Kralendijk, Bonaire - (August 2, 2006)--Building on the overwhelming success of Continental Airlines' non-stop service between Houston and Bonaire, the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) is pleased to announce that the Airline will launch a second weekly non-stop flight from Newark, NJ and Bonaire on December 16, 2006. The new Continental Airlines flight will provide the first non-stop service to Bonaire from the Northeast U.S. since 1980.

Continental will operate scheduled round-trip air service departing Newark Liberty Intercontinental Airport on Saturdays at 11:55 p.m. and arriving in Bonaire on Sundays at 5:40 a.m. (flight #1553). The return flight #1556 will depart Bonaire on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. and will arrive into Newark at 10:45 a.m. After Daylight Savings Time begins in spring 2007 the flight will arrive in Bonaire on Saturdays at 4:40 a.m. and depart the island on Sundays at 6:00 a.m. (arrival and departures times from Newark will remain the same). Continental Airlines will use a Boeing 737-700 airplane with 124 seats including 12 first class and 112 coach class seats. "This flight will provide much needed non-stop service to our most important geographic market, the Northeast U.S.," said Ronella Croes, Director of the Tourism Corporation Bonaire. "We feel confident in saying that based on success of Continental's Houston flight and with three of Bonaire's top ten geographic markets being New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey all signs are pointing to this flight meeting or exceeding our expectations."

Continental Airlines also offers non-stop service between Houston, TX and Bonaire. This flight was launched on December 16, 2005. Continental Airlines, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,200 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 152 domestic and 138 international destinations. More than 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more than 42,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 61 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture. Continental is the world's sixth largest airline and consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.

Located eighty-six miles east of Aruba, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire offers year-round sunshine, low annual rainfall, pristine coral formations and the most thriving fish population in the Caribbean. Ideal for adventurers, explorers and sun-worshippers alike, Bonaire offers myriad eco-adventure activities including world renowned scuba diving and snorkeling, windsurfing, kiteboarding, landsailing, mountain biking, sea and mangrove kayaking, horseback riding, nature tours, hiking, bird watching, sailing and deep sea and bone fishing. And with a selection of accommodations ranging from full-service oceanfront resorts and condominiums to guesthouses and small inns, Bonaire has something for every lifestyle and budget.

The U.S. State Department and the Department Homeland Security recently announced the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which willtake effect on December 31, 2006, will require all U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, to carry a passport or other accepted secure documents to enter or re-enter the U.S. from vacations or business travel anywhere in the Caribbean, including Bonaire. This requirement will apply to all air and sea travel.

For more information on Bonaire, contact the Tourism Corporation Bonaire in the U.S. at 1-800-BONAIRE.