Continental Airlines to Resume Sendai Flights in October

Continental Airlines is to resume regular service between Guam and Sendai, Japan, subject to government approval, with twice-weekly flights beginning 2 October 2011. Sendai Airport reopened after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March, on 13 April 2011.

“I am very happy to announce that we will be resuming regular Guam-Sendai flights, which we first began offering 21 years ago,” said Jim Mueller, United’s vice president Asia Pacific. “I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to everyone who worked together with us under such trying circumstances to restore flight operations. We look forward to the long-term continuation of regular flight service between Guam and Sendai.”

Since the earthquake and tsunami, United Continental Holdings has worked to support the victims of the disaster in partnership with the American Red Cross in an effort that includes both monetary contributions and donations of frequent flyer miles. Thus far, cash donations from more than 23,000 customers and employees exceed $2.5 million, and loyalty program members have donated more than 63 million miles.

United Airlines and Continental Airlines together operate 169 weekly flights to nine destinations in Japan.

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