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Frontier Airlines opens a new crew base at CVG Airport

Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A321-211 WL N720FR (msn 7852) (Crockett, the Raccoon) SEA (Bruce Drum). Image: 106097.

Frontier Airlines has opened a new crew base at CVG Airport (Cincinnati).

This new base will bring 240 flight attendant and pilot positions to the region and is estimated to generate nearly $27 million annually in local wages.

Photos: CVG Airport.

Top Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A321-211 WL N720FR (msn 7852) (Crockett, the Raccoon) SEA (Bruce Drum). Image: 106097.

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Indigo Partners announces plans to distribute Frontier Group Holdings common stock to its limited partners including Franke and Bonderman

Indigo Partners LLC has advised Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc., that it will distribute the shares of Frontier common stock owned by an affiliated investment fund to its members, including William A. Franke, Chair of the Frontier Board of Directors, and Indigo Partners investors, including George Roberts and an investment fund advised by Wildcat Capital Management, an investment advisor to a number of clients, including David Bonderman. The pro-rata, in-kind distribution is pursuant to the dissolution of the investment fund managed by Indigo established to acquire the Company in late 2013, which had a term of 10 years.

Indigo currently holds 178,834,034 shares of common stock of Frontier, representing approximately 80% of the shares outstanding1. As part of the distribution, approximately 99.4 million shares, representing approximately 44% of shares outstanding, will be distributed to Mr. Franke, or entities directly or indirectly controlled by him. Indigo intends to distribute the shares pro-rata to its investors unaffiliated with Mr. Franke on or around April 1, 2024.

Upon the effectiveness of the share distribution, the Company will no longer be a “controlled company” under the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC.

Accordingly, the Company will make certain corporate governance changes following permitted phase-in periods. Among other things, the Company will be required to have a compensation committee consisting solely of independent directors, and a director nominations process whereby directors are selected by a nominations committee consisting solely of independent directors or by a vote of the Board of Directors in which only independent directors participate.

As a result, William A. Franke has resigned from the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Franke will remain a director and the Chair of the Board.

Indigo Partners LLC is a private equity firm established by W. A. Franke in 2003 to pursue acquisitions and strategic investments in the air transportation and related industries. The firm was a lead investor in Tiger Airways based in Singapore and Spirit Airlines based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and maintains lead investments in Wizz Air Holdings, Plc, a ULCC with multiple bases in Central and Eastern Europe; Frontier Airlines, a ULCC based in Denver; Volaris Airlines, a ULCC based in Mexico City; Cebu Pacific, a ULCC based in the Philippines; and JetSMART, a ULCC based in Chile. Indigo is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Frontier Airlines introduces a tail design that features the Hispaniolan Parakeet in honor of the Dominican Republic

Domingo & Andrea, the Pericos, now adorn new Airbus A321neo aircraft.

Frontier Airlines is celebrating the delivery of a new Airbus A321neo aircraft whose tail features Domingo and Andrea, the Hispaniolan parakeets, in honor of destination partner the Dominican Republic.

Frontier serves six cities from Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo and nine cities from Punta Cana International Airport.

All Frontier plane tails feature a unique animal with a special name and back story, many of them from endangered, threatened and vulnerable species. The Hispaniolan parakeet, also known as the perico or periquito, is a medium-size parakeet that is endemic to the island of Hispaniola, home to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It inhabits a wide range of landscapes including lowland and montane forest, savanna, open woodlands, and urban centers. The birds are considered a vulnerable species as a result of massive population decreases over the years caused by habitat loss and exploitation within the pet trade.

The two pericos featured on Frontier’s new aircraft are named Domingo and Andrea. Domingo is a nod to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, while Andrea honors Andrea Thomen, a principal scientist who is spearheading a project that will help defend the parakeet and its habitats.

The Dominican Republic is a highly valued destination partner for Frontier with the airline operating service from Santo Domingo to San Juan, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa and Miami as well as service from Punta Cana to San Juan, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago and Tampa.

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Frontier Airlines to add and restore new routes from Philadelphia

Frontier Airlines is expanding at Philadelphia International AIrport (PHL).

Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop service from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to 10 new destinations in May of 2024.

The new routes are in addition to service to Minneapolis/St. Paul, announced in late Jan.

