Reach the World With Continental Airlines
January 28th, 2009 Posted in Airline Flight InsuranceAlthough UK’s Bristol Airport provides direct flights to only two US destinations, New York and Orlando, many travellers are using the American Continental Airlines network to reach onward destinations within the United States.
Bristol airport have found that the top five destinations for business travellers using the airport during 2008 were: Houston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Cleveland.
Leisure passengers showed a similar favour for north american destinations with Orlando, Las Vegas, Boston, San Francisco and Tampa being the most popular.
Continental airlines has a long and interesting history extending back over 70 years after having been formed, in 1934, by Walter T.Varney and Louis Mueller. In 1936 40% of the company was sold to Robert Six who went on to head the company for 40 years. It was Robert Six who changed the company name to Continental Airlines in 1937 and move the company headquarters from El Paso to Denver in the same year.
During the second world war Continental used their Denver modifications center to carry out maintenance on the B-17 and B-29 flying fortresses. They used the experience gained during the war years to establish their trans-pacific service under the name of Air Micronesia. During the 1970s Continental airline’s list of services increased dramatically including the introduction of new routes from Los Angeles to New Zealand and Australia. Continental Airlines services reach over 500 airport worldwide, extending way beyond the North American continent.
The Continental Airlines service flying from Bristol to New York has made it easy for travellers to book onward flights. Around 50% of the travellers flying from Bristol have used the Continental airlines network to reach their final destinations after picking up a connecting flight in New York. Since its introduction over three years ago in May 2005 the New York service has carried over 250,000 passengers.
The extensive Continental airlines network makes planning and booking a journey, either for business or pleasure, hassle free and the convenience of starting out from Bristol is, for many travellers, an added bonus.
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