Frontier Airlines is planning massive growth in 2021 with 19 new routes and entry into three new cities.
Frontier will continue growing from its main hub in Denver but secondary markets in California will see a boost in routes to destinations across the country. In Florida, the airline's Orlando base will also grow routes up and down the East Coast and into the Caribbean, rivaling Spirit Airlines' low-cost dominance in the tropical islands.
The schedule sees a morning departure from Denver and an afternoon return from Oakland. Frontier's once-per-day flights will go up against Southwest Airlines and its up to six daily flights between the two cities. Frontier will begin flying between Denver and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico starting February 11, 2021. The twice-weekly service will operate on Thursdays and Sundays with a morning departure from Denver and late afternoon return from Puerto Vallarta.
Coming in at 171 nautical miles, the route will be the shortest in Frontier's network, according to Cirium data, overtaking the Las Vegas-Orange County route by 26 nautical miles. Flight time is just 58 minutes in the westbound direction. Between Ontario, California and MiamiFrontier will begin flying between Ontario, California and Miami starting April 12, 2021.
Frontier will begin flying between the Californian cities of Ontario and Sacramento starting March 12, 2021. The service will start with two flights per week on Mondays and Fridays until May 10, 2021, when flights are increased to four-times-weekly operating on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
The outbound flight from Orlando will depart in the afternoon and return from Cancun with a late afternoon departure. JetBlue Airways will be Frontier's sole competitor when the route launches, according to Cirium data, with daily service between the two cities. Joni Hanebutt/Shutterstock