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By Progressive Media Group
March 23, 2009
Continental Airlines has received tentative approval from the US Department of Transportation to operate daily year-round, non-stop service between its Houston hub at the Bush Intercontinental Airport and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and through flight service between New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro beginning summer 2009, pending final government approvals.
Continental plans to operate the daily non-stop service using a Boeing 767-200 aircraft, with 25 seats in BusinessFirst and 149 seats in economy.
The airline currently operates daily non-stop service between its New York hub at the Newark Liberty International Airport and Sao Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport and between Houston and Sao Paulo, with continuing service to Rio de Janeiro.
Jeff Smisek, president and COO of Continental, said: "Continental is delighted to receive tentative authority for this route, which links two important energy markets. We thank our co-workers and our corporate and agency clients, as well as the many federal, state and local officials who wrote letters in support of the application."
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