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Continental Airlines Announces Fee for First Checked Bag on Domestic Flights

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

September 5, 2008

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EliteAccess customers are exempt; OnePass program changes also announced

HOUSTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Continental Airlines (NYSE:
CAL) today announced a $15 service fee for the first checked bag for
certain customers who purchase economy-class tickets.

The service fee will not apply to EliteAccess customers, including
those seated in First or BusinessFirst, OnePass Elite and SkyTeam Elite
members, customers traveling on full-fare economy (Y) class tickets, or
military personnel and their families traveling on official orders.

The policy will apply immediately for tickets purchased for
destinations within the U.S., and between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada for travel commencing on or after Oct. 7,
2008.

Checked bags must meet weight and size restrictions or will be subject
to additional fees. Continental’s policy for carry-on baggage remains
unchanged.

For more details of Continental’s baggage policies, go to
continental.com.

OnePass Program Changes

Continental also announced changes to its OnePass Elite mileage bonus
program where members earn bonus miles based on Elite status in addition to
actual flight miles on each flight. Effective for travel on or after March
1, 2009, Platinum Elite members will earn a 100 percent mileage bonus
(instead of 125 percent) and Silver Elite members will earn 25 percent
(instead of 50 percent) for tickets purchased on or after Nov. 15, 2008.
Bonus miles for Gold Elite members will remain unchanged at 100 percent.

In addition, for travel on or after Jan. 1, 2009, Continental will
discontinue awarding its OnePass members a minimum of 500 base miles and
Elite qualifying miles on flights where the actual mileage between origin
and destination is less than 500 miles. Instead, customers will earn the
actual flight miles for tickets purchased on or after Nov. 15, 2008, for
travel on or after Jan. 1, 2009.

Also effective for reward travel booked on or after Jan. 1, 2009,
travel reward mileage requirements will increase for travel between North
America and Tel Aviv (Series 10B) and Hawaii and Tel Aviv (Series 10C).
SaverPass rewards will increase by 20,000 miles for economy and
First/BusinessFirst tickets, and EasyPass rewards will increase by 50,000
miles for First/BusinessFirst tickets.

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
131 domestic and 131 international destinations. More than 550 additional
points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more than 44,000
employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and
Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 69
million passengers per year. For more company information, go to
continental.com.

SOURCE Continental Airlines

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