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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Frontier's Rocky Mountain Expansion Heads to Jackson Hole

DENVER, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At 8:30 a.m. MDT, Frontier Airlines launched service to its newest market, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The nearly full flight was received in Jackson Hole at 10:10 a.m. with tremendous fanfare, as Jackson Hole entered a new era of high-quality, low-cost air travel. Frontier's new Jackson Hole service will include three daily nonstop flights to the Denver hub. Jackson Hole is one of seven new regional markets Frontier announced in February, all of which are shorter-haul markets, better suited to leveraging the economics of the Bombardier Q400 aircraft. A fleet of 10 Q400s are operated for Frontier by Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. subsidiary Lynx Aviation.

"Our new Bombardier Q400s are the absolute best aircraft for the Jackson Hole market," said Frontier President and CEO, Sean Menke. "Not only does the Q400 have superior technology when it comes to noise and vibration control, but if offers a level of luxury you won't find in most of the turboprops out there. We are looking forward to providing the Jackson Hole community with our unmatched customer service, reliability, and low-cost airfare."

"It is with pleasure that we welcome Frontier Airlines into the Jackson Hole community", said Mike Gierau, Chair, JH AIR. "The Bombardier Q400 aircraft should prove a perfect fit for our market; extremely fuel efficient and able to operate well at high elevation. The decision by Frontier to provide year-round service, with over 200 quality seats daily feeding connecting traffic through Denver is a significant commitment to Jackson."

    Following is the Jackson Hole flight schedule:

                             Jackson Hole-Denver

    Flight Number        Departs           Arrives          Frequency
    3014                 10:40 a.m.        12:22 p.m.       Daily
    3016                 4:33 p.m.         6:15 p.m.        Daily
    3018                 7:05 p.m.         8:47 p.m.        Daily

                             Denver-Jackson Hole

    Flight Number         Departs         Arrives          Frequency
    3013                  8:30 a.m.       10:10 a.m.       Daily
    3015                  2:23 p.m.       4:03 p.m.        Daily
    3017                  4:55 p.m.       6:35 p.m.        Daily

In addition to the new service to Jackson Hole, Frontier also announced new non-stops to two other regional destinations from Denver including:

* Hector International Airport (FAR), Fargo, N.D. already in service

* Gallatin Field Airport (BZN), Bozeman, Mont. starting May 22, 2008

Lynx Aviation's new fleet of Q400 aircraft is also serving four new Colorado markets with daily nonstop service from Denver:

     *  Colorado Springs Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colo.
     *  Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Aspen, Colo.
     *  La Plata Airport (DRO), Durango, Colo.
     *  Walker Field Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colo.

The quiet, fuel-efficient and technologically-advanced Q400 aircraft are ideal for flying into smaller markets, and allow Frontier to bring its industry-leading customer service to underserved markets unreachable with its larger aircraft. Frontier's new service is expected to reduce the average fare in many of the new markets by as much as 50%.

About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 14th year of operations, Frontier Airlines is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 6,000 aviation professionals. Frontier Airlines' mainline operation has 62 aircraft with one of the youngest Airbus fleets in North America. Frontier Airlines' mainline operations offer 24 channels of DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with a comfortable all-coach configuration. In conjunction with its regional jet fleet, operated by Republic Airlines, and a fleet of ten Bombardier Q400 aircraft operated by Lynx Aviation (a subsidiary of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.), Frontier offers routes to more than 60 destinations in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. In November 2006, Frontier and AirTran announced a first-of-its-kind integrated marketing partnership that offers travelers the ability to reach more than 80 destinations across four countries with low fares, aboard two of the youngest fleets in the industry. For more in-depth information on Frontier Airlines, please visit its Web site at FrontierAirlines.com.


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