Category Archives: Frontier Airlines
Frontier Jet Makes Emergency Landing
June 21, 2010 — 2:27 pm PDT
Updated June 21, 2010 — 2:38 pm PDT
Kansas City Int'l Airport (file photo courtesy KCI)
A Frontier Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport Monday afternoon, after smoke was reported in the cockpit.
Frontier Flight 1903 landed …
The Pitfalls of Airline Mergers
June 7, 2010 — 3:38 pm PDT
Updated June 7, 2010 — 4:40 pm PDT
AeroChannel correspondent Darren Popik
As Continental and United Airlines executives work to hammer out the details in their merger, there’s growing talk that the next merger will be between American Airlines and US Airways.
Why, you ask? Because the other big players have already merged. There’s nobody left. And apparently merging is the “in” thing to do in the airline industry these days.
Frontier Drops Fees, Gives Passengers More Benefits
June 3, 2010 — 2:43 pm PDT
Updated June 3, 2010 — 3:03 pm PDT
Frontier's Colorful Animals
In a move that will likely surprise travelers who have become accustomed to an ever increasing list of fees, Frontier Airlines is actually reducing and eliminating some of those extra charges.
The airline is reducing the same-day change fee from $100 to $50, for passengers wanting to take an earlier or later flight than the one they’ve booked.
Allegiant to Launch Service at Long Beach July 1
May 20, 2010 — 9:00 am PDT
Updated May 20, 2010 — 9:15 am PDT
Allegiant Air (credit: Darren Popik)
Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air is ready to launch service at a second airport serving the Los Angeles area.
On July 1, the Las Vegas-based company will inaugurate service between Long Beach Airport and Bellingham, Washington.
Bellingham is a significant market for Allegiant.
Frontier’s Spokesanimals Live On!
April 13, 2010 — 9:32 am PDT
Updated April 20, 2010 — 4:56 pm PDT
A crowd of 400 at Coors Field in Denver erupted into a roaring applause with today’s special announcement:
Frontier Airlines will live on. And so will its iconic spokesanimals.
At a special joint media event held in both Denver and Milwaukee, Republic Airways announced that it would go with the Frontier name for its new unified brand for Frontier and Midwest Airlines.
FAA Proposes $380,000 Fine Against Frontier
April 9, 2010 — 9:30 am PDT
Updated April 9, 2010 — 4:32 pm PDT
Frontier Airlines (credit: Darren Popik)
Frontier Airlines is facing a sizable fine as a result of allegedly operating several aircraft that were not in compliance with federal regulations.
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a fine of $380,000 against the carrier for operating the planes on some 900 flights.
In 2008 and 2009, Frontier reconfigured passenger cabins aboard some of its planes, which gave dual-aisle access to its overwing emergency exits.
New Name for Frontier-Midwest Next Week
April 5, 2010 — 11:51 am PDT
Updated April 5, 2010 — 12:36 pm PDT
Frontier Airlines taking off from LAX (Darren Popik/AeroChannel)
Republic Airways, owner of Frontier and Midwest Airlines, is ready to make an announcement on a new name for its airlines.
The company has scheduled events for Tuesday, April 13, in both Denver and Milwaukee to make the announcement.
Indianapolis-based Republic said its intent is to unify the brands, giving customers a consistent experience throughout the Republic-Frontier-Midwest network. The company has not indicated whether it will choose one of the existing names, or a brand new name entirely.
Save the Frontier Spokesanimals!
March 26, 2010 — 10:00 am PDT
Updated April 2, 2010 — 2:53 pm PDT
There’s a fight on in Denver to save some of the airline industry’s most lovable spokesmen – make that, spokescritters.
“Save our animals, save our tails!” chanted a group of Frontier Airlines employees and supporters Thursday, as they marched through downtown Denver.
They were rallying in an effort to save the colorful animals that adorn the tails of Frontier’s planes.
Frontier, Midwest to Fly Under One Brand
March 1, 2010 — 2:16 pm PST
Updated March 25, 2010 — 4:48 pm PDT
The U.S. airline industry appears to be about to lose two familiar names from the skies.
Republic Airways, owner of Frontier and Midwest, has decided to go to a unified brand for the two carriers, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Republic bought Denver’s Frontier and Milwaukee’s Midwest last year, and has already been cutting costs and streamlining operations at the two brands.
Frontier Airlines: New Management, New Routes
February 10, 2010 — 2:47 pm PST
Updated March 29, 2010 — 2:55 pm PDT
Frontier Airlines (Darren Popik/AeroChannel)
Changes are in the works at Frontier Airlines.
Last year, the airline emerged from bankruptcy protection when it was purchased by Republic Airways …
