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Continental Airlines to begin weekly New York/Aruba flights

Continental Airlines to begin weekly New York/Aruba flights

Continental Airlines will start a weekly nonstop service between New York and the Caribbean island of Aruba mid-December.

   The “Saturday” service will use a Boeing 737-700 aircraft, and is scheduled to make its maiden flight Dec. 17 from La Guardia International Airport, arriving in Aruba same day at 1:20 p.m.

   Continental already offers nonstop flights to Aruba from its hubs at Newark Liberty International Airport and Houston.

   The La Guardia/Aruba service is pending governmental approval.