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Jan 25, 2007

Frontier Airlines Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Results


DENVER, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRNT) today reported a net loss of $14.4 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the airline's third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006 compared to a net loss of $10.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Included in the net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 was non-cash mark to market derivative gains, which decreased fuel expense by $1.4 million. This item, net of income taxes, decreased Frontier's net loss by $0.02 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Included in the net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 were the following items before the effect of income taxes: unrealized losses on fuel hedges of $1.5 million and gains of $0.3 million related primarily to the sale of Boeing parts held for sale. These items, net of income taxes, increased Frontier's net loss by $0.03 per diluted share.

Two major snow storms in Denver, Colorado in December 2006 had a significant negative impact on Frontier's operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Frontier cancelled 875 flights affecting 105,000 passengers as a result of these storms. One storm completely shut down Frontier's primary operating hub, Denver International Airport (DIA), for almost 48 hours. The Company estimates that the snow storms reduced revenue by approximately $12.2 million from its mainline operation and by another $1.0 million from its regional jet service, operated by Horizon Air. In addition, the storms increased many variable costs including $1.2 million in additional glycol expenses over the prior year and $0.9 million in additional wages related to station personnel and flight crews, offset by a reduction of fuel, landing fees, maintenance expenses and catering expenses of $3.3 million. The net after-tax impact from the snowstorms on the December 2006 quarterly results was estimated to be $0.27 per diluted share.

Chief Executive Officer's Comments

Frontier President and CEO Jeff Potter said, "The irony of this quarter's disappointing loss is that it belies the fact that during a two-week window our employees engaged in some of the hardest work and put forth some of the greatest efforts on behalf of this Company we have ever seen. I am referring of course to the series of winter storms that laid siege to our hub over some of the busiest travel days of the year from just before Christmas through the heaviest travel days of the New Year holiday. Our employees, many of whom spent several consecutive days at the airport and at reservations, worked tirelessly to accommodate over 100,000 passengers that were displaced by DIA's closure. The end result of the storms was a pre-tax financial impact estimated to be approximately $11.9 million. However, if there is a silver lining, it is that our employees did what they do best when staring adversity in the face -- and this was probably the greatest challenge in our history as an airline excluding the events of September 11, 2001 -- they faced the challenges head on and became, in my eyes, the heroes of an otherwise dismal story.

"Looking beyond the immediate impact of the storms and a three percent year-over-year decrease in average fare attributable to the intensely competitive Denver market, we see a brighter picture on the horizon. We made several announcements during and since the quarter end that we believe will have a substantially positive impact on our future ability to generate incremental revenue through our hub. Specifically, we believe that our regional expansion with Republic Airlines, which will operate 17 Embraer 170 aircraft for us, and our new subsidiary, Lynx Aviation, which will operate ten 74-seat Q400 aircraft by the end of 2007, will further leverage the revenue generating capacity of our Denver hub complex and diversify our exposure to Denver origin and destination competition. In addition, our new marketing and referral partnership with AirTran is proving to be as successful as we had initially anticipated and we believe will provide additional revenue support during slower months."

Operating Highlights

During the quarter ending December 31, 2006, Frontier completed 96.67 percent of all domestic flights, down from 99.80 percent over the same period last year. 81.4 percent of all Frontier domestic flights arrived within the Department of Transportation's (DOT) established on-time criteria of 14 minutes within scheduled arrival time.

Mainline passenger revenue increased 9.2 percent as mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) grew at a rate of 8.2 percent during the fiscal third quarter, while mainline capacity growth as measured by mainline ASMs increased 9.5 percent from the same quarter last year. As a result, the airline's mainline load factor was 71.2 percent for its fiscal third quarter of 2007, 0.9 load factor points less than the mainline load factor of 72.1 percent during the same quarter last year. The airline's mainline break-even load factor, excluding special items, for the fiscal third quarter 2007 increased 2.8 load factor points from 74.7 percent in the fiscal third quarter of 2006 to 77.5 percent. This year over year increase was primarily the result of a 3.0 percent increase in mainline cost per available seat mile (CASM).

The negligible 0.1 percent increase in mainline RASM was driven by a year-over-year increase of 1.3 percent in mainline passenger yield per RPM, offset by the 0.9 load factor point decrease.

Mainline fuel cost per gallon, including non-cash mark to market derivative adjustments, was $2.12 during the quarter ended December 31, 2006, compared to $2.21 during the quarter ended December 31, 2005, a decrease of 4.1 percent.

