Continental Airlines

I flew with a friend to Peru and back in August on Continental (via Newark) and we chose Continental because I was on a tight budget and they were the cheapest flights we could find - huge mistake! At the time we thought that the gap between the flights was too small to make the connection, but we rang Continental and were assured that 1 hour and 45 minutes was plenty, and like fools, we took them at their word. On the morning of our flight we were upset to find that the flight to Newark had been delayed by an hour, eating into our time to make the connection. We spoke to a Continental representative, who told us not to worry, the delay was 20 minutes, not an ...  Read the complete review

Airfare is a necessary evil for those of us who insist on traveling abroad. I love my international travel, and I'll not give it up willingly--not even in these days of high oil prices--though I do wish there were a better and more affordable means to get from here to there. MY AIR TRAVEL "DRUTHERS" When I travel, it's what happens on the destination end that I value most. To be honest, I hate paying a fortune merely to get "there"--wherever "there" might be. So quite frankly, I look for bargains. I surf the Net, look for special fares, and attempt to save most of my limited resources to spend in the places I'm ...  Read the complete review

We flew Continental Airlines, Manchester to Newark, in August this year. It was just a one way flight since we were sailing home from New York. We checked in on line 24 hours before the flight and were relieved to get 4 seats next to each other. One of our party was our 2 year old son who was flying for the first time and whilst we might have enjoyed the break, we didn't think our fellow passengers would appreciate having to sit next to him for 8 hours! However, we could not print out our boarding passes - the reason they gave was that it was because we only had one way tickets. There were queues at the Continental check in desk at Manchester Airport, but ...  Read the complete review

Continental Airlines are really a tale of woe. I have never had such a bad few flights as I had one our recent trip to the States. Outbound Journey ************** Let me say to begin, I knew this journey would be a long stressful one, due to monetary restrictions we'd had to chose an indirect flight to Florida, so we had a long (5 hour) stay in Newark Airport, but this was made worse by Continental. Checking in was simple, you can do that online 6 to 24 hours before the flight is due to leave . I logged on 5 minutes after the 24hours began, and already the majority of seats were booked up, there were only two rows of 3 left ...  Read the complete review

I have flown with Continental three times, each time was the Manchester to Newark transatlantic flight. I have since heard that Continental have had some negative reviews, but with it being an American carrier I didn't really know a lot about them prior to booking so I had no pre-conceived expectations before the flight. The first two flights were aboard a 767 which had the seatback televisions, although not the newer touch screen ones with TV on demand. We were given complimentary headphones, a pillow and a blanket which did make the flight quite comfortable. The cabin crew were pleasant and well presented and always seemed available if needed. ...  Read the complete review