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Continental Connection is a brand name under which several commuter airline carriers and their holding companies operate services marketed exclusively by Continental Airlines. All Continental Connection service is provided using piston-engine or turboprop aircraft, in contrast to Continental Express, whose flights are operated by Continental's regional jet partners, ExpressJet Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines.
All flights on Continental Connection are given full OnePass frequent flyer credit, as if they were mainline Continental flights.
As integration of United Airlines and Continental Airlines continues the "Continental Connection" name will be discontinued and the operation will be renamed United Express.
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Regional airline carriers
Flights
Continental Connection flights can be spotted by their Continental flight number:
- 9356-9400 operated by Cape Air
- 9596-9606 operated by Cape Air in Micronesia
- 8635-8835 operated by CommutAir
- 9514-9584 operated by Colgan Air
- 9120-9310 operated by Gulfstream International Airlines
Fleet
Continental Connection fleet Aircraft Total Passengers Routes Notes Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 16 37 All leased
Operated by CommutAirBombardier Dash 8 Q300 5 50 Operated by CommutAir Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 29 74 Operated by Colgan Air Saab 340B 10 34 Operated by Colgan Air ATR 42 2 46 Operated by Cape Air Beechcraft 1900D Airliner 21 19 Operated by Gulfstream International Total 83 Major accidents and incidents
- On February 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 operating on behalf of Continental Connection crashed into a house on Long Road in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport; 50 people, including one on the ground, were killed according to New York State Police.[1]
- On September 7, 2011, Colgan Air Flight 3222, with 23 passengers en route from Houston, TX to Lake Charles, LA landed at (Southland Field), which was not their scheduled destination. The crew was subsequently relived of duty.[2]
References
- ^ Wald, Matthew (2009-02-13). "Commuter Plane With 48 Aboard Crashes in Buffalo". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/nyregion/13crash.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/15/flight-crew-relieved-from-duty-following-landing-at-wrong-airport/
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ProductsFormerHeritage Companies Heritage Airlines Management/Related info List of airline holding companiesContinental Connection Carriers Current Former Categories:- Airlines of the United States
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