DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET), is kicking off its Omaha (OMA) expansion this weekend with the return of seasonal non-stop service to Orlando (MCO) and St. Petersburg/Clearwater (PIE) and the launch of new non-stop service to the sunny beaches of San Diego (SAN).
Non-stop service between Omaha and Orlando begins today, Jan. 15, 2011, and the non-stop service to St. Petersburg/Clearwater and San Diego both begin on Sunday, Jan. 16. Frontier will also launch non-stop service from Omaha to Los Angeles (LAX) beginning Feb. 14, 2011.
Frontier will operate its Embraer 190 aircraft - operated by Republic Airlines - on each of these new routes. The E190 features comfortable all-leather seating in a two-by-two configuration. The E190 aircraft comes equipped with four rows of STRETCH seating, which provides an additional five inches of legroom. The aircraft will also feature in-flight Wi-Fi in spring of 2011.
Following are the schedules for the new service:
Orlando (Service begins Jan. 15, 2011)
| Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Aircraft | ||||
| OMA-MCO | 8:20 a.m. | 12:23 p.m. | Mon/Thu/Fri/Sat* | E190 | ||||
| MCO-OMA | 12:53 p.m. | 3:09 p.m. | Mon/Thu/Fri/Sat* | E190 | ||||
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*Schedule effective Jan. 15 - Feb. 13, 2011 |
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| Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Aircraft | ||||
| OMA-MCO | 8:15 a.m. | 12:18 p.m. | Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat** | E190 | ||||
| MCO-OMA | 12:53 p.m. | 3:09 p.m. | Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat** | E190 | ||||
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**Schedule effective Feb. 14 - April 16, 2011 |
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San Diego (Service begins Jan. 16, 2011)
| Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Aircraft | ||||
| OMA-SAN | 3:46 p.m. | 5.00 p.m. | Wed/Fri/Sun* | E190 | ||||
| SAN-OMA | 5:30 p.m. | 10:25 p.m. | Wed/Fri/Sun* | E190 | ||||
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*Schedule effective Jan. 16 - Feb. 13, 2011 |
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| Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Aircraft | ||||
| OMA-SAN | 3:40 p.m. | 4:40 p.m. | Tue/Thu/Sun** | E190 | ||||
| SAN-OMA | 5:25 p.m. | 10:20 p.m. | Tue/Thu/Sun** | E190 | ||||
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**Schedule effective Feb. 14, 2011 |
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St. Petersburg/Clearwater (Service begins Jan. 16, 2011)
| Route | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Aircraft | ||||
| OMA-PIE | 8:20 a.m. | 12:18 p.m. | Wed/Sun* | E190 | ||||
| PIE-OMA | 12:55 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | Wed/Sun* | E190 | ||||
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*Schedule effective Jan. 16 – April 17, 2011 |
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About Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET), an airline holding company that also owns Chautauqua Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Currently in its 17th year of operations, Frontier employs more than 5,500 aviation professionals and operates more than 550 daily flights from its hubs at Denver International Airport and Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport. Frontier offers routes to more than 70 destinations in the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica.
For more in-depth information on Frontier Airlines and to book tickets, please visit its website at FrontierAirlines.com.