Frontier Airlines to add new seasonal routes to Florida, adds Little Rock and Palm Springs

Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) today announced the launch of new nonstop seasonal service to Florida from two Midwestern cities and the reinstatement of seasonal Florida service from two others.

The new nonstop seasonal service will be offered December 15, 2011 through April 15, 2012 in three markets:

1. Des Moines, Iowa (DSM) to/from Orlando (MCO)

2. Des Moines, Iowa (DSM) to/from Tampa
Madison, Wis. (MSN) to/from Orlando (MCO)

Additionally, Frontier will reinstate nonstop seasonal service in three markets during the same timeframe.

Milwaukee (MKE) to/from Tampa (TPA)
Omaha, Neb. (OMA) to/from Orlando (MCO)
Omaha, Neb. (OMA) to/from Tampa (TPA)
Omaha-Orlando service will resume as a Saturday-only service beginning October 8 before expanding to five times weekly in December. All routes except Milwaukee-Tampa will operate a reduced schedule January 6 through February 15, 2012.

Frontier-branded service will be provided on 99-seat Embraer ERJ 190 aircraft operated by Republic Airlines (2nd).

In other news, Frontier Airlines is adding two new cities to its route map. Frontier today also announced the launch of new nonstop service between Denver and Little Rock, Arkansas (LIT), and new nonstop seasonal service between Denver (DEN) and Palm Springs, California (PSP). Service to both cities takes off on November 17. The seasonal Palm Springs service will run through mid-May 2012.

Frontier is also adding frequency seasonally in four existing nonstop markets this fall:

 

 

  • Denver-Las Vegas – a seventh roundtrip on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Oct. 2-Dec. 12.
  • Denver-Madison, Wis. – a second roundtrip on Monday, Thursday and Sunday, Sept. 8-Nov. 14.
  • Denver-San Diego, Calif. – a sixth roundtrip on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-31.
  • Denver-Santa Barbara, Calif. – a second roundtrip on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Oct. 6-31.

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