Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver International) has announced in a press release that it will start services to New York Newark in mid-November 2019, shortly after its LCC rival Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) will have left the airport.
According to the ch-aviation schedules module, Frontier will launch the following services from Newark this year:
- to Las Vegas Harry Reid (daily from November 14),
- to Miami International (daily from November 14, growing to 2x daily from December 10),
- to Orlando International (2x daily from November 14),
- to San Juan Luis Muñoz Marin (daily from November 14),
- to Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson (daily from December 10),
- to Phoenix Sky Harbor (daily from December 10),
- to West Palm Beach International (daily from December 10).
The majority of the flights will be operated with A320-200neo equipment, although Frontier also plans to occasionally deploy A320-200s or A321-200s to Newark.
The LCC said that in spring 2020, it plans to add flights to Tampa International, Punta Cana, Cancún, Denver International, Ontario International, Chicago O'Hare, Raleigh/Durham, and Dallas/Fort Worth from Newark. While frequencies and launch dates are yet to be confirmed, it said it hoped to serve each of the routes at least daily.
Southwest Airlines has previously announced that it will leave Newark on November 3 in order to consolidate its New York operations at New York La Guardia.