Ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier is cutting over thirty routes this fall from a variety of destinations. As first reported by IshrionA on Twitter/X, the cuts are a mix of cancellations and routes that were temporarily suspended after the summer and now aren’t scheduled to resume.
Frontier Airlines will cancel 30+ routes:
— Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) July 26, 2024
• CUN to IAH/MCI/MIA/SJU/TPA
• PHL to CMH/IND/MKE/PNS/TYS/STL
• CLE to CHS/JAX/MSY/MYR/PNS/SAV
• MCO to MEM/MSP/TYS
• DFW to GRR/PVR
• MSY to IND/CMH
• ORF to DEN/SJU
• SFO to MDW
• RDU to MKE
• LAS to OMA
• TTN to CLT pic.twitter.com/6g21n70zLl
What Routes are on the Chopping Block?
Seven airports will see multiple routes get the axe while four more city pairs see single route cuts. The following routes are all set to be eliminated:
Cancun International Airport (CUN)
- Houston-Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)
- Tampa International Airport (TPA)
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
- Columbus John Glenn International Airport (CMH)
- Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
- Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS)
- Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)
- St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
- Charleston International Airport (CHS)
- Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)
- New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY)
- Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS)
- Savannah International Airport (SAV)
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Memphis International Airport (MEM)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
- Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)
Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)
- Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)
New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY)
- Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
- Columbus John Glenn International Airport (CMH)
Norfolk International Airport (ORF)
- Denver International Airport (DEN)
- San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)
In addition to the routes outlined above, the four single routes to be eliminated are:
- San Francisco International (SFO) to Chicago Midway (MDW)
- Raleigh/Durham International (RDU) to Milwaukee Mitchell International (MKE)
- Las Vegas Harry Reid International (LAS) to Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA)
- Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) to Charlotte-Douglas International (CLT)
While ULCCs are more inclined to add and eliminate routes with shorter notice, Frontier has made a habit of cutting many routes at once. American also recently announced significant cuts to its Austin operation though that was concentrated on a single airport.
Summary
Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is cutting more than thirty routes this fall. The cuts are a mixture between cancellations and seasonal service that won’t return next year. While ULCC cuts are common, Frontier has made some significant cuts here, especially in Cancun, Cleveland, and Philadelphia.
