Continental wins OK to join the Star Alliance

April 8, 2009 — 44689, Airliners, Airlines, Bruce Drum Collection, Continental Airlines, DC-6B, DEN, Denver, Douglas, Historic Photo, Interchange, N90961, Ted J. Gibson, United Airlines

 

Continental and United have been close in the past. Please click on photo for full view and the story of the CO-UA interchange.

Continental Airlines (Houston) has received tentative antitrust immunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for its membership in the Star Alliance. Subject to a final determination, this clears the way for Continental to join with United, Air Canada and Lufthansa to proceed with the “Atlantic Plus-Plus” plan to organize trans-Atlantic capacity, marketing, sales and revenue sharing.

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