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Your Dog May Not Be Welcome On Summer Flights
You might have read that you can take your pet on a Continental Airlines flight, but that's no guarantee that your buddy will actually be allowed on the plane. That can depend on weather, but mostly depends on how full the flight is. You're shelling out extra money to travel with a creature you consider a family member, but to the airline, your pet is furry cargo that can be left behind. If you stubbornly insist on traveling together, you're stuck with the flight change fees. That's what happened to Steve when he tried to fly with his dogs down to his new home in Ecuador. His advice: Don't fly with pets during the summer. At all. More »

Unhappy Vegetarian Hurls Tray Of Food At Continental Crew
A vegetarian woman aboard a Continental flight from the Dominican Republic to Newark, NJ, was apparently none too pleased when she received a non-vegetarian meal. But rather than file a complaint with the airline, she reportedly opted for the less formal hurl-your-tray-at-the-flight-attendant tactic. More »

Worst Company In America Round One: United/Continental Vs. Delta
Day Two of the WCIA 2011 tournament takes to the skies with this dogfight between the two biggest birds in the business! More »

Continental Flight Delayed 3 Hours By Broken Toilet In First Class
A malfunction in the toilet in first-class caused a Continental flight to leave three hours behind schedule this morning. It was initially reported by that the toilet was backed up and no plunger could be found, but an airline spokeswoman later refuted that. Plungers aren't used to repair toilets, she said. "It's not a toilet like you have at your home. It's a mechanical process to repair the lavatory." The earlier report had said that no plunger could be found at the airport and someone had to be sent off grounds. More »

JetBlue: We Won't Be Stingy On The Free Snacks Anytime Soon
Last week, we brought you the sad news that the two-headed beast of United/Continental had decided that coach passengers don't deserve free pretzels. It seems inevitable that this "luxury" is doomed to extinction, but JetBlue says it has no intention of killing off its gratis inflight snacks. More »

Continental Kills Free Snacks In Coach
Continental and new spouse United Airlines have begun to decide which of their pre-marriage belongings to keep and which to discard. One thing that has already gone in the dumpster: free snacks in coach. More »

Continental Jets To Get United's "Economy Plus" Seats
Delta recently announced that they would be adding roomier "Economy Comfort" seats to its international flights. Competing carrier United Airlines already has something similar with its Economy Plus seats, which will be showing up in planes operated by its new merger partner Continental. More »

Get Your Airline Ticket Changed For Free Because Of Massive Midwest Storm
The Superbowl of storms is headed for the Midwest with 20" snow and 45 mph winds predicted for Chicago. Thankfully, a lot of airlines are waiving their usual ticket change fees for travelers who could be affected. 3,000 flights have already been canceled in advance of the potentially deadly weather. Don't go to the airport to see if you can make your flight, don't get stuck in an airport, stay home, stay over at your friend's house an extra day or two, and take advantage of this leniency. Here are links to the various airlines and their waiver and winter update pages and policies: More »

Continental & United Make Their Union Official
Just two weeks after shareholders for both United and Continental Airlines gave their blessing, the two carriers snuck off to city hall this morning to officially say "I do" so they can get around to screwing... up the airline industry. More »

Shareholders Say "Voltron Unite!" To United-Continental Merger
United and Continental are oh so close to merging, now that shareholders for both airlines have approved the deal. More »

Continental Loses Dog, Offers $1,000 Reward For Her Return
It's been almost two weeks since Daisy, a 4-year-old Golden Lab/Shepherd mix, broke free of her leash during a layover at Newark Liberty International Airport, but Continental Airlines is holding out hope that she's still alive and is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone that finds her. More »

Here's What A Merged United/Continental Plane Will Look Like
Continental and United Airlines won't officially join to form their airline Voltron for several months, but yesterday they released this image of how the branding on their planes will work once the merger is complete. More »

Passengers Sue To Stop Continental-United Merger
With both Continental and United Airlines ready to say "I do," a group of peeved passengers has busted into the church prepared to give their reasons for why these two carriers should not be wed. More »

Lawyer Loses Coat, Threatens To Sue City Of Houston & Continental Airlines
If you've traveled enough in your life, you've probably made the mistake of leaving something in the airport or on a plane. But have you ever thought of filing a lawsuit against the airline? Or better yet the city in which the airport is located? Well, just like a middle-age, upper-class male version of Norma Rae, there's a Texas lawyer willing to put his neck on the line for us all. More »

Transportation Secretary Would Like To Ask Continental A Few Questions

—>The horrific tarmac delay in Rochester, MN has come to the attention of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. LaHood apparently has a blog, and on it he's asking some questions about the delay.  More »

Persistence Convinces Continental To Abandon Impossible Itinerary

—>Continental thought 82 minutes was plenty of time for Chris to catch a flight connecting in Newark from Washington to Delhi. It might be, but Continental's own data show that the Washington flight arrives late 96% of the time by 103 minutes on average. Chris wanted to switch to an earlier flight so he could make the once-daily plane to Delhi, but Continental wouldn't let him switch unless he paid a $250 change fee. Unsatisfied with the answer, Chris hung up and kept calling back until he got the answer he wanted.  More »

Continental Takes 2nd Child To Wrong Airport

...both incidents occurred when flights with different destinations were loaded simultaneously from the same doorway and that "miscommunication among staff members resulted in the child being boarded on the wrong aircraft."  More »

Continental Offers Free Flights, Frequent-Flyer Status To Misrouted Child's Family

—>Continental Airlines has made a much more generous offer to the family whose ten-year-old daughter was accidentally flown to Newark instead of Cleveland while flying as an unaccompanied minor. Paterfamilias and blogger Jonathan Kamens wrote that a Continental rep "assured [him] again that the airline takes what happened very seriously." The details of Continental's offer, inside.  More »

Continental Puts 10-Year-Old Child On The Wrong Plane
Sure, airlines misroute luggage all the time. But how about misrouting a ten-year-old girl to the wrong state?  More »

Continental Airlines Using "Fuel Emergencies" To Skip Ahead Of Other Airlines At Newark?

—>There's evidence that Continental Airlines might be engaged in some shady manipulation of air traffic controllers by creating "fuel emergencies" in order to skip ahead of other airlines and land quicker at Newark, says the Wall Street Journal. So-called "fuel emergencies" aren't as scary as they sound— planes that are getting close to the minimum amount of fuel required to remain in the air can call into the tower and get "expedited handling," and skip the line. There's no real danger to passengers.  More »