Continental Airlines today announced the airline will begin nonstop
service May 2 linking Albuquerque International Sunport with the airline’s
New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport.
The once-weekly service, operating on Saturdays, will be Albuquerque’s
only nonstop service to the New York area. :

The New York/Newark-bound flight will depart Albuquerque at 12:25 p.m. and
arrive at 6:45 p.m. The return flight will depart Liberty Airport at 8:45
a.m. and arrive at Albuquerque Sunport at 11:45 a.m. :

Continental will continue to offer five daily flights between Albuquerque
and Houston. :

Travelers flying to New York will arrive at Newark Liberty International
Airport, the New York-area airport most convenient to midtown Manhattan
and Newark, N.J. Frequent commuter rail and Amtrak service at Liberty
International Airport takes customers to New York’s Penn Station in less
than 30 minutes, and offers connections to points throughout New Jersey.
In addition, Continental offers on-airport connections via Amtrak to
Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del., and Stamford and New Haven, Conn.
Customers flying beyond New York can connect to dozens of cities in the
eastern United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe. :

With nearly 400 daily flights to more than 120 destinations worldwide,
Continental offers more flights to more destinations from the New York
area than any other airline in the world. The airline’s Terminal C at
Liberty Airport, which includes DKNY and Kenneth Cole department stores
and a variety of high-end and fast-food restaurants, has been ranked
highest among U.S. airports in terminal concessions. :
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