SCHEDULE 13D  
  
Amendment No. 3  
Continental Airlines Incorporated  
common stock   
Cusip # 210795308  
Filing Fee: No  
 
 
Cusip # 210795308  
Item 1:	Fidelity International Limited  
Item 4:	PF  
Item 6:	Bermuda  
Item 7:	60,000  
Item 8:	None  
Item 9:	60,000  
Item 10:	None  
Item 11:	3,544,248  
Item 13:	17.31%  
Item 14:	HC, IA  
 
 
PREAMBLE  
  
	The filing of this Schedule 13D is not, and should not be deemed to be,  
an admission that such Schedule 13D is required to be filed.  See the  
discussion under Item 2.  
  
Item 1.	Security and Issuer.  
  
	This statement relates to shares of the Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par  
value (the "Shares") of Continental Airlines Incorporated, a Delaware  
corporation (the "Company").  The principal executive offices of the Company  
are located at 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77019-2156.  
  
Item 2.	Identity and Background.  
  
	Item 2 is amended as follows:  
  
	This statement is being filed by Fidelity International Limited, a  
Bermuda joint stock company incorporated for an unlimited duration by private  
act of the Bermuda legislature ("FIL").  A separate Schedule 13D is being  
filed by FMR Corp., a Massachusetts Corporation ("FMR"), with respect to the  
Shares.  FIL is an investment adviser which provides investment advisory and  
management services to a number of non-U.S. investment companies or instrument  
trusts (the "International Funds") and certain institutional investors.  The  
principal office of FIL is located at Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Hamilton,  
Bermuda.  
  
	FMR is a holding company one of whose principal assets is the capital  
stock of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Fidelity Management & Research Company  
("Fidelity"), which is also a Massachusetts corporation.  Fidelity is an  
investment adviser which is registered under Section 203 of the Investment  
Advisers Act of 1940 and which provides investment advisory services to more  
than 30 investment companies which are registered under Section 8 of the  
Investment Company Act of 1940 and serves as investment adviser to certain  
other funds which are generally offered to limited groups of investors (the  
"Fidelity Funds").  Fidelity Management Trust Company ("FMTC"), a wholly-owned  
subsidiary of FMR Corp. and a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the  
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, serves as trustee or managing agent for  
various private investment accounts, primarily employee benefit plans and  
serves as investment adviser to certain other funds which are generally  
offered to limited groups of investors (the "Accounts").  Various directly or  
indirectly held subsidiaries of FMR are also engaged in investment management,  
venture capital asset management, securities brokerage, transfer and  
shareholder servicing and real estate development.  The principal offices of  
FMR, Fidelity, and FMTC are located at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston,  
Massachusetts 02109.  
  
	Prior to June 30, 1980, FIL was a majority-owned subsidiary of Fidelity.   
On that date, the shares of FIL held by Fidelity were distributed as a  
dividend, to the shareholders of FMR.  FIL currently operates as an entity  
independent of FMR and Fidelity.  The International Funds and FIL's other  
clients, with the exception of Fidelity and an affiliate of Fidelity, are non- 
U.S. entities.  
  
	Edward C. Johnson 3d owns 24.9% of the outstanding voting common stock  
of FMR.  In addition, a partnership controlled by Mr. Johnson and members of  
his family own shares of FIL voting stock with the right to cast approximately  
47.22% of the total votes which may be cast by all holders of FIL voting  
stock.  Mr. Johnson 3d is Chairman of FMR Corp. and FIL.  FMR Corp. and FIL  
are separate and independent corporate entities.  FMR Corp. and FIL are  
managed independently and their boards of Directors are generally composed of  
different individuals.  Their investment decisions are made independently, and  
clients are different organizations.  The business address and principal  
occupation of Mr. Johnson 3d is set forth in Schedule A hereto.  
  
	Effective July 1, 1993, Fidelity became sub-advisor to Fidelity American  
Special Situations Trust ("FASST").  
  
	FASST is a unit trust established and authorized by the Department of  
Trade and Industry under the laws of England.  The investment advisor of FASST  
is Fidelity Investment Services Limited, an English company and a subsidiary  
of FIL.  
  
