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Frontier Airlines has updated its route map with one city being chopped entirely. Vail’s Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) will see all three routes currently offered by Frontier removed by May 31st.
The low-cost carrier only began serving Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) this past December, but demand for premium seats is driving flyers while sales of domestic economy seats are dwindling. Frontier offered the following flights:
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) (2x weekly; scheduled to end on May 31st, but an immediate exit was decided and these look to be cancelled)
- Denver International Airport (DEN) (2x weekly; ended on April 17th)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (1x weekly; ended on April 5th)
Airline Geeks reports that a Frontier spokesperson shared the following:
Based on current consumer demand and broader economic trends affecting the entire airline industry, we have made the difficult decision to end our service from EGE at this time. We greatly value our partnership with the airport and Eagle-Vail community, and will continue to evaluate the possibility of resuming service in the future.”
Eagle County Regional Airport’s Director of Aviation, David Reid, added:
We are certainly disappointed by Frontier’s decision to cease service at EGE. They have been a valued partner, and we recognize the importance of their ultra-low-cost options for our community. We remain committed to providing diverse air service for the Eagle County region and will continue to explore opportunities with other airline partners.”
United Airlines offers up to 3x daily nonstop flights from Denver International Airport (DEN) and American Airlines also has daily flights to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
Anthony’s Take: Vail and low-cost don’t usually go together and it seems like Frontier needed to cut capacity where it just wasn’t seeing demand.
(Image Credits: Frontier Airlines.)
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