Frontier returns to San Jose with 5 new routes launching this summer time

Frontier Airways is deepening its footprint within the Bay Space, and within the course of, it’s making a return to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Worldwide Airport (SJC).

This summer time, the Denver-based, ultra-low-cost provider will launch 5 new each day nonstop routes from the airport to outstanding western U.S. cities.

The sequence of route launches mark Frontier’s first-ever service to San Jose, however will probably be the primary in a while.

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The price range provider beforehand served San Jose in 2018 and a part of 2019, working a median of two to 3 each day departures.

Now, amid the airline’s bigger community shake-up of the previous few months, Frontier is returning to the market.

In late July, the provider will launch new nonstops from San Jose to its residence base of Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN) and San Diego Worldwide Airport (SAN). A couple of weeks later, in August, it can begin service to Harry Reid Worldwide Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) and Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX).

Route particulars

Right here’s a have a look at the routes and launch dates:

Returning to San Jose

These routes will deepen Frontier’s footprint within the Bay Space. As of Could, the airline serves near a dozen nonstop locations out of San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO), near 35 miles from San Jose.

It’s additionally simply the newest in a sequence of route bulletins (and cuts) Frontier has made in 2024; it’s all a part of an effort to return the airline to profitability.

This quarter, Frontier is working roughly double the variety of new routes the airline would usually count on, shifting some focus away from Orlando and Vegas (although, not solely as this route announcement reveals). It’s transferring focus towards massive cities the place the airline can choose up vacationers flying to go to pals and family members.

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This route announcement can be the primary Frontier has made since revealing a main overhaul to its merchandising and promoting technique: It’s disposing of change and cancellation charges for a lot of ticket varieties and presenting totally (or principally) bundled fare costs upfront.

As for San Jose, the arrival of Frontier will inject a bit extra selection into the array of airways serving the airport. Though Southwest Airways has a powerful presence there, no true home ultra-low-cost provider presently serves San Jose.

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