Houston - Airlines
Here is the list of airline servicing the major airport in Houston: George Bush Intercontinental
AeroMexico
1 800 237 6639 - 281 233 3400
Air Canada
888 422 7533
Air France
800 237 2747
American Airlines
800 433 7300
British Airways
800 247 9297
Continental Airlines
Houston, Texas
800 523 3273
website: http://www.continental.com
American Airlines
USA
website: http://www.aa.com/
Delta Air Lines
800 221 1212
Emirates Airline
800 777 3999
Frontier Airlines
800 432 1359
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
800 447 4747
Lufthansa
800 399 5838
Northwest Airlines
800 225 2525
Singapore Airlines
800 742 3333
TACA
800 400 8222
United Airlines
800 864 8331
USAirways
800 428 4322
These are the airlines servicing Hobby Airport
AirTran Airlines
800 247 8726
American Airlines
800 433 7300
Delta Air Lines
800 221 1212
JetBlue Airways
800 538 2583
Southwest
800 435 9792
Sugar Land Regional Airport
In the south west of Greater Houston, this airport serves small private and charter planes.
12888B Highway Six South
Sugar Land , Texas 77478
Tel: 281 275 2400 - 1 866 I FLY SGR (435-9747)
Fax: 281-275-2404
website: http://www.flysgr.com/
Payment to Airline Vendors - should you have a US credit card, you will be able to pay directly to a vendor website or over the phone for tickets and then be able to collect them at the airport, or have issued as e-tickets or arrange for delivery to your address. If paying with cash or cheque, you will have to visit the airline desk or offices concerned.
Foreign credit cards - Should you be holding a foreign credit card, you may book your tickets by phone, but you will usually have to travel to the airport (usually IAH) to pay for and collect your tickets.
If this is not explained to you and you make the payment over the phone, your credit card transaction will not be approved and you will be waiting for the tickets to arrive, while the vendor is unable to issue them - and often, no one will inform you.
This happens due to the need for your address to be registered at the same address as your credit card is listed at, so there are advantages linked to the possession of US credit cards.
Due to the changing nature of the airline industry with the internet, code shares, frequent flier schemes etc., booking airline tickets, vacations etc. is a time consuming and can be a frustrating task in the States. This - of course - depends on what level of service and product support you have been used to.
The internet allows you the possibility of booking services from your home, but lacks any flexibility and advice that an individual can offer. All the phone links have long, automated instructions before you are ever able to speak to an individual and often, the individual may be sitting in another state, even another country. So, here you have to do a great deal more research yourself to be knowledgeable about your trip.
Houston has three major airports:
- IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport (also known as 'Bush International' or IAH (Intercontinental Airport of Houston) is the 'hub' for Continental Airlines. There are four terminals, three serving domestic carriers and the fourth serving international carriers which is Terminal D (the Mickey Leland International Airlines Building).
- HOU William P. Hobby Airport (also known as Hobby Airport) is a domestic airport for American flights representing all the American vendors. As this content is primarly aimed at South West Houston, if your airline vendor offers you a choice of a domestic flight from Bush International or Hobby, Hobby would be your nearest airport to drive to and a potentially less congested journey.
- EFD Ellington Airport - A joint use civil/military airport, Ellington Airport was acquired by the City of Houston in 1984 and now supports the operations of the United States military, NASA, and a variety of general aviation tenants. The airport is home to the annual Wings Over Houston Airshow and is also the place where many of the astronauts from the world-renowned Johnson Space Center receive their ongoing space training.
