Continental offers double OnePass Elite qualifying miles

CNMI frequent flyers via Continental Micronesia can now earn OnePass Elite status twice as fast.

In a statement Friday, Continental Airlines announced that frequent flyers can earn double Elite Qualifying miles on flights operated by Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Continental Connection or Continental Express from March 20 through June 15, 2009.

Continental Micronesia provides flight services from Saipan to Rota and Guam.

Only Continental OnePass members qualify for the offer. OnePass membership rewards customers with seat upgrades, reward travel, mileage earning opportunities, travel bonuses and preferred customer benefits, among other things.

To qualify for the promo, OnePass members simply need to register for the promotion with the provided code at continental.com to earn double Elite Qualifying Miles for all applicable travel. Registration must be completed by June 15.

“We are pleased to provide this opportunity to Continental’s most loyal customers so that they may enjoy the benefits that come with Elite status more quickly,” Mark Bergsrud, Continental’s senior vice president of marketing programs and distribution, said in a statement.

Special benefits are available to Continental’s most frequent flyers, OnePass Elites. Bonus Elite Qualifying miles will be credited one week after the segment has been posted to the account. The offer is valid for all paid, published fares and is not valid on government fares. Elite Qualifying miles cannot be redeemed for award travel.

Double Elite Qualifying miles for this offer are two times the actual base flight miles posted to the customers account for qualifying flights taken during the promotional period.

The offer does not apply to Elite Qualifying Points, class-of-service bonus miles, class-of-service Elite Qualifying Miles, Elite bonus miles, redeemable bonus miles or promotional Elite Qualifying Miles. OnePass number must be provided prior to flight departure for the trip to qualify.

For more information on the benefits of Continental’s OnePass Elite status, visit continental.com.

Continental Airlines, the world’s fifth largest airline, has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 67 million passengers per year.