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Continental posts outstanding June performance
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Posted on Jul 12 2008
[B]HAGÅTÑA, Guam[/B]—Continental Micronesia said Tuesday it achieved an outstanding operational performance in June.
It said the airline exceeded the month’s operational performance goals with 77.1 percent of all flights departing on time or early, 89.7 percent flights arriving within 14 minutes, a completion factor of 99.9 percent, and mishandled baggage ratio of 1.06 per 1,000 passengers on a passenger load factor of 73.4 percent.
The airline sets goals each month based on four operational criteria: departures exactly on time, arrivals within 14 minutes, baggage delivery performance, and completion factor.
When all four goals are met, the company extends a cash bonus to each employee. Employees will be receiving their checks on Friday, July 18.
Continental Micronesia consistently outperforms carriers that report similar operational performance statistics each month to the Department of Transportation.
“June’s operational success is a product of every co-worker in all our departments working together on behalf of our customers,” said Continental Micronesia chief executive officer and president Mark Erwin. Customers of Continental Micronesia continue to enjoy an unrivaled reliability of schedules.
“Our customers benefit as a direct result of our employees’ hard work on delivering an excellent operations,” said CMI managing director of Operations Jay Wedding. “In these extremely challenging times in our industry, our on-time performance demonstrates that our employees are committed and focused on serving our customers with our very best everyday,” said Wedding.
Continental Micronesia is headquartered in Guam and operates a Pacific hub from the A.B. Won Pat International Airport. A wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia employs 1,500 men and women and offers more than 236 departures each week between 23 cities throughout the Pacific Rim, the Micronesian Islands and Hawaii with a fleet of 12 Next-Generation Boeing 737 and 767 aircraft.
In addition, Continental
Micronesia and its code share partner Cape Air operate 86 weekly commuter service flights between Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Continental Airlines is the world’s fifth largest airline. For more company information, visit continental.com. [B][I](Continental)[/I][/B]
