United Continental Holdings Reports July 2011 Operational Performance for United and Continental

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported July 2011 operational results for United Air Lines, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc.

United and Continental’s combined consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in July 2011 decreased 0.1 percent versus pro forma July 2010 results on a consolidated capacity (available seat miles) increase of 0.2 percent. The carriers’ combined consolidated load factor in July 2011 was down 0.3 points compared to the pro forma results from the same period last year.

United and Continental’s July 2011 combined consolidated and mainline passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) each increased an estimated 7.5 to 8.5 percent compared to the pro forma results from July 2010.

About United Continental Holdings, Inc.

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) is the holding company for both United Airlines and Continental Airlines. Together with United Express, Continental Express and Continental Connection, these airlines operate an average of 5,765 flights a day to 377 airports on six continents from their hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark Liberty, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. United and Continental are members of Star Alliance, which offers more than 21,200 daily flights to 1,185 airports in 185 countries. United and Continental’s more than 80,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. For more information about United Continental Holdings, Inc., go to UnitedContinentalHoldings.com. For more information about the airlines, see united.com and continental.com or follow on Twitter and Facebook.