Continental Waives Checked Baggage Fee for Continental Airlines Chase Credit and Debit Cardmembers

HOUSTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that effective immediately it will waive fees for the first checked bag for Continental Airlines Chase credit and debit cardmembers.

Primary credit and debit cardmembers will be eligible to check their first bag without paying a fee -- a savings of $15 each way per passenger checking bags. Continental Airlines Presidential Plus(SM) cardmembers are eligible to check up to two bags without paying a fee -- a savings of up to $40 each way per passenger checking bags. Customers traveling with the primary cardmember will also be eligible for the waived fees if they are listed in the same reservation and check in at the same time.

"We worked closely with Chase to improve the value of our family of co-branded credit and debit cards," said Mark Bergsrud, Continental's senior vice president marketing programs and distribution. "Waiving the first checked baggage fee offers a significant benefit to the more than one million customers who carry a Continental Airlines Chase credit or debit card."

Checked bags must meet weight and size restrictions. These fee waivers will apply to all Continental Airlines, Continental Express and Continental Connection flights. Complete details are available at continental.com.

About Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 2,500 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 134 domestic and 131 international destinations. More than 675 additional points are served via alliance partners. With more than 43,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 69 million passengers per year.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The company has more than 157 million credit cards issued. Under the Chase and JPMorgan brands, the firm serves millions of consumers and businesses in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. Information about the firm is available at http://www.jpmorganchase.com.