Hi Olivia

Continental joined Star Alliance a few years ago. The resulting merged airline (sometime in 2011 or 2012) will be Star Alliance - Continental colors on planes & interiors; United as the operating name - or that's the plan as of now

In the meantime, it's a mess trying to book the codeshare flights. Buy ticket on Continental website; have to check in on UA website. UA website stores no data re: Continental customers. They love to tell you your ticketed information doesn't match your ID, but won't store the updated information to print on the boarding pass. US Air & United have this all worked out.

I've flown a few times on both United and Continental since they officially merged in October. The Continental service benefits are gone & there's no rush to add the 35-36" legroom of Economy Plus. It appears to this loyal & frequent traveler we have achieved a Lowest Common Denominator airline. $6 for direct TV, anyone?

Cheers, Anne