By Jace Moseley
Frontier Airlines Announces New Routes and Destinations
Frontier Airlines has announced continued aggressive expansion plans as travel demand continues to pick up. Although travel is still down due to COVID-19 the airline has continuously expanded over the past eight months to new, leisure-based destinations. The airline’s latest announcement includes 18 new routes and three new destinations for the airline. These new routes include flights to a new destination in Mexico and an increased presence in the Caribbean.
The airline has stated that 19 new routes will be added. However, they include a route between Orlando and Ontario, Calif., on this list. Although the route is not currently operating, the airline has flown it before, as recently as June 2020.
| Destination | Start Date | Frequency |
| Cancun, Mexico | Feb. 11, 2021 | 4x weekly |
| Miami, Florida | Feb. 11, 2021 | Daily |
| Wilmington, Delaware | Feb. 11, 2021 | 3x weekly |
| Ontario, California | Feb. 11, 2021 | 4x weekly |
| Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Feb. 11, 2021 | 2x weekly |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Feb. 11, 2021 | 2x weekly |
| St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Feb. 19, 2021 | 2x weekly |
The Denver-based airline’s flights between Orlando and Wilmington, Del. will mark a return to the nation’s smallest state for the first time since 2015. It will also mean Frontier will be the only carrier serving Delaware regularly.
The carrier will add flights from Cozumel, Mexico; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Oakland. The carrier has not previously served Oakland or St. Thomas. Frontier last served Cozumel in August 2015, at the time operating once-weekly services to Denver.
The airline announced two new routes out of Denver.
| Destination | Start Date | Frequency |
| Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Feb. 11, 2021 | 2x weekly |
| Cozumel, Mexico | Feb. 13, 2021 | Saturday Only |
The airline also announced it would serve three new cities from Oakland, Calif.
“We’re excited to expand our network with these 19 new routes and bring our brand of friendly service and low fares to three great new destinations,” Frontier Senior VP of Commercial Daniel Shurz
| Destination | Start Date | Frequency |
| Denver, Colorado | Feb. 4, 2021
March 11, 2021 |
4x weekly
Daily |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | Feb. 5, 2021
March 11, 2021 |
2x weekly
4x weekly |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Feb. 5, 2021
March 11, 2021 |
2x weekly
4x weekly |
Frontier’s new routes include large expansion from Ontario to popular leisure destinations around the country. There is also some intra-California flying included, something that was last attempted by the airline in July 2007, when it flew between San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
| Destination | Start Date | Frequency |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | Feb. 11, 2021 | 4x weekly |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Feb. 11, 2021
March 11, 2021 |
2x weekly
4x weekly |
| San Francisco, California | March 11, 2021
May 13, 2021 |
2x weekly
4x weekly |
| Sacramento, California | March 12, 2021
May 10, 2021 |
2x weekly
4x weekly |
| Miami, Florida | April 12, 2021 | 4x weekly |
| Chicago – O’Hare | May 13, 2021 | 4x weekly |
The airline will also add flights between Sacramento, Calif. and Phoenix, Ariz. These flights will operate twice weekly from Feb. 11 until March 11, 2021. From then on, the route will operate four times weekly.
Being from Seattle, Jace was bitten by the aviation bug at a young age and never outgrew it. Although none of his family is in the industry, he has always wanted to work in aviation in some capacity. He currently in college studying air traffic management.