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Frontier Airlines announces 10 new routes

Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) today announced it will expand its network with 10 new routes to warm and sunny destinations from Trenton, Washington, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Atlanta and Denver.

Following is the schedule for Frontier’s new nonstop service:

Denver-West Palm Beach (starts October 26) (4 days a week) A319

Washington (Dulles) – West Palm Beach (starts November 21) (4 days a week) A320

Washington (Dulles) – Cancun (starts November 22) (weekly) A320

St. Louis – Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood (starts January 8) (3 days a week) A319

St. Louis – Orlando (starts December 21) (3 days a week) A319

Milwaukee- Orlando (starts January 7) (3 days a week) A320

Milwaukee- Ft. Myers (starts January 8) (3 days a week) A320

Chicago (O’Hare) – Orlando (starts December 20) (daily) A320

Atlanta – Orlando (starts December 14) (5 days a week) A319

Trenton – West Palm Beach (starts November 21) (3 days a week) A319

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-214 N208FR (msn 4562) with Charlie, the cougar, arrives at Washington (Reagan National).

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Frontier Airlines pilot sets the bar for tarmac delays; orders pizza for everyone!

Frontier Airlines’ (2nd) (Denver) captain Gerhard Bradner is a hero to everyone on board a weather delayed Airbus A320. Flight 719 was bound from Washington (Reagan National) to the Denver hub on Monday night when heavy thunderstorms in the Denver area diverted the flight to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Once on the ground the captain took the matter in his own hands and personally ordered 50 pizzas for its hungry passengers. The captain has now established a new standard for stranded flights. Well done Captain Bradner.

Read the full story (with videos) from 9 News: CLICK HERE

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United to start nonstop Denver-Panama City, Panama flights on December 3

United Airlines (Chicago) will start a new international route from its Denver hub to Panama City, Panama on December 3. The new route will be operated daily with Boeing 737-700s per Airline Route.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-724 N39728 (msn 28944) approaches the runway at Los Angeles International Airport.

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United to connect the oil patch of Williston, North Dakota to Houston starting on August 19

United Airlines (Chicago) will start nonstop United Express service from its Houston (Bush Intercontinental) to the oil patch area at Williston in the western part of North Dakota starting on August 19. The new route will be operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Atlanta) and was announced by Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota. ExpressJet already flies the Williston-Denver route for United Airlines (see the map below).

Read the full report from The Republic: CLICK HERE

Additionally, United will also commence nonstop United Express service from its Denver hub to Lafayette, Indiana also starting on August 19 per Airline Route.

The carrier will start daily nonstop Houston (Bush Intercontinental)-Hartford/Springfield Embraer 175 flights starting on October 15.

Copyright Photo: Jay Selman/AirlinersGallery.com. United Express Embraer ERJ 145LR (EMB-145LR) N16559 (msn 145603) operated by ExpressJet Airlines prepares to land in Charlotte.

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Frontier Airlines launches the Bakersfield-Denver route

Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) yesterday (May 16) launched nonstop service from Bakersfield, California (BFL) to its hub in Denver, Colorado.

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

Copyright Photo: Jay Selman/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-111 N938FR (msn 2406) approaches the runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).

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United to start nonstop Denver-Panama City, Panama flights on December 3

United Airlines (Chicago) today announced that it will introduce nonstop flights between its hub at Denver International Airport and Panama City beginning on December 3, subject to government approval with flights available for sale at a later date. The new service will operate daily November through August and five times weekly in September and October, offering Denver-area travelers direct access to the Panamanian capital and connections to several additional cities in Central and South America through United’s strategic partnership with Copa Airlines.

United will operate the service with Boeing 737-700 aircraft with 118 seats – 12 in United Business and 106 in United Economy, including 40 Economy Plus extra-legroom seats.

United Airlines is Denver’s largest airline, offering more flights and more seats from the Mile High City to more destinations around the world than any other carrier. The airline offers more than 375 flights each day from Denver International Airport to more than 10 destinations in Latin America, Canada and Asia – as well as service to top business centers in North America.

United has a proud history in Denver, serving the community for over 75 years. The airline is a proud partner of the Colorado Symphony, the Denver Public Schools Foundation, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Latin American Education Foundation and the Denver Broncos.

United employs more than 5,100 coworkers in the Denver area.

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-724 N25705 (msn 28766) climbs away from Los Angeles International Airport.

