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Last week, I wrote about JetBlue’s plans to open a crew base at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU). JetBlue will offer nonstop flights between Puerto Rico and 18 cities in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Frontier announced its plans to form a base there back in January and it opened yesterday.
With the opening of the base, Frontier Airlines expects to employ up to 90 pilots and 200 flight attendants within its first year of operation. When combined with airport and maintenance positions, Frontier will generate nearly $84 million annually in local wages. The opening coincides with the launch of 11 new routes from San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) this month to destinations across the United States and the Caribbean. These include:
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) (3x weekly)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) (1x daily)
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) (4x weekly)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (11x weekly)
- New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (2x daily)
- Norfolk International Airport (ORF) (3x weekly)
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) (3x weekly)
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) (3x weekly)
- Santiago de los Caballeros (STI) (3x weekly)
- St. Croix’s Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX) (3x weekly)
- St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) (2x weekly)
It’s also adding new flights to Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados (BGI) (3x weekly) and to Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport (POS) (3x weekly). With these new additions, Frontier will claim the crown with the most destinations out of San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU). It will have 28, which is 10 more than JetBlue.
Barry Biffle, CEO, Frontier Airlines, said:
This new crew base underscores just how vital San Juan has become to our operations as we continue to grow our service between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland, as well as to other islands in the Caribbean. As we aim to connect consumers with affordable and convenient travel options and help increase tourism to Puerto Rico, this base will support our growing presence and provide meaningful impact to the local economy. We want to extend our deepest appreciation to the Puerto Rican government and all our tourism and business partners here for making this day possible.”
Anthony’s Take: The heat is on in the battle to woo flyers to Puerto Rico and from the island to the continental United States and elsewhere in the Caribbean. Let’s see if JetBlue adds more destinations when its base launches.
(Featured Image Credit: Frontier Airlines.)
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