Non Stop flight from Newark to Mumbai Continental Airline?

Question

I am contemplating wether to book tickets for my wife and 9 month old daughter on Continental airlines as I have heard mixed reviews about the airline and it service. Since they will be travelling alone I am more worried. Please share your experience and help me decide.

Answer 1

I travel a lot.  Two to three trips per month and I have had the best luck with Continental.  There are a lot of mergers, lay-offs, and down-scaling efforts with the other major carriers going on but, Continental is still hanging in there.

Answer 2

Continental is the best

Answer 3

For sure it's not a non stop flight. Most likely goes via London.

That said I have no problems with Continental.

Have you considered using Jet Airways. They fly NY to Mumbai via London but being an Indian airline then there should not be a language problem when speaking to the cabin staff.

Ian M

Edit

Apologies, checking further shows the Jet Airways flight goes via Brussels. You can go via London but there is a plane change.

CO48/49 is indeed a direct flight 16 hours is pushing it in a B.777 so don't be surprise if the westbound flight diverts for a fuel stop.

Answer 4

It's a non-stop flight, CO48 going out and CO49 coming back, on a 777, duration 15-16 hours.

It's a long time to manage looking after a 9-month old on your own. We had two of us on a 12hr + 3hr pair of flights looking after our 6-month old and that was not easy. Cabin crew were great (this was Singapore Airlines though).

Continental are one of the better American carriers IMHO. I've heard they have a good reputation for helping with infants as well.

I'd say go for it but be aware of the length of the flight - your wife will be tired after such a flight.