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June 13, 2008

Continental Ends Flights to 15 Cities (Is YOURS on the List?)

Filed under: Airport, Continental — Rick Seaney @ 10:50 am

We heard last week that Continental is cutting back: here’s an update.

As of September, Continental will be pulling out of the following domestic airports:

  • Oakland, Calif.
  • Palm Springs, Calif.
  • Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Reno, Nev.
  • Green Bay, Wis.
  • Sarasota, Fla.
  • Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Toledo, Ohio
  • Montgomery, Ala.

The carrier will also end service to these international cities:

  • Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
  • Cali, Colombia
  • Cologne, Germany
  • Santiago, Dominican Republic
  • Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Monclova, Mexico
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8 Comments »

  1. That stinks - sometimes you could find great deals from those small Southern cities - Chattanooga in particular. Oh well. Guess this makes Hartsfield even more of a white elephant for me!

    Comment by m — June 13, 2008 @ 11:59 am

  2. What a shame about Cali! It was great while it lasted for the past 3 years. Instead of pulling out entirely, Continental should at least offer service 3 days a week. We fanatics for Colombian women will now have to use American or Avianca.

    Comment by Gil — June 18, 2008 @ 6:36 pm

  3. None of my airports on the list.. :)

    LGA, JFK, EWR (which they will NEVER drop)

    Comment by Dan — June 19, 2008 @ 4:22 am

  4. Am an avid Continental fan flying out of Chattanooga and I’m really disappointed to learn of the pullout. I agree with Gil - why can’t they just cut back the number of days and trips instead of leaving us stranded? Other Chattanooga options pale in comparison and I know the Chattanooga airport would be happy to have the part time business. Atlanta airport is a nightmare.

    Comment by Amanda — June 19, 2008 @ 7:06 am

  5. I don’t think part-weekly service would work because of the “big picture.” I don’t think the ground crew, customer service agents, and other alike people who work for continental in these closing locations want to come in at random hours only 3 times a week. I know its better than no job but I think the logistics of turn around time of an aircraft and volume of traffic just isn’t cutting it.

    Comment by Mike — June 19, 2008 @ 12:49 pm

  6. Guess they will just have to take the Chattanooga Choo Choo

    Comment by Mark — June 19, 2008 @ 12:49 pm

  7. @Mike: Here at ANC, several airlines with limited or seasonal service outsource their operations to other airlines or companies…for example, I believe DL provides ground ops for SY, DE, and US.

    Comment by alaskatg — June 19, 2008 @ 3:51 pm

  8. alaskatg: Roger that Delta handles Sun Country– we’re flying the latter to ANC in August and our ticket counter (and I presume everything else related) will be Delta’s.

    Comment by Halibut-Harvesting Hal — June 20, 2008 @ 10:45 am

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