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Continental boosts Sarasota flights
By Herald Tribune 
May 6, 2008

Continental Airlines is doubling its daily non-stop flights to and from Houston to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport on July 1.

The flights will increase from once per day to twice.

One flight will depart Sarasota-Bradenton at 8:15 a.m. and arrive in Houston at 9:50 a.m. Another will depart at 5:24 p.m. and arrive at 6:46 p.m. The second set of flights will depart Houston at 1:34 p.m. and arrive at Sarasota-Bradenton at 4:54 p.m. followed by a flight departing Houston at 6:44 p.m. and arriving in this region at 10:08 p.m.

"We are very pleased to see Continental Airlines increase flights between SRQ and Houston," said Frederick J. "Rick" Piccolo, the airport's chief executive in a statement on Monday. "Based upon the strong and growing market demand from Texas, the west and internationally from Houston, we believe this addition will continue the growth of our market."

Said Jim Ferea, Continental's director of domestic schedule planning, "We are happy to be increasing travel options for Sarasota business and leisure travelers. The second flight will make it more convenient for travel to the Bayou City as well as the rest of Texas, the western U.S. and Latin America."

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