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Continental Airlines is likely to add domestic and international services to its expansion plan in Cleveland, it has been reported. The airline is to confirm a $50 million development project at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport this week, which is likely to add 700 jobs, reports The Plain Dealer.
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Continental has been a member of the SkyTeam Alliance since September 2004. SkyTeam began on 22 June 2000 by Aeromexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air. Since then other airlines such as CSA Czech Airlines, Alitalia, Continental, KLM and Northwest have ... joined the alliance with more on their way to becoming members. There are also affiliated airlines such as Air Europa, Copa Airlines, Kenya Airways and Tarom. Aeroflot and China Southern Airlines have both signed an MOU taking the first step towards membership. In total there are 2,069 aircraft belonging to SkyTeam.
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Continental OnePass and China Southern SkyPearl Club links will be forged in September. At the same time, members of Continental's Presidents Club will be able to use China Southern's airport lounges, and vise versa. That's the first step.
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(Thanks to View from the Wing): Continental has eliminated what has been considered their best OnePass reward: the 135,000 first class ticket to Australia on Qantas. (Their 105,000 mile business class ticket was ... a great deal.) These tickets now cost 285,000 and 190,000 miles, respectively.
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Demoralized by bitter labor relations and a takeover by corporate raider Frank Lorenzo in the 1980s, Continental became a poster child for turnaround management in the 1990s. After almost a decade of financial losses and declining sales, Continental finally turned a profit in 1995. Regional unit Continental Express was spun off in a 2002 initial public offering (IPO) as ExpressJet Airlines, Inc.
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"Customers increasingly want to stay connected, both on the ground and in the air," said a Continental spokesperson. "Wireless Internet access in our Presidents Clubs and Verizon's JetConnect service onboard our aircraft let travelers stay in touch throughout their travels."
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