Even as Frontier Airlines executives say they are seeing the low-cost carrier’s finances improve, the airline is making another radical network adjustment as the winter months approach.
The Denver-based low-cost airline on Tuesday announced nearly two dozen routes, each launching in mid-December.
As part of the changes, Frontier will launch some new flights between New England and Florida. It will also double down on its rapid growth in cities like Chicago, Houston, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
And it will begin all-new service to one of Colorado’s most popular ski destinations: Just before the holiday season, the airline will launch three new routes from major U.S. cities to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE ), near Vail.
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In total, Frontier is launching 22 new routes between December 17 and 20. Among those routes, the airline has previously flown about half in the past decade. The rest are completely new to the airline.
The biggest winner? It’s a tie between Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), each of which gets four new pins on Frontier’s route map.
The new service adds to Frontier’s already rapid growth at both airports. This year, the airline’s total number of seats departing from O’Hare will increase 125% compared to 2023, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. Meanwhile, Frontier will operate more than 4,300 flights from LAX this year after not serving the airport in 2023.
Another winner in Frontier’s latest update: California’s Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), which returns to the airline’s route map for the first time since 2021 with flights to Denver and San Francisco.
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22 Frontier routes added
Here’s the full rundown of Frontier’s 22 new (or resumed) routes:
| Route | Releases | Frequency | last served |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Miami International Airport (MIA) | December 17 | Four weekly round trips | 2023 |
| BOS to Tampa International Airport (TPA) | December 17 | daily | 2020-21 |
| Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) | December 20 | Four weekly round trips | 2022 |
| BTV-TPA | December 20 | Three weekly round trips. | New |
| Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) | December 21 | Weekly | 2020 |
| Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to PBI | December 21 | Weekly | New |
| Denver International Airport (DEN) to PSP | December 12 | Three weekly round trips. | 2021, and more regularly before the pandemic |
| DEN-EGE | December 19 | twice a week | New |
| Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to EGE | December 16 | twice a week | New |
| San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to EGE | December 21 | Weekly | New |
| George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston (IAH) to LAX | December 17 | daily | New |
| IAH-MIA | December 17 | Three weekly round trips. | New |
| LAX to Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon | December 17 | daily | New |
| LAX to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) | December 17 | daily | New |
| LAX to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) | December 17 | daily | New |
| ORD to Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) | December 17 | Four weekly round trips | Last regularly scheduled service in 2021 |
| ORD-TPA | December 17 | daily | Last regularly scheduled service in 2021 |
| ORD-GDP | December 18 | Three weekly round trips. | 2017 |
| ORD to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) | December 18 | Three weekly round trips. | 2020-21 |
| PSP-SFO | December 12 | Three weekly round trips. | New |
| Portland International Jetport (PWM) in Maine to TPA | December 18 | Three weekly round trips. | 2022 |
| From Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to TPA | December 17 | daily | 2015 |
Just the latest network shakeup for Frontier
Frontier started in 2024 with announcing 54 new routes in Januaryand it hasn’t stopped since. The operator has announced one major network adjustment after another as part of an effort to increase profitability; The airline has tried to stay away from The growing competition on national routes.
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After consecutive quarters of lackluster financial performance, CEO Barry Biffle recently noted that the airline is starting to see more promising results, coinciding with numerous U.S. carriers cutting their schedules to better meet customer demand.
“We’re seeing, over the last six weeks, a pretty good improvement versus what we expected,” Biffle told Wall Street analysts at the Sept. 11 Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference.
To date in 2024, Frontier had announced 114 new routes in early August, and the restructuring has continued since then.
The airline did not specify what route cuts, if any, might coincide with this latest tranche of changes by Frontier. The airline has routinely cut dozens of routes so far this year as part of a broader restructuring of its network.
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