Oct 30th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Is it just me or is it a little early for a winter snowstorm? The Denver International Airport (DIA) had to cancel flights yesterday due to blizzard conditions. It was just too difficult to keep runways and taxiways clear, so United canceled about 200 of its 400 flights departures and arrivals, and Frontier canceled 19 of its 155 departures. Passengers on flights that had been delayed find ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Blizzard forces delays and cancelations at Denver airport
Oct 30th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Is it just me or is it a little early for a winter snowstorm? The Denver International Airport (DIA) had to cancel flights yesterday due to blizzard conditions. It was just too difficult to keep runways and taxiways clear, so United canceled about 200 of its 400 flights departures and arrivals, and Frontier canceled 19 of its 155 departures. Passengers on flights that had been delayed find ...The battle for bankrupt Frontier Airlines is over
Aug 13th, 2009 at 8:00PM: The battle for bankrupt airline Frontier is over. And no, it isn't Southwest airlines that purchased them. During a bankruptcy auction, Republic Airways won, and will pay $108.75 million for the airline, adding them to their existing lineup of airline brands. Republic Airways operates as Midwest Airlines and Mokulele airlines, as well as a whole list of feeder airlines like Delta Connection and ...Could Southwest Airlines buy Frontier?
Aug 8th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Southwest Airlines (WN) announced that it was putting a bid in for Frontier Airlines (F9) last week, a move that could significantly increase the airline's market share in the west of the Mississippi. Frontier, the struggling Denver-based low-cost carrier that filed for bankruptcy last year, will be taking bids for the remainder of its company until Monday. With the $114 million bid filed, ...Could Budget Airlines Unite?
Oct 7th, 2008 at 2:00PM: A recent post on Ben Mutsabaugh's Today in the Sky blog focused on statements made by Frontier Airlines CEO Sean Menke. Menke told a Denver newspaper: "I have been very vocal about (low-cost carriers) having to be aligned through some form or fashion...and not necessarily through mergers." That's not a surprising statement from a Frontier exec because of his airline's buddy-buddy relationship with ...
