Continental Airlines reduces International flights

Continental Airlines today announced temporary capacity reductions on certain transatlantic and transpacific routes as a response to lower demand.

From its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, Continental is reducing from two daily round trips to one daily round trip on routes to London/Gatwick and Paris/CDG.

In addition, Continental will be using smaller aircraft on routes from Newark Liberty to both Amsterdam and Rome. These reductions are planned to be in effect from April 6 through May 1.

Daily service from Newark Liberty to Tokyo/Narita has been reduced to four times weekly through April 24. This was previously a daily flight.

Continental will eliminate one of the two daily flights on the route from Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport to London/Gatwick, April 6-May 1.

Additionally, Continental will reduce service on the Cleveland-London/Gatwick route from seven times per week to five times per week for the period April 15 through May 1.

Continental has said that capacity is currently planned to be restored for the summer travel season, however, in the event of continuing soft demand, the above schedule reductions may be extended or expanded.