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Continental Airlines Announces Flight Cuts

POSTED: Thursday, June 12, 2008
UPDATED: 11:44 am CDT June 12, 2008

HOUSTON -- A week after Houston-based Continental Airlines announced it would lay off 3,000 employees and cut flights by 11 percent, the company announced Thursday which destinations travelers would no longer be able to fly directly between, KPRC Local 2 reported.

The carrier said it is slashing 13 percent of available seats in Cleveland and nearly 8 percent in Houston, its second biggest hub.

Beginning Sept. 3, Continental Airlines will discontinue the following flights:

From George Bush Intercontinental Airport To:

  • Cali, Colombia
  • Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Hartford, Conn.
  • Monclova, Mexico
  • Montgomery, Ala.
  • Oakland, Calif.
  • Palm Springs, Calif.
  • Reno, Nevada
  • Sarasota, Fla.
  • Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Washington - Dulles

From Newark Liberty To:

  • Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Cologne, Germany
  • Santiago, Dominican Republic
  • Sarasota, Fla.
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • San Jose, Calif.
  • Tucson, Ariz.

From Cleveland Hopkins To:

  • Austin, Texas
  • Birmingham, Ala.
  • Charleston, S.C.
  • Charleston, W. Va.
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Des Moines, Iowa
  • Detroit, Mich.
  • Green Bay, Wis.
  • Greensboro, N.C.
  • Lexington, Ky.
  • Little Rock. Ark.
  • Memphis, Tenn.
  • Nashville, Tenn.
  • Norfolk, Va.
  • Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • Omaha, Neb.
  • Ottawa, Canada
  • San Antonio, Texas
  • San Diego, Calif.
  • Sarasota, Fla.
  • Savannah, Ga.
  • Toledo, Ohio
  • Tulsa, Okla.
  • Washington - Dulles

The airline will also close the following stations as a result of discontinued service:

  • Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
  • Cali, Colombia
  • Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Cologne, Germany
  • Green Bay, Wis.
  • Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Monclova, Mexico
  • Montgomery, Ala.
  • Oakland, Calif.
  • Palm Springs, Calif.
  • Reno, Nev.
  • Santiago, Dominican Republic
  • Sarasota, Fla.
  • Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Toledo, Ohio

Customers already booked on flights that will be discontinued will be contacted by the airline to make alternate arrangements.

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Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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