DECLARATION OF TRUST

          DECLARATION OF TRUST, dated as of November 6, 2000, between
Continental Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Sponsor, Wilmington Trust
Company, a Delaware banking corporation, as Delaware Trustee, and Lawrence W.
Kellner and Jeffery A. Smisek, as Administrative Trustees (collectively with the
Delaware Trustee, the "Trustees"). The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby agree as
follows:

          1. The trust created hereby (the "Trust") shall be known as
"Continental Airlines Finance Trust II", in which name the Trustees, or the
Sponsor to the extent provided herein, may conduct the business of the Trust,
make and execute contracts, and sue and be sued.

          2. The Sponsor hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the
Trust the sum of $10. The Trustees hereby acknowledge receipt of such amount
from the Sponsor, which amount shall constitute the initial trust estate. The
Trustees hereby declare that they will hold the trust estate for the Sponsor. It
is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust created hereby constitute
a business trust under Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. C.
ss.ss. 3801 et seq. (the "Business Trust Act"), and that this document
constitute the governing instrument of the Trust. The Trustees are hereby
authorized and directed to execute and file a certificate of trust in the office
of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in the form attached hereto.
The Trust is hereby established by the Sponsor and the Trustees for the purposes
of (i) issuing preferred securities ("Preferred Securities") representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust in exchange for cash
and investing the proceeds thereof in debt securities of the Sponsor, (ii)
issuing and selling common securities ("Common Securities" and, together with
the Preferred Securities, "Trust Securities") representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust to the Sponsor in exchange for cash and
investing the proceeds thereof in additional debt securities of the Sponsor and
(iii) engaging in such other activities as are necessary, convenient or
incidental thereto.

          3. Concurrent with the first issuance of any Trust Securities by the
Trust, the Sponsor and the Trustees intend to enter into an amended and restated
Declaration of Trust, satisfactory to each such party and having substantially
the terms described in the offering circular (as referred to below), to provide
for the contemplated operation of the Trust created hereby and the issuance of
the Preferred Securities and the Common Securities referred to therein. Prior to
the execution and delivery of such amended and restated Declaration of Trust,
the Trustees shall not have any duty or obligation hereunder or with respect to
the trust estate, except as otherwise required by applicable law or as may be
necessary to obtain, prior to such execution and delivery, any licenses,
consents or approvals required by applicable law or otherwise.

          4. The Sponsor and the Trustees hereby authorize and direct the
Sponsor, as the sponsor of the Trust, as applicable, (i) to prepare and
distribute one or more offering circulars on behalf of the Trust, including any
necessary or desirable amendments thereto (including any exhibits contained
therein or forming a part thereof), relating to the Preferred Securities of the
Trust and, as applicable, certain other securities; (ii) to prepare and file
with the Private Offering, Resales and Trading through Automatic Linkages
(PORTAL) Market ("PORTAL") and execute on behalf of the Trust a listing
application and all other applications, statements, certificates, agreements and
other instruments as shall be necessary or desirable to cause the Preferred
Securities to be listed and continue to be listed on PORTAL; (iii) to prepare
and file and execute, in each case on behalf of the Trust, such applications,
reports, surety bonds, irrevocable consents, appointments of attorney for
service of process and other papers and documents as shall be necessary or
desirable to register the Preferred Securities under the securities or "blue
sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may
deem necessary or desirable; (iv) to negotiate the terms of, and execute on
behalf of the Trust, such underwriting or purchase agreements with one or more
underwriters, purchasers, dealers or agents relating to the Preferred Securities
as the Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, may deem necessary or desirable; and (v)
to execute on behalf of the Trust any and all documents, papers and instruments
as may be desirable in connection with any of the foregoing. It is hereby
acknowledged and agreed that in connection with any execution, filing or
document referred to in clauses (i)-(iii) above, (A) any Administrative Trustee
(or his attorneys-in-fact and agents or the Sponsor as permitted herein) is
authorized on behalf of the Trust to file and execute such document on behalf of
the Trust and (B) the Delaware Trustee shall not be required to join in any such
filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any such document unless required by
the rules and regulations of PORTAL or state securities or blue sky laws, and in
such case only to the extent so required.

          5. This Declaration of Trust may be executed in one or more
counterparts.

          6. The number of Trustees initially shall be three (3) and thereafter
the number of Trustees shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to time
by a written instrument signed by the Sponsor which may increase or decrease the
number of Trustees; provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no
event be less than three (3); and provided, further, however, that to the extent
required by the Business Trust Act, one Trustee shall either be a natural person
who is a resident of the State of Delaware or, if not a natural person, an
entity that has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and
meets any other requirements imposed by applicable law. Subject to the
foregoing, the Sponsor is entitled to appoint or remove without cause any
Trustee at any time. Any Trustee may resign upon thirty days prior notice to the
Sponsor; provided, however, that the Delaware Trustee may resign immediately
upon notice to the Sponsor if the Delaware Trustee is required to join in any
filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any document pursuant to the provisions
of paragraph 4 hereof and, upon giving such notice, the Delaware Trustee shall
not be required to join in any such filing or execute on behalf of the Trust any
such document; provided, further, however, that no resignation of the Delaware
Trustee shall be effective until a successor Delaware Trustee has been appointed
and has accepted such appointment by instrument executed by such successor
Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning
Delaware Trustee.

          7. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Sponsor
agrees to indemnify (i) the Delaware Trustee, (ii) any affiliate of the Delaware
Trustee, and (iii) any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners,
employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of the Delaware
Trustee (each of the persons or entities in (i) through (iii) being referred to
as an "Indemnified Person") for, and to hold each Indemnified Person harmless
against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith
on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and
expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself
against, or investigating, any claim or liability in connection with the
exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The obligation
to indemnify as set forth in this paragraph 7 shall survive the termination of
this Declaration. The Delaware Trustee shall not have any of the powers or
duties of the trustees set forth herein, except as required under the Business
Trust Act. The Delaware Trustee shall be a trustee hereunder for the sole and
limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Section 3807(a) of the
Business Trust Act.

          8. The Trust may terminate without issuing any Trust Securities at the
election of the Sponsor.

          9. This Declaration shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws principles.


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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Declaration of
Trust to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                   CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.,
                                   as Sponsor

                                   By: /s/ Gregory Brenneman
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                                      Name:  Gregory Brenneman
                                      Title: President

                                  WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
                                  as Delaware Trustee

                                  By: /s/ W. Chris Sponenberg
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                                     Name:  W. Chris Sponenberg
                                     Title: Assistant Vice President

                                      /s/ Lawrence W. Kellner
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                                     Lawrence W. Kellner, as Trustee

                                      /s/ Jeffery A. Smisek
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                                     Jeffery A. Smisek, as Trustee