CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Continental
Airlines, Inc. (the "Company") for the registration of $1,700,000,000 of Pass
Through Certificates and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
reports dated January 17, 2000 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of the Company included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, Texas
September 8, 2000