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SkyWest Airlines to operate United Express flights from the Denver hub to Hays, Kansas starting on August 1

SkyWest Airlines (United Express) (St. George, Utah) will start a new route for United Airlines. The first United Express flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, from Hays, Kansas to Denver is scheduled to take off beginning on August 1, 2014.

The Hays flights will operate using 50-seat Bombardier-manufactured CRJ200 regional jet aircraft.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. SkyWest’s Bombardier CRJ200 (CL-600-2B19) N930SW (msn 7713) operating in United Express colors arrives in Los Angeles.

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Delta’s flight 1500 lands safely in Denver after a false bomb threat

Delta Air Lines‘ (Atlanta) flight DL 1500 from Detroit to Denver landed safely last night (April 18) after a flight attendant found a note in the rear galley threatening a bomb was on board. The Boeing 737-832 (N3750D, msn 32375) with 151 passengers and four crew members landed safely. There was no bomb on board.

Read the full report from ABC 7: CLICK HERE

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SkyWest Airlines to add two new United Express destinations in North Dakota

SkyWest Airlines (St. George, Utah) has announced new United Express jet service from Jamestown and Devils Lake Regional Airports to the Denver hub.

Beginning June 5, 2014, there will be 11 roundtrip flights each week from both Jamestown and Devils Lake to Denver, including both nonstop and one-stop trips. Every flight is timed to provide extensive connection opportunities on hundreds of daily United Airlines flights in Denver.

The new service from Jamestown and Devils Lake will be operated with 50-passenger Bombardier-manufactured Canadair Regional Jet 200s (CRJ200s).

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. SkyWest’s Bombardier CRJ200 (CL-600-2B19) N973SW (msn 7949) climbs away from the runway at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Frontier to launch six new routes from Denver and Chicago Midway

Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver) is launching six new routes from Denver and Chicago (Midway) which suggest the continuation of a new strategy under its new owners. The airline has been carefully adding new routes to markets that are under served. Will we be seeing new further new routes from MDW, a hub of Southwest? The airline issued this statement:

To celebrate its 20^th anniversary this summer, Frontier Airlines has announced that it is launching six new routes. Beginning May 16, 2014, Frontier will offer nonstop service from its primary hub in Denver, Colorado to Bakersfield, California (BFL). Beginning June 12, 2014, Frontier will offer year-round nonstop service from Denver to Missoula, Montana (MSO), Idaho Falls, Idaho (IDA), and Sioux City, Iowa (SUX), and seasonal service from Chicago-Midway, Ill. (MDW) to both Knoxville, Tennessee (TYS) and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (MDT).

Frequencies for a number of existing routes from Denver have also been increased. Branson (BKG), Bozeman (BZN), Durango (DRO) and Memphis (MEM) will be served daily. Atlanta (ATL), Cincinnati (CVG), Cleveland (CLE) and Detroit (DTW) will see service increased from daily to 11-14 flights/week.

In addition, flight times on many routes have been adjusted to give customers more choice on flight departure times throughout each day.

Following are schedules for the new Denver (DEN) nonstop routes, which are all year-round:

Bakersfield (BFL):

Route	Effective	Frequency	Aircraft
DEN-BFL	May 16, 2014	Tues/Thurs/Sun	A319

Idaho Falls (IDA):

Route	Effective	Frequency	Aircraft
DEN-IDA	June 12, 2014	Tues/Thurs/Sat	A319
IDA-DEN	June 13, 2014	Mon/Wed/Fri	A319

Missoula (MSO):

Route	Effective	Frequency	Aircraft
DEN-MSO	June 13, 2014	Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat	A319
MSO-DEN	June 14, 2014	Tues/Thurs/Sat/Sun	A319

Sioux City (SUX):

Route	Effective	Frequency	Aircraft
DEN-SUX	June 12, 2014	Tues/Thurs/Sun	A319
SUX-DEN	June 13, 2014	Mon/Wed/Fri	A319

Following are schedules for the new Chicago-Midway (MDW) nonstop routes, which are both seasonal:

Harrisburg (MDT):

Route	Effective	Frequency	Aircraft
MDW-MDT	June 13, 2014	Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat	A319

Knoxville (TYS):

Route	Effective	Frequency	Aircraft
MDW-TYS	June 15, 2014	Tues/Thurs/Sun	A319

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

Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-111 N925FR (msn 2103) with Dale, the Dall’s Sheep on the tail, arrives at Los Angeles International Airport.

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