Continental Airlines Business Class
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[edit] On Ground Services
Concierges add a personal touch to Continental's BusinessFirst service, long before departure. These specially-trained representatives provide individual on-the-ground assistance that complements the award-winning BusinessFirst inflight service. Besides helping customers with pre-boarding, concierges greet connecting BusinessFirst customers at the gate and assist them through Customs. In short, concierges ensure that each BusinessFirst customer receives personalized, VIP treatment not offered by most other airlines. Concierge service is available on all international routes offering BusinessFirst service, including Houston, New York/Newark and Cleveland.[1]
[edit] Lounges
Continental's Presidents Club offers the busy traveler personalized service and a relaxing oasis in 27 private airport clubrooms. The comfort and privacy of these clubrooms allow you to take care of business, conduct a meeting, make phone calls or just relax between flights in pleasant surroundings. BusinessFirst and International Business Class customers are also welcome to visit the Presidents Club. A same-day BusinessFirst or International Business Class boarding pass is required for admission. BusinessFirst customers can also bring up to two guests, or a spouse and children under the age of 21. Domestic First Class customers do not qualify for admission.[2]
[edit] Business Class Seat
The new Business Class of Continental's BusinessFirst seats allow customers to lie completely flat, reclining 180-degrees and providing 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) of sleeping space in the fully extended position on its widebody aircraft. The lie-flat seat offers a seat wide measuring up to 25 inches when the adjustable armrest is positioned flush with the seat cushion, allowing customers to sleep more comfortably. Electronic "one-touch" controls enable customers to easily move the seats to pre-set upright, cradle and fully extended sleep positions and additional controls allow customers to adjust the seat back, lumbar support and leg and foot rests to the custom position most comfortable for them. iPod connectivity will also be available in the new Business Class at the seat, allowing each customer to view their personal videos and enjoy their music, all while the iPod is charging. The new BusinessFirst seats also have a six-way adjustable head rest, an individual overhead reading light and an adjustable seat light allowing a Business Traveller to read in bed without disturbing their neighbor and a privacy shell that allows for seclusion from other travelers.[3]
Continental Airlines BusinessFirst (Business Class) passengers flying on a Boeing 777 aircraft experience the supreme comfort of our enviable sleeper seats. Each sleeper seat reclines to a near-flat 170, providing the ultimate in rest and relaxation. Measuring 22 inches wide, the sleeper seat is one of the widest business class seats available. The sleeper seat refuses to take a backseat to any other competing domestic or international carrier. Seat position controls are on top of the armrest so they are easier for the customer to see and use. The seat allows the customer to adjust the back, lumbar support, leg and foot rests to an infinite number of seat positions.[4]
[edit] Seat Pitch
| Airplane | Seat Pitch | Seat width | Recline | Number of seats | Seat configuration |
| Boeing B777-200ER | 55" | 22" | 170 Degree | 50 | 2-2-2 |
| Boeing B777-200ER Flat Bed | n/a | 25" | 180 Degree | 50 | 2-2-2 |
| Boeing B767-200ER | 55" | 21" | 156 Degree | 25 | 2-1-2 |
| Boeing B767-400ER | 55" | 21" | 156 Degree | 35 | 2-1-2 |
| Boeing B767-400ER High Density | 55" | 21" | 156 Degree | 20 | 2-1-2 |
| Boeing B757-200 | 55" | 20" | 156 Degree | 16 | 2-2 |
| Boeing B757-200 Flat Bed | n/a | 23" | 180 Degree | 16 | 2-2 |
| Boeing B787 | n/a | 25" | 180 Degree | n/a | 2-2-2 |
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[edit] In Flight Meals
The Congress of Chefs & Sommeliers carefully select menus and wines for each country Continental Airlines serve, many times highlighting local specialty items. The BusinessFirst meal service includes a wide variety of delicious menu selections as well as premium wines and champagne, all served in style with the newly designed china and serviceware. And save some room, because every service includes a choice of decadent desserts that will make your mouth water. BusinessFirst also has a popular alternative for those that wish to sleep or work during the scheduled meal service. The "Executive Meal Option" allows you to dine at anytime during the flight, just let your crew member know when you are ready.[6]
[edit] Service
The 757-200 and 777 aircraft are equipped with an Empower in-seat power system that provides a laptop power port in each BusinessFirst seat, which does not require an adapter to accommodate most US and European plugs. The 767 aircraft are equipped with an older style Empower in-seat power system that provides a power port in each BusinessFirst seat. An adapter is required to use the in-seat power system on the 767.
[edit] On Board Entertainment
Select 777 aircraft has been updated with AVOD entertainment systems. You can start, stop, pause or rewind your movies and music. The new BusinessFirst in-flight entertainment system features a choice of 250 movies, 350 TV shows, 1,500 songs, 25 interactive games and the Berlitz Traveller Program, which allows you to learn languages in more than 20 languages. The system also provides a juke box feature that will allow you to make your own song list. BusinessFirst features a 10.6in screen with touch-screen or handset controls.
For aircraft not yet updated with the AVOD system, a personal entertainment system is built into the armrest console of every luxurious sleeper seat. This unique video system provides a variety of entertainment options, featuring up to 16 channels of multi-lingual video programming, 20 channels of audio programming, 10 games and high fidelity electronic stereo headsets.
BusinessFirst seats on the 787 and 777 aircraft will feature a 15.4-inch video monitor for customers to enjoy on-demand movies, music and games. Seats on the 757 aircraft will feature 10.6-inch monitors.[7]
[edit] BusinessFirst Availability
Continental Airlines announced details of a new 180-degree lie-flat seat for the BusinessFirst cabin on its Boeing 787, 777 and 757 aircraft. Business First Customers will begin seeing lie-flats seats on Boeing 777 aircraft that primarily serve trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes in the fall of 2009, with installation on Continental's 757-200 fleet beginning in 2010 and on its Boeing 787 fleet as the aircraft are delivered to Continental.
Continental currently operates the Boeing 777 on routes between Newark and Beijing, Delhi, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London/Heathrow, Mumbai, Tel Aviv and Tokyo, and between Houston and Frankfurt, London/Heathrow, and Tokyo. BusinessFirst on the Boeing 757 is currently offered on routes between Newark and Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Birmingham, Bristol, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hamburg, Lisbon, London/Gatwick, Madrid, Manchester, Oslo, Paris, Shannon and Stockholm.
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