Continental Airlines to Launch Nonstop Service between Houston and Bonaire

Less than one month following the commencement of negotiations, an agreement between Continental Airlines and the island of Bonaire was inked on June 23rd. Beginning December 16, 2005, Continental Airlines will launch a weekly nonstop roundtrip flight from its Houston hub to and from Bonaire.

Flights will depart from Houston on Fridays at 11:30 p.m., arriving in Bonaire on Saturdays at 6:15 a.m. The return flight will take off from Bonaire on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., landing in Houston at 10:50 a.m. Continental Airlines will use a Boeing 737 airplane with 124 seats including 12 first class seats.

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 150 domestic and 130 international destinations, more than any other carrier in the world.

Located eighty-six miles east of Aruba, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire offers year-round sunshine, pristine coral formations and the most thriving marine life population in the Caribbean.