Frontier Airlines Reports Results of Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) Union Vote
Posted on: Thursday, 21 July 2005, 15:00 CDT
DENVER, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines today announced its flight attendants have voted against union representation by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA)/Communications Workers of America (CWA). Of 744 eligible flight attendants, 320 votes were cast for representation by AFA and eight votes were cast for other representation. A total of 373 (50 percent + 1) votes were needed to organize. This is the fourth time Frontier flight attendants have voted against representation by AFA. The votes were counted on Thursday, July 21, 2005.
"We are very pleased with today's election results," said Frontier President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Potter. "With the election behind us, we look forward to building on the strong relationship we have with our flight attendants; maintaining direct and open communication with all of our employee groups; and continuing to deliver on the promise we have made to our customers to be 'A Whole Different Animal'. I want to thank our flight attendants for once again providing us the opportunity to address their concerns directly, without third-party intervention, so that we can jointly decide what is best for the future success of our company. In addition, I thank them for their professionalism during the election process and for their on-going dedication to providing the best customer service in the industry."
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 4,550 aviation professionals. With 48 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 46 destinations in 29 states spanning the nation from coast-to-coast and to five 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 six 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/.
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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