Frontier Airways is doubling down on its technique shift in 2024 with one other spherical of route bulletins.
The Denver-based ultra-low-cost service unveiled eight new routes Thursday, which can launch this summer season.
In step with the tune of its latest method, almost the entire new flights will contact an airport that’s among the many largest within the U.S. — and, in lots of instances, is a significant hub of one of many “Huge Three” legacy carriers (American Airways, Delta Air Traces and United Airways).
Many of the new routes launch in June, with some taking to the air in July.
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Frontier’s 8 new routes
Here is the total rundown of Frontier’s new routes introduced Thursday.
| Route | Launches | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Niagara Worldwide Airport (BUF) – Philadelphia Worldwide Airport (PHL) | June 6 | Three spherical journeys weekly |
| Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN) – Savannah/Hilton Head Worldwide Airport (SAV) | June 13 | Three spherical journeys weekly |
| Dallas Fort Price Worldwide Airport (DFW) – Sacramento Worldwide Airport (SMF) | June 13 | 4 spherical journeys weekly |
| DFW – St. Louis Lambert Worldwide Airport (STL) | June 14 | Three spherical journeys weekly |
| DFW – Seattle Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA) | June 14 | 4 spherical journeys weekly |
| Ontario Worldwide Airport (ONT) – SMF | July 11 | Every day |
| O’Hare Worldwide Airport (ORD) – Salt Lake Metropolis Worldwide Airport (SLC) | June 14 | Three spherical journeys weekly |
| Norfolk Worldwide Airport (ORF) – PHL | June 5 | Three spherical journeys weekly |
Of those route bulletins, three are technically resumptions. Frontier flew a restricted quantity of service between Denver and Savannah in 2021 and extra ceaselessly earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic.
It flew between Ontario, California, and Sacramento as lately as 2022.
Frontier supplied service from Chicago to Salt Lake Metropolis briefly in 2021 and likewise in 2017 and prior.
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Dallas-Fort value progress
Frontier will add three new locations out of DFW, the place it has positioned a whole lot of focus in 2024 as a part of its community shakeup.
Including to an already extremely bolstered schedule at American’s dwelling base, Frontier will compete with American on new nonstop routes to St. Louis, Seattle and Sacramento.
Even previous to Thursday’s announcement, the funds service was poised for vital progress at DFW. It already had plans to develop its schedule capability by 69% in June, July and August versus final 12 months, in keeping with information from aviation analytics agency Cirium.
For a visible comparability, take a look at what Frontier’s route map out of DFW seemed like in June 2023.
Here is what it should seem like this June.
Different head-to-head competitors with main carriers
Of Frontier’s 5 different routes introduced Thursday, 4 may even contact a significant hub of American, Delta or United; this consists of new service from PHL (American), ORD (United and American), DEN (United) and SLC (Delta).
In latest months, the service has scaled up in quite a few massive cities in an effort to flee plummeting fares in prime leisure locations — most notably Orlando.
Frontier executives have spoken publicly about desirous to seize extra leisure vacationers flying to go to associates and kinfolk as a part of a push for profitability.
On high of its DFW progress, Frontier was already set to develop its scheduled seats departing ORD by 164% this summer season (previous to this new route announcement) and by 44% out of PHL, in keeping with Cirium information.
On the similar time, its scheduled seats are scheduled to drop by 19% out of Orlando Worldwide Airport (MCO), by 12% out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport (FLL) and by 23% out of Cancun Worldwide Airport (CUN).
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