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- Complimentary snacks and drinks served on domestic flights and complimentary meals served on international flights.
- Continental Airlines serves an extensive number of domestic and international cities.
- Excellent Business Class amenities offered.
- Fares can fluctuate widely on a daily basis on some routes.
- Extra legroom seats, which offer a minimum of seven additional inches of legroom, are available on most flights for a fee.
In flight entertainment
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On Board Entertainment, $3.00 - $15.00 (Economy class, Select flights)
Headsets available for $3 on domestic flights, flights to/from Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and select flight to/from Mexico or the Caribbean.
Headsets available free of charge on select international flights.
In-Flight entertainment includes, Audio/Video on demand, Hemispheres Magazine, DirecTV, feature films, music, and video games, most of which carry an individual fee.
Availability for these amenities varies a bit depending upon the length of the flight and the route.
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On Board Entertainment, Free (Business class, Select flights)
Headsets and all In-Flight entertainment is complimentary for all BusinessFirst and First Class Passengers.
In-Flight entertainment includes, Audio/Video on demand, Hemispheres Magazine, DirecTV, feature films, music, and video games.
Availability for these amenities varies a bit depending upon the length of the flight and the route.
Dining & Bar
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On Board Dining, $2.99 - $8.59 (Economy class, Select flights)
This menu is available for the economy class in most flights over 2.5 hours within North America.
A La Carte Selections:
Two-Bite Cinnamon Rolls (3 mini rolls) - $2.99
M&M’s® Pretzel (2.83 oz. box) - $2.99
Pringles Original Potato Crisps (2.6 oz. can) - $2.99
Blue Diamond Roasted Salted Almonds (6 oz. can) - $4.99Snack Box Selections:
"Classic Snack Box" - $7.49
Snyder’s® of Hanover Mini Pretzels, Crackers, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, Hormel Homeland® Hard Salami, Cheddar Gourmet Cheese Spread, Jelly Belly® Assorted Flavors, Chips Ahoy 100-Calorie Thin Crisps"Savory Snack Box" - $7.29
Tortilla Chips, Mild Salsa, Granola Bar, Fruit & Nut Mix, Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzel"Tapas Snack Box" - $8.49
Oloves Marinated Olives, Roasted Red Pepper Bruschetta Spread, Wild Garden™ Hummus, Rondelé® Peppercorn Parmesan Cheese Spread, Fratelli Laurieri Scrocchi Al Rosmarino Crackers, Jacobs® Cream Crackers, Partners® Olive Oil and Sea Salt Crackers, Emerald® Natural Almonds, Fantis® Ouzo Candy MintBreakfast (Available on most morning flights over 3.5 hours):
Two-Bite Cinnamon Rolls (3 mini rolls) - $2.99
Yogurt Parfait - $5.49
A combination of vanilla yogurt with strawberries and granolaHot Breakfast Sandwich - $5.99
Jimmy Dean sausage, egg and cheese sandwich, accompanied by fresh fruit and condimentsDinner (Available on most flights over 3.5 hours):
Asian Noodle Salad - $5.49
A chilled noodle salad topped with stir-fried vegetables, sweet chile chicken breast and green onionsCheese and Fruit Plate - $7.49
A delicious selection of muenster, cheddar, gouda and brie cheeses, crackers, grapes and pecan halvesAngus Cheeseburger - $7.99
Premium Angus beef with melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion, served with traditional condimentsThai Chicken Wrap - $8.59
A healthy combination of grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, carrots, and red and yellow bell peppers wrapped in a tortilla with Thai aioli sauce -
On Board Dining, Free (First class, All flights)
The First Class menu varies by flight and changes monthly.
Continental offers the "Executive Meal Option" for all BusinessFirst passengers, which allows you to dine whenever you are ready, rather than having to dine during the scheduled meal service.
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On Board Bar Menu, $6.00 - $9.00 (Economy class, All flights)
Continental offers complimentary non-alcoholic drinks on all flights in all classes.
Alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and cocktails are available for purchase in Economy class for $6 - $9 each.
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On Board Bar Menu, Free (Business class, All flights)
Alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and cocktails are complimentary in First and BusinessFirst classes.
Wifi
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No WiFi Available On Board, Coming 2012 (All classes, All flights)
Baggage Fees
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Baggage Fees, $25.00 - $70.00 (Economy class, All flights)
1st bag is $25 for travel within the US or between the continental US and Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, and the Caribbean.
1st bag is free on all other flights.
2nd bag is $35 for travel within the US or between the continental US and Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
2nd bag is $40 for travel from the US to Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean.
2nd bag is free for travel from the US to Japan.
2nd bag is $70 on all other flights.
Any passengers traveling on full fare Economy Class tickets get up to 2 checked bags free.
Active U.S. military personnel and their accompanying dependents, not traveling on official business get up to 3 checked bags free.
Active U.S. military personnel traveling in Economy on official business get up to 4 checked bags free (5 if traveling in BusinessFirst or First Class)
U.S. military dependents traveling on official business also get up to 4 checked bags fee, but they must also provide documentation.
Continental OnePass® Silver Elite and United MileagePlus® Premier® members get up to 2 checked bags free.
OnePass Presidential Platinum, Platinum and Gold Elite members, United Global ServicesSM members, MileagePlus 1K® and Premier Executive® members, and Star Alliance Gold members get up to 3 checked bags free.
Star Alliance Silver members (other than Continental and United Elite members) get up to 2 checked bags free.
Continental Airlines Presidential PlusSM primary cardmembers get up to 2 checked bags free.
Other Continental Airlines Chase primary credit cardmembers get their 1st checked bag free.
MileagePlus® Explorer primary credit cardmembers get their 1st checked bag fee.
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Baggage Fees, Free (Business class, All flights)
BusinessFirst, First Class, International Business, and Latin Business Class passengers get up to 3 checked bags free.
Active U.S. military personnel and their accompanying dependents, not traveling on official business get up to 3 checked bags free.
Active U.S. military personnel traveling in Economy on official business get up to 4 checked bags free (5 if traveling in BusinessFirst or First Class)
U.S. military dependents traveling on official business also get up to 4 checked bags fee, but they must also provide documentation.
Continental OnePass® Silver Elite and United MileagePlus® Premier® members get up to 2 checked bags free.
OnePass Presidential Platinum, Platinum and Gold Elite members, United Global ServicesSM members, MileagePlus 1K® and Premier Executive® members, and Star Alliance Gold members get up to 3 checked bags free.
Star Alliance Silver members (other than Continental and United Elite members) get up to 2 checked bags free.
Continental Airlines Presidential PlusSM primary cardmembers get up to 2 checked bags free.
Other Continental Airlines Chase primary credit cardmembers get their 1st checked bag free.
MileagePlus® Explorer primary credit cardmembers get their 1st checked bag fee.