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FLY CONTINENTAL< THEY ARE GREAT
May 31, 2004 08:58 PM 7208 Views

I know that I do have a kind of bias opinion to anyother airline but Continental but as a flight attendant for them I can tell you, if you bitch about your meal, then go fly Delta, you pay 5$ for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, we stopped special meals inorder to keep serving meals.


The complimentary entertainmentis free, use your own headphones, we do sell them if you dont have your own,if you have a problem with that then go fly Northwest and sit there for 6 hours with nothing. They have movie screnes, but you wont ever see a movie appear on them.


Our biggest delays are caused by weather, or air traffic in the New York/New Jersey area, Continental cannot help that, that is regulated by the Air Traffic Control, nothing to do with Continental. Infact we go out of our way to put you in a hotel for the night if you miss your connection, and we put you on the next flight in the morning.


Weather is an act of god, and we are not responsable for delays or cancellations due to it. $% for a beer is not too much to ask. If you need liquor that bad, you have a problem. Especially on a 2hour flight. I guess the point of what I am trying to tell you is quit your bitching, Continental is not bad, there are alot of worse airlines, also do not forget what a flight attendant is there for.............YOUR SAFETY......drinks, food, and a blanket come LATER! that is all complimentary.


If the every day passenger knew what a flight attendant went through in training we would get more respect. When we get rude onboard, its because you have no idea what we are there for. I guess thats all I have to say for now, other than I do love my job, I love to meet new people, and I am PROUD to work for such a great company as CONTINENTAL AIRLINES.


TheCIAOwnsThisAirline!
Mar 06, 2004 07:34 AM 4328 Views

A while ago Continental Airlines, flew non-stop from Edmonton, Alberta to Las Vegas, Nevada. They offered a 4 day/3 night Vacation package to Las Vegas.


I had a friend who was a stewardess for them and she told me that this was an airline that was owned by the CIA.


The package included a round trip ticket, a choice of hotels, (we stayed at the Sands), a free breakfast, an Avis Rent a Car, all taxes and service charges.


.:The Flight:.


We had to check in two hours early to go through United States Customs.


They only had two check-in counters, so I was glad that Grumpy likes to get to the airport early, and we were the first to check-in.


We had pre-booked our seats in the economy area of the 737 aircraft. There were 3 seats on one side of the aisle, and two on the other. We sat together.


It took about 1 1/2 hour to fly to Las Vegas, and 2 hours to fly home.


Going to Vegas we were served the standard airline breakfast, (rubbery eggs), and coming home we had a choice of a beef or chicken dinner, (Grumpy and I both had the chicken).


All drinks, including alcohol were free, for people over the age of 18, until we entered the Nevada airspace, (and then you had to be 21 to order any alcohol drink). This is because the Airlines must follow the rules of the Province or State they are flying over.


Going southbound there wasn't one bump, but coming back we had our seat belts on all of the way back. That is because of the different air currents .


.:The Staff:.


The staff at the check-in counters, and the crew on board the plane, were friendly and helpful.


.:Avis:.


Our car was ready when we arrived at the Avis counter, and in 10 minutes we were checking in to the Sands Hotel.


.:The Hotel:.


We had lovely rooms on the first floor and next to the outdoor swimming poll.


The breakfast was at a Deli Cafe, and I loved the way they made their lox, onions and egg omelet, served with a bagel.


The Sands Hotel is where the Rat Pack preformed and Oceans Eleven was filmed. It's too bad that the Sands isn't in Vegas any more.


.:My Thoughts On The Package:.


I felt that for $ 350.00 CAD we paid, we got more than we expected. If Continental flew to Canada, we certainly we fly with them again.


