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                                   UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                   SCHEDULE 13G

                     Under the Securities exchange Act of 1934



                          CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC
             -----------------------------------------------------
                              (NAME OF ISSUER)

                                 CL B
             -----------------------------------------------------
                       (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                 210795308
             -----------------------------------------------------
                              (CUSIP NUMBER)

                           July 31, 2007
             -----------------------------------------------------
            (Date of event which requires filing of this Statement)

    NOTE:  A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES REPORTED IN THIS SCHEDULE 13G ARE HELD BY
    UNAFFILIATED THIRD-PARTY CLIENT ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY ALLIANCE CAPITAL
    MANAGEMENT L.P., AS INVESTMENT ADVISER.  (ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.
    IS A MAJORITY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AXA FINANCIAL, INC.)

    Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
    this Schedule is filed:

      X  Rule 13d-1(b)
         Rule 13d-1(c)
         Rule 13d-1(d)

    * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
    person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
    of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
    which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

    The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
    be deemed to be 'filed' for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934 ('Act') or otherwise subject to the liabilities
    of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
    of the Act (however, see the Notes).

                         (CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE(S))







    CUSIP NO. 210795308           13G                        Page 2 of 12 Pages


  1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle

  2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *         (A) [X]
                                                                (B) [ ]

  3. SEC USE ONLY


  4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
        France


       NUMBER OF SHARES     5.   SOLE VOTING POWER            7,081,359
         BENEFICIALLY
          OWNED AS OF       6.   SHARED VOTING POWER          7,501
         July 31, 2007
            BY EACH         7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       10,140,404
           REPORTING
         PERSON WITH:       8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     201

  9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH              10,140,605
     REPORTING PERSON
     (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership)

 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
      SHARES *                                                    | |


 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9          10.4%

 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
       IC
                    * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP NO. 210795308                13G                     Page 3 of 12 Pages

  1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle

  2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *         (A) [X]
                                                                (B) [ ]

  3. SEC USE ONLY

  4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
        France

       NUMBER OF SHARES     5.   SOLE VOTING POWER            7,081,359
         BENEFICIALLY
          OWNED AS OF       6.   SHARED VOTING POWER          7,501
         July 31, 2007
            BY EACH         7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       10,140,404
           REPORTING
         PERSON WITH:       8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     201


  9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH              10,140,605
     REPORTING PERSON
     (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership)

 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES *                                                    | |


 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9          10.4%

 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
       IC
                    * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




CUSIP NO. 210795308                13G                     Page 4 of 12 Pages


  1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle

  2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *         (A) [X]
                                                                (B) [ ]

  3. SEC USE ONLY


  4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
        France

       NUMBER OF SHARES     5.   SOLE VOTING POWER            7,081,359
         BENEFICIALLY
          OWNED AS OF       6.   SHARED VOTING POWER          7,501
         July 31, 2007
            BY EACH         7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       10,140,404
           REPORTING
         PERSON WITH:       8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     201

  9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH              10,140,605
     REPORTING PERSON
     (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership)

 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES *                                                    | |


 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9          10.4%

 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
       IC

                    * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP NO. 210795308                13G                     Page 5 of 12 Pages


  1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        AXA

  2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *         (A) [ ]
                                                                (B) [ ]

  3. SEC USE ONLY


  4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
        France

       NUMBER OF SHARES     5.   SOLE VOTING POWER            7,081,359
         BENEFICIALLY
          OWNED AS OF       6.   SHARED VOTING POWER          7,501
         July 31, 2007
            BY EACH         7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       10,140,404
           REPORTING
         PERSON WITH:       8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     201

  9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH              10,140,605
     REPORTING PERSON
     (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership)

 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES *                                                    | |


 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9          10.4%

 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
       IC

                    * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP NO. 210795308                13G                     Page 6 of 12 Pages

  1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        AXA Financial, Inc.      13-3623351

  2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *         (A) [ ]
                                                                (B) [ ]

  3. SEC USE ONLY


  4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       State of Delaware

       NUMBER OF SHARES     5.   SOLE VOTING POWER            7,081,359
         BENEFICIALLY
          OWNED AS OF       6.   SHARED VOTING POWER          7,501
         July 31, 2007
            BY EACH         7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       10,140,404
           REPORTING
         PERSON WITH:       8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     201


  9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH              10,140,605
     REPORTING PERSON
     (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership)

 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
     SHARES *                                                    | |


 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9          10.4%

 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
       HC

                    * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



                                   13G                     Page 7 of 12 Pages

Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
          CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
          1600 Smith St. 3303D-Dept HQSEO
          Houston,  TX 77002


Item 2(a) and (b)
          Name of Person Filing and Address of Principal Business Office:

          AXA Assurances I.A.R.D Mutuelle, and
          AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle,
          26, rue Drouot
          75009 Paris, France

          AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle
          26, rue Drouot
          75009 Paris, France

          as a group (collectively, the 'Mutuelles AXA').

