Frontier Airlines

This article is about the company founded in 1994. For the original airline of this name, see Frontier Airlines (1950–1986). For the similarly named Alaskan airline, see Frontier Flying Service.

Frontier Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
F9[1] FFT[2] FRONTIER FLIGHT[2]
FoundedFebruary 8, 1994;
30 years ago (1994-02-08)
Commenced operationsJuly 5, 1994;
30 years ago (1994-07-05)[3]
AOC #F3LA008Y[4]
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programFrontier Miles
Fleet size150
Destinations85[18]
Parent companyIndigo Partners
Traded asNasdaq: ULCC
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado, United States
Key people
Founders
  • Frederick W. "Rick" Brown
  • Janice Brown
  • Bob Schulman
RevenueIncrease US$3.33 billion (2022)
Operating incomeIncrease US$−45 million (2022)
Net incomeIncrease US$−37 million (2022)
Employees6,550 (2023)
Websiteflyfrontier.com

Frontier Airlines is a major American ultra low-cost airline[19] headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It operates flights to over 120 destinations in the United States, Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, and employs more than 3,000 staff.[20] The carrier is a subsidiary and operating brand of Indigo Partners, LLC, and maintains a hub at Denver International Airport with numerous focus cities across the US and Puerto Rico.

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  3. ^ "Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Form 10-K". Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration – Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Maslen, Richard (February 25, 2015). "Frontier Increases its Focus on Atlanta". Routes Online. Routes. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
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  7. ^ "Frontier Airlines to Open a Crew Base at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport". Frontier Newsroom. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Frontier Airlines to Open a Crew Base at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport". Frontier Newsroom. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Frontier Airlines to Open a Crew Base at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport".
  10. ^ Marroquin, Art (May 4, 2017). "Frontier adding Las Vegas flights, local crew base". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Frontier Airlines' route droppings revealed; 23 airport pairs no longer served". anna.aero. October 11, 2017.
  12. ^ Tracy, Dan (August 27, 2015). "Frontier Airlines to hire 200 flight attendants in Orlando". orlandosentinel.com.
  13. ^ "Frontier Airlines' rapid network changes continue. A return to Philadelphia, now with a ULCC mindset". Insights > Analysis. CAPA—Centre for Aviation. January 14, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  14. ^ "Frontier Airlines to Open New Crew Base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport". News.flyfrontier.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Frontier Airlines to Open Crew Base at San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport". Frontier Newsroom. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "Frontier to open Tampa base, signals Atlanta intention | Routes". Routesonline.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "Corporate Stats & Facts". Frontier Newsroom. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Frontier Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  19. ^ "Consumer advocates want the DOJ to move against JetBlue-Spirit merger". NPR. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  20. ^ "About Us". Frontier Airlines. Retrieved August 29, 2018.