City of Austin

Cutting the ribbon celebrating seven new nonstop flights from Austin are from left Shane Harbinson, Assistant Director, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport; Will Evans, Frontier Senior Sales Manager; and Kate Messer, Communications Director for Austin City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan.

AUSTIN, Texas – Frontier Airlines brought seven, new nonstop destinations to Austin, which launched over a three day period, the grand finale of which was new nonstop service between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Charleston International Airport (CHS) on April 10, 2018. The six additional new, nonstop destinations added by Frontier this April are Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Omaha, Providence and Reno. The launch celebration featured a live music performance by Bonnie Whitmore, a ribbon cutting, cake and remarks from airport officials.

“The greater Austin and Central Texas communities continue to respond well to our Low Fares Done Right philosophy,” said Josh Flyr, Vice President of network planning and revenue for Frontier Airlines. “With 30 destinations now available, we are the second largest carrier at Austin Bergstrom in terms of cities served.”

In February, Frontier continued its commitment to Austin by nearly doubling the number of non-stop destinations it served to 30 cities, with 14 new low fare options to/from (AUS). Seven of those new routes are new nonstop destinations for Austin, only available on Frontier. Flights are currently available for booking at https://www.flyfrontier.com/.

Frontier begins new Austin service to the following 14 destinations in April:

• Albuquerque, N.M.
• Buffalo, N.Y.
• Charleston, S.C.
• Detroit
• Indianapolis
• Jacksonville, Fla
• Milwaukee
• Minneapolis-St. Paul 
• Omaha, Neb.
• Portland, Ore.
• Providence
• Reno, Nev.
• Seattle
• Tampa, Fla.

The airport of choice for Central Texas is Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). New nonstop international flights include London Gatwick, United Kingdom (LGW) on Norwegian Air, www.norwegian.com/us, Punta Cana (PUJ), Dominican Republic on Vacation Express, www.vacationexpress.com,  Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL) on Volaris, www.volaris.com, and Mexico City, Mexico (MEX) on AeroMexico, www.aeromexico.com. New for SXSW 2018: Delta to Amsterdam (AMS), www.delta.com, and SAS to Stockholm (ARN) www.flysas.com/en/us/.   Find all nonstop routes with the free interactive flight guide on www.abia.org. Connect with us on Twitter, @AUStinAirport, Facebook, www.facebook.com/abia and on Instagram, @AUSairport.

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