United Continental Holdings, Inc. : UNITED ANNOUNCES NEW DOMESTIC ROUTES FROM HUB CITIES

CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL), today announced plans to launch year-roundseasonal service on several new routes to begin in the summer of 2012.

"We continue to capitalize on the combined resources of Continental to create a network that gives our customers more flights to the places they want to go," said James Starnes, 's director of domestic planning. "The flexibility of our fleet allows us to put the right aircraft in the right markets to serve new communitiesto add additional flights to communities we already serve."

Daily Service between Washington/DullesHonolulu

will begin daily year-round service between Washington/Dulles International Airport (IAD)Honolulu(HNL) on June 7, 2012, the only nonstop service between the two points. The flights will operate using Boeing 767-400 aircraft.

, the largest carrier between the mainland U.S.Hawaii, connects the Aloha State with eight mainland cities, as well as Tokyo, GuamMajuro, offering nonstop service in 23 city pairs.

From its Dulles hub, also offers more domesticinternational service from the nation's capital than any other airline.

New Summer Seasonal Flights from Denver, HoustonSan Francisco

The airline will also add seasonal service to several popular summer travel destinations.

• Alaska: New daily service between Denver(DEN)Fairbanks, Alaska(FAI), will operate from June 7, 2012through Aug. 27, 2012, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Fairbanksoffers access to Denali National Park, one of Alaska's most visited destinations. The flights complement 's existing Alaskaservice to Anchorage from hubs in Denver, Chicago, HoustonSan Francisco, as well as Seattle.
• South Dakota:United Express will offer daily seasonal service between Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)Rapid City, S.D.(RAP), gateway to the Black Hills, Mount Rushmorethe Badlands National Park, from June 7, 2012, to Aug. 27, 2012. ExpressJet will operate the flights using Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft. currently serves Rapid Cityfrom its DenverChicagohubs.
• Wyoming: The airline will also add summer-season flights between its HoustonSan Francisco(SFO) hubsJackson Hole, Wyo.(JAC), which attracts millions of summer visitors to nearby Yellowstone National Parkthe Grand Tetons. The Houstonflights will operate twice-weekly from June 8, 2012, through Aug. 27, 2012, using Boeing 757 aircraft. The San Franciscoflights will operate daily from July 1, 2012, through Aug. 27, 2012, as United Express, with Bombardier CR7 aircraft flown by SkyWest Airlines. These flights are in addition to 's existing service to Jackson Holefrom hubs in Chicago, DenverLos Angeles.  

With these new route additions, will remain within the previously announced capacity guidance.

Since the October 2010merger of Continental, the larger combined fleet has given the company flexibility to better meet market demand. has added new routes from its hubs to international destinations such as Lagos, Nigeria; Guadalajara, Mexico; Montreal, Canada; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Shanghai, China,Stuttgart, Germany, along with new intra-Asiaroutes between the TokyohubHong Kongbetween the GuamhubOkinawa, Japan.

The merger also enabled the company to add a number of new domestic routes by using a mix of mainlineregional aircraft from both carriers more efficiently.

In addition, previously announced new service between New York/NewarkBuenos Aires,between Washington/DullesManchester, U.K.Washington/DullesDublin, Ireland, will begin this spring.

About United Continental Holdings, Inc.
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) is the holding company for both United AirlinesContinental Airlines. Together with United Express, Continental ExpressContinental Connection, these airlines operate an average of 5,656 flights a day to 376 airports on six continents from their hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark Liberty, San Francisco, TokyoWashington, D.C.Continental are members of Star Alliance, which offers more than 21,000 daily flights to 1,290 airports in 189 countries. Continental's more than 80,000 employees reside in every U.S. statein many countries around the world.United Continental Holdings, Inc., go to UnitedContinentalHoldings.com. For more information about the airlines, see united.com continental.com or follow on .

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