Hola a todos:
Las rutas del 787 van naciendo con CO:
Continental Airlines Announces New Daily Service From Houston Hub to Lagos, Nigeria
- First daily scheduled service offered between Texas and Africa
- New Africa route to be flown with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Planned as Continental's first new international service to operate with the new jet
- Nonstop flight will reduce travel time between the two cities by over four hours
HOUSTON, June 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced plans to launch new daily nonstop flights between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, beginning Nov. 10, 2011, subject to government approval. It will be the first daily scheduled service offered between Texas and Africa by any carrier.
Lagos will be Continental's first destination in Africa and the 30th city in its trans-Atlantic route network. It is the second new international destination announced in the last month that will be served nonstop from Houston, Continental's largest hub. Continental currently serves 63 international destinations nonstop from Houston and recently announced plans to begin nonstop service between Houston and Auckland beginning Nov. 16, 2011, subject to government approval.
With the addition of flights to Africa, Houston will become one of just four cities in the world - and the only city in the Western Hemisphere - to have nonstop service to every inhabited continent on the globe.
"We are excited to continue to expand our international route network from Houston by adding nonstop service to Lagos," said Jeff Smisek, Continental's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This flight will link two energy capitals and fill the growing demand for nonstop service between the two cities - a route which is currently not served by any other airline."
Fuente:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=85779&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1437748&highlight
Pensaba que era una ruta más larga que el IAHAKL, pero no... son "solamente" 10,480 kms. La ruta será eminentemente de negocios y seguro va en línea con la tendencia de DL y UA de buscar negocios en África, algo que apenas hace poco empezaron a hacer las aerolíneas estadounidenses.
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