Continental, Cape Air to launch Guam-Rota flights

Continental Airlines announced yesterday the launching of its three-times daily flight between Guam and Rota beginning July 1 to better serve the region through its Continental Connection program.

Continental Micronesia vice president for sales and marketing Walter Dias said that Continental Connection, operated by Cape Air, will offer convenient non-stop three times daily flight between Guam and Rota.

“As a Continental Connection partner, Cape Air will operate the new service with 9-passenger Cessna 402 aircraft during the month of July. The airline intends to expand its service within the CNMI using larger ATR aircraft, as soon as completing necessary regulatory requirements,” said Dias.

He said the program hopes to enhance Continental Airlines’ services within the region and to strengthen the company’s commitment to serve the CNMI.

The new Guam-Rota flights will be at 8:15am; 1:30pm; and 6pm, while the Rota-Guam flights would be at 10am; 2:50pm; and 7:10pm. Flying time is approximately 30 minutes.

Dias also said that Continental has also teamed up with the Rota Resort & Country Club for its Holidays package that includes round-trip airfare from Guam to Rota, two nights at the Rota Resort, and airport-hotel transfers for as low as $197 per person based on triple occupancy. The promo, which includes a special golf package, including a day of unlimited golf at Rota Resort, is also available.

Also, Continental stressed that OnePass members may earn double miles on Continental Connection flights operated by Cape Air when flying between Guam and Rota.

Interested individuals are urged to register online at www.continental.com to take advantage of this offer, which is valid between July 1, 2004 and August 31, 2004.

Continental Airlines is the world’s sixth-largest airline with more than 2,800 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Continental serves 149 domestic and 117 international destinations—more than any other airline in the world—and nearly 200 additional points are served via code share partner airlines.

With 41,000 mainline employees, the airline has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and carries approximately 51 million passengers per year. Fortune also ranks Continental as the top airline in its Most Admired Global Companies in 2004. For more company information, visit continental.com.

Continental Micronesia is headquartered in Guam and operates a Pacific hub from the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport. A wholly designed subsidiary of Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia offers more than 290 departures each week between 22 cities throughout the Pacific Rim, the Micronesian Islands and Hawaii with a fleet of 13 next-generation Boeing 737 narrow-body and 767 wide-body aircraft.