AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

Continental Airlines Reports January 2007 Operational Performance
Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) today reported a January consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 76.3 percent, 0.4 points above the January 2006 consolidated load factor, and a mainline load factor of 76.8 percent, 0.4 points above the January 2006 mainline load factor
Both load factors were records for the month. In addition, the carrier reported a domestic mainline load factor of 78.1 percent, 0.2 points below January 2006, and an international mainline load factor of 75.3 percent, 1.1 points above January 2006.
During the month, Continental recorded a U.S. Department of Transportation on-time arrival rate of 74.3 percent and a January mainline completion factor of 99.6 percent.
In January 2007, Continental flew 7.0 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 9.2 billion consolidated available seat miles (ASMs), resulting in a traffic increase of 5.9 percent and a capacity increase of 5.5 percent as compared to January 2006. In January 2007, Continental flew 6.3 billion mainline RPMs and 8.2 billion mainline ASMs, resulting in a mainline traffic increase of 6.2 percent and a 5.6 percent increase in mainline capacity as compared to January 2006. Domestic mainline traffic was 3.4 billion RPMs in January 2007, up 4.8 percent from January 2006, and domestic mainline capacity was 4.3 billion ASMs, up 5.1 percent from January 2006.