Flight numbers are subject to change without notice.

U.S. travelers will be able to conveniently access ANA's network via Continental flights. Continental's flights to U.S. gateway cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago provide connections with ANA's onward flights to Japan. Furthermore, Continental's flights from Houston and New York/Newark to Tokyo/Narita provide convenient connections with ANA's flights to onward points such as Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka and Okinawa.

"Codesharing between Continental and ANA improves on the linkages we established between the two airlines when we first joined Star Alliance," said Continental Airlines Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Smisek. "We look forward to further solidifying our relationship with ANA under our planned Pacific joint venture."

"Working with our partner Continental Airlines, the networks of both airlines will expand through the commencement of this codesharing agreement, and together we can offer our valued customers a wider selection of convenient flight options between Asia and the United States," said Shinichiro Ito, president and chief executive officer of ANA.

This announcement represents the first phase of codesharing cooperation. Both airlines look forward to further expanding codesharing service in a constant effort to provide customers with the most convenient options possible.

About Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 2,500 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 133 domestic and 135 international destinations. Continental is a member of Star Alliance, which overall offers 19,700 daily flights to 1,077 airports in 175 countries through its 26 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.

About ANA

ANA is a leading Japanese provider of air transportation services, the tenth largest airline in the world by passenger load according to IATA rankings, carrying almost 50 million passengers every year to 52 destinations in Japan and 26 cities throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S. on its fleet of 214 aircraft. ANA is the launch customer of Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Mitsubishi Regional Jet, and has won awards in all categories for its product and services and was voted Airlines of the Year for 2007 by Air Transport World Magazines. ANA joined the Star Alliance in 1999 and celebrated its 10th year Star Alliance membership in October.

SOURCE Continental Airlines