Continental Applauds U.S.-EU Open Skies Pact

Continental Airlines has said that it fully supports the recently announced open skies agreement between the U.S. and the European Union. The airline has always favored open skies treaties, as long as they create a level, competitive playing field.

The carrier is confident that the current U.S.-EU agreement establishes a fair opportunity for it to compete in all the important markets in the EU If the open skies agreement is approved, Continental will apply for blanket open skies authority to serve all the EU countries.

Continental, FORTUNE magazine’s 2007 Most Admired Global airline, says that the open skies agreement will be good for consumers. Continental serves 28 trans-Atlantic destinations, most of which are in the European Union.