Continental Express Announces New Service Between Asheville, N.C. and Newark

HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2001 -- Continental Express, the regional airline subsidiary of Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL), today announced it will begin twice daily nonstop service between Asheville, N.C. and its Newark hub, effective July 1, 2001.

"We are grateful to the community of Asheville for their tremendous support of this new service," said Jim Ream, president of Continental Express. "From our NY/Newark hub, customers from Asheville will be able to make convenient connect to cities throughout the Northeast, West Coast, Canada and Europe."

Continental Express will operate the service using the fast, quiet, 50-passenger Embraer ERJ-145 ExpressJet.

Continental Express serves more than 7.8 million customers annually. As a regional air carrier to Continental Airlines, Express offers more than 1,000 daily departures to 117 cities from its hubs in Cleveland, Houston and New York. Continental Express offers advance seat assignments and OnePass frequent flyer miles, which can be redeemed anywhere in the world Continental and its partner airlines fly.

This should really be in the Continental forum or General Traveltalk since it has nothing to do with USAirways or its current service to AVL.

Thanks.

Yes, it definitely belongs in the US forum, because, as the handle suggests, this is informing US passengers that there is another option for travel to AVL.

Thank you.

Actually, this belongs in the new "How To Get To Asheville" forum.

And since DL also serves AVL, you might try posting it there too.

On the heels of your suggestion, this has been done.

Welcome to FlyerTalk. Just for your future knowledge, something like this truly has nothing to do with US Airways. It should be posted ONLY in Continental, or possibly General TravelTalk as well. I wouldn't have posted this here or in the Delta forum.

Continental has also launched new service between White Plains and Boston/Toronto, as well as LaGuardia to Grand Rapids. I suppose this should be posted in every airline flying to LaGuardia, White Plains, Grand Rapids, and Boston, right?? FlyerTalk has enough of posts like that anyway.

Sorry if I sound harsh, but welcome to FlyerTalk.

BizJet is right on.

So when AirTran started service to Pittsburgh, should it be announced in Delta, Continental, United, American, TWA, USAirways and Northwest bulletin boards? In that case I like you thought of posting it here since most folks in PIT would read this bulletin board since US is our dominant carrier, but didn't .. because it's off topic.

Its fair to announce new service, but to announce it in the other airline's board makes no sense and is just a waste of space. For reference, this message board's objective:

Discussion regarding US Airways Dividend Miles

Why don't I keep my thoughts to myself from now on, then?

I don't suppose there's any room for the input from a CO Platinum Elite, NW Platinum Elite, AA 2 Million Miler, US Chairman's Preferred, and UA Premier Executive 1K, for the past 5 consecutive years.

Perhaps I'll find greener pastures on some other board(s).

Your dictatorial style has paid off handsomely.

See you all later.

Originally posted by Harold Bahls:
Why don't I keep my thoughts to myself from now on, then?

I don't suppose there's any room for the input from a CO Platinum Elite, NW Platinum Elite, AA 2 Million Miler, US Chairman's Preferred, and UA Premier Executive 1K, for the past 5 consecutive years.

Perhaps I'll find greener pastures on some other board(s).

Your dictatorial style has paid off handsomely.

See you all later.

Be sure to not forget to genuflect and kiss the sceptre before you leave...

Originally posted by Harold Bahls:
I don't suppose there's any room for the input from a CO Platinum Elite, NW Platinum Elite, AA 2 Million Miler, US Chairman's Preferred, and UA Premier Executive 1KWow! 500,000 Qmiles in a year! Also a UA 2Million Miler. That puts you towards the top of FT'ers.

Originally posted by Harold Bahls:
Why don't I keep my thoughts to myself from now on, then?

I don't suppose there's any room for the input from a CO Platinum Elite, NW Platinum Elite, AA 2 Million Miler, US Chairman's Preferred, and UA Premier Executive 1K, for the past 5 consecutive years.

Perhaps I'll find greener pastures on some other board(s).

Your dictatorial style has paid off handsomely.

See you all later.

Well, I'm sobbing uncontrollably now. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Look, there is always room for input and news, but what everyone is suggesting is that you place it in the right forum - "In the News" or the airline providing the service is the right place for such news. We don't use a particular airline's forum to hype it's competitors (criticize them, yes). As noted earlier, you won't see posts here welcoming Southeast to CLT for their service to ATL or St. Petersburg. But you will hear in passing if US has matched their fares, or BA's to Europe out of CLT (or other airports).

That being said, if you want to get a lot of valuable insights on travel on any of the airlines you're an elite member of - stick with this board - all of the unwritten rules will become clearer. The signal to noise ratio is pretty good in this forum - and everyone's input is welcomed, so long as it is on US.

It's your call. Have a nice day.

Harold Bahls, ... Cigarman has decided you are I, and has kindly posted this link to prove it to the world, so would you please stop fibbing about my airline affiliations.

You forgot Ansett. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Oh, and I flew Lan Chile this year, so add plutonium level there.

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~ Glen ~

Originally posted by ozstamps:
Oh, and I flew Lan Chile this year, so add plutonium level there.

What is your point, ozstamps? Your post doesn't have one word to do with USAirways or Asheville. I believe someone once said something to the effect of "that doesn't help me earn one extra mile or point"

Speaking of Asheville, though, its a great city with a nice little airport. My father flew there every week for work for several months. PHL->CLT->(RDU-> )AVL->(RDU-> )CLT->PHL. Lots of segments! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

This thread should not have to step on any nerves. After all, we have already hurt the feelings of our fellow ft'r Harold (Harry) Bahls, even though he was kind of nuts.

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