With the new routes, Frontier will serve a total of 39 destinations from PHL and operate an average 44 daily departures this summer, an increase of 47 percent versus the year prior. To celebrate, America’s Greenest Airline is offering fares as low as $19* and Premium Seat Upgrades starting at $19** on all routes operating from PHL. 

New Service from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): 

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:INTRO FARE:
Knoxville (TYS)May 16, 20243x/week$19*
Portland, Maine (PWM)May 16, 20243x/week$19*
Milwaukee (MKE)May 16, 20243x/week$19*
Detroit (DTW)May 16, 2024Daily$19*
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)May 21, 2024Daily$19*
Indianapolis (IND)May 21, 20243x/week$19*
Columbus (CMH)May 22, 20243x/week$19*
St. Louis (STL)May 22, 20244x/week$19*
Kansas City (MCI)May 22, 20243x/week$19*
Pensacola (PNS)May 22, 20243x/week$19*
Minneapolis (MSP)***May 21, 2024Daily$19*
Pittsburgh (PIT)***May 16, 20242x/daily$19*

***Announced in recent months.

The airline’s recently reimagined, industry-leading frequent flyer program, FRONTIER Miles, enables consumers to ‘Get It All For Less.’ Customers earn miles fast and get rewarded for each dollar spent on Frontier products. Miles accrue based on dollars spent with a standard 10X multiplier: $1 = 10 miles. Mileage multipliers increase at every elite level up to 20X. Elite status enables members to enjoy benefits like priority boarding, free seat selection, no change or cancel fees when changes are made seven days or more in advance of flight departure, and free bag(s) at Gold, Diamond, and Platinum levels. Like the airline, FRONTIER Miles is family friendly, and the program makes it easy for families to enjoy the rewards together, including family pooling of miles. Joining is free.

*About the Promotional Fare Offer: 

Fares must be purchased by 11:59 pm Eastern time on Feb. 9, 2024.  Fares are valid for nonstop travel on Monday through Thursday, and Saturday, through Jun. 19, 2024, except as noted: 

Travel to Las Vegas, NV, Sunday through Wednesday; Travel from Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday through Friday. 

Travel to state of Florida, Sunday through Wednesday; Travel from state of Florida, Tuesday through Friday.

Travel from the U.S to international destinations, Sunday through Wednesday; Travel from international to U.S destinations, Tuesday through Friday.

Directionality between markets applies in both directions.

The following blackout dates apply: Mar. 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31, 2024; Apr. 1-2, 4-7, 15, 18-21, 2024; May 24-27, 2024. Not all markets are available for all dates of travel. 14-day advance purchase is required. Round trip purchase is not required. 

Discount Den™ fares are only available at FlyFrontier.com to Discount Den™ members. Join Discount Den here! Fare(s) shown include all transportation fees, surcharges, and taxes, and are subject to change without notice until purchased. Seats are limited at these fares and certain flights and/or days of travel may be unavailable. 

All reservations are non-refundable, except that refunds are allowed for reservations made 7 days (168 hours) or more prior to departure and provided that a refund request is made within 24 hours of initial reservation. 

Changes or cancellations made to itineraries after the 24 hours will be subject to change fees, and any fare differential. Learn more about our change policy. Previously purchased tickets may not be exchanged for special fare tickets. Flight segments must be cancelled prior to scheduled departure time, or the tickets and all amounts paid will be forfeited.

Previously in January, the airline also announced these new routes:

New service from Atlanta International Airport (ATL):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP)April 10, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Nashville International Airport (BNA):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 21, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Raleigh-Durham (RDU)April 10, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Charlotte (CLT)May 17, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Charlotte (CLT)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Chicago Midway (MDW)*April 10, 20244x/week$19*
Detroit (DTW)April 10, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP)May 17, 20244x/week$19*
New York LaGuardia (LGA)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
New York LaGuardia (LGA)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Houston Bush (IAH)April 21, 20243x/week$19*
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 11, 20243x/week$19*
Chicago (ORD)April 11, 20243x/week$19*
Baltimore (BWI)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Buffalo (BUF)May 17, 20243x/week$19*
San Juan (SJU)June 1, 20241x/daily$69*

New service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP)May 16, 20243x/week$19*
New York LaGuardia (LGA)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Denver International Airport (DEN):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Los Angeles (LAX)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
New York LaGuardia (LGA)May 16, 2024Daily$59*

