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Frontier Airlines Reports Preliminary Record Traffic for April 2006

Posted on: Thursday, 4 May 2006, 18:04 CDT

DENVER, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines today announced preliminary traffic results for April 2006, with a record load factor for the month of April. Revenue passenger miles increased 27.0 percent to 707,660,000 for April 2006 from the same period last year. Available seat miles increased 20.1 percent to 877,436,000 for April 2006 from the same period last year. This resulted in a load factor for April 2006 of 80.7 percent, an increase of 4.4 points from April 2005, when the airline reported a load factor of 76.3 percent. The airline carried 738,369 passengers during April 2006, a 30.5 percent increase from April 2005. The airline reported passenger yield of 10.25 cents for the month of April 2006, an increase of 1.1 percent from the same period last year. Its preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile (RASM) was 8.27 cents, up .53 cents or 6.8 percent from April 2005. For the month of April 2006, the airline's average length of haul decreased 2.7 percent to 958 miles, compared to the same period last year.

The following table represents comparisons for the month of April and calendar year-to-date, year-over-year traffic results.

April 2006 April 2005 Increase/(Decrease) Percent Available Seat Miles 877,436,000 730,419,000 147,017,000 20.1% Revenue Passenger Miles 707,660,000 557,316,000 150,344,000 27.0% Load Factor 80.7% 76.3% 4.4 Points N/A Revenue Passengers Carried 738,369 565,744 172,625 30.5% **Passenger Yield (cents) 10.25 10.14 .11 1.1% **Passenger Revenue Per Avail. Seat Mile (cents) 8.27 7.74 .53 6.8% Average Length of Haul 958 985 (27) (2.7%) Calendar Calendar Increase/(Decrease) Percent Year-to-Date Year-to-Date 2006 2005 Available Seat Miles 3,436,955,000 2,983,376,000 453,579,000 15.2% Revenue Passenger Miles 2,589,397,000 2,216,490,000 372,907,000 16.8% Load Factor 75.3% 74.3% 1.0 Points N/A Revenue Passengers Carried 2,718,256 2,241,216 477,040 21.3% **Passenger Yield (cents) 10.60 10.55 .05 0.05% **Passenger Revenue Per Avail. Seat Mile (cents) 7.98 7.83 .15 1.9% Average Length of Haul 953 989 (36) (3.6%) Frontier's fiscal year begins April 1 and ends March 31.

Statistics are for Frontier mainline service only (does not include Frontier JetExpress).

**Passenger yield and passenger revenue per available seat mile is calculated from revenue derived only from the revenue passengers reported in this press release.

About Frontier

Currently in its 12th year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 4,800 aviation professionals. With 51 aircraft and the youngest Airbus fleet in North America, Frontier offers 24 channels of DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with 33 inches of legroom in an all coach configuration. In conjunction with Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air, Frontier operates routes linking its Denver hub to 54 destinations including 47 destinations in 29 states spanning the nation from coast to coast and to seven cities in Mexico. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for seven consecutive years. In July 2005, Frontier ranked as one of the "Top 10 Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel & Leisure magazine. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at http://www.frontierairlines.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially from expected results and represent the Company's expectations and beliefs concerning future events based on information available to the Company as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release. Additional information regarding risk factors that may affect future performance at the Company are contained in the Company's SEC filings, including without limitation, an 8-K filed on December, 28, 2005, the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 and the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005.

Frontier Airlines

CONTACT: Joe Hodas of Frontier Airlines, +1-720-374-4504,jhodas@flyfrontier.com

Web site: http://www.frontierairlines.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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