Ontario International to Gain New Nonstop Frontier Airlines Flights to Newark in Spring 2020

Southern California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) will continue its rapid growth with the Spring 2020 of Frontier Airlines nonstop service to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), airline and airport officials announced.

Frontier Airlines officials announced the first-time ONT-EWR route as one of 15 destinations that the air carrier will begin the new service in March/April 2020 with tickets going on sale at a later date.

“Landing nonstop service to Newark has been a high priority since the OIAA gained local control of the airport in November 2016,” said Mark Thorpe, chief executive officer of the OIAA. “Our airport and Newark Liberty are similar in offering travelers a more predictable, less stressful, convenient option when they fly.  Now, thanks to this additional new service by our partners at Frontier Airlines, we can connect passengers flying between America’s two largest markets with a great customer experience at both ends of the journey.”

Newark Liberty will be the 23 destination in the U.S., Mexico and Taiwan served by airlines operating at ONT and the fifth destination served by Frontier, which flies to Austin (AUS), Denver (DEN), Orlando (MCO), and San Antonio (SAT) international airport.

“We are thrilled that low-fare Frontier Airlines has chosen Ontario to open its nonstop, cross-country service from Southern California to Newark Liberty International Airport,” said Alan D. Wapner, president of the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) Commission and Ontario City Council Member. “This will mark the first time in the airport’s 90-year history that it has offered nonstop flights to Newark, and the first time that our airport has enjoyed options to the Garden State and the Big Apple.”

The Frontier route will complement existing nonstop service between ONT and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flown by JetBlue Airways. Jim Bowman, OIAA commissioner and Ontario City Council Member, added, “Today’s announcement from Frontier Airlines is most welcomed. It is further indication of the strong demand for air travel throughout Southern California and I believe that our region’s travelers will respond very well to one more way to travel to the New York City and Northern New Jersey.”