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Tickets Now on Sale for Flights Between Kansas City and Cabo San Lucas

Posted on: Thursday, 24 August 2006, 09:00 CDT

DENVER, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand its Mexico service by offering non-stop service to Cabo San Lucas (SJD) from Kansas City (MCI). With seasonal operation of one flight per week, the service is planned to begin Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. The new route represents Frontier's third Mexican destination from Kansas City, complementing Frontier's six flights between Kansas City and Denver (DEN). Frontier currently operates service between Kansas City and Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

To celebrate the new service, Frontier is offering fares as low as $149* each way from Kansas City to Cancun (round trip purchase required). Fares must be purchased by 10 p.m. MDT on September 27, 2006 for travel between Dec. 16, 2006 and April 14, 2007.

"Today's announcement marks the third Mexican destination for Kansas City aboard Frontier Airlines," said John Happ, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Planning. "Cabo San Lucas speaks for itself with its legendary world-class resorts, beautiful beaches and immense wealth of history, and now Kansas City can get there non-stop at a reasonable fare while enjoying the comforts of 24 channels of free DIRECTV service, a choice of pay-per-view movies and 33 inches of legroom aboard one of the newest fleets in the industry."

Flight schedule for MCI - SJD service Cabo San Lucas to Kansas City Flight Number Departs Arrives Frequency 27 12:00 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Saturday Kansas City to Cabo San Lucas Flight Number Departs Arrives Frequency 26 5:25 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Saturday All times given in local arrival or departure city times.

* Maximum stay in Mexico is 120 days. Fares do not include passenger facility fees of up to $18 roundtrip, the September 11th Security Fee of up to $10 roundtrip, or fees of $3.30 per segment. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. Federal International Air Transportation Taxes of $29.00 roundtrip or foreign departure taxes, customs and immigration fee, airport improvement and health inspection fees and tourism fees combined for up to $70 are not included in this fare.

Seats are limited and certain flights and/or days of travel may be unavailable at these prices, especially during busy travel periods. Tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable, but may be reissued for a $100 change fee plus any applicable difference in fare. Previously purchased tickets may not be exchanged for these special fare tickets. Fares and schedules are subject to change without notice and other restrictions may apply.

Service starts 12/16/06. About Frontier

Currently in its 13th year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 5,000 aviation professionals. With 54 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 55 destinations including 47 destinations in 29 states spanning the nation from coast to coast, seven cities in Mexico and one city in Canada. 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 2006, Frontier ranked as one of the"Top 5 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 FrontierAirlines.com.

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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