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Fly Right - Choose Something Else
Jan 20, 2004 09:43 PM 5625 Views

The trademark for Continental Airlines thus goes – “Work Hard, Fly Right”. I have never really understood whom do they want to work hard, and flying right can hardly be said about this airline which calls itself Continental. I guess what they are attempting to tell you are that you should work hard and then when you are tired, fly continental. This works to their advantage –(i) You are more likely to ignore those disinterested rude attendants (I mean come off it – if they can’t show respect, I cannot coin a better term for them), (ii) You will also quietly ignore the meager helpings of food which they provide “complimentary” to its customers. Ah, such favors on the passengers! After having flied with Continental, albeit continentally, for more than ten times now, I think I am in a good position to finally put down in words what I think of this airline.


I must admit that they do not take security very seriously at the air ports. While at BWI, the process was smooth and satisfying (I mean I too as a passenger would like to see how secure things are, at least when I have become a paranoid with color threats too LOL). However in the dubyaland, a.k.a Houston, security was just a passé. While the first guard reminded me that it was her birthday on the day, the second one behind the X-Ray, was more interested in gossip talk. So much for security, I whisked through all checks in mere 15 minutes! I don’t know what to call such service – breezy and fast for the super busy or callous checks. Anyways, I must admit though that I do like their counters! I like the color blue.


Anyways, in borne, I can safely tell you that Continental is a RACIST airline and there are no two ways about this. There is a definite difference in the way they treat Americans and other passengers. I have myself had the pleasure of being on the listening side twice now. The attendants in the planes are just puffed up ladies in makeup with no respect or regards to their job. They carry on their jobs as if they were indeed flying a Sky- Cruiser. While I can understand their optimistic contentment in feeling like that, they also forget what they are essentially. Sparingly spread out cushions and blankets (are they bored to lay them for whole flight or continental is bankrupt?), not ONE single attendant helping out the needy people to store their luggage form their basic set of courtesy. They are quite happy in announcing at least thrice about how people should store their luggage – I wish they only helped the needy! After all I didn’t sit in a third class general compartment.


Food has never been a strong point of Continental for reasons best known to them. I was once offered a choice – “Sir, would you like to have an omelet OR a banana?”(What kind of choice is that? I mean how it hurts adding the banana and omelet together?!). At other times I had to be content with a glass of juice, a bread piece, a muffin, a packet of pretzels, a packet of chips, two chocolates, and one bar of KITKAT. If you are wondering whether I got all of them together, then it’s a good joke to laugh at – they are collectively what I have had fortune of eating such nutritious and healthy food on each of their flight. Of course if you may please, you can always “BUY” a glass of beer for five dollars. I wonder then why does anyone pay hundreds of dollars for a ticket?


Continental offers a “complimentary” entertainment service on their planes. Watch out, the TV which hangs out of nowhere is “complimentary” too. You can also see some “complimentary” viewings on TV, and a feature presentation (always a movie), which by the way is also “complimentary”. Only catch (aha! there is always one!) – They don’t provide the headphones!If you are remotely interested in their “complimentary” offerings, then you must buy their “state-of-the-art” headsets for just Five dollars. So much for complimentary stuff – I almost get a feeling that this airline has gone bankrupt and has literally come down to level of begging and extracting money from their flyers! It’s a complimenting thought though.


Anyways so much for in flight entertainment, I prefer the Maharajah and its courtesans in Indian Airlines much better to this gobbledygook of an airline. Some how Continental hubs are always at the are end of an airport – I don’t know why though. At Houston, their courteous staff were conspicuous by their absence; the result being I almost walked miles in the airport before even knowing where the hell was I going. I though I almost returned back to Baltimore, though sense prevailed when I saw my friend. I don’t mind the walking, but it did be helpful if continental managed to put some people at airport guiding the passengers.


On a better side of this airline, I like their flights. Most of their flights are new, and on some flights you really get ample leg room. The interior décor is nice and gives it a polished look. The good look of the planes also build up your confidence, unlike our own maharajah who quite gives a scare in this regards! I have found continental flights a lot better than US Airways or American Airlines, though I must say that US Airways in flight treatment is much better than these guys. On each of my flight US Airways, the least that the air hostess did was to smile and wish me good bye – At continental, obviously other things were more important.


