United Continental Holdings Reports April 2011 Operational Performance for United and Continental

CHICAGO, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported April 2011 operational results for United Air Lines, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc.

United and Continental’s combined consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in April 2011 increased 1.1 percent versus pro forma April 2010 results on a consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increase of 3.2 percent. The carriers’ combined consolidated load factor in April 2011 was down 1.7 points compared to the pro forma results from the same period last year.

United and Continental’s April 2011 combined consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 8.0 to 9.0 percent compared to the pro forma results from April 2010, while combined mainline PRASM in April 2011 increased an estimated 8.0 to 9.0 percent compared to the pro forma results from the same period last year.

About United Continental Holdings, Inc.

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) is the holding company for both United Airlines and Continental Airlines. Together with United Express, Continental Express and Continental Connection, these airlines operate an average of 5,820 flights a day to 373 airports on six continents from their hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark Liberty, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. United and Continental are members of Star Alliance, which offers 21,000 daily flights to 1,160 airports in 181 countries worldwide through its 27 member airlines. United and Continental’s more than 80,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. For more information about United Continental Holdings, Inc., go to unitedcontinentalholdings.com. For more information about the airlines, see united.com and continental.com, and follow each company on Twitter and Facebook.