CONTINENTAL TO BOOST HAWAII SERVICE OVER 20 PERCENT

Adds second daily non-stop Houston to Honolulu flight

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it will boost its Hawaii service by 23 percent, adding a second daily non-stop flight between its Houston hub and Honolulu effective February 15, 2002.

"Continental continues to experience strong demand for flights to Hawaii despite the dramatic drop in travel since September 11," said Ron Wright, Continental's managing director for Hawaii. "As part of our continued commitment to Hawaii, Continental will double its daily non-stop service between Honolulu and Houston and maintain 100 percent of its flight schedule to the islands from other airports throughout the continental U.S. and the Pacific."

"This is welcome news for Hawaii," said Hawaii's Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano. "We're seeing demand for the islands pickup quite nicely. Americans' confidence in air travel is growing, and people remain committed to maintaining certain freedoms, including the freedom to travel and experience places like our island paradise."

Continental's second daily flight #73 will depart Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport daily at 12:20 p.m., arriving at Honolulu at 5:05 p.m. Flight #72 will return from Honolulu daily at 10:10 p.m. arriving at Houston at 9:35 a.m. the following morning. Flying time from Houston to Honolulu is approximately 8 hours, and 7 ½ hours on the return.

Doubling flights from Houston will add another 1,645 weekly seats in the market and is timed to provide convenient connections for travelers throughout Texas, the Southeast and the Northeast. Continental's Houston hub offers 491 daily departures to 136 non-stop destinations.

"Continental Airlines' increased commitment to Hawaii is extremely appreciated and beneficial to the entire State. It is also a strong indication that the cooperative marketing activities of Hawaii's entire tourism industry are having a positive impact among consumers," said Tony Vericella, president and CEO of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

He continued, "to ensure that we remain top of mind with travelers, and to ensure the success of Continental's expansion, we remain committed to moving forward aggressively with Hawaii's integrated, multi-faceted marketing campaign in North America."

Continental will utilize a Boeing 767-400 ER for the new service, carrying 35 BusinessFirst and 200 Economy customers. Every seat has an individual video monitor and satellite telephone. The aircraft is equipped with oversized overhead storage bins, adjustable winged headrests, laptop computer power ports at every seat in BusinessFirst and select rows in coach, an espresso machine and eight lavatories.

Continental currently serves Honolulu with daily flights from Houston, Newark and Los Angeles. The airline also operates daily service between Honolulu, Guam and the Marshall Islands. Continental Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more than 1,900 departures daily to 122 domestic and 89 international destinations. Operating hubs in Newark, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, Continental serves more international cities than any other U.S. carrier, including extensive service throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.