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Final day of Continental Airlines' name is near
The days are numbered for the Continental Airlines name, the Houston Chronicle reports. In just about two weeks, parent company United Continental Holdings will begin using only United for nearly all of its interactions with customers. (travel.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
You are absolutely right on. My first job in 1959 was personal assistant to William "Pat" Patterson at United when it was a real airline before becoming an aerial bus company. They should have kept the Continental name.
Being originally from Houston, I was always proud to say it was Continental's home, especially after they pulled themselves out of the dumps to become one of the industry's best-ranked airlines. Now, that's all going to go "down the tubes" just so some rich men can get richer.
The merger was/is driven by the Delta/Northwest merger, to protect and compete for market share. The airline business is about cash flow. When your competitor can out run you in down times due to cash flow in a competeing market, you are done....plain and simple.
My hope is that the "New UNITED with Contennial Logo" will do business the way Contennial has, particularily in custumer service. United has been terrible for the last few years, while Contennial has been wonderful.
Absolutely.....
As a retired CEO, I would have kept the Continental name. That name was the last of the American carriers that knew how to treat the paying passengers. Too bad.