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CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW DAILY, NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN HOUSTON AND VILLAHERMOSA, MEXICO

7 June 2002

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), today announced that it will initiate daily, nonstop flights between Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Villahermosa, Mexico, in December 2002, pending government approval.

The new Continental Express service aboard the latest version of Embraer's fast, quiet 50-passenger ERJ-145 ExpressJet, will feature Spanish-speaking flight attendants, as do most Continental flights to Mexican and Latin  American destinations. Bilingual customer service representatives will be available to assist passengers at ticket counters and departure/arrival gates.

Villahermosa, centrally located in the state of Tabasco, is at the  heart of Mexico's vast oil industry. Surrounded by three rivers, the city is close to numerous archeological and natural attractions.

"Continental Airlines' new Villahermosa flight will be a great convenience for business travelers and tourists alike, whether they're visiting Villahermosa for the region's petroleum industry or to explore the Olmec and Mayan cultures," said Brian Znotins, International Route Planning Manager. 

With the addition of Villahermosa, Continental and Continental Express will serve 20 cities in Mexico. Continental already serves more Mexican business and leisure destinations than any other U.S. airline, with more than 300 departures each week. 

Continental Express will operate Embraer's new long-range regional jet on the  daily, nonstop flight. Departing Houston Intercontinental Airport at 9:30 a.m., the flight will arrive in Villahermosa at 12:20 p.m. The return flight will leave Villahermosa at 1:20 p.m., arriving in Houston at 4:10 p.m. The Embraer ExpressJet offers amenities such as jet-bridge loading, a fully equipped galley, a  spacious lavatory, and a comfortable interior with only window and aisle seating.

Continental Express, operated by ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., employees more than 5,200 people and provides Continental Airlines with all of its regional airline capacity at its hub airports in Houston, Cleveland and New York /Newark. Continental Express offers advance seat assignments and OnePass frequent flyer miles, which can be redeemed anywhere in the world Continental and its partner airlines fly. ExpressJet Airlines is wholly owned by ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT) The No. 2 U.S. air carrier to Latin America and the Caribbean in number of passengers and destinations served, Continental Airlines is the fifth largest airline in the U.S. Continental serves more international cities than any other U.S. carrier, and has won numerous honors for service and  operations, including Air Transport World's Airline of the Year award in 2001 and 1996.

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