Continental Airlines applies for permission to launch Newark-Shanghai service
8 September 2006Continental Airlines said it is applying for permission to launch a daily service from Newark to Shanghai. The US will award one new flight designation next year.
Continental is competing against applications from American Airlines, United Airlines and Northwest Airlines. American Airlines hopes to launch a service from Dallas Fort Worth to Beijing, United is looking to fly from Washington DC to Beijing, while Northwest will apply for a service to Shanghai from Detroit.
source: Forbes
