Continental offers web check-in in Manila, Micronesia

Continental Micronesia announced yesterday the availability of online check-in at www.continental.com for customers holding international e-ticket itineraries originating in Manila, Palau, Yap, Saipan, Rota, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kwajelein, and Majuro on flights operated by Continental Micronesia and Continental Connection.

Continental.com check-in is a fast and convenient way for customers to check in for Continental flights. At continental.com, customers can print boarding passes at their home or office. They can also receive their boarding passes by fax. Continental Micronesia has started this Web check-in for Guam customers since April 2005.

“We’re pleased to offer this great convenience to our customers in the rest of Micronesia and in Manila. This technology will help reduce wait times and will lead to a faster check-in process each time you fly,” said Continental Micronesia president and chief executive officer Mark Erwin.

Web check-in is a useful tool for frequent travelers, and for those who just have carry-on baggage. This feature allows customers to bypass ticket counters and proceed to the gate area or to the particular airport’s international tax or fee collection and security screening area.

For online customers without check-in bags, note:

• Manila: proceed to Elite Access/continental.com bag drop position at the Check-in

Counter for Security Screening and Immigration Departure Card. Travelers must pay an International Passenger Terminal Fee of PHP550 to the Airport Authority prior to clearing immigration.

• Palau, Chuuk, and Pohnpei: proceed to the Tax Collection Desk located at the Check-in counter. Travelers who have bags to check may proceed to the Elite Access line and drop off bags. Customers who do not have computer access will still have the option to check in at the Continental ticket counter.

Continental Airlines is a leader in technology. Continental Airlines held the No. 1 position for Airline Innovator of Information Technology and held the outstanding position of No. 2 on InformationWeek’s – Top 500 IT companies in Dec. 2001. The airlines has also garnered several No. 1 rankings for its Web site from Forrester PowerRankings (2000), NPD New Media Services for easy navigation and organization of information (2000), and the Freddie Awards from Inside Flyer (2001).

In 1995, Continental was the first U.S. airline to introduce self-service check-in when the airline deployed three units –formerly automated bank teller machines –at Newark Liberty International Airport outside New York. Today the airline has one of the world’s largest networks of self-check-in kiosks, with 890 of the Kinetics-manufactured units at 139 cities—every U.S. airport Continental serves.

Continental Micronesia is headquartered in Guam and operates a Pacific hub from the

A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport. A wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia offers more than 290 departures each week between 22 cities throughout the Pacific Rim, the Micronesian Islands and Hawaii with a fleet of 13 next-generation Boeing 737 narrowbody and 767 widebody aircraft.

In addition, Continental Micronesia and its code share partner Cape Air operate commuter service between Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.

Continental Airlines is the world’s sixth-largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,000 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 151 domestic and 133 international destinations.

More than 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines, which include Aeromexico, Air France, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Air and Northwest Airlines.

With over 42,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 60 million passengers per year.

Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture. For the second consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline on its 2005 list of Most Admired Global Companies. Continental was also included in the publication’s annual “Top 50” list, which ranks all companies, across a wide variety of industries, that appear in the Global Most Admired Companies issue. Continental again won major awards at the 2005 OAG Airline of the Year Awards including “Airline of the Year” and “Best Airline Based in North America” for the second consecutive year, and “Best Executive/Business Class” for the third consecutive year.

For more company information, visit continental.com. (PR)