United and Continental to rebrand clubs as United Club
According to threads on Flyertalk next year the United Red Carpet Clubs and Continental President Clubs will rebrand as United Clubs. I don’t know why President couldn’t stay in the name, but…
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Why does CO think I work for them?
I don’t fly Continental very often, but twice this year I was asked if I worked for the airline after boarding. The first time was on CO Express. I asked for a…
Friendly Reminder: Check for extra miles before you shop
I know I’m a little late for cyber monday, but before you shop online this holiday season make sure you check your frequent flyer program for their shopping web portal to earn…
New Continental 777 Safety Video
Rhapsody in Blue has been added to the video. http://www.youtube.com/user/ContinentalAirlines#p/u/0/jdI7kA2YqTw It starts with an intro from Jeff Smisek and shows a plane with the new livery. After that it switches gears to…
United and Continental rumored to announce merger on Monday
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/04/26/daily67.html I don’t really like this. From my Charlotte perspective it seems like Continental likes to focus on small flights with short connections and limited destinations even with connections. I have no…
Check-in changeups at CLT
They had been renovating the Check-in area between the B and C checkpoints for a while (the short-lived Midwest check-in area). Now I find out why. Before Delta, United, American, Continental, and…
Continental ends free food domestically
Continental ends free food domestically On my flight from MEL to SYD and SYD to LAX I started thinking about how United offers free alcohol on those routes due to competition. US…
Airplane snack ratings
Full story here Summary: Continental ranked healthiest snacks
Continental and United to offer reciprocal upgrades
Announced today that upgrades will be reciprocal. This is good news as a whole, but has little impact on me. First off United has smaller First cabins so upgrades will be difficult,…
Continental, thanks but no thanks
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Continental. They have some of the least convenient connecting flights out of CLT and are usually more expensive than other options so I rarely fly them….