Founding Year:
The year it was founded in Texas, Continental Airlines was known as Varney Speed Lines in 1934. The name change to Continental occurred just a few years later in 1937.Headquarters and Main Hub:
Continental is based in Houston Texas, and its main hub is also located there. Other major hubs for Continental Airlines include Newark and Cleveland.Official Website:
Continental AirlinesSeat Maps:
Seat MapsPhone Number:
Phone number #800-525-0280Frequent Flyer and Global Alliance:
Continental Airlines has a frequent flyer club called OnePass. It is part of the global alliance SkyTeam.
Frequent flyer info
Major Crashes / Incidents:
Continental's deadliest crash was in May 1962. A bomb detonated in a lavatory en route from Chicago to Kansas City, leading to the plane crashing in a field. All 45 people on board died.
The debris from a Continental flight on a runway in Paris in 2000 is partly blamed for the crash of an Air France Concorde which killed everyone on board the Air France flight.
News on Continental Airlines:
Continental Airlines NewsroomInteresting Fact:
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