{"id":93327,"date":"2024-04-27T15:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/frontier-adds-2-new-caribbean-routes-from-san-juan-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T15:00:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T15:00:56","slug":"frontier-adds-2-new-caribbean-routes-from-san-juan-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/frontier-adds-2-new-caribbean-routes-from-san-juan-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontier adds 2 new Caribbean routes from San Juan &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Frontier Airlines is getting set to launch two new intra-Caribbean routes this summer as part of a significant scaling up of its service from San Juan, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>Between mid-June and early July, the Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier will launch new nonstop service from Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport (SJU) to Cibao International Airport (STI) in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, and to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) in Barbados.<\/p>\n<p><b>Want more aviation news? <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/aviation-newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for TPG&#8217;s free biweekly Aviation newsletter<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the schedule and frequencies for the new routes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3297233758 tpg-table \">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"jsx-3297233758\">\n<table class=\"jsx-3297233758\">\n<thead class=\"jsx-3297233758\">\n<tr class=\"jsx-3297233758\">\n<th class=\"jsx-3297233758\"><strong>Route<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"jsx-3297233758\"><strong>Launches<\/strong><\/th>\n<th class=\"jsx-3297233758\"><strong>Frequency<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"jsx-3297233758\">\n<tr class=\"jsx-3297233758\">\n<td>SJU-STI<\/td>\n<td>June 14<\/td>\n<td>Three weekly round trips<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"jsx-3297233758\">\n<td>SJU-BGI<\/td>\n<td>July 3<\/td>\n<td>Three weekly round trips<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"frontier-continues-san-juan-growth\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Frontier continues San Juan growth<\/h2>\n<p>This series of route announcements is just the latest case of Frontier bolstering its footprint in San Juan, where it recently opened a crew base.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:66.6875%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/sju-airport.jpg?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. RICARDO ARDUENGO\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even prior to these two routes, the carrier was set to grow its scheduled seats from San Juan by 38% this summer, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s helped contribute to overall seat growth from San Juan topping 10% this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Map watching: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/sexiest-airline-route-cranky-network-awards-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> The award for &#8216;sexiest new route&#8217; of the year goes to &#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The market is among those Frontier has honed in on in an effort to woo passengers booking trips to visit friends and relatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new San Juan service to Barbados and Santiago will give Frontier a total of eight routes within the Caribbean and Latin America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:59.375%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/04\/f9-intra-caribbean.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">CIRIUM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Frontier already has \u2014 or is planning \u2014 service between San Juan and Cancun, St. Thomas and St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Punta Cana and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and Sint Maarten.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"another-head-to-head-with-a-big-three-carrier\" class=\"jsx-2362441780 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-2362441780\">Another head-to-head with a &#8216;Big Three&#8217; carrier<\/h2>\n<p>Frontier also announced a new route within the contiguous United States that will launch this summer. Starting July 3, it will launch nonstop service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Miami International Airport (MIA).<\/p>\n<p>Amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/frontier-new-routes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">massive network shake-up<\/a> in the early months of 2024, Frontier has shown a willingness to fly between the hubs of the largest U.S. carriers, and this route \u2014 which will see it take on American Airlines \u2014 is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the three-times-weekly service between the two southeast hubs pales in comparison to the 492 flights American will operate between Charlotte and Miami in July alone, per Cirium.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/frontier-san-juan-intra-caribbean-routes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frontier Airlines is getting set to launch two new intra-Caribbean routes this summer as part of a significant scaling up of its service from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Between mid-June and early July, the Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier will launch new nonstop service from Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport (SJU) to Cibao International Airport (STI) in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-93327","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}