Frontier Airlines Launches Kansas City-Orlando Service and Nonstop D.C. Service from Grand Rapids and Madison

    Oct. 21, 2011
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    Frontier Airlines said it will introduce nonstop seasonal service between Kansas City (MCI) and Orlando (MCO) beginning January 5, 2012 and operating through April 15, 2012.

    Initially, Frontier Airlines said the service will operate four days per week, increasing to six days per week beginning February 23, 2012. Service will be provided on 99-seat Embraer 190 aircraft, which feature no middle seats and available Stretch seating with up to five inches of additional legroom on every flight.

    "We're pleased to expand our low-fare, nonstop service from Kansas City to include new service to sunny, family-friendly Orlando," said Daniel Shurz, VP of strategy and planning for Frontier. "With the addition of Orlando, Frontier will serve 19 destinations nonstop from Kansas City."

    The company also announced the launch of new nonstop service from both Grand Rapids, Michigan (GRR) and Madison, Wisconsin (MSN) to Washington Reagan (DCA). Service on the Grand Rapids route takes off January 4, 2012 and on the Madison route January 5, 2012. Service will be provided on 138-seat Airbus 319 aircraft, which feature Stretch seating with up to five inches of additional legroom and 24 channels of DirecTV at every seat.

    Tickets must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, October 31. Fares shown are each way for nonstop travel through March 5, 2012. Roundtrip purchase not required. Blackout dates of February 17 and 20, 2012 apply to Kansas City-Orlando flights. A 14-day advance purchase is required. Seats are limited at these fares and certain flights and/or days of travel may be unavailable, especially during busy travel periods. Tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable, but may be transferred or reissued for up to a $100 change fee (depending on the fare type purchased) as well as a possible fare increase to a non-promotional fare type. Previously purchased tickets may not be exchanged for these special fare tickets. Flight segment(s) must be cancelled prior to scheduled departure time or the ticket(s) and all monies will be forfeited.

    Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, an airline holding company that also owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America.

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