United Continental Holdings Reports November 2010 Operational Performance for United Airlines and Continental Airlines

CHICAGO, Dec 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) —

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported November 2010 and year-to-date 2010 operational results for United Air Lines, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc.

On a combined basis, United and Continental’s consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in November 2010 increased 4.8 percent versus November 2009 on a consolidated capacity increase of 4.1 percent. The carriers’ combined consolidated load factor increased 0.6 points compared to the same period last year.

On a combined basis, United and Continental’s November 2010 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 11.0 to 12.0 percent compared to November 2009, while mainline PRASM increased an estimated 12.0 to 13.0 percent compared to 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 a total of approximately 5,800 flights a day to 371 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. United’s 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.