02/12/2014

Feb. 12, 2014 — Allegiant Travel Company launches their inaugural service from CVG to Orlando/Sanford, FL. Also today Frontier expands their service to Trenton, NJ.

“We are honored to welcome the Allegiant Travel Company as the ninth airline to our family of carriers at CVG,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. “Our passengers want to go to Florida and now they have a vacation centered low-cost carrier option.”

Allegiant’s 166-seat MD-82 will fly two-day-a-week service from CVG to Orlando on Wednesday and Saturday and two-day-a-week service from CVG to Ft.Myers/Punta Gorda on Monday and Friday. The service to Ft.Myers/Punta Gorda begins on Friday. Tickets and vacation packages can be booked through Allegiant.com.

“We are proud to bring relief from the cold to the sun-seeking travelers of Cincinnati,” said Andrew C. Levy, Allegiant Travel Company President. “We are confident the Cincinnati community will embrace our convenient, nonstop flights to Orlando and our ultra-low fares." In addition, Frontier is expanding their service from CVG to Trenton today. Frontier launched their service from CVG to Denver last May. Frontier has already announced expanded service to Denver starting in April 2014.

"We are excited Frontier is adding its second destination from CVG with the new nonstop service to Trenton. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky community has strongly embraced Frontier,” said Candace McGraw. “We are proud to bring another new convenient low cost option to our business and leisure passengers."

Frontier Airlines is a low-cost airline that operates from a primary hub at Denver International Airport. This new service will operate on spacious 138-seat Airbus 319 aircraft, which offer more customer amenities. Flights on Frontier from CVG can be booked at FlyFrontier.com.

“This is a great day for us at Frontier as we provide passengers in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region a convenient, low-fare option now to the east and west,” said Daniel Shurz, Frontier's senior vice president, commercial.

Allegiant Flight Information

* Flight operates on Wednesday and Saturday

Frontier Flight Information

* Flight operates on Monday, Wednesday, Friday