US: Frontier Airlines Flies To 35 US Routes

Frontier Airlines commenced 35 US domestic routes between 14 and 15 April. Of the 35 services only three will face no direct incumbent, namely services between Cleveland (CLE) and Portland (PDX), and the carrier’s new routes to St. Augustine (UST) in Florida from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Philadelphia (PHL).

All city pairs will be operated by the carrier’s mixed A320 family fleet. The average weekly frequency of Frontier Airlines’ new services is 3.7 while the average sector length is 1,564 kilometres.

Commenting on the launch of the carrier’s new routes from Cleveland, Fred Szabo, Interim Director, Cleveland Airport, said: “We are very pleased that Frontier Airlines has decided to grow again at Cleveland. Its expansion to 14 markets including seasonal services makes them the second largest airline at the airport in terms of non-stop markets.”

Memphis Airport celebrated the start of Frontier Airlines’ launch of services to Atlanta on 14 April, a route which the carrier will operate thrice-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays).

Cleveland Airport celebrated the start of Frontier Airlines’ five new routes to Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles with this very impressive cake.

Cutting the ribbon in Cleveland to cement the start of services are: Rob Recker, SVP for Marketing, Communications and Membership, Greater Cleveland Partnership; Michael Stewart, Station Manager – Cleveland, Frontier Airlines; Bill Meehan, COO of Frontier Airlines; Fred Szabo, Interim Airport Director, Cleveland Airport; and Todd Payne, Chief of Marketing and Air Service Development, Cleveland Airport.

Detroit Airport celebrated the start of services to Phoenix on 15 April with a traditional cake and ribbon cutting ceremony. Services will operate four times weekly onboard the carrier’s A320 fleet.

Nashville Airport celebrated the start of Frontier Airlines’ services to Chicago O’Hare, Orlando and Philadelphia with a traditional route launch cake. Services to O’Hare will be operated daily while Orlando will see a thrice-weekly service and Philadelphia four times weekly.

Passengers disembark Frontier Airlines’ inaugural service from Chicago O’Hare to St. Augustine on 14 April. Services on the 1,458-kilometre route will be served thrice-weekly. On 15 April a four times weekly service from Philadelphia was also launched to the Floridian airport.

Cincinnati Airport allowed the inaugural crews to conduct the ribbon cutting ceremonies for Frontier Airlines’ first flights to Houston Intercontinental and San Francisco. Ground staff and passengers on the premier service to Los Angeles also managed to celebrate by posing with various props. All three routes will be served by the airline’s A319 fleet.

Passengers at Milwaukee were greeted with Frontier Airlines coloured and themed cupcakes to cement the start of the carrier’s four times weekly service to Atlanta on 15 April. The previous day the airline launched flights to Dallas/Fort Worth from the airport, a 1,373-kilometre route which will be served thrice-weekly.

Phoenix Airport celebrated the start of Frontier Airlines’ services to Atlanta and Detroit on 14 April with a ribbon cutting ceremony which was performed by Jim Faulkner, Director of Corporate Communications, Frontier Airlines, and Jim Bennett, Director of Aviation Services, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.