          AXA
          25, avenue Matignon
          75008 Paris, France

          AXA Financial, Inc.
          1290 Avenue of the Americas
          New York, New York 10104

  (Please contact Dean Dubovy at (212) 314-5528 with any questions.)







                                   13G                     Page 8 of 12 Pages
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
          Mutuelles AXA and AXA - France
          AXA Financial, Inc. - Delaware

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

          CL B

Item 2(e) Cusip Number:
          210795308

Item 3.   Type of Reporting Person:
          AXA Financial, Inc. as a parent holding company,
             in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

          The Mutuelles AXA, as a group, acting as a parent holding company.

          AXA as a parent holding company.



                                   13G                     Page 9 of 12 Pages


Item 4. Ownership as of   July 31, 2007
        (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
10,140,605   shares of common stock beneficially owned including:
                                       
No. of Shares Subtotals --------------------- AXA 0 AXA Entity or Entities AXA Financial, Inc. 0 Subsidiaries: AllianceBernstein L.P. acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts: Common Stock 10,057,545 10,057,545 AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company acquired solely for investment purposes: Common Stock 83,060 83,060 ------------- Total 10,140,605 ============= Each of the Mutuelles AXA, as a group, and AXA expressly declares that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that it is, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G. Each of the above subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc. operates under independent management and makes independent decisions. (b) Percent of Class: 10.4% =============
Page 10 of 12 Pages ITEM 4. Ownership as of (CONT.) (c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Deemed Deemed Deemed Deemed to have to have to have to have Sole Power Shared Power Sole Power Shared Power to Vote to Vote to Dispose to Dispose or to or to or to or to Direct Direct Direct the Direct the the Vote the Vote Disposition Disposition ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ The Mutuelles AXA, as a group 0 0 0 0 AXA 0 0 0 0 AXA Entity or Entities: AXA Financial, Inc. 0 0 0 0 Subsidiaries: - ------------ AllianceBernstein 7,018,379 7,501 10,057,344 201 AXA Equitable Life 62,980 0 83,060 0 Insurance Company ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 7,081,359 7,501 10,140,404 201 ============ ============ ============ ============ Each of the above subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc. operates under independent management and makes independent voting and investment decisions.
Page 11 of 12 Pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. ( ) Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reporting on by the Parent Holding Company: This Schedule 13G is being filed by AXA Financial, Inc.; AXA, which owns AXA Financial, Inc.; and the Mutuelles AXA, which as a group control AXA: ( ) in the Mutuelles AXAs' capacity, as a group, acting as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following AXA entity or entities: ( ) in AXA's capacity as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following AXA entity or entities: (X) in AXA Financial, Inc.'s capacity as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following subsidiaries: (X) AllianceBernstein L.P. (13-3434400), an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (X) AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (13-5570651), an insurance company and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Page 12 of 12 Pages Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. 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. Date: August 10, 2007 AXA FINANCIAL, INC.* /s/ Alvin H. Fenichel Alvin H. Fenichel Senior Vice President and Controller *Pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement with respect to Schedule 13G attached hereto as Exhibit I, among AXA Financial, Inc., AXA Assurances I.A.R.D Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle, and AXA, this statement Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them.
                                                                 EXHIBIT I



                                JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
                                ----------------------




         Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Schedule 13G filed
    herewith is filed jointly, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934, as amended on behalf of each of them.


         Dated:  August 10, 2007

         AXA Financial, Inc.



         BY: /s/ Alvin H. Fenichel
            -----------------------------------------
            Alvin H. Fenichel
            Senior Vice President and Controller



         AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle; AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle; AXA
Courtage Assurance Mutuelle, as a group, and AXA

         Signed on behalf of each of the above entities



         BY: /s/ Alvin H. Fenichel
            -----------------------------------------
            Alvin H. Fenichel
            Attorney-in-Fact
            (Executed pursuant to Powers of Attorney)