Continental would bring significant domestic and international network synergies to United and the Star Alliance, far more than US could ever bring to the table. Specifically, CO offers United a renewed presence in the NYC-area, new markets in the South & Southwest, and stellar access to Latin America and within the Mid Pacific. CO, for its part, would receive expanded access to the Midwest, West Coast, Asia, and Australia, to say nothing of codeshare possibilities with Star Alliance members (e.g., SQ on EWR-SIN, LH on EWR-DUS).