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Frontier Celebrates its Eighth Birthday With Savings


Denver (July 3, 2002) - Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) today has a great present to help its customers celebrate the nation`s 226th birthday and Frontier`s eighth birthday. The airline is offering Birthday Bash savings of up to 35 percent off fares from Denver to destinations throughout the nation. Discounts from 10 to 35 percent, based on the date of travel, are available on tickets purchased on July 3rd and 4th at www.frontierairlines.com for $100 or more. Frontier will celebrate its eighth birthday on July 5, 2002.


These discounts are only available when purchased via Frontier`s Web site at www.frontierairlines.com. Tickets purchased from Frontier`s Web site must be paid for with a major credit card at the time the reservation is made. Discounts apply to flights on Frontier Airlines and Frontier JetExpress, operated by Mesa Air Group (does not include flights operated by Frontier codeshare partner Great Lakes Aviation) for any Frontier Web fare of $100 or more and are based on the actual fare amount excluding taxes, segment fees, passenger facility charges and the September 11th Security Fee. If a round-trip ticket is purchased, the savings percent is based on the date of the first flight in the itinerary. Discount fares cannot be combined with any other discount or offer. This promotion is available online from 12:01 a.m. MDT on July 3 through 11 p.m. MDT on July 4, 2002.


Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport with a fleet of 33 aircraft and employing approximately 2,900 aviation professionals. Frontier and its affiliate Frontier JetExpress currently serve 34 U.S. cities with 170 daily flights. In 1999, 2000 and 2001, Frontier`s maintenance and engineering department 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. In April 2002, Entrepreneur ranked Frontier one of two “Best Low-Fare Airlines,” and in September 2001, Fortune ranked Frontier 41st on its 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com.

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