{"id":251873,"date":"2026-07-14T17:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/frontier-adds-4-routes-fills-void-left-by-spirit-airlines-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:35:39","slug":"frontier-adds-4-routes-fills-void-left-by-spirit-airlines-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/frontier-adds-4-routes-fills-void-left-by-spirit-airlines-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontier adds 4 routes, fills void left by Spirit Airlines – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Frontier Airlines is picking up where Spirit Airlines left off at several busy airports.<\/p>\n

In the wake of Spirit’s collapse<\/a><\/span>, Frontier on Tuesday announced it’s adding four new routes, several of which were staples for its defunct rival.<\/p>\n

The new service unveiled this week includes new flights to South Florida, Orlando, the Caribbean and Detroit \u2014 all cities where Spirit previously had a big presence.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Frontier will add new Florida service from its home base at Denver International Airport (DEN). It will also try to make up ground in Detroit, a major Midwest hub where Spirit had been the top challenger to Delta Air Lines, the No. 1 carrier in town.<\/p>\n

Read more: Spirit is gone. Can other budget airlines survive?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Frontier’s 4-route expansion<\/h2>\n

Here’s the rundown of the four routes Frontier announced Tuesday, which include some all-new routes and a couple that the carrier previously flew several years ago.<\/p>\n

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Nov. 20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Daily<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Nov. 20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Daily<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dec. 17<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Daily<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Nov. 20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Four times per week<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Frontier previously flew DEN-FLL in 2020 and operated the MCI-MCO route as recently as 2022.<\/p>\n

New points option: Frontier lands its first transfer partner<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Filling a Spirit-sized void<\/h2>\n

Three of these routes represent service that Spirit operated prior to its collapse \u2014 or at least up until it started slashing routes late last year as its finances deteriorated.<\/p>\n

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That includes the Detroit-LA, Houston-San Juan and Kansas City-Orlando routes announced Tuesday by Frontier.<\/p>\n

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SEAN CUDAHY\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s not surprising to see Frontier move in to fill a void left by its former top rival. After all, the two airlines had, until May, competed as America’s two biggest ultra-low-cost carriers.<\/p>\n

Speaking in May after Spirit ceased operations<\/a><\/span>, Frontier CEO James Dempsey had said the Denver-based airline would be “disciplined” in adding routes (or assets) vacated by Spirit.<\/p>\n

Frontier, he said, had already overlapped with its former budget rival on about a third of its routes.<\/p>\n

Read more: In Spirit’s wake, will a big airfare spike be next?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

New Starlink Wi-Fi, too<\/h2>\n

Frontier’s new route announcement came just hours after the carrier revealed plans to outfit its airplanes with fast on-board Wi-Fi from Starlink.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The discounter has not previously offered internet on its jets.<\/p>\n

Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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