By Christopher Hinton
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL 20.85, +0.23, +1.12%) said Thursday its 2010 consolidated capacity is expected to grow 1% to 2% from 2009, with mainline capacity up 1.5% to 2.5%. International mainline capacity in 2010 is projected to climb 4% to 5%, while domestic capacity is expected to be flat versus 2009. For the next six weeks, transatlantic bookings are up 10 to 11 points and transpacific bookings are up 2 to 3 points, but domestic bookings are down 1 to 2 points. Regional bookings are also lower by 1 to 2 points. For the first quarter, Continental expects its planes will be fuller, with load factors up about 3 points.
