Continental Joins Others in Cutting Back Flights, Amenities, Jobs

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Continental Airlines announces that the high cost of jet fuel will force them to reduce the number of flights, and also cut jobs. Analysts predict that vacation flights could actually double the price of a year ago.


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A Continental Airlines jet flies over Cleveland, one of its hubs.

The troubled airline industry seems headed non-stop for a world where air travel is less convenient and more expensive than many people are willing to pay.
Continental Airlines on Thursday became the latest to announce that record jet fuel costs will force job and flight reductions.

Posted by <A href="http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/about.html">Alison Grant

Seems the trouble for the airlines is ongoing, and I don't see any relief for them since so many people are just staying home now. They may be able to make up some of the cost of fuel by unbundling packages, but I don't see how this is going to offset the high prices of fuel. Also, more people will be refusing to fly if they have to pay for every little thing.

Continental Joins Others in Cutting Back Flights, Amenities