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Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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Hubs | Denver International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Frontier Miles | ||||||
Headquarters | Denver, Colorado | ||||||
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Frontier Airlines is an American ultra low-fare airline. It is based in Denver, Colorado. It has focus cities at Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, Orlando, Trenton.
History
[change | change source]Frontier was founded in February 1994, after Continental Airlines closed its hub at Denver.[1] By July 1994, Frontier had started flights with Boeing 737 airplanes. In 1999, the airline bought Airbus A320 family airplanes.[2] As of 2016, Frontier owns 61 Airbus airplanes.[3] Republic Airways Holdings bought Frontier in 2009.[4] Frontier was later sold to Indigo Partners in 2013. Indigo Partners also owns Spirit Airlines. Since 2015, Frontier and Spirit have been thinking about combining to create one large ultra-low fare airline.[5] In February 2022, the two companies announced that they were merging. [6]
Gallery
[change | change source]- A Frontier Boeing 737 in 2003. Frontier no longer flies 737's.
- Frontier Airlines planes at Denver International Airport. All Frontier planes have a different animal painted on the tail.
- The new Frontier Airlines paint job introduced in 2015.
- A Frontier Airbus A319 interior.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The History of Frontier Airlines". traveltips.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ Zuckerman, Laurence (14 October 1999). "Airbus Is Said To Win Order From Frontier". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Frontier Airlines Fleet Details and History". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ "Republic Airways Buys Bankrupt Frontier Airlines". NPR.org.
- ↑ "Odds Increasing for a Spirit Airlines-Frontier Merger (NYSE:SAVE) | Seeking Alpha".
- ↑ "Frontier Airlines Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.