Frontier Announces New St. Petersburg/Clearwater Service
Press Release Source: Frontier Airlines On Thursday September 2, 2010, 1:41 pm EDT
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET - News), today announced it will move its seasonal service between Milwaukee and Tampa International Airport (TPA) to the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport (PIE) beginning Nov. 18, 2010. Passengers already booked on flights between Milwaukee and Tampa will be moved to St. Petersburg/Clearwater and will be contacted with their new itineraries. The St. Petersburg/Clearwater airport is located about 12 miles from the Tampa airport.
Introductory fares for this new route will be available for a limited time at $89 one-way and can be purchased beginning Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at FrontierAirlines.com/introfares.
“The move to the St. Petersburg/Clearwater airport supports Frontier’s effort to provide our guests with convenient and affordable air travel,” said Daniel Shurz, vice president of strategy and planning. “With easy access to the gorgeous beaches, our guests can start their vacation as soon as they arrive. In addition, guests flying out of the St. Petersburg/Clearwater airport will now enjoy nonstop access to two Frontier destinations with connections to our more than 70 destinations across the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica.”
Joshua Freed and David Koenig, AP Airlines Writers, On Friday August 27, 2010, 8:20 pm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world's largest airline.
To win that approval, the airlines had to open the door to Southwest Airlines at Continental's hub in Newark, N.J., where it is the dominant carrier. The Justice Department said leasing takeoff and landing permission to Southwest in Newark cleared up its main competitive concern.
Shareholders at Continental Airlines Inc. and United parent UAL Corp. are set to vote on the deal on Sept. 17, and the Transportation Department has to approve it. The airlines now expect the deal to close by Oct. 1.
The combined airline would leapfrog Delta Air Lines Inc. to become the world's biggest airline. Delta itself grabbed the top spot by buying Northwest Airlines in 2008.
Press Release Source: Frontier Airlines On Monday August 30, 2010, 4:00 am EDT
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Airlines today announced plans to expand its international service with the addition of a second Costa Rica destination. Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET - News), will launch seasonal service to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) beginning Feb. 13, 2011, with weekly nonstop flights to/from its hub at Denver International Airport (DEN). Introductory fares for this new service can be found at FrontierAirlines.com/introfares.
“The addition of Liberia is a great compliment to our successful service to San José and now provides our guests with greater flexibility to enjoy all the natural beauty and relaxation Costa Rica has to offer,” said Daniel Shurz, vice president of strategy and planning. “And we are excited to offer nonstop service to eight international destinations from Denver this winter.”
Frontier continues to be the only carrier to provide nonstop service between Denver and San José, Costa Rica, where it first launched service in November 2007, and Frontier is now the only carrier to provide nonstop service between Denver and Liberia.
Continental, United Pilots Seek To End Outsourcing To Regional Airlines
By Doug Cameron
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
HOUSTON (Dow Jones)-Pilots at Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL) and UAL Corp.'s (UAUA) United Airlines want to end outsourcing of flying to regional partners following their planned merger, a move likely to shake up the industry's already turbulent labor relations.
The companies' pilots aim to finalize a new joint contract by the end of the year, and this week proposed bringing all flying in-house over a period of years following a merger that would create the world's largest airline by revenue.
