<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Also as a European I found it odd that a full service airline did not include alcohol with the meal, there was a surcharge for a glass of wine of USD5</font>

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Continental employees would rather lie to the public than tell the truth even when the truth would be better! On a flight last night HOU to SAT I explained that my wife was ill, ( due to a meal on our incoming flight), and requested a glass of water for her while on the ground. This was flatly refused although we were in first class - and the cabin was only one third full. I had asked for a front row seat, due to it's proximity to the lavatory, And was told that first class had checked in full and all seats were assigned. We flew with the first three rows of first empty! I would be interested in finding an airline that would appreciate our business that we could al move to en masse.</font>