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Frontier expanding flights to Canada

Chris Walsh, Rocky Mountain News

Published December 12, 2006 at midnight

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Frontier Airlines announced today it will start service between Denver and Vancouver, British Columbia, marking the carrier's second destination in Canada.

The airline will offer one daily nonstop flight each way between the cities on an Airbus A319 plane, which features seat-back TVs in every seat. The service starts May 5, in time for the peak cruise season between Vancouver and Alaska.

"Vancouver is the largest port for Alaskan cruises with over one million passengers per year and over 300 sailings," John Happ, Frontier's senior vice president of marketing and planning, said in a press release. "So we have created a summer schedule for our Denver and U.S. connecting passengers that takes advantage of the tremendous cruise market there."

Frontier will allow passengers traveling from Vancouver to connect in Denver to 22 other cities in the U.S. and four Mexico destinations.

The Denver-based carrier is offering introductory fares of $109 each way, with round-trip purchase and not including taxes and some fees.

Frontier launched service to Canada last May with flights between Denver and Calgary, Alberta.