Continental to temporarily reducing Mexico service as demand drops

Continental to temporarily cut Mexico capacity

HOUSTON — Continental Airlines says it will temporarily cut the number of flights to Mexico or use smaller planes due to recent lower demand.

The company said Thursday it will cut capacity to Mexico by 50 percent starting Monday and will cut departures by about 40 percent.

Continental ran an average of 450 flights a week to 29 destinations in Mexico before.

There are 300 confirmed cases of swine flu in Mexico and 12 dead, health authorities said Thursday.