New Long-Term Agreement Brings Continental Airlines' Full Content To Amadeus Customers in North America

Continental Airlines is also a participating carrier in the Amadeus Content Plus program which guarantees Amadeus users access to full content without airline content surcharges

,January 3, 2007: Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, announced today that Amadeus users in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will continue to have access to full content from Continental Airlines without content surcharges as a result of a new long-term agreement between the two companies.

"We are pleased to reach this definitive agreement with Continental Airlines because securing integrated access to full content is vital to enable Amadeus subscribers to continue to do business moving forward," said Peter von Moltke, Senior Vice President of the Airline Business Group for Amadeus North America.

The new five-year agreement will allow Amadeus subscribers to continue to have integrated access and booking capability for all publicly available fares and inventory offered by Continental without being subject to airline content surcharges. This includes published fares that the airline sells through any third-party Website and through its own Website and reservation offices. Further, under the terms of the agreement, Amadeus is now a preferred distribution channel for Continental Airlines.

“We are pleased to provide Amadeus subscribers who participate in the Content Plus program in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with access to our full content through this agreement," said Jim Compton, Executive Vice President, Marketing for Continental Airlines. "This long-term partnership is a critical component in achieving our key business objectives of growing revenue and effectively managing our distribution costs.”

Continental Airlines is now also a participating carrier in Amadeus Content Plus, Amadeus' recently announced content access program that began January 1st. Amadeus' content access program provides Amadeus subscribers in the U.S. with guaranteed access to full content from participating carriers without being subject to any airline segment surcharges.