Everything about Continental Micronesia totally explained
Continental Micronesia is a wholly owned subsidiary passenger and cargo
airline of
Continental Airlines. It operates daily flights to
Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as international services to
Asia,
Micronesia and
Australia from its base of operations at
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on
Guam, a
U.S. territory in the western
Pacific Ocean.
Code data
Continental Micronesia flights use the regular Continental "CO" code on ticketing systems and for frequent-flyer benefit accounting, but use its
ICAO code "CMI" and callsign "Air Mike" with air traffic control authorities. In airport terminals, Continental Micronesia flights are listed separately (from Continental) with its
IATA code "CS". Airports which have both "Air Mike" and mainline Continental presence include
Tokyo,
Honolulu, and
Hong Kong.
Note: "Air Mike" and mainline Continental share flight numbers on the Guam-Honolulu-Houston (1, 2) and Guam-Tokyo-Houston (6, 7) routes. The segments to/from Guam are operated by "Air Mike", while the segments to/from Houston are operated by mainline Continental.
History
The airline was established by Continental and other regional shareholders in the former
U.S. Trust Territory and started operations on
16 May 1968 as Air Micronesia, hence the nickname and callsign "Air Mike". Service was started with a
Boeing 727-100 and a
Douglas DC-6. It also operated SA 16 seaplanes to fly from Chuuk to Pohnpei, until an airfield could be built that could accommodate the 727. The 727's underside was coated with
teflon, due to it having to operate on
coral runways. Additionally, the plane had to carry spare parts and a
mechanic. In the early eighties, the airline started service from Guam to Japan. As Continental's share and roles in Air Mike changed, the airline's name became "Continental Air Micronesia" and eventually "Continental Micronesia" by the late
1990s. Continental now owns 100% of Air Mike, and Air Mike's current president and CEO, Mark Erwin, also serves as senior vice president of Continental.
With
United Airlines exiting Guam in the mid 1990s, Continental Micronesia along with
Northwest Airlines became the only American airlines to serve the two U.S. territories (Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands). Today, Continental Micronesia provides the only scheduled service directly between Guam and any point in the 50 United States (namely, to/from Honolulu, Hawaii).
As of January 2008, Continental Micronesia employs 1,500 people (Guam's largest private-sector employer) and operates 236 departures each week between 23 cities.
Massachusetts-based
Cape Air began services in the
Mariana Islands under the
Continental Connection banner on
July 1,
2004. Since then, Continental Micronesia has eliminated most jet services to
Saipan in favor of Cape Air's smaller-sized aircraft and increased frequency.
Destinations
Continental Micronesia flies to the following airports:
Japan
Indonesia
Philippines
United States
Australia
Marshall Islands
Mariana Islands (U.S.)
Due to small island populations and the corresponding amount of passenger traffic, many of Continental Micronesia's routes are flown less than daily (some as infrequent as twice weekly). The only routes with at least one flight daily (each direction) are between Guam and Fukuoka, Honolulu, Manila, Nagoya, Palau, and Tokyo.
Former destinations
Former destinations in Asia
Former destinations in East Asia
Japan
Republic of China
Former destinations in Southeast Asia
Philippines
Former destinations in North America
United States
Former fleet
Boeing 747
Douglas DC-10Further Information
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