The airline's mainline CASM for the fiscal third quarter, excluding fuel, was 6.57 cents compared to 6.17 cents for the same quarter last year, an increase of 6.5 percent. Mainline CASM, excluding fuel, for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 increased primarily due to 86.6 million un-flown mainline ASMs resulting from the snow storms, as well as approximately $0.9 million in start-up costs for Lynx Aviation and $1.0 million in a rent rate adjustment that Los Angeles International Airport applied retroactively from January 1, 2006 in December 2006.

The Company's current unrestricted cash and working capital as of December 31, 2006 was $191.6 million and $33.6 million, respectively. This compares to the Company's unrestricted cash and working capital for the same period last year of $222.7 million and $113.9 million, respectively.

The airline's fleet in service on December 31, 2006 consisted of 18 owned Airbus A319 and A318 aircraft and 37 leased Airbus A319 and A318 aircraft.

Business developments during the quarter and through January 2007 included:

  *  Frontier's flight attendants voted against union representation by the
     International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in November, 2006.  This
     is the fifth time Frontier's flight attendants have voted against union
     representation.
  *  Partnered with AirTran Airways to create the first ever low cost
     carrier referral and frequent flyer partnership in the industry that
     offers travelers the ability to reach more than 80 destinations across
     four countries.  This partnership enables both airlines to increase
     destination options by linking phone and online reservations systems as
     well as enabling Frontier's EarlyReturns and AirTran's A+ Rewards
     members to earn and redeem mileage/travel credits on both airlines.
  *  Frontier Airline Pilots Association ("FAPA") announced a tentative
     agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement shortly after
     quarter end in January, 2007.  If approved by FAPA membership, the new
     four-year agreement would amend the previous five-year contract signed
     in May 2000.  The tentative agreement was presented to the pilot group
     for ratification in mid-January with approval from the pilot group
     expected in mid-February. If approved, it is expected that the
     agreement would become effective around March 1, 2007.
  *  Announced an agreement with Republic Airlines, Inc. ("Republic")
     shortly after quarter-end, under which Republic will operate for
     Frontier up to 17 Embraer 170 aircraft with capacity of 76-seats.  The
     service is scheduled to begin on March 4, 2007 and will replace the
     Company's current agreement with Horizon Air, which will expire with
     the return of its last aircraft in December, 2007.
  *  Distributed a Request for Proposal (RFP) to over 65 communities in an
     effort to target best prospects for regional expansion with Q400s and
     Embraer 170 aircraft.
  *  Voted "Best Low Cost Carrier in the U.S."  in Business Traveler
     Magazine's 18th annual Readers' Choice Business Travel Survey.
  *  Announced new non-stop service between Denver and Hartford to begin
     March 2, 2007.
  *  Announced new non-stop service between Denver and Vancouver to begin
     May 5, 2007. Vancouver is Frontier's second Canadian destination.
  *  Announced new non-stop service from San Jose and Sacramento to Los
     Cabos, which is scheduled to start in March, 2007.
  *  Began new service between San Francisco and Las Vegas.
  *  Began new Mexico service between Los Angeles and Los Cabos, San Diego
     and Cancun and between Denver and Guadalajara, Frontier's eighth
     Mexican market and first interior Mexican destination.
  *  Appointed Rita Cuddihy to Frontier's Board of Directors.

Potter concluded, "Looking ahead, we have announced service to a number of new destinations that will begin in the next three to six months, including new service from San Jose and Sacramento to Los Cabos; Denver's first and only non-stop service to Louisville; and Denver service to Vancouver, our second Canadian destination. In addition, we are approaching peak travel season for our growing Mexico service, a solid revenue generator for Frontier which will represent approximately 13 percent of our capacity during the spring break peak of March. However, we continue to suffer some adverse effects from the winter storms of December, and subsequent storms which continue to impact our Denver hub, even as recently as this week."

Senior leadership will host a conference call to discuss Frontier's quarterly earnings on January 26, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. The call is available via the World Wide Web on the airline's Web site at http://www.frontierairlines.com/ or using the following URL: http://www.vcall.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=113217

