From SpringsGov.com
After a 10-year wait, the Colorado Springs Airport once again can boast the services of a low-cost airline. On April 15, a Frontier Airlines Bombardier Q-400
turboprop aircraft carrying about 10 passengers from Denver landed just after 9 a.m. and received a water cannon salute before making the return flight with about 35 passengers.
Frontier passengers will be able to connect in Denver to 58 other destinations.
Not since the end of Western Pacific airlines in 1998 have Colorado Springs travelers had a low-cost airline choice and many hope Frontier ’s presence will hold down local travel costs.
The news was tempered by an announcement that Frontier had entered bankruptcy protection. Company officials were quick to assure Colorado Springs residents of their plans to continue local flights, although plans to build a maintenance facility at the airport have been halted.
Frontier had announced in February plans to build the $55 million facility that would employ 225 employees. City Council had approved the issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance the structure. Frontier had planned to repay the bonds by paying a 30- year lease.
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