Continental Micronesia
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| Continental Micronesia | ||
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| IATA CS |
ICAO CMI |
Callsign Air Mike |
| Founded | 1968 (as Air Micronesia) | |
| Hubs | Guam International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Honolulu International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | OnePass | |
| Member lounge | Presidents Club | |
| Alliance | SkyTeam | |
| Fleet size | N/A | |
| Destinations | 25 | |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas | |
| Key people | Larry Kellner (CEO), Jeff Misner (CFO) | |
| Website: http://www.continental.com | ||
Continental Micronesia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines. Its base of operations is at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam, a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean.
On ticketing systems and for frequent-flyer benefit purposes, Continental Micronesia flights use the regular Continental "CO" code. However, Continental Micronesia uses its ICAO code "CMI" and callsign "Air Mike" with air traffic control authorities, and at Asian airports is listed separately (from Continental) with its IATA code "CS".
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[edit] History
The airline was established by Continental and other regional shareholders in the former U.S. Trust Territory and started operations on 16 May 1968 as Air Micronesia, hence the nickname and callsign "Air Mike". Service was started with a Boeing 727-100 and a DC-6. As Continental's share and roles in Air Mike changed, the airline's name became "Continental Air Micronesia" and eventually "Continental Micronesia" by the late 1990s.
With United Airlines exiting Guam in the mid 1990s, Continental Micronesia along with Northwest Airlines became the only American airlines to serve the two U.S. territories (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands). Today, Continental Micronesia provides the only scheduled service directly between Guam and any point in the 50 United States (namely, to/from Honolulu, Hawaii).
Massachusetts-based Cape Air began services in the Mariana Islands under the Continental Connection banner on July 1, 2004. Since then, Continental Micronesia has eliminated most jet service to Saipan in favor of Cape Air's smaller-sized aircraft and increased frequency.
[edit] Destinations
Continental Micronesia flies to the following airports:
[edit] Asia
[edit] East Asia
[edit] Southeast Asia
[edit] North America
- United States
- Hawaii
- Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport) - Focus City
- Hawaii
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Fleet
Continental Micronesia operates Boeing 737-824 and Boeing 767-424 aircraft (in Pacific Configuration) from Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning, Guam. The aircraft are all owned by Continental Airlines and are rotated to Continental Micronesia.
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