DENVER, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines announced today that effective February 1, 2005, the airline will no longer offer service between its Denver International Airport (DEN) hub and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Washington, D.C. In addition, the airline will drop its single non-stop Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) as well as Kansas City International Airport (MCI) as of February 23, 2004.
The airline will continue to offer non-stop service between its hometown hub in Denver and Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Los Angeles and convenient connecting services from Los Angeles to Philadelphia and Kansas City will continue to be available. Frontier will also continue to offer five daily non-stops to/from Denver to the Washington, D.C. area including three daily non-stops to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and two daily non-stops to Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI).
"Today's announced changes are part of our on-going efforts to reallocate resources where they can maximize efficiency and enhance profitability," said Greg Aretakis, vice president of planning. "The most effective airlines are those that remain nimble, competitive and ultimately viable in what is a tumultuous industry and we will continue to make adjustments as we grow this airline."
About Frontier
Currently in its 11th year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport with a fleet of 47 aircraft and employing approximately 4,500 aviation professionals. Frontier, in conjunction with Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air, operates routes linking our Denver hub to 44 destinations in 25 states spanning the nation from coast-to-coast and to five cities in Mexico. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for five consecutive years. In July 2004, Frontier ranked as one of the "Top 10 Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel & Leisure magazine. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at http://www.frontierairlines.com/.
Frontier Airlines
The airline will continue to offer non-stop service between its hometown hub in Denver and Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Los Angeles and convenient connecting services from Los Angeles to Philadelphia and Kansas City will continue to be available. Frontier will also continue to offer five daily non-stops to/from Denver to the Washington, D.C. area including three daily non-stops to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and two daily non-stops to Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI).
"Today's announced changes are part of our on-going efforts to reallocate resources where they can maximize efficiency and enhance profitability," said Greg Aretakis, vice president of planning. "The most effective airlines are those that remain nimble, competitive and ultimately viable in what is a tumultuous industry and we will continue to make adjustments as we grow this airline."
About Frontier
Currently in its 11th year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport with a fleet of 47 aircraft and employing approximately 4,500 aviation professionals. Frontier, in conjunction with Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air, operates routes linking our Denver hub to 44 destinations in 25 states spanning the nation from coast-to-coast and to five cities in Mexico. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for five consecutive years. In July 2004, Frontier ranked as one of the "Top 10 Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel & Leisure magazine. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at http://www.frontierairlines.com/.
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