Even cheaper seats come with a fee, holidays to Spain gain popularity, IAG agrees to buy BMI
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Frontier Airlines
Frontier apologizes to quadriplegic man removed from flight, Lightsquared to modify network, California Pacific startup to fly to Vegas
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This weekend we read about luxury pools that come with upscale vacation rentals. A passenger gets arrested for using profanity. And Frontier Airlines struggles with fuel costs while Denver International Airport watches closely.
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All airline travelers should watch the Undercover Boss episode where Bryan Bedford, chief executive of Frontier Airlines’ parent company, Republic Airways, went undercover as Richard last summer to work side by side with employees.
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Frontier flight 492 on August 8 from Los Angeles to Milwaukee cost $425. But the SAME FLIGHT — booked as Midwest “operated by Frontier” — $192. (I only discovered this while trying to find any cheaper alternative.) But, aren’t these the same airline?
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Finally a good story about airline fees. It seems like there is a story about airline fees going up every other day. Frontier Airlines is doing something different. It’s actual good news for travelers.
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After the purchase of Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines by Republic Airway Holdings, the consolidation of common elements of the airlines such as operations, reservation centers and maintenance facilities is moving forward and northward to Milwaukee.
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Southwest bids big for Frontier Airlines in Denver. Monte Carlo in Vegas opens a hotel within a hotel on the 32nd floor. Crowds swarm the new casino in Pittsburgh, Rivers Casino.
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Janice notes that the Southwest buyout or Frontier will break many of the rules that Southwest has lived by for the entirety of its existence. From her point of view Frontier and Southwest are two very different airlines.
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Cliff Van Leuven is the vice president of customer service at Frontier Airlines, the Denver-based regional airline. I asked him about how the carrier’s turbulent year so far, including a trip through bankruptcy court, a different take on fees and the likely bidding war between Republic Air and Southwest Airlines to take over Frontier. I also wondered how late-summer travelers can get the best customer service from a struggling airline industry.
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