Frontier to be First American Low Cost Carrier to Serve Canada With New Flights to Calgary

Paul

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Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) will begin new service between its Denver International Airport (DEN) hub and Calgary International Airport (YYC) in Alberta, Canada beginning May 25, 2006. The two daily non-stops between Denver and Calgary will utilize Frontier's JetExpress service operated by Horizon Air. The new service will also offer convenient connections to 38 Frontier cities throughout the US including Los Angeles, Dallas, New York, Orlando and Washington D.C., as well five Mexican resorts including Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Mazatlan and Cozumel.

The new service will be the first US low cost carrier (LCC) flights into Canada and Frontier's second international destination, after Mexico. Frontier began service to its first international destination, Cancun, Mexico, in December 2002 and in the past three years grew the service to include seven Mexican resorts.

"Frontier is proud to be the first American low cost carrier to fly to Canada, and we are confident that Calgary, which has long been underserved for low fares and excellent service to the US, will fast become a top market for Frontier," said Jeff Potter, president and CEO of Frontier. "We believe that Calgary, which has solidified its position as one of the primary economic drivers of the Canadian economy, is the ideal first Canadian destination for us, given its strong parallels to our home town of Denver and a common bond in the strength of the oil and gas industries in both communities. And of course, we can now boast our second set of Rocky Mountains, which enables us to deliver to our passengers some of the most breath-taking scenery in North America."

PR Newswire
 
What a joke.
Anything from PR news wire is just an advertisement parading as news.
Let's see:
--Canada has had LCC for years
--Operating an RJ70 is way more expensive on a seat cost basis than mainline jets
--This isn't even Frontier service, it's Horizon. Which has gone to Calgary for years, from the US.
 

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