HOUSTON --
Continental Airlines will launch daily nonstop service on Nov. 17
between Newark and Ponce, Puerto Rico, which will be Continentals
26th Caribbean destination and third Puerto Rican gateway.
The carrier already
offers daily nonstop service to San Juan from Newark and Houston as
well as daily nonstop service to Aguadilla from Newark.
Continentals Ponce
service will complement existing Continental code-share service to
San Juan via Cape Air, which offers three daily flights between the
two cities. Cape Air also offers service to Mayaguez via San
Juan.
The new Ponce flight
will depart Newark at 11:55 p.m. and arrive in Ponce at 4:45 a.m.
The return flight will depart Ponce at 6:15 a.m., arriving in
Newark at 9:15 a.m.
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