Originally Posted by
CO Insider
Effective Dec. 1, 2007:
- The 500 bonus miles for booking at continental.com will no longer apply to customers with a U.S. address effective Dec. 1, 2007

But at least from then on - when I book two tickets I will now always book them in one record, get companion seat assignment in exit rows, then later split the record before EUA.
This might also cause me to look more closely at other booking vehicles, ie mixing airlines on out and return if I can get a better fare. I will be looking more at Orbitz now.