CO to end LGW; transfer all ops to LHR

Continental Airlines to Launch Third Daily New York-Heathrow Flight
Flights to Gatwick Ending from Both New York and Houston
HOUSTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it will launch a third daily non-stop flight between its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, and London's Heathrow Airport, effective Oct. 25, 2008 (eastbound), subject to government approval and slot approval. On the same date, it will discontinue flights to London/Gatwick Airport from both New York and Houston.

Continental will continue to operate two daily flights from Houston to Heathrow in addition to the three daily flights from Liberty to Heathrow.

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/ap ... x?i=PRNEWS

AA dropped out of LGW, looks like CO is next. Will DL/NW, US follow if they can get slots?

Alex