	The Shares to which this statement relates are owned directly by six of  
the Fidelity Funds, seventeen of the Accounts, FASST, and by Fidelity  
International Limited, through its subsidiaries and affiliates.  
  
	FMR and FIL are of the view that they are not acting as a "group" for  
purposes of Section 13(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934  
Act") and that they are not otherwise required to attribute to each other the  
"beneficial ownership" of securities "beneficially owned" by the other  
corporation within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.   
Therefore, they are of the view that the Shares held by the other corporations  
need not be aggregated for purposes of Section 13(d).  However, FMR is making  
this filing on a voluntary basis as if all of the Shares are beneficially  
owned by FMR and FIL on a joint basis.  
  
	The name, residence or business address, principal occupation or  
employment and citizenship of each of the executive officers and directors of  
FMR are set forth in Schedule A hereto.  
  
	Within the past five years, none of the persons named in this Item 2 or  
listed on Schedule A has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding  
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to any civil  
proceeding and as a result thereof was or is subject to any judgment, decree  
or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating  
activities subject to federal or state securities laws or finding any  
violations with respect to such laws.  
  
Item 3.	Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.  
  
	Item 3 is amended as follows:  
  
	FASST, which owns or owned Shares, purchased in the aggregate 60,000  
Shares for cash in the amount of approximately $955,062, including brokerage  
commissions.  FASST used its own assets in making such purchase and no part of  
the purchase price is represented by borrowed funds.  Proceeds from 0 Shares  
sold aggregated approximately $0.  The attached Schedule B sets forth Shares  
purchased and/or sold since April 12, 1995).  
  
	The Fidelity Funds, which own or owned Shares, purchased in the  
aggregate 1,109,298 Shares for cash in the amount of approximately  
$15,836,205, including brokerage commissions.  The Fidelity Funds used their  
own assets in making such purchase and no part of the purchase price is  
represented by borrowed funds.  Proceeds from 194,400 Shares sold aggregated  
approximately $3,057,658.  
  
	The Accounts of FMTC, which own or owned Shares, purchased in the  
aggregate 2,569,350 Shares for cash in the amount of approximately  
$39,320,446, including brokerage commissions.  The Accounts used their own  
assets in making such purchase and no part of the purchase price is  
represented by borrowed funds.  Proceeds from 0 Shares sold aggregated  
approximately $0.    
  
Item 4.	Purpose of Transaction.  
  
	Item 4 is amended as follows:  
  
	The purpose of FIL or its subsidiaries in having the International Funds  
and accounts purchase Shares (see Item 5 below) is to acquire an equity  
interest in the Company in pursuit of specified investment objectives  
established by the Board of Directors of the International Funds.  
  
	FIL or its subsidiaries may continue to have the International Funds and  
accounts purchase Shares subject to a number of factors, including, among  
others, the availability of Shares for sale at what FIL or its subsidiaries  
considers to be reasonable prices and other investment opportunities that may  
be available to the International Funds and accounts.  
  
	FIL and its subsidiaries intend to review continuously the equity  
position of the International Funds and accounts in the Company.  Depending  
upon future evaluations of the business prospects of the Company and upon  
other developments, including, but not limited to, general economic and  
business conditions and money market and stock market conditions, FIL and its  
subsidiaries may determine to cause the International Funds to cease making  
additional purchases of Shares or to increase or decrease the equity interest  
in the Company by acquiring additional Shares, or by disposing of all or a  
portion of the Shares.  
  
	FIL and its subsidiaries have no present plan or proposal which relates  
to or would result in (i) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a  
merger, reorganization, liquidation, or sale or transfer of a material amount  
of assets involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any change in  
the Company's present Board of Directors or management, (iii) any material  
changes in the Company's present capitalization or dividend policy or any  
other material change in the Company's business or corporate structure, (iv)  
any change in the Company's charter or by-laws, or (v) the Company's common  
stock becoming eligible for termination of its registration pursuant to  
Section 12(g)(4) of the 1934 Act.  
  
Item 5.	Interest in Securities of Issuer.  
  
	Item 5 is amended as follows:  
  
	Although Item 5 assumes that FMR, Fidelity, and FIL beneficially own all  
3,544,248 Shares, reference is made to Item 2 for a disclaimer of beneficial  
ownership with respect to the securities which are "beneficially owned" by the  
other corporations.  
  
