The airline is resuming service in December.
A Frontier Airbus A321neo (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)
U.S. ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Frontier said that it will once again be operating flights to Burlington, Vermont from Florida. The airline revealed last week that passengers would have the opportunity to directly fly to two Floridian destinations, namely Tampa and Orlando.
During a press conference at the Northeastern airport reported on by Valley News, Burlington International Airport’s director of aviation, Nic Longo, said that these flights would begin operation on December 20.
While low-cost competitor Breeze Airways also flies to the area using its fleet of Airbus A220s, Frontier seems confident that it can quash any worries at this affecting its ticket sales. Longo said that Fronteir will be able to use up demand due to Florida being the airport’s “number one destination.”
Passenger numbers are currently on the rise for the small airport, with Longo noting that Sunday, September 28 was the busiest day in the airport’s history, seeing 3,500 passengers walk through security. This is in contrast to just before the pandemic when Frontier had to cancel its flights to Florida due to a fall in demand and financial issues.
This wasn’t the only harsh cut to come to the city, with JetBlue announcing earlier this year that it would stop serving Burlington. This meant that a twice-daily flight to New York City was cut.
Also discussed at the press conference in Burlington was the airport’s $50 million extension, tying in nicely with the new routes. This plans to add a new three-story terminal to the airport, complementing the existing one which was expanded back in 2022.
The new terminal is slated to be 30,000 square feet, allowing for greater passenger capacities and larger aircraft. It’s expected to be completed in two years’ time, although Longo said that disruption caused would be minimal.
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