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Article: Denver-area airport officials respond to Frontier airline's turboprops plan.
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- The Denver Post (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- October 6, 2006
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Byline: Kelly Yamanouchi
Oct. 6--When Frontier was a startup airline about 12 years ago, working its way into a new airport was almost impossible.
"Nobody wanted to talk to us," said Frontier spokesman Joe Hodas.
Even five years ago, "airports that were aggressively trying to get us were airports that couldn't get anyone to fly there," said Frontier director of planning Joe Cambron.
Now airport officials are knocking on Frontier's door, particularly since the Denver-based airline announced that in May it will start flying new 74-seat Q400 turboprop planes to locations throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
"Every whistle-stop, ...