Frontier Airlines Announces Omaha Expansion

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET), today announced the addition of nonstop service from Omaha (OMA) to both San Diego (SAN) and Los Angeles (LAX). The carrier also announced the return of seasonal nonstop service from Omaha to both Orlando (MCO) and St. Petersburg/Clearwater (PIE).

“With the addition of this service, our guests in Omaha and beyond can now enjoy Frontier’s great service and affordable fares to even more top travel destinations”

Introductory fares for these routes will be available for a limited time for $89 each way at FrontierAirlines.com/introfares.The flights to Los Angeles, Orlando and San Diego will be available for purchase starting today. The St. Petersburg/Clearwater service will be available for purchase Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010.

“With the addition of this service, our guests in Omaha and beyond can now enjoy Frontier’s great service and affordable fares to even more top travel destinations,” said Daniel Shurz, vice president of planning and strategy. “With seven nonstop destinations and convenient connections through Denver and Milwaukee, the Omaha community now has more choices and greater flexibility in their travel.”

“We are extremely pleased with Frontier Airlines’ announcement to continue seasonal nonstop service to two Florida markets this winter, as well as new year-round nonstop service to two West Coast cities,” said Steve Coufal, executive director of the Omaha Airport Authority. “With Frontier’s new service, travelers can now fly nonstop to 20 destinations from Omaha. We appreciate Frontier’s commitment and service to the Omaha metropolitan area.”

Frontier will operate its Embraer 190 aircraft 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 by the end of 2010.

Following are the schedules for the new service:

Los Angeles (Service begins Feb. 14, 2011)

Route	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
OMA-LAX	3:35 p.m.	4:55 p.m.	Mon/Wed/Fri	E190
LAX-OMA	5:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m.	Mon/Wed/Fri	E190

Orlando (Service begins Jan. 15, 2011)

Route	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
OMA-MCO	8:25 a.m.	12:25 p.m.	Mon/Thu/Fri/Sat*	E190
MCO-OMA	12:55 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	Mon/Thu/Fri/Sat*	E190

*Schedule effective Jan. 15 - Feb. 13, 2011

Route	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
OMA-MCO	8:25 a.m.	12:25 p.m.	Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat**	E190
MCO-OMA	12:55 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat**	E190

**Schedule effective Feb. 14 - April 16, 2011

San Diego (Service begins Jan. 16, 2011)

Route	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
OMA-SAN	3:35 p.m.	4:50 p.m.	Wed/Fri/Sun*	E190
SAN-OMA	5:20 p.m.	10:15 p.m.	Wed/Fri/Sun*	E190

*Schedule effective Jan. 16 - Feb. 13, 2011

Route	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
OMA-SAN	3:35 p.m.	4:50 p.m.	Tue/Thu/Sun**	E190
SAN-OMA	5:20 p.m.	10:15 p.m.	Tue/Thu/Sun**	E190

**Schedule effective Feb. 14, 2011

St. Petersburg/Clearwater (Service begins Jan. 16, 2011)

Route	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
OMA-PIE	8:25 a.m.	12:25 p.m.	Wed/Sun*	E190
PIE-OMA	12:55 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	Wed/Sun*	E190

*Schedule effective Jan. 16 – April 17, 2011

About Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., an airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Lynx Aviation, Midwest Airlines, 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.

On April 13, 2010, Republic Airways announced that its two branded carriers, Frontier and Midwest, would combine under the Frontier Airlines name. The integration of these two airlines is expected to take 12-18 months. Track our progress at FrontierMidwest.com.

For more in-depth information on Frontier Airlines and to book tickets, please visit its website at FrontierAirlines.com.