About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based Frontier Airlines, Inc. Currently in its 13th year of operations, Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 5,000 aviation professionals. With 55 aircraft and one of the youngest Airbus fleet in North America, Frontier offers 24 channels of DIRECTV® service in every seatback along with 33 inches of legroom in an all coach configuration. In conjunction with its regional jet fleet, operated by Horizon Air, Frontier offers routes linking its Denver hub to 55 destinations including 46 U.S. cities in 28 states spanning the nation from coast to coast, eight cities in Mexico and one city in Canada. In November of 2006, Frontier and AirTran announced a first-of-its-kind integrated marketing partnership that offers travelers the ability to reach more than 80 destinations across four countries with low fares, aboard two of the youngest fleets in the industry. In December of 2006 Frontier was designated "Best Low Cost Carrier" in the U.S. by the readers of Business Traveler magazine. For more in-depth information on Frontier Airlines, please visit our website at http://www.frontierairlines.com/.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts, including certain statements of belief by Mr. Potter and projections of future performance, may be considered forward-looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties cannot be predicted with accuracy and some might not even be anticipated. Some of the factors that could significantly impact the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: further downward pressure on airfares due to competition, demand or other factors; continuing adverse effects of high fuel costs; increased prices for fuel and the inability to recover these higher fuel costs in airfares; actions of competing airlines, such as increasing capacity and pricing actions of United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and other competitors, particularly in some of our Mexico destinations due to the increase in the number of domestic airlines authorized to serve Mexican markets from the U.S.; unanticipated decreases in the volume of passenger traffic due to terrorist acts or additional incidents that could cause the public to question the safety and/or efficiency of air travel; negative public perceptions associated with increased security wait times at various domestic airports; the inability to secure adequate gate facilities at Denver International Airport and at other airports where Frontier operates; weather, maintenance or other operational disruptions; air traffic control-related difficulties; the impact of labor issues; actions of the federal and local governments; changes in the government's policy regarding relief to the airline industry, especially as it relates to war risk insurance; and the stability of the U.S. economy and the economic environment of the airline industry; and new business strategies such as the start-up of a new subsidiary using a different type of aircraft and operating in different markets and its ability to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals and licenses as and when planned. Any forward-looking statement is qualified by reference to these risks and factors. These risks and factors are not exclusive, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release. Additional information regarding these and other factors may be contained in the Company's SEC filings, including without limitation, the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. The Company's filings are available from the Securities and Exchange Commission or may be obtained through the Company's website, http://www.frontierairlines.com/.

                       -Financial Tables To Follow-



                     FRONTIER AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA
                               (unaudited)

                                                  December 31,  December 31,
                                                      2006          2005
                                                        (in thousands)
  Balance Sheet Data:
  Cash and cash equivalents                         $191,587     $222,680
  Current assets                                     317,100      346,151
  Total assets                                       975,702      916,986
  Current liabilities                                283,516      232,238
  Long-term debt                                     437,191      410,866
  Total liabilities                                  753,972      681,069
  Stockholders' equity                               221,730      235,917
  Working capital                                     33,584      113,913



                     FRONTIER AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
            CONSOLDIATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
      FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
                  (in thousands, except per share data)

                           Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                      December 31,  December 31,  December 31,  December 31,
                           2006        2005            2006        2005
  Revenues:
    Passenger -
     mainline          $237,912      $217,812       $783,996      $655,276
    Passenger -
     regional partner    22,593        23,490         75,053        69,835
    Cargo                 1,653         1,462          5,234         4,054
    Other                 4,284         4,199         14,078        12,631

       Total revenues   266,442       246,963        878,361       741,796

  Operating expenses:
    Flight operations    39,111        35,188        118,094       104,097
    Aircraft fuel        81,593        77,649        273,457       208,391
    Aircraft and engine
     lease               27,553        23,371         80,761        70,274
    Aircraft and
     traffic servicing   43,078        35,184        120,186       101,050
    Maintenance          22,403        18,487         65,067        57,015
    Promotion and sales  23,435        19,852         76,352        60,369
    General and
     administrative      12,657        12,481         41,370        36,803
    Operating expenses
     - regional partner  26,163        29,144         83,679        79,569
    Aircraft lease and
     facility exit costs     --            --            (14)        3,365
    Gains on sales of
     assets, net             (8)         (274)          (655)         (965)
    Depreciation          8,923         7,545         24,759        21,080

       Total operating
        expenses        284,908       258,627        883,056       741,048

     Business
      interruption
      insurance
      proceeds               --            --           868             --

       Operating income
        (loss)          (18,466)      (11,664)       (3,827)           748

  Nonoperating income
   (expense):
    Interest income       3,824         2,560        11,980          5,835
    Interest expense     (7,889)       (5,709)      (22,561)       (14,871)
    Other, net             (184)          (53)         (110)          (203)

       Total nonoperating
        expense, net     (4,249)       (3,202)      (10,691)        (9,239)

  Loss before income tax
   expense              (22,715)      (14,866)      (14,518)        (8,491)

  Income tax benefit     (8,309)       (4,576)       (4,578)        (2,372)