New service from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Houston Bush (IAH)April 21, 2024Twice Daily$19*
Omaha (OMA)May 17, 20243x/week$19*
Nashville (BNA)April 21, 20244x/week$19*
Indianapolis (IND)April 22, 20244x/week$19*
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP)April 21, 20244x/week$19*
Grand Rapids, Mich. (GRR)May 16, 20243x/week$19*
Charlotte (CLT)April 11, 20243x/week$19*
 Puerto Vallarta (PVR)**May 16, 20242x/week$109**
Detroit (DTW)April 22, 20244x/week$19*
Salt Lake City (SLC)April 11, 20243x/week$19*
Fort Myers, Fla. (RSW)April 22, 20244x/week$19*
Los Angeles (LAX)April 10, 2024Daily$39*
Portland, Ore. (PDX)April 21, 20244x/week$59*

New service from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Baltimore (BWI)April 10, 20244x/week$19*
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 22, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)May 16, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 21, 2024Twice Daily$19*
Charlotte (CLT)April 21, 20243x/week$19*
Chicago Midway (MDW)April 11, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Indianapolis International Airport (IND):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 22, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Los Angeles (LAX)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Denver (DEN)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 10, 2024Daily$39*
Las Vegas (LAS)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Phoenix (PHX)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
San Francisco (SFO)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Charlotte (CLT)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Raleigh-Durham (RDU)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Cleveland (CLE)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Cincinnati (CVG)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Denver (DEN)May 16, 2024Daily$59*

New service from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Baltimore (BWI)*April 10, 20244x/week$19*
Houston Bush (IAH)April 11, 20244x/week$19*

New service from Miami International Airport (MIA):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Raleigh-Durham (RDU)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Raleigh-Durham (RDU)May 16, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 21, 20244x/week$19*
Atlanta (ATL)April 10, 20244x/week$19*
Philadelphia (PHL)May 21, 2024Daily$19*
Cleveland (CLE)May 17, 20244x/week$19*
Cincinnati (CVG)May 16, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)May 17, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Ontario International Airport (ONT):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Portland, Ore. (PDX)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Salt Lake City (SLC)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Denver (DEN)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Raleigh-Durham (RDU)April 11, 20243x/week$19*
Charlotte (CLT)April 11, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Portland International Airport (PDX):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 21, 20244x/week$59*
Ontario, Calif. (ONT)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
San Francisco (SFO)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP)May 21, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Los Angeles (LAX)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
St. Louis (STL)April 10, 20244x/week$59*

New service from Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:
**Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)May 16, 20242x/week

New service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
New York LaGuardia (LGA)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Boston (BOS)April 10, 20244x/week$19*
Miami (MIA)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Tampa (TPA)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Chicago (ORD)April 11, 20243x/week$19*
Milwaukee (MKE)May 16, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 22, 20244x/week$19*

New service from San Diego International Airport (SAN):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
San Francisco (SFO)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Los Angeles (LAX)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
San Diego (SAN)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Salt Lake City (SLC)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Portland, Ore. (PDX)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

New service from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL)June 1, 20244x/week$49*
Charlotte (CLT)June 1, 20241x/week$69*
Boston (BOS)June 2, 20243x/week$69*
Norfolk (ORF)June 2, 20243x/week$69*
Palm Beach (PBI)June 2, 20243x/week$49*
Fort Myers (RSW)June 2, 20243x/week$49*
St. Croix, U.S.V.I (STX)**June 2, 20243x/week$19*
St. Maarten (SXM)**June 3, 20242x/week$39*

New service from Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
San Juan (SJU)**June 2, 20243x/week$19*

New service from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:
San Juan (SJU)**June 3, 20242x/week

New service from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
San Francisco (SFO)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Ontario, Calif. (ONT)April 10, 2024Daily$19*
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)April 11, 20243x/week$19*

New service from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Phoenix (PHX)April 10, 20244x/week$59*

New service from Tampa International Airport (TPA):

SERVICE TO:SERVICE START:SERVICE FREQUENCY:FARE:
Raleigh-Durham (RDU)April 10, 2024Daily$19*

*BWI-MDW is offered at 3x/week starting April 10, 2024, then is offered at 4x/week starting May 25, 2024.

**Subject to government approval.

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