DIA: Traffic tops 50 million again in 2009 despite 2.1 percent drop

DIA: Traffic tops 50 million again in 2009 despite 2.1 percent drop INSider Content

DIA Media Release: Four million passengers in December push Denver International Airport to second-busiest year ever; yearly passenger total tops 50 million for only the second time.

Successful test flight big news for Eagle County airport

Successful test flight big news for Eagle County airport

A test flight of a regional jet at the Eagle County Regional Airport on Nov. 2 was just that, a test flight, but the results have airport and airline industry officials excited about the airport’s future.

Hundreds of Frontier jobs headed to Milwaukee

Hundreds of Frontier jobs headed to Milwaukee

More than 200 Frontier Airlines jobs will move from Denver to Milwaukee after the Wisconsin city offered significantly more incentives to win a three-way bidding war that will allow it to create roughly 700 positions there in the long run.

Frontier Airlines resumes nonstops from Denver to New Orleans, Louisville, Ky.

Frontier Airlines resumes nonstops from Denver to New Orleans, Louisville, Ky.

Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it will resume daily nonstop service between Denver and both New Orleans and Louisville, Ky.

Frontier flies out of bankruptcy as part of Republic

Frontier flies out of bankruptcy as part of Republic

Frontier Airlines — the scrappy Denver carrier known for low fares and animals on its jet tails — entered a new era Thursday, officially emerging from Chapter 11.

Frontier Airlines to raise baggage fees $5

Frontier Airlines to raise baggage fees $5

Frontier Airlines is raising fees on checked bags by $5, the Denver-based company announced Friday.

Smashing guitars: Not the Who’s Pete Townshend but United Airlines

Smashing guitars: Not the Who’s Pete Townshend but United Airlines

Here, without rhythm, harmony or rhyme, is Dave Carroll’s problem: Last year, while he was flying from Nova Scotia to Nebraska on United Airlines, somebody broke his $3,500 guitar. But Carroll and his band, Sons of Maxwell, have told their tale with rhythm, harmony, rhyme, not to mention some wicked humor, and their four-minute, 37-second complaint, “United Breaks Guitars,” is racking up views on YouTube.

Union stalemate threatens Southwest Airlines’ bid for Frontier

Union stalemate threatens Southwest Airlines’ bid for Frontier

Southwest Airlines’ bid for Frontier Airlines was in limbo Thursday after its pilots’ union failed to reach a deal with Frontier pilots, forcing Southwest to ask for more time from the bankruptcy court conducting an auction for Frontier’s assets.

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