Continental Airlines to serve Egypt

Star Alliance member Continental Airlines has announced that it will new non-stop services from its Newark base beginning May 18th, 2011 subject to regulatory approval. Cairo is the third new international destination Continental has announced since May -- the airline plans to begin daily service from its Houston hub to Lagos, Nigeria, beginning Nov. 10, 2011, and service to Auckland, New Zealand, beginning Nov. 16, 2011, subject to government approval. Delta Airlines and Egyptair currently serve Cairo from JFK.