  Net loss             $(14,406)     $(10,290)      $(9,940)       $(6,119)

  Loss per share:
     Basic and diluted   $(0.39)       $(0.28)       $(0.27)        $(0.17)

  Weighted average shares
   of common stock
   outstanding:
      Basic and diluted  36,617        36,188        36,602         36,128



                     FRONTIER AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
                     COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATISTICS
                               (unaudited)

                   Quarters Ended               Nine Months Ended
                     December 31,                   December 31,
                  2006        2005    Change     2006       2005     Change

  Selected
   Operating
   Data -
   Mainline:

  Passenger
   revenue
   (000s)      $237,912    $217,812    9.2%     $783,996   $655,276   19.6%
  Revenue
   passengers
   carried
   (000s)         2,086       1,872   11.4%        6,918      5,784   19.6%
  Revenue
   passenger
   miles
   (RPMs)
   (000s)     1,919,890   1,774,114    8.2%    6,443,388  5,555,093   16.0%
  Available
   seat miles
   (ASMs)
   (000s)     2,694,959   2,461,668    9.5%    8,373,036  7,326,080   14.3%
  Passenger
   load
   factor         71.2%       72.1%  (0.9) pts.    77.0%      75.8% 1.2 pts.
  Break-even
   load
   factor(1)      77.5%       74.7%    2.8 pts.    77.4%      75.2% 2.2 pts.
  Block hours    56,761      50,968   11.4%      173,382    149,323   16.1%
  Departures     23,644      20,835   13.5%       72,431     61,338   18.1%
  Average seats
   per
   departure      129.7       129.4    0.2%        129.6     129.4     0.2%
  Average stage
   length           879         913    3.7%          892       923    (3.4%)
  Average
   length of
   haul             920         948   (3.0%)         931       960    (3.0%)
  Average daily
   block hour
   utilization     11.2        11.3   (0.9%)        11.8      11.4     3.5%
  Passenger
   yield per
   RPM (cents)
   (2), (3)       12.20       12.04    1.3%        12.05     11.65     3.4%
  Total yield
   per RPM
   (cents)        12.70       12.60    0.8%        12.47     12.10     3.1%
  Passenger
   yield per
   ASM (cents)     8.69        8.68    0.1%         9.28      8.84     5.0%
  Total yield
   per ASM
   (cents)         9.05        9.08   (0.3%)        9.59      9.17     4.6%
  Cost per
   ASM (cents)     9.60        9.32    3.0%         9.55      9.03     5.8%
  Fuel expense
   per ASM
   (cents)         3.03        3.15   (3.8%)        3.27      2.84    15.1%
  Cost per ASM
   excluding
   fuel
   (cents)(4)      6.57        6.17    6.5%         6.28      6.19     1.5%
  Average fare  $101.68     $104.72   (2.9%)     $102.76   $103.42    (0.6%)
  Average
   aircraft
   in service      55.0        49.0   12.2%         53.5      47.8    11.9%
  Aircraft in
   service at
   end of period   55.0        49.0   12.2%         55.0      49.0    12.2%
  Average age
   of aircraft
   at end of
    period          3.1         2.4   29.2%          3.1       2.4    29.2%
  Average fuel
   cost per
   gallon         $2.12       $2.21   (4.1%)       $2.28     $1.98    15.2%
  Fuel gallons
   consumed
   (000's)       38,535      35,076    9.9%      119,935   105,329    13.9%



                     FRONTIER AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
                     COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATISTICS
                          (unaudited), Continued

                          Quarters Ended          Nine Months Ended
                            December 31,             December 31,
                          2006      2005   Change    2006    2005  Change

  Selected Operating Data
   - Regional Partner:

  Passenger revenue
  (000s)                $22,593  $23,490   (3.8%)   $75,053  $69,835  7.5%
  Revenue passengers
   carried (000s)           215      228   (5.7%)       720      695  3.6%
  Revenue passenger
   miles (RPMs) (000s)  140,401  156,565  (10.3%)   457,635  442,278  3.5%
  Available seat miles
   (ASMs) (000s)        203,705  215,077   (5.3%)   619,229  608,194  1.8%

  Passenger load factor   68.9%    72.8% (3.9)pts     73.9%    72.7% 1.2 pts
  Passenger yield per
   RPM (cents) (2)        16.09    15.00    7.3%      16.40    15.79  3.9%
  Yield per ASM (cents)   11.09    10.92    1.6%      12.12    11.48  5.6%
  Cost per ASM (cents)    12.84    13.55   (5.2%)     13.51    13.08  3.3%

