Based in Downtown Houston, Texas, Continental Airlines operates flights to destinations throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions.

Together with its subsidiaries it has more than 4,000 daily departures, serving 133 domestic and 132 international destinations and has 43,246 employees (as of June 2009).

Principal operations are from its three hubs at Newark Liberty International Airport (in Newark, New Jersey), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (in Houston, Texas), and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (in Cleveland, Ohio).

Continental’s transatlantic service includes 48 daily departures to 29 destinations.

Continental has the most coverage of any carrier between the U.S. and Mexico, with nearly 60 daily departures to Mexico.

Since 1998, Continental's marketing slogan has been "Work Hard, Fly Right."

Continental left SkyTeam on October 24, 2009 and joined Star Alliance on October 27, 2009.

General Rules to Earn Miles with STAR and Other Partners:

• Untill January 31, 2012
• Since February 1, 2012
• Other Rules & Exceptions for Miles Accrual