Bristol Airport and Continental team up to highlight advantages of flying from local airport to US

(16/02/10)

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Bristol International Airport and Continental Airlines have teamed up to promote the only direct scheduled service linking the South West and Wales with New York.

Teams from the two organisations have been out in force in shopping centres around the region, including Bristol’s newest mall, Cabot Circus.  At each location, two lucky winners bag a pair of tickets to the Big Apple.  The team will be in Cardiff this coming weekend.

The Bristol - New York flight celebrates its fifth anniversary in May.  Continental’s service doesn’t just make New York easily accessible from the South West and Wales, it puts hundreds of destinations across North and South America within reach – without the hassle of having to travel miles by road or rail to airports outside the region.

Around 50 per cent of passengers boarding at Bristol have a final destination beyond the Big Apple, using Continental’s extensive network of services from its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, to cities across the USA, Canada and Latin America.

Flights from Bristol to New York start from £309 return, including taxes and charges (subject to availability at the time of booking), with economy fares to Orlando from £414 return, and Chicago from £483 return.