Continental Adds Cairo To New Services Planned For 2011
Continental Airlines says it plans to launch nonstop flights between Newark Liberty and Cairo, on May 18, 2011, subject to government approval. Cairo is the third new international destination Continental has announced since May and will be the airline’s 72nd international destination from its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport.
The Newark-Cairo route will benefit from connecting traffic at both ends. Cairo is home to Egyptair, one of the 28 carriers, including Continental, that are members of Star Alliance. Egyptair and its regional airline partners offer service to 41 destinations in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Damascus, Istanbul, Aswan, Jeddah and Johannesburg. The flight will be timed to provide convenient North American connections at Continental's Newark Liberty hub to the West Coast as well as to 87 other cities throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Continental plans to operate the approximately 5,600-mile flight to Cairo with a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, seating 50 customers in BusinessFirst and 226 customers in economy class. The route will be operated on a daily basis during peak summer travel season, with five- and four-times-weekly service during certain periods in the first year of operation.
The airline also plans to begin daily service from its Houston hub to Lagos, Nigeria, on November 10, 2011, and service to Auckland, New Zealand, on November 16, 2011. Those flights are also subject to government approval.
Source: Continental Airlines