The new service linking Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) and Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is part of a significant growth period for the Denver-based carrier, which is growing by 7 percent in seat miles this year, making it the fastest-growing major carrier in the United States, the airline said.
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Frontier said customers on board the Embraer 170 aircraft will enjoy comfortable leather seating in a two-by-two configuration. The company's Embraer 170/190 fleet will also be outfitted with Gogo in-flight internet service by the end of 2010.
Frontier will launch daily nonstop service between New Orleans and Denver beginning June 11, 2010, and fares are available for purchase at the airline's Web site at www.frontierairlines.com .
The daily flight scheule departs New Orleans at 9:10 a.m., arriving in Kansas City at 11:05 a.m. The return flight departs Kansas City at 11:35 a.m., arriving back in New Orleans at 1:35 p.m.
"The New Orleans Aviation Board and staff are thrilled to welcome the return of Frontier Airlines to the New Orleans market," said Dan Packer, chairman, New Orleans Aviation Board. "This is another milestone in regaining air service that was lost to Hurricane Katrina. The Kansas City service will fill the previously un-met demand for one of the top five markets that lacked nonstop service."
Frontier Airlines is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America.
