Frontier Airlines announced three new services. The first one is to Cancun (CUN), Mexico followed by San Juan (SJU) and Aguadilla (BQN), both destinations in Puerto Rico. These two ones would be launched by 2022.
The U.S. ultra-low-cost carrier continues to increase its Cancun operations by adding nonstop service to Hartford (BDL) in Connecticut, Buffalo (BUF) in New York, and Providence (PVD) in Rhode Island; these will begin on February 17, 18, and 19, 2022, respectively.
In addition, from San Juan (SJU) it will fly to Boston (BOS) and Hartford (BDL), starting on February 17 and 18, 2022, respectively. While from Aguadilla (BQN), in the northwest corner of Puerto Rico, it will have a direct connection to Orlando (MCO) starting March 24, 2022.
«These new flights further complement our already broad network in the Caribbean, Mexico, and South Florida, and we look forward to welcoming travelers aboard to these popular vacation destinations this winter and beyond,» said Daniel Shurz, Senior Vice President of Commercial for Frontier Airlines.
Based on data obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium, as of December 2021, Frontier’s flight offerings in Cancun have grown by 161.8% compared to the same period in 2019.
Prior to the pandemic, it had service from Cancun to St. Louis (STL), Philadelphia (Philadelphia), St. Louis (STL), St. Louis (STL), St. Prior to the pandemic, Cancun had service to St. Louis (STL), Philadelphia (PHL), Kansas City (MCI), Indianapolis (IND), Denver (DEN), Cleveland (CLE), Cincinnati (CVG) and Chicago/O’hare (ORD); during 2021, Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Baltimore (BWI), Orlando (MCO), Newark (EWR), Miami (MIA), Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP), Detroit (DTW), and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) were added. In addition, Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and Columbus (CMH) will be added to Frontier’s network in Mexico City beginning in January 2022.
Such destination variety positions Frontier as the fourth-largest U.S. carrier to Cancun, based on seat offerings, with 13.8% of the share.
The announcement of the two new routes to San Juan (SJU) joins existing destinations to Chicago (ORD), Atlanta (ATL), Newark (EWR), Philadelphia (PHL), Miami (MIA), Jacksonville (JAX), Orlando (MCO) and Raleigh/Durham (RDU) in the United States; Punta Cana (PUJ) and Santo Domingo (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic; and St. Thomas (STT) in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Meanwhile, for Rafael Hernández International Airport, which serves Aguadilla, it would be the fourth company to operate in its facilities. Although Frontier will have to compete with Spirit on the same route to Orlando.
See also: Spirit Airlines launches new flight to Puerto Rico
«We are very excited with the announcement of Aguadilla as our new destination with non-stop flights from the city of Orlando beginning in March 2022. This new flight offers thousands of tourists the opportunity to enjoy the diversity and beauty of the Island of Enchantment and will provide an alternative for the local community to travel easily and affordably to Florida and through an extensive route network», said Alfredo Gonzalez, Domestic and International Sales Manager for Frontier Airlines.
Routes and Frequencies
| From | To | Start day | Frequencies |
| Cancún (CUN) | Hartford (BDL) | Feb 17, 2022 | 3 weekly flights |
| Cancún (CUN) | Buffalo (BUF) | Feb 18, 2022 | 3 weekly flights |
| Cancún (CUN) | Providencia (PVD) | Feb 19, 2022 | 1 weekly flight |
| San Juan (SJU) | Boston (BOS) | Feb 17, 2022 | 4 weekly flights |
| San Juan (SJU) | Hartford (BDL) | Feb 18, 2022 | 3 weekly flights |
| Aguadilla (BQN) | Orlando (MCO) | Mar 24, 2022 | 3 weekly flights |