	(a)	FIL beneficially owns, as investment adviser or the parent of the  
investment adviser to the International Funds and accounts, 60,000 Shares, or  
approximately 0.29% of the outstanding Shares of the Company. FMR beneficially  
owns, through Fidelity, as investment advisor to the Fidelity Funds, 914,898  
Shares, or approximately 4.47% of the outstanding Shares of the Company, and  
through FMTC, the managing agent for the Accounts, 2,569,350 Shares, or  
approximately 12.55% of the outstanding Shares of the Company.  Neither FMR,  
Fidelity, FMTC, nor any of its affiliates nor, to the best knowledge of FMR,  
any of the persons name in Schedule A hereto, beneficially owns any other  
Shares.  The combined holdings of FMR, Fidelity, FMTC, FASST, and FIL are  
3,544,248 Shares, or approximately 17.31% of the outstanding Shares of the  
Company.  
  
	(b)	The International Funds, the International Pension Accounts and  
FIL, as investment adviser to the International Funds and International  
Pension Accounts, each has the sole power to vote and the sole power to  
dispose of the 60,000 Shares held by the International Funds and the  
International Pension Accounts.  FIL has the sole power to vote 60,000 shares  
and the sole power to dispose of 60,000shares.  FIL, FMR Corp., through its  
control of Fidelity, and FASST each has sole power to vote and to dispose of  
the 60,000 Shares held by FASST.    
  
Item 6.	Contract, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With  
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.  
  
	Neither FIL nor any of its affiliates nor, to the best knowledge of FIL,  
any of the persons named in Schedule A hereto has any joint venture, finder's  
fee, or other contract or arrangement with any person with respect to any  
securities of the Company.  
  
 
 
Item 7.	Material to be Filed as Exhibits.  
  
	This statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn  
that no change has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date  
hereof.  
  
Signature  
  
	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I  
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and  
correct.  
  
	Fidelity International Limited  
  
  
  
DATE:	May 2, 1995	By	/s/Arthur Loring			  
	Arthur Loring  
	Attorney-in-Fact  
  
 
 
SCHEDULE A  
  
				POSITION WITH			PRINCIPAL  
NAME AND ADDRESS	INTERNATIONAL	OCCUPATION  
  
Edward C. Johnson 3d	Director & Chairman of the Board	Chief Executive  
82 Devonshire Street		Officer-FMR Corp.  
Boston, MA 02109  
  
Barry J. Bateman	Director	Chief Executive  
25 Lovat Lane		Officer-Fidelity  
London, England		International Ltd.  
EC3R 8LL  
  
William L. Byrnes	Director	Vice Chairman-  
82 Devonshire Street		FMR Corp.  
Boston, MA 02109  
  
Martin P. Cambridge	Chief Financial Officer	CFO-Fidelity  
Oakhill House		International Limited  
130 Tonbridge Road  
Hildenborough, Kent,  
TN119DZ  
  
Charles T. M. Collis	Director, V.P., & Secretary	Private Attorney  
P.O.  Box HM 391  
Hamilton HMBX, Bermuda  
  
Glen R. Moreno	Director	Director-Fidelity  
25 Lovat Lane		International Ltd.  
London, England  
EC3R 8LL  
  
David J. Saul	Director	Executive V.P. &  
P.O. Box 650		President-Fidelity  
Hamilton, Bermuda		Bermuda, a division  
		of Fidelity   
		International Ltd.  
  
  
	Messrs. Johnson 3d, Byrnes, and Moreno are United States citizens and  
Messrs. Cambridge, Collis, Saul, and Bateman are citizens of the United  
Kingdom.  
  
 
 
SCHEDULE B  
  
  
Continental Airlines Incorporated  
  
FASST Account(s) purchased Shares since April 12, 1995 at the dates and at the  
prices set forth below.  The transactions were made for cash in open market  
transactions or with other investment companies with the same or an affiliated  
investment advisor.  
  
	DATE	SHARES	PRICE  
  
	04-18-95	20,000	$14.71  
	04-28-95	40,000	16.45