CO neu nach DEL

[TobiBER]

So langsam wird das ja mit CO ziemlich unheimlich

 

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced today that it will launch daily nonstop flights between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and New Delhi, India beginning Oct. 31, 2005 subject to government approval.

 

The service will reduce travel time between New York and New Delhi by at least two and a half hours by eliminating any stop or connection en route.

 

New Delhi will become the 25th city in Continental's trans-Atlantic route network.

 

"This new long-range route to India represents further evolution of our successful trans-Atlantic network from New York/Newark," said Jim Summerford, Continental's vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa. "Travelers between New York and New Delhi will find it much more convenient to use our nonstop service, and our hub in the northeastern United States provides excellent connections to dozens of other cities."

 

Flight CO82 will depart New York/Newark daily at 9:05 p.m. and arrive at New Delhi at 9:30 p.m. the next day. Flight CO83 will depart New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport daily at 11:30 p.m. and will arrive at New York/Newark at 4:50 a.m. the next day. Flying times will be approximately 13 hours and 55 minutes traveling east from New York to New Delhi and 15 hours and 50 minutes traveling west.

 

This new service will be Continental's second longest nonstop trip at 7,323 miles-second only to New York to Hong Kong which is 8,060 miles.

 

Continental's New York/Newark to New Delhi flights will be operated with a 283-seat Boeing 777 aircraft with a capacity of 48 passengers in the BusinessFirst cabin and 235 in the Economy class.

 

BusinessFirst features specially-engineered electronic sleeperseats in a 2-2-2 configuration with a 55-inch seat pitch and adjustable winged headrests. The BusinessFirst seat on the 777 is among the widest business class seats in the world, measuring 22 inches between the armrests and offering a 170-degree recline and more than six feet of sleeping space in the fully-extended position. Other features include privacy hoods and large seat side wings for greater privacy. All BusinessFirst seats feature a laptop computer power outlet, a satellite telephone, a flexible neck reading light and a personal entertainment system offering 16 channels of video, 20 channels of audio and up to 10 video games. Other BusinessFirst amenities include gourmet menu selections created by Continental's Congress of Chefs and fresh cappuccino or espresso coffee made on request. A specially selected corps of more than 200 trained Concierges provides individualized pre-flight and post-flight services for BusinessFirst customers at 21 key international airports worldwide.

 

Economy class on the Continental 777 is also exceptionally comfortable and spacious in a 3-3-3 seating configuration with wide aisles. Every economy class passenger benefits from an individual seatback video system with eight channels of video, 20 channels of audio and up to 10 video games as well as an in-flight telephone with over-water capacity. The first few rows in the economy class also feature individual laptop computer outlets.

 

The New Delhi flights have been conveniently timed to connect at New York/Newark with an extensive network of service throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Continental is the only major airline to operate a hub in the New York metropolitan area-Newark Liberty International Airport. Located about 15 miles from downtown Manhattan, Liberty International offers the fastest travel times to many parts of the city, including the Air Train service to New York Penn Station in midtown Manhattan. One-way fares between Liberty International and New York Penn Station are $11.55 on New Jersey Transit and $23 on Amtrak. Travel time is less than 30 minutes.

 

Passengers arriving at Liberty International on Continental flights from New Delhi will be able to use exclusive immigration and customs facilities in Terminal C3, Continental's Global Gateway, and connect quickly and easily with Continental's 402 daily flights from Liberty International to 170 destinations throughout the Americas.

 

India is one of the world's most exciting tourist destinations. According to the Government of India's Ministry of Tourism, foreign tourist arrivals in January and February 2005 were up by 14.5 percent and 17.3 percent respectively on the same months during the previous year.

 

India is the world's seventh largest and second most populous country, with a population of more than 1 billion people.

 

Reservations are now being accepted for flights beginning Oct. 31 by logging on to continental.com .

[slowlyhh]

In der Tat suchen alle US-Fluglinien derzeit ihr Heil in Auslandsstrecken, aber bei CO wird mir langsam mulmig, was die so alles planen. An Anfang kostet es ja nun mal Geld, denn es gibt ja wohl kaum eine Strecke, bei der man am ersten Tag Geld verdient. Ich hoffe nur, CO hat genügend Geld in einen Sack gesteckt!

[Gast United]

Woher hat Continental eigentlich die ganzen Flugzeuge ?? Ich meine, die 757 stehen sicher noch irgendwo rum, aber an ne 777 (oder zwei, wie man für die Strecke wohl mindestens braucht) kommt man doch net so schnell ran ?? Und so rosig ist die Finanzlage doch auch net von CO, oder ?? Na ja, ich bleibe lieber bei den guten alten UA und AA, die fliegen wenigstens mit Widebodies in die schönen Ziele, ich meine wem würde ich es zumuten, in nem narrowbody nach ewr zu fliegen ?? Lieber einmal umsteigen, aber für Gefühl ist es eindeutig besser ... Ach ja, wo Continental in skyteam ist, was macht Air france und allitalia und klm jetz mit den delhi flügen ?? ist da soviel drin, bisher wurden die doch immer als anschluss genutzt, grad die ewr-cdg-del hat perfekte zeiten, mann könnte doch sogar meistens reinthoretiosch im gleichen flugzeug sitzenbleiben, genau 90 min zwischen den beiden abflügen, einfach perfekt oder ?? Wenn diese sachen von co mal nich nen schuss in den ofen sind, vielleicht ham wir bald ne endgültig pleite in den usa.

[chu]

Meiner meinung nach geht es CO finanziell besser als manch anderen US-Airlines. Durch die vielen Nischenstrecken lässt sich eben besonders auf Langstrecke Geld verdienen. Und es wird allgemein lieber nonstop geflogen (ich pers. steige lieber um, besonders auf solchen 15 std. Strecken...) und denke schon, dass die Flüge rentabel sein werden. CO hat ein hervorragendes Image in den USA (soweit ich das beurteilen kann).

Viele Märkte, die bisher von den Global Playern wie UA, AA oder auch DL unbeachtet blieben, greift CO jetzt an um sich ein stabiles Standbein aufzubauen. Man denke nur an die Lagos-Pläne. Auch DL versucht jetzt, auf eher unbeachteten Strecken Fuß zu fassen, beispielsweise mit den Plänen nach Moskau.

[TobiBER]

Weiter gehts.....

 

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced today that it has formally submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval to operate nonstop flights from its hub at New York/Newark Liberty International Airport to Shanghai, China. If approved, Continental will introduce flights in March 2007 and will use the 283-seat (48 BusinessFirst, 235 economy) Boeing 777 aircraft. Continental will also offer online connecting service between Shanghai and points throughout the U.S., Europe and Latin America.

 

Continental announced last month that it will begin daily nonstop service from New York/Newark Liberty Airport to Beijing, China starting on June 15, 2005. Continental, which serves more airports than any other airline in the world, will be the only U.S. carrier offering daily nonstop service from New York to the People's Republic of China. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Continental nonstop service from New York/Newark to Beijing saying, "The selection of Continental enables the U.S. to use its first opportunity to fill a critical service gap presented by the lack of U.S. carrier service to China from the U.S. east coast."