Floral

At Continental Airlines Cargo, we know what it takes to get your perishable floral shipments to their destinations on time and in excellent condition. Because we understand the special requirements of shipping fragile, perishable items like flowers
and nursery stock, your shipments arrive fresh and fast. We know that reliable,
on-time delivery is the key to keeping our floral shippers happy. Just follow these packaging and shipping requirements, and leave the rest to us.

Domestic Rates

Continental Airlines Cargo divides the country into six separate zones, plus zones for Hawaii and Puerto Rico. This allows shippers at every origin their own set of affordable rates. Determined by the origin zone and destination zone, shipping rates are priced per 100 pounds, based on the chargeable weight of the flowers, subject to minimum charges. Our specific commodity rate, SCR 0651, applies to the following floral products:

• Cut Flowers
• Foliage
• Decorative Greens
• Florist and Nursery Stock

Labeling and Packaging

• Accurate labeling of package contents ensures proper handling. “Perishable” must appear on every carton along with consignee’s name, address, 24-hour phone numbers, description of contents, gross weight and carton dimensions.
• Please use indelible ink and waterproof labels to ensure legibility.
• We protect flower shipments for three hours prior to standard tender time and as long as four hours after notification of arrival at destination.
• Shippers must pack for transit times of 48 hours domestically and 72 hours internationally, out of refrigeration, as cooling facilities are not available in all cities.

ClimateSecure^SM Service

Attractive to shippers of perishable and temperature-sensitive products especially flowers, Continental’s ClimateSecure service offers unit load devices with temperature-control technology. Other benefits include:

• An unbroken cool chain for as long as 72 hours, longer with replenished dry ice and batteries
• Sealable and lockable containers
• QUICKPAK or Confirmed Must Ride handling, boarding priority and flight-specific guarantees
• Handling by special service teams in Continental stations for even higher priority treatment
• Availability of all standard Continental Airlines Cargo services such as Web tracking

Continental’s ClimateSecure service boasts the latest advancements to preserve the freshness and value of your floral products.

Payment

You must prepay freight charges by cash or company check unless you have a valid and approved Continental Airlines Cargo customer account number. We cannot ship flowers on a collect basis unless you guarantee payment.

Air Waybill

Continental Airlines requires all shippers to furnish a complete air waybill at time of tender. Please ensure you’ve stated accurately the gross weight and dimensions of each piece on the air waybill.

For rates and scheduling information 24 hours a day, e-mail us at cocargo@coair.com
or call our toll-free number at 1-800-421-2456. From outside the United States, call
+1-832-235-1539.