Bristol/Newark/Florida

[Clare R]

Due to try the Continental flight from Bristol in September with a connection in Newark and then down to Florida. Has anyone done this trip yet?

[chrisflowers]

Yes. We flew down from Bristol 6 days after they started the flights. Short stopover in EWR, then straight down to Orlando. And home within 1 1/2 hours unlike the 5 hour trek from Gatwick.

Doing the same thing in August for a wedding in Sarasota.
Thank you Continental.

If you want any further info, let me know

"Continental to start direct flights from Bristol to New York Newark

Source: Bristol Airport

Continental Airlines has announced it will launch daily non-stop flights between Bristol and New York Newark, effective May 20, 2005 (westbound).

The new service, the first scheduled non-stop trans-Atlantic service from Southwest England, will link Bristol with New York, the world's financial capital and the number one U.S. business and tourism destination, and provide a new gateway to the region for North American visitors, creating additional inbound tourism opportunities.

Continental's Bristol-New York/Newark flights will be operated with a 172-seat Boeing 757 aircraft, carrying 16 passengers in the BusinessFirst cabin and 156 in Economy.

Flight CO77 will depart Bristol daily at 9:00 a.m., arriving at New York Newark at 12:00 p.m. the same day. The return flight, CO76, will depart New York Newark daily at 7:30 p.m., arriving at Bristol at 7:30 a.m. the next day.

The Bristol flights have been conveniently timed to connect at New York Newark with an extensive network of flights throughout the U.S.A., Canada and Latin America. Continental is the only airline to operate a major hub in the New York City metropolitan area. Located just 16 miles from downtown Manhattan, Liberty International offers the fastest surface transfer journeys to many parts of the city, including the AirTrain service to New York Penn Station in midtown Manhattan.

Passengers arriving at Liberty International on Continental flights from Bristol will be able to use exclusive immigration and customs facilities in Terminal C3, Continental's Global Gateway, and connect quickly and easily with Continental's 407 daily flights from Liberty International to 170 destinations throughout the Americas, including 143 served non-stop, in almost all cases without changing terminals

The new flights will feature Continental's renowned BusinessFirst service, which won the Best Executive/Business Class award in the OAG Airline of the Year Awards in both 2004 and 2003, based on voting by frequent flyers worldwide.

Continental Airlines has been serving the U.K. since 1985 and offers non-stop flights across the Atlantic from more airports in the U.K. and Ireland than any other airline. In the U.K., the airline operates non-stop flights to New York Newark from London Gatwick and Birmingham (each twice daily) and Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh (each daily); flights to Houston from London Gatwick (twice daily); and flights to Cleveland from London Gatwick (daily, seasonal). In addition, Continental and Virgin Atlantic Airways codeshare on Virgin Atlantic-operated flights from London Heathrow and London Gatwick to several U.S. cities."

Good route but I am not a fan off the 757 on trans atlantics, I used to operate the 757 from Manchester to JFK with BA and its a narrow bodied aircraft and not good on this route, that being said Im sure you will benefit by going direct from Bristol.

[chrisflowers]

It is currently one of the planes used routinely on the flights to Orlando from Newark.
One of the disadvantages is that they do not have a laptop power socket.
This is the same from Birmingham.
Only the Continental 777 planes from Gatwick have power points in all seats, that I have experienced.

I have never had problems with the planes being narrow bodied. And used to regularly fly from Birmingham, just to avoid the long haul to Gatwick (from South Wales)

[heathercobbett]

Newark used to be a nightmare,but they have made great efforts to make things better.You will then fly into the national part of Orlando airport,so you save some of your time back

[cjboatman]

We are flying with Continental in October from Dublin to Orlando via Newark.

Does this mean that we will still clear immigration in Dublin as normal, and then will we be domestic arrivals in Orlando, does this save much time.

Hope someone can help? We have always flown direct before, but prices were much higher this october for some reason.

[Ray&Sarah]

This is a route we had forgotten about, it would be so easy for us living in Gloucester, must look into it for our next trip.[msnsmile2]

[CERICROWLEY]

Craig

You will still be classed as an international flight in Newark, and go through immigration there.

We just booked flight for October and we got them really cheap £350 each from Bristol via Newark. We though they must have made a mistake and snapped them up before they went up again. As this was the half term break as well.

[Clare R]

Mach 2 - you are a bit out of date, the times you give are the original flight times, the departure from Bristol is now 11.10 am each day arriving at Newark at 14.00, the return flight is at 16.00 arriving back at Bristol at 8.55 am the following day. Flight prices incidentally are coming down daily.

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Mach 2 - you are a bit out of date, the times you give are the original flight times, the departure from Bristol is now 11.10 am each day arriving at Newark at 14.00, the return flight is at 16.00 arriving back at Bristol at 8.55 am the following day. Flight prices incidentally are coming down daily.
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Blame the web site I copied and pasted it[msnwink]

Its still the wrong aircraft for the route, ask anyone who has travelled on a transatlantic flight on a 757[msnscared]