Cheap Continental Airlines Flights

Continental Airlines is one of the largest carriers in the United States, offering frequent flights to over 100 domestic destinations as well as over 100 international cities. Using Webjet you can search for flights on Continental Airlines and instantly discover the cheapest flights at the most convenient time for you, as well as the best travel dates for the cheapest flights overall.

Flying on Continental Airlines (CO)

Dating back to 1931, Continental Airlines is based on Houston, Texas, and offers substantial coverage around the country as well as internationally. Through its hubs in Houston, Cleveland, and Newark, passengers can reach nearly any destination around North America or around the world with rarely more than one plane change.

Popular Continental Airlines international flight destinations

Continental Airlines flies to nearly every major destination throughout the Americas. In Canada you can fly directly to Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary, and in Mexico you can reach Cancun, Mexico City, Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Mazatlan, and many other cities. You can reach every country in Central America directly, including Belize City, San Jose, and Panama City, plus all the major South American capitals including Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, and Rio de Janeiro. The Caribbean has wide coverage including Aruba, the Bahamas, Jamaica, and the US Virgin Islands. Those heading for Europe can find direct flights to every major city including London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Dublin. Popular destinations in Asia include Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Tokyo.

Popular Continental Airlines domestic flight destinations

Continental flies to every major city in the United States, plus dozens of smaller markets. Some of the more popular destinations include New York, Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Continental Airlines code shares & alliance partners

The airline maintains codeshare agreements which allow passengers to buy one ticket and check in only once to reach destinations on these other carriers including AeroRepública Airlines, Cape Air, Copa Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Continental is part of the Star Alliance, which is the largest airine partnership in the world. This allows reward program members to earn and redeem miles on any carrier. Some of the larger members the Star Alliance include Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Lufthansa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, United Airlines, and US Airways.

Continental Airlines economy class amenities

Continental offers free snacks and non-alcoholic beverages in economy class on every flight, and meals for purchase on longer flights. Most flights also have central video displays with movies and TV shows, and many planes now have audio and video on demand systems in every seat back.

Continental Airlines business class amenities

Domestic first class and international first class on Continental are similar, with passengers getting larger seats with more legroom and recline, as well as free snacks, meals, and all beverages. This class of service also includes in-seat entertainment systems and Wi-Fi as it is installed throughout the fleet.

Continental Airlines first class amenities

Continental's premiere class is called BusinessFirst and it includes lie-flat seats that recline to 6.5 feet. Each seat has a deluxe entertainment system including iPod connectivity and other extras. All meals and snacks are upgraded from other cabins, and all drinks are free.

Continental Airlines mileage / loyalty program

The airline runs a rewards program known as OnePass, which allows members to accumulate air miles and other purchases to be redeemed toward free flights and class upgrades. Those who travel often within one year can earn entry into the Elite Status program, which allows for faster accumulation of mileage and unlimited free class upgrades, among other benefits.