March 4 at 5:42 p.m.
Filed under:
Airlines
By CNN
What are iconic and twisted and no longer free? Pretzels aboard some Continental Airlines flights.
Continental stopped serving complimentary snacks to passengers flying coach on domestic routes this week. The change is consistent with the carrier’s merger-partner United Airlines’ policy of food for purchase. Get the full story »
Feb. 7 at 1:09 p.m.
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Airlines,
Jobs/employment
By Dow Jones Newswires
United Continental Holdings Inc.’s Continental Airlines will cut about 500 jobs at the carrier’s Houston offices between April 1 and June 30, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday, citing a letter from Continental to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Around the time of its Oct. 1 merger with United Airlines to form the biggest U.S. carrier, Continental said it would continue to employ its Houston-based management and administrative workers through March. Get the full story »