Originally Posted by xyzzy
Based on the quoted text in a post far above this one (containing the words "Co-terminal" and the same list of airport codes), Continental sees a "co-terminal" to be the same list of "same point" places that I quoted. I get your point, but I've always seen the same basic list except for UA who used to have OAK and SFO as co-terminals as well.
I wouldn't base much on that post. I'm not sure where that other post came from. Not only have I never seen that language before, it's also an incorrect usage of the term "co-terminal." I think it's that poster's guess at the language, as there's no source cited.
Your post, however, was verbatim out of CO's fare rules, and was completely accurate usage.
From CO's contract of carriage, "Co-Terminal means specified cities which may be considered the same point for determination of journey type," which is pretty much all co-terminal is good for. Not standby, just faring.
CO does indeed consider EWR/NYC, WAS/BWI, SFO/OAK/SJC, etc. as co-terminals.