Continental Airlines to Present Live Video Webcast of Star Alliance Joining Ceremony and News Briefing

Continental Airlines to Present Live Video Webcast of Star Alliance Joining
Ceremony and News Briefing

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL)
will present a live webcast of a news briefing as it joins Star Alliance,
Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. ET (New York City). A video webcast of the news
briefing and joining ceremony will be available via the "Star Alliance" link
on the home page of continental.com, next to "Latest News and Offers." The
webcast will also be available via this link: http://tinyurl.com/yf3dtp2

Continental's transition to Star Alliance brings customers numerous benefits
including convenient connections to an expanded network of destinations and
reciprocal frequent flyer and airport lounge benefits worldwide. The news
briefing will include remarks by:

Jaan Albrecht, chief executive officer, Star Alliance
Glenn Tilton, chairman and chief executive officer, United Airlines
Jeff Smisek, president and chief operating officer (chairman and chief
executive officer elect), Continental Airlines
Larry Kellner, chairman and chief executive officer, Continental Airlines

Star Alliance members are Adria Airways, Air Canada, Air China, Air New
Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1, bmi, Croatia Airlines,
EGYPTAIR, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai
Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP
Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways.

SOURCE Continental Airlines

Corporate Communications of Continental Airlines, +1-713-324-5080,
corpcomm@coair.com