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Frontier Airlines to Launch 25 Destinations

Winston ShekSTAFF | 12/24/2019

Frontier Airlines announced 25 new routes from airports like Newark(EWR), Miami(MIA), Baltimore/Washington(BWI), Los Angeles/Ontario(ONT), and San Juan(SJU).



Frontier Airlines has animal themed planes, credit to Daniel Mena


The airline will have the largest expansion at Miami International Airport.  Frontier will launch 8 new destinations from the airport.  Also, the airline is planning on establishing a base which includes 30 pilots and 100 Frontier flight attendants.  Here is a list of routes Frontier will be adding from MIA including:



Destination

Service Start Date

Frequency

Austin-Bergstrom(AUS)

April 23, 2020

Tuesday, Thursday, & Sunday

Baltimore/Washington(BWI)

April 23, 2020

Daily

El Salvador International Airport(San Salvador)(SAL)

June 18, 2020

Tuesday, Thursday, & Sunday

Guatemala City(GUA)

May 10, 2020

Daily(reduced to Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday later in low season)

Long Island-Islip(ISP)

May 10, 2020

Daily

Los Angeles/Ontario (ONT)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Santo Domingo (SDQ)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Trenton-Mercer(TTN)

April 23, 2020

Tuesday, Thursday, & Sunday



Wilbur the Whitetail prepares for takeoff, credit to Daniel Mena

The airline is also betting on its new presence in New York City via EWR with nine new routes.  This move is interesting especially considering Southwest's departure from EWR.  Here is a list of routes announced by Frontier:



Destination

Service Start Date

Frequency

Cancun(CUN)

March 10, 2020

Daily

Chicago O-Hare(ORD)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Dallas/Fort Worth(DFW)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Denver(DEN)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Los Angeles/Ontario(ONT)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Raleigh-Durham(RDU)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Santiago de los Caballeros(STI)

May 28, 2020

Daily

Santo Domingo(SDQ)

March 10, 2020

Daily

Tampa(TPA)

March 10, 2020

Daily


Cubby the Bear awaits its next journey: Credit to Daniel Mena


Other than these two large packages of routes, Frontier also expanded to other airports like Baltimore/Washington(BWI).  Baltimore/Washington is a recently launched destination for Frontier, and it looks like it is doing well to warrant this expansion.  Here is a list of their recently announced routes:



Destination

Service Start Date

Frequency

Miami(MIA)

April 23, 2020

Daily

San Juan(SJU)

April 23, 2020

Daily

San Salvador(SAL)

June 18, 2020

Daily


Frontier has also introduced expansion in Los Angeles/Ontario(ONT), an airport that is about 40 miles from Downtown LA.  The airport is an alternative to LAX.  For example, China Airlines flies to ONT.  Here is the slate of new routes:



Destination

Service Start Date

Frequency

Guatemala City(GUA)

May 10, 2020

Daily(Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday after June 18th)

Las Vegas(LAS)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Miami(MIA)

April 23, 2020

Daily

New York/Newark(EWR)

April 23, 2020

Daily

San Salvador(SAL)

June 18, 2020

Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday


Frontier will be experiencing fierce competition on their newly launched routes, credit to Daniel Mena


Finally, Frontier has expanded a lot to the Carribean in this schedule update especially to San Juan.  Here is their schedule:



Destination

Service Start Date

Frequency

Baltimore/Washington(BWI)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Boston(BOS)

April 23, 2020

Daily

Chicago O-Hare(ORD)

May 15, 2020

Daily

Santo Domingo(SDQ)

April 23, 2020

Daily


Frontier's expansion to the Carribean, Miami, and New York City shows their rapid expansion plan. Frontier has expanded rapidly in the last few years with more than 150 aircraft on order.  In fact, the airline is expected to double in size by 2023.  


What are your thoughts on Frontier's huge expansion?  Do you think some of these decisions were straight out of a dartboard?  Let us know your thoughts in the comments.







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