Frontier Airlines Expands Nonstop Service From Kansas City

Frontier, a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, announced the launch of nonstop service between Kansas City (MCI) and both Houston (HOU) and Las Vegas (LAS) beginning November 1.

With the two new cities, Frontier will serve 18 destinations nonstop from Kansas City, including Kansas City's only nonstop service to Mexico.

"We're excited to expand our low-fare, nonstop service to include two more destinations from Kansas City - including the only nonstops to Houston's convenient close-to-downtown Hobby airport," said Daniel Shurz, VP of strategy and planning for Frontier. "We look forward to introducing even more Kansas City travelers to 'a whole different animal.'"

Shurz added that new data from the Department of Transportation (DOT) lists Frontier Airlines as offering the lowest fares on any nonstop in 14 of the 15 markets it served from Kansas City in the first calendar quarter of 2011.

As a result of the increase in service, Frontier said it will be expanding its airport facilities to include a fifth gate in Terminal C at MCI. Frontier and Republic currently have 355 employees, more than any other airline, in the city - including customer service personnel, flight crews, aircraft maintenance technicians and others. Kansas City is home to both crew and maintenance bases for Republic.