Frontier Airlines Announces Arrival of New A320 Aircraft
Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: RJET) today announced the arrival of its newest Airbus A320 aircraft. The 162-seat aircraft arrived in the Denver-based carriers hub from Hamburg, Germany earlier this afternoon with Ozzy the orca on the tail. This is the first of three new A320 aircraft arriving this spring.
“With the addition of these three new aircraft, we are launching ten new destinations out of our Denver hub this spring and we’ll increase capacity in several markets with the addition of A320 service.”
“This marks a period of substantial growth for Frontier Airlines,” said Daniel Shurz, VP of strategy and planning. “With the addition of these three new aircraft, we are launching ten new destinations out of our Denver hub this spring and we’ll increase capacity in several markets with the addition of A320 service.”
The ten new markets were announced in late February, with service beginning as early as April 19. The new markets include; Branson, Mo. (BKG); Fairbanks, Alaska (FAI); Grand Rapids, Mich. (GRR); Green Bay, Wis. (GRB); Long Beach, Calif. (LGB); Louisville, Ky. (SDF); Madison, Wis. (MSN); Newport News/Williamsburg, Va. (PHF); New Orleans (MSY); and Santa Barbara, Calif. (SBA).
Several of Frontier’s current destinations will see an increase in capacity with the addition of A320 service on at least one of their daily roundtrip flights. These markets include Akron/Canton, Ohio (CAK); Dayton, Ohio (DAY); New York, New York-LaGuardia (LGA); Portland, Ore. (PDX); and Seattle/Tacoma (SEA).
The Airbus A320 aircraft has 162 leather seats in a three-by-three configuration with DIRECTV
