Frontier Airlines Prepares for Winter Storm

DENVER, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In response to the National Weather Service forecast predicting a significant spring snowstorm in the Denver metro area on Saturday, April 4, 2009, Frontier Airlines has started pre-cancelling select flights at times of anticipated heavy snowfall. Anyone traveling on April 4 is advised to visit the carrier’s Web site, FrontierAirlines.com, to check the status of their flight and for information on the April 4, 2009 travel policy.

Frontier Airlines has a few tips for people scheduled to travel on Saturday, April 4, 2009:

• Customers who have flexibility in their travel plans are urged to travel today, April 3, 2009, if space is available. Please call reservations at 800-4321-FLY (800-432-1359) to check availability on an earlier flight or visit the ticket counter.
• Use the airline’s online check-in and baggage check within 24 hours of flight departure to avoid long lines at the airport ticket counters.
• Follow Frontier on Twitter. The airline has established a Twitter account with the sole purpose of providing operational updates due to inclement weather. Follow us at twitter.com/FrontierStorm for real-time updates on our operation throughout this winter storm.
• Visit FrontierAirlines.com frequently for flight cancellation updates and for more information on the April 4, 2009 travel policy.

About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 15th year of operations, Frontier Airlines is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 5,000 aviation professionals. Frontier Airlines' mainline operation has 51 aircraft with one of the youngest Airbus fleets in North America. Frontier Airlines' mainline operations offer 24 channels of DIRECTV® service in every seatback along with a comfortable all-coach configuration. In conjunction with a fleet of ten Bombardier Q400 aircraft operated by Lynx Aviation (a subsidiary of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.), Frontier offers routes to more than 50 destinations in the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica. In addition, Frontier and AirTran Airways operate 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.