Frontier Airlines To Offer Service From Sardy May 15

Frontier Airlines at a press conference held in Denver in mid-February attended by the state's governor, Bill Ritter, and Aspen Mayor, Mick Ireland, and others from Aspen, announced that it will offer five flights per day from Aspen/Sardy Field to Denver starting May 15, 2008.

Frontier introductory fares will start at $49 each way to Colorado Springs, $89 to Denver.

ResortQuest Aspen/Inn At Aspen has a special travel and lodging arrangement with Frontier to be announced in a soon-to-be-posted blog.

Bill Tomcich, president of central bookings, Stay Aspen Snowmass, told the Aspen Times News Frontier's service exceeded his expectations.

Here is a sample price comparison between United Airlines and Frontier Airlines for Memorial Day travel, from May 23-27.

United Airlines
Aspen to Los Angeles — $440
Aspen to New York/LaGuardia — $546
Aspen to Chicago — $761
Aspen to Cancun — $850.62
Source: united.com

Frontier Airlines
Aspen to Los Angeles — $375.38
Aspen to New York/LaGuardia — $415.38
Aspen to Chicago — $375.38
Aspen to Cancun — $627.96

Source: frontierairlines.com