Frontier Airlines to continue Aspen service

Frontier will service the Aspen flights with its Q400 turboprop aircraft. Service will include one departure per day from Oct. 1 through Nov. 17, two departures per day Nov. 18 through Dec. 15 and four daily departures from Dec. 16 through April 2011. Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET).

Frontier had announced in late July that it would cease its Denver to Aspen service on Sept. 31. However, the company has made the decision to retain three of its Bombardier Q400 aircraft in order to carry on service to Aspen and several other Colorado locations.

“Frontier is very pleased to be able to continue to serve the Aspen area,” said Daniel Shurz, VP of strategy and planning. “The versatility of the Q400 aircraft makes it an ideal and cost-effective aircraft to fly into Aspen and, with this continuing schedule, we will be able to offer travelers to Aspen a low-cost, high-quality experience for their fall and winter travel.”

In addition to Aspen, Frontier will use the Q400s to serve other Colorado routes, including Durango and Colorado Springs.

Following is the Aspen flight schedule:

Denver - Aspen

Aspen - Denver