All in all – the only reasons why one would choose this airline is the airline itself - new fleet and safer. Rest all is a dose of crap – right from the food to their attendants. They need a quick haul of their services soon. Given a choice, if US Airways flies direct, I think I will prefer them from now on.


Fly right – Avoid Continental unless you are obsessed with new fleet!


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Don't fly continental if you don't eat meat
Dec 05, 2003 01:19 AM 4388 Views

Continental Airlines does not serve special meals on flights within the U.S., but noone told me or my husband, when we connected from Mexico to a 4 hour flight from Houston to San Francisco. We even chose vegetarian meals when we booked our flight.


They served cheeseburgers and we were told they had no special meals. Tired and hungry, we ended up eating doritos and an apple--the extras with the meal. We didn't arrive home until 11 pm--we had gone without a proper meal since 1 pm.


When I called customer service to ask them why they had cut special meals, the customer service rep was extremely defensive. She implied that I ended up eating a good dinner nonetheless (because she considers chips dinner). She refused to give us a credit of any kind.


If you cannot eat meat due to religious beliefs, personal beliefs, or allergies, Continental airlines is NOT the airline for you.


Other Cons:


Seats were very hard and my legs became numb. I had to wiggle in my seat to get blood flow going (hard to do in economy class :0 ).


Flight attendant was not very polite. Seemed overworked. Maybe continental airlines should hire more attendants and not stress out the few they have.


Bathroom in airplane broke and people couldn't use it for most of the flight.


Some Pros:


Counter check in went smoothly. Employees were nice.


Pilot drove smoothly


Fly with Continental
Jul 16, 2001 03:14 AM 4746 Views

Now that I live in Florida, Continental is the only airline that appears to have the most destinations with the most options. Most of my family and friends still live in New York and New Jersey, and it is the only Airline from our local airport (Fort Myers, FL) that has non-stops to New York or New Jersey.


In general, the stewards and stewardesses are extremely friendly, polite, knowledgeable and want to satify their customers. For example, they canceled a flight, their last flight to New Jersey for the evening, and I had a coach seat. They put me on the first plane in the morning in First Class. However, the seat I received had a loose spring in the seat so I sat extremely uncomfortable the entire ride there. I made the steward aware of the problem and he said he would make sure that Continental would take care of me... OK, I said. I wrote a letter when I did arrive home to let them know of the problem. I did receive a response back within 2 weeks. They told me they not only got my letter, but the steward had sent a message to corporate when the plane landed with my information and the problem. They added 10,000 additional frequent flier miles to my account. I could live with that. Considering I was supposed to be sitting in Coach, not First Class.


Of all of the airlines, my best experiences have been with the service and availability of Continental Airlines. If anything is wrong, they will fix it. Although it must be my dumb luck that all of my flights have always been delayed for weather related issues...


Although I can't speak for First Class seating, the Coach seating is ample, although for those who are not a size small and weigh 100 pounds, they could be a little more roomier. Their new planes are much nicer, with individual movie screens on the back of the seat in front of you. Even has a remote control that is attached by a cord to your seat. You can watch movies, the news, reruns (tv) or play games. You can even watch the map of your plane enroute to its destination! I guess I am a kid at heart.


Airline food on Continental isn't that bad. Compared to 10 years ago, I used to eat at one of the airport restaurants before getting on the plane for fear of what they might serve me. Now, I do admit, they now serve snacks, or small meals that are more portable than sit-down, but they are decent, and its ''real food'' rather than those unidentifiable meals of yesterday (I am sure you all remember those...). I would rather get a small sandwich, with a packet of mustard, a cookie and an apple. Hold you over until you land (depending on the length of your flight.)


All in all, Continental has best served me on almost every occassion, and has more availabilities to more destinations than most airlines. And their prices are reasonable too.


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