Continental Airlines

Flying The Unfriendly Skies

David Fagin | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Flight Delays, Corporate Merger, United Airlines, Continental Airlines, Air Travel, Airline Amenities, Airline Merger, Airline Policies, United Continental Merger, Travel News

So, how come everyone you talk to now refers to it as "United F#&*n Airlines?" That's easy. Just pull back the first-class curtain and you will see the "friendly skies" aren't so friendly after all.

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PHOTOS: A Look Back At Continental Airlines Over The Years

Posted 03.03.2012

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United Airlines will finally shutter Continental Saturday, two years after the merger that created the world's largest airline. As part of the me...

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Continental To Vanish For Good

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2012

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* United and Continental set for single reservation system * Continental website disappears on Saturday By Kyle Peterson...

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Teen Arrested For 'Singing Of Bin Laden' On Flight

AP | By NIGEL DUARA | Posted 04.23.2012

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UPDATE, 2/23: Yazeed Mohammed A. Abunayyan's 21-year-old cousin, Fahad Alsubaie, told the Mail Tribune of Oregon that he tried to stop his cousin fro...

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Experts Answer Your Questions About Flying

George Hobica | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Continental Airlines, Airfare Deals, Consumer Protection, Airline Travel, Consumerism, Travel News

Have a question about air travel or airfares? We answer as many as we can, including these about cheap destinations and what to do when your bag goes missing.

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American Brat Pack: Airline CEOs' Shared Backstory

AP | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 02.28.2012

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NEW YORK — From an office at the end of a Dallas runway in the 1980s, the modern airline business was born. There in cubicles with thin, gray c...

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Woman Smuggles 3 Lbs Of Cocaine In Luggage

Posted 12.22.2011

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A 19-year-old Bronx woman faces up to 40 years in prison for allegedly smuggling three pounds of cocaine in her shoes at Houston's Bush Intercontinent...

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Son Misses Father's Burial Over Flight Change Fees

Posted 12.22.2011

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Fred Zajonczloski missed his father's funeral because of flight change fees he couldn't afford, reports WHEC in Rochester, NY. Zajonczloski flew fr...

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Regional Plane Lands At Wrong Airport. Again.

Posted 11.09.2011

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A Continental Connection turboprop plane landed at the wrong airport Wednesday night, leaving passengers to share a limo ride from Southland Field in ...

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How to Fly First Class for Free

TravelSort | Posted 10.21.2011

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We at TravelSort just flew Lufthansa First Class to Europe, using credit card bonuses and points. Here are our best tips.

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United's 30,000 Foot View of Its Customers

Carol Roth | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Continental Airlines, Jeff Smisek, Customer Service, Business Travel, Mergers, United Airlines, Business News

Are you out of touch with your customers? It may seem a simple question, but a lot of companies are. As I sit on my United Airlines flight and I wa...

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With FAA Shutdown, Airlines Could Be Saving Customers Some Money -- They're Not

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 09.29.2011

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A partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration is costing the government about $30 million a day -- and instead of passing along savings to...

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Passenger Who Tried To Open Plane Door Was Trying To Commit Suicide

AOL Travel News | Posted 07.17.2011

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An Illinois man who tried to open the door on a Chicago-bound flight on May 8th was trying to kill himself, according to a St. Louis court affidavit. ...

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US Airlines Say They Are "Green" While Fighting Anti-Pollution Efforts

Jake Schmidt | Posted 07.12.2011

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If an airline claimed to be "green" but was actively working to gut carbon pollution standards, what would you do?

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Widow Sues Continental Over Misplacement Of Dead Husband's Body

AOL Travel News | Posted 06.27.2011

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Every now and then news comes about that airlines have lost a traveler's pet or Miranda Kerr's wedding gown, but this is one extreme we were not expec...

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No More Bag Check Discounts

AP | Posted 06.23.2011

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CHICAGO — There's no more incentive to prepay online for your checked bags if you're flying United Continental. The carrier has done away with t...

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Stuck in Narita -- An Airline Pilot's Story From the Quake

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The ground started shaking hard and with a collective 'oooh' people started running out of the train station, and out from under the bus boarding area. What could they do but watch, pray and wait?"

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Boeing Settles In Passengers' Lawsuit Over 2008 DIA Crash

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Settlements have been reached in lawsuits filed against Boeing Co. by more than a dozen passengers on an airliner that veered off a Den...

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Norma Heape, Continental's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant, Speaks (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Meet Norma Heape: Continental's longest-serving flight attendant. She's been on-board for 53 years, since 1957, back when they were called hostesses, ...

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United Airlines Moves To Willis Tower

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — United Airlines has started moving its operations center employees into a new home – the Willis Tower in Chicago, formerly known...

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Class Warfare: Economy Class vs. First Class (INFOGRAPHIC)

TravelSort | Posted 05.25.2011

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Take a walk through the history of first and economy classes.

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Continental-United Merger Could Cost DIA

The Denver Post | Ann Schrader | Posted 05.25.2011

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While supporters believe the impending merger of United and Continental airlines will have little impact in Denver, a document revealed in an August h...

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Top 5 of 2010 (PHOTOS): Travel News That Made You Say 'Whoa!'

OneTravel | Posted 05.25.2011

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From a monotone musical instrument's rise to global stardom to one very teed-off Jet Blue employee, 2010 was certainly a year chock-full of stories that made us say "whoa!"

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Choosing the Best Frequent Flyer Program

TravelSort | Posted 05.25.2011

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I get emails all the time from people asking which frequent flyer program they should be loyal to, but there really is no "one size fits all" answer. Here are a few of the factors to consider.

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WATCH: World's Newest Mega Airline Takes Flight

Posted 05.25.2011

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The world's newest airline, United/Continental, took to the skies on Monday morning, flying from Chicago to Houston for its inaugural flight, accordin...

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