My dear ignorant flyer, and I mean that in a nice way... You undoubtedly know nothing about the Airline Industry. I don't work for Continental, I retired after 32 years with British Airways in 2004. Eastern was put out of business on purpose to build up Continental by stripping Eastern of it's assets. I don't blame the Pilots, Mechanics and Flight Attendants at Eastern for trying to stop the stripping of the Airlines assets with intent to liquidate it. It wasn't the workers who put Eastern out of Business, it was the management. And for Continental, did you know that a Federal Grand Jury in New York filed a 60 Count criminal indictment against Continental Airlines for flying aircraft around the country, with nice paying customers like yourself, without "Doing the Required Maintenance on Aircraft". It was the Mechanics at Continental that went to the District Attorney in New York, and leveled the charges.
Upon investigation by a Federal Grand Jury, Continental was indicted and fined (with the help of the FAA) over $50 Million Dollars for not following proper maintenance procedures and timetables to repair aircraft.... the biggest fine in aviation history. Yeah, Continental is a great airline all right.... it is Eastern Airlines without the Eastern name or employees. Continental went from the 14th largest in size to the 5th largest in size by stripping and destroying Eastern Airlines.... Oh, another thing, Continental has been in Bankruptcy Court more times than any other airline, shafting the workers, vendors, suppliers, manufactures and banks, that they deal with. You want to fly Continental, go ahead. Anyone who knows something about the Airline Industry stays clear of Continental. It's a "Crash" waiting to happen. Whenever I fly in the United States, I fly on Delta, even though British Airways has a flight program set up with American for it's retirees. I know who to fly and who not to fly. I will never fly Continental. the next time you get on a Continental Airplane, say your prayers... they just crashed another one out in Denver...last week.... a 737.