Frontier Airlines Recognizes 13th Birthday
July 05 2007 - 5:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
DENVER, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines
(NASDAQ:FRNT) today became a teenager, celebrating the 13th
anniversary of its first flight. Frontier's 13-year story is one of
success in a rapidly changing industry. Founded in 1994 with only
$516,000 in start up capital, Frontier posted $1 billion in
mainline passenger revenues in its most recent fiscal year, making
it an official "major" carrier according to the Department of
Transportation (DOT). Despite a modest beginning -- Frontier
started with two aircraft and 180 employees -- it now has a fleet
of 60 aircraft and 5,000 employees. The airline once served only a
handful of small communities in the Midwest and West, and now flies
to 60 destinations, including eight cities in Mexico and two in
Canada. Like most 13-year-olds, Frontier is still growing rapidly.
The airline announced on Tuesday that through its new subsidiary
Lynx Aviation it will serve Rapid City, S.D.; Sioux City, Iowa; and
Wichita, Kan. with its new fleet of Bombardier Q400 aircraft, and
in June, became the only carrier serving Jacksonville direct from
Denver and the sole airline offering non-stop service between
Dallas and Mazatlan. These new routes are just a few of many
Frontier is adding in 2007, and it will start flying to its fourth
country, Costa Rica, in November. "My humble thanks go to this
great company's amazing employees for guiding us to our 13th year,"
said President and CEO Jeff Potter. "It is the leadership,
dedication to excellence, and great skill of our employees that has
created one of the finest airlines in the industry. Their hard work
is the reason travelers consistently recognize Frontier for its
outstanding service and industry-leading product; Business Traveler
magazine naming Frontier the 'Best Low Cost Carrier' of 2006 is
just one recent example. I encourage Frontier's employees to
celebrate today's milestone and I look forward to working towards
13 more years of growth and success." About Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of
Denver-based Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 13th year of
operations, Frontier Airlines is the second-largest jet service
carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately
5,000 aviation professionals. With 60 aircraft and one of the
youngest Airbus fleet in North America, Frontier offers 24 channels
of DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with 33 inches of
legroom in an all coach configuration. In conjunction with its
regional jet fleet, operated by Horizon and Republic Airlines,
Frontier offers routes linking its Denver hub to 60 destinations
including 50 U.S. cities in 30 states spanning the nation from
coast to coast, eight cities in Mexico and two cities in Canada. In
November 2006, Frontier and AirTran announced a first-of-its-kind
integrated marketing partnership that offers travelers the ability
to reach more than 80 destinations across four countries with low
fares, aboard two of the youngest fleets in the industry. In
December 2006, Frontier was designated "Best Low Cost Carrier" in
the U.S. by the readers of Business Traveler magazine. Frontier's
maintenance department has received the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) Diamond Award recognizing its advanced
training standards for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006.
For more in-depth information on Frontier Airlines, please visit
its Web site at http://www.frontierairlines.com/. DATASOURCE:
Frontier Airlines CONTACT: Joe Hodas of Frontier Airlines,
+1-720-374-4504, Web site: http://www.frontierairlines.com/
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