Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines
Founded	1994
Hubs	Denver International Airport
Focus cities	Atlanta, Chicago—Midway, Chicago—O’Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Juan, Tampa, Trenton
Frequent-flyer program	Frontier Miles
Fleet size	162
Destinations	110
Parent company	Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. via Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (Indigo Partners)
Headquarters	Denver, Colorado
Employees	7,235 (2023)
Website	[1]

Frontier Airlines is an American ultra low-fare airline. It is based in Denver, Colorado. It has operating bases at Atlanta, Chicago—Midway, Chicago—O’Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Juan, Tampa, and Trenton.

History

Frontier was founded in February 1994, after Continental Airlines closed its hub at Denver.^[1] By July 1994, Frontier had started flights with Boeing 737 airplanes. In 1999, the airline bought Airbus A320 family airplanes.^[2] As of 2016, Frontier owns 61 Airbus airplanes.^[3] Republic Airways Holdings bought Frontier in 2009.^[4] Frontier was later sold to Indigo Partners in 2013. Indigo Partners also owns Spirit Airlines. Since 2015, Frontier and Spirit have been thinking about combining to create one large ultra-low fare airline.^[5] In February 2022, the two companies announced that they were merging. ^[6]

Gallery

The original Frontier Airlines that existed from 1950 until 1986
A Frontier Boeing 737 in 2003. Frontier no longer flies 737's.
Frontier Airlines planes at Denver International Airport. All Frontier planes have a different animal painted on the tail.
The new Frontier Airlines paint job introduced in 2015.
A Frontier Airbus A319 interior.

Frontier Airlines Media

Frontier Boeing 737-300 in the original 1994 livery. Frontier retired its last 737 in 2005.
Frontier Airbus A318 in the livery introduced in 2001. Frontier was the first operator of the A318.
Frontier Airbus A320-200 in the 2013 livery
Frontier Airbus A321-200 in the 2014 livery
Frontier Express Embraer ERJ-145 operated by Chautauqua Airlines in 2011
Countries and dependencies served by Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo in one of the airline's many animal liveries, with this tail featuring the coquí llanero (pictured in 2023)
Two Frontier Airlines aircraft, one Airbus A320neo (N330FR) and one A321-200 (N717FR) at Raleigh–Durham International Airport (pictured in 2024)
Frontier Airlines Embraer E190 operated by Republic Airways seen in 2013. This aircraft was later involved in an accident with another airline in 2018.