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Continental to add flights to Island Hopper route
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Posted on Mar 09 2005
Continental Airlines said yesterday it will be adding more flights this summer for CO956 and CO957, effective July 2, 2005.
CO956 and CO957, also known as the “Island Hopper,” operate between Guam and Honolulu with stops in Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kwajalein and Majuro.
The extra flight will operate eastbound and westbound on Saturdays until Sept. 3, 2005. Unlike the current Island Hopper service, the new Saturday flight will overfly Kosrae. A next-generation Boeing 737-800 will service the 12-hour-and-10-minute flight.
“As the regional airline of Micronesia, we continue to search for opportunities to offer more service to our important local customers and attract more visitors to magnificent Micronesia,” said Continental Micronesia president and chief executive officer Mark Erwin.
Continental Airlines is the world’s sixth-largest airline with more than 3,000 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Continental Micronesia is headquartered on Guam and operates a Pacific hub from the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport. A wholly-owned 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 narrowbody and 767 widebody aircraft. In addition, Continental Micronesia and its code share partner Cape Air operate commuter service between Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. (PR)
