Although UK's Bristol Airport provides direct flights to only two US destinations many travellers are using the extensive Continental Airlines network to reach further destinations both within the United States and beyond.
Bristol airport has revealed that the top five destinations for business travellers during 2008 were: Houston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Cleveland.
The most popular destinations for leisure passengers during the same period were Orlando, Las Vegas, Boston, San Francisco and Tampa.
Continental airlines has a long and illustrious history having been founded over 70 years ago, in 1934, by Walter T.Varney and Louis Mueller. In 1936 40% of the company was sold to Robert Six who went on to head the company for an incredible 40 years. It was Robert Six who changed the company name to Continental Airlines in 1937 and move the company headquarters from El Paso to Denver in the same year.
During WWII Continental Airlines were responsible for the maintenance of B-17 flying fortresses and B-29 super fortresses. Their experience during the war years led to the establishment of their trans-pacific service under the name of Air Micronesia. It was during the 1970s that Continental airline's list of services increased dramatically including the introduction of new routes from Los Angeles to New Zealand and Australia. Continental Airlines services reach over 500 airport worldwide, extending way beyond the North American continent.
The Continental Airlines service flying between Bristol and New York has made it easy for travellers to book onward flights. Around 50% of the travellers flying from Bristol have used the Continental airlines network to reach their final destinations after picking up a connecting flight in New York. Since its introduction over three years ago in May 2005 the New York service has carried over 250,000 passengers.
The Continental airlines network makes it easy to plan and book a business or pleasure trip via the US. And the convenience of starting out from Bristol is, for many travellers, an added bonus.
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