Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) today announced two new nonstop destinations from Orlando, Florida (MCO), bringing the carrier’s nonstop destinations served from Orlando to 13. Nonstop flights to both Columbia, Missouri (COU) and Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (SHD) will begin on November 20, 2012.

Is Frontier taking a page out of Allegiant’s book of serving vacation markets (like Orlando) from smaller underserved markets like Columbia and Shenandoah Valley? It is a departure from the past of serving mainly the biggest markets from its Denver hub.

With Allegiant now adding Airbus A319s in the future, is Frontier making itself into a potential future acquisition for Allegiant?

Orlando-Columbia (beginning Nov. 20, 2012)

Route

Departs

Arrives

Frequency

Aircraft

MCO-COU

1:50 p.m.

3:35 p.m.

Tues

A319

COU-MCO

4:15 p.m.

7:35 p.m.

Tues

A319

MCO-COU

8:00 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

Sat

A319

COU-MCO

10:25 a.m.

1:45 p.m.

Sat

A319

Orlando-Shenandoah (beginning Nov. 20, 2012)

Route

Departs

Arrives

Frequency

Aircraft

MCO-SHD

7:30 a.m.

9:25 a.m.

Tues/Thurs

A319

SHD-MCO

10:05 a.m.

12:10 p.m.

Tues/Thurs

A319

MCO-SHD

7:00 a.m.

8:55 a.m.

Sun

A319

SHD-MCO

9:35 a.m.

11:40 a.m.

Sun

A319

The new service will operate on 138-seat Airbus A319 aircraft.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing. Approaching Los Angeles is Frontier’s Airbus A319-112 N948FR (msn 2836). N948FR displays the image of Pete, the Pelican on the tail.

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