  Average fare          $105.31  $103.13    2.1%    $104.19  $100.54  3.6%
  Aircraft in service
   at end of period           9        9      --          9        9    --



                     Quarters Ended               Nine Months Ended
                       December 31,                 December 31,
                     2006      2005     Change     2006      2005   Change
  Selected Operating
   Data - Combined:

  Passenger
   revenue (000s) $260,505   $241,302    8.0%    859,049   $725,111  18.5%
  Revenue
   passengers
   carried (000s)    2,301      2,100    9.6%      7,638      6,479  17.9%
  Revenue
   passenger
   miles (RPMs)
   (000s)        2,060,291  1,930,679    6.7%  6,901,023  5,997,371  15.1%
  Available
   seat, (ASMs)
   (000s)        2,898,664  2,676,745    8.3%  8,992,265  7,934,274  13.3%
  Passenger load
   factor            71.1%      72.1%  (1.0)pts.   76.7%      75.6% 1.1 pts.
  Passenger
   yield per RPM
   (cents) (2)       12.47      12.28    1.5%      12.34      11.96   3.2%
  Total yield per
   RPM (cents)       12.93      12.79    1.1%      12.73      12.37   2.9%
  Yield per ASM
   (cents)            8.86       8.86      --       9.47       9.04   4.8%
  Total yield per
   ASM (cents)        9.19       9.23   (0.4%)      9.77       9.35   4.5%
  Cost per ASM
   (cents)            9.83       9.66    1.8%       9.82       9.34   5.1%

  1.  "Break-even load factor" is the passenger load factor that will result
      in operating revenues being equal to operating expenses, net of
      certain adjustments, assuming constant yield per RPM and no change in
      ASMs.  Break-even load factor as presented above may be deemed a
      non-GAAP financial measure under regulations issued by the Securities
      and Exchange Commission.  We believe that presentation of break-even
      load factor calculated after certain adjustments is useful to
      investors because the elimination of special or unusual items allows a
      meaningful period-to-period comparison.  Furthermore, in preparing
      operating plans and forecasts we rely on an analysis of break-even
      load factor exclusive of these special and unusual items.  Our
      presentation of non-GAAP results should not be viewed as a substitute
      for our financial or statistical results based on GAAP, and other
      airlines may not necessarily compute break-even load factor in a
      manner that is consistent with our computation.

A reconciliation of the components of the calculation of break-even load factor is as follows:

                                    Three months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                       December 31,        December 31,
                                      2006      2005      2006      2005
                                      (In thousands)      (In thousands)
  Net loss                         $14,406    $10,290    $9,940     $6,119
    Income tax benefit               8,309      4,576     4,578      2,372
    Passenger revenue              237,912    217,812   783,996    655,276
    Revenue - regional partner      22,593     23,490    75,053     69,835
    Charter revenue                 (3,688)    (4,251)   (7,293)    (7,959)
    Operating expenses - regional
     partner                       (26,163)   (29,144)  (83,679)   (79,569)

    Passenger revenue - mainline
    (excluding charter and
     regional partner revenue)
     required to break even
     (based on GAAP amounts)      $253,369   $222,773  $782,595   $646,074

    Non-GAAP adjustments:
        Aircraft and facility
         lease exit costs               --         --        --     (3,365)
        Gain  on sales of assets         8        274       656        965
        Mark to market derivative
         gains/(losses) on fuel
         contracts                   1,394     (1,529)   (2,306)    (2,254)
  Passenger revenue - mainline
  (excluding charter and regional
   partner revenue) required to
   break-even (based on adjusted
   amounts)                       $254,771   $221,518  $780,945   $641,420



                                      Three months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                         December 31,       December 31,
                                       2006      2005      2006      2005
                                        (In thousands)     (In thousands)
  Calculation of mainline
   break-even load factor using
   GAAP amounts:
  Passenger revenue- mainline
   (excluding charter and
   regional partner revenue)
   required to break even
   (based on GAAP amounts)
   ($000s)                         $253,369   $222,773   $782,595   $646,074
  Mainline yield per RPM (cents)      12.20      12.04      12.05      11.65

  Mainline revenue passenger
   miles (000s) to break even
   assuming constant yield
   per RPM                        2,076,795  1,850,274  6,494,564  5,545,700
  Mainline available seat miles
   (000's)                        2,694,959  2,461,668  8,373,036  7,326,080
  Mainline break-even load factor
   using GAAP amounts                 77.1%      75.2%      77.6%      75.7%

  Calculation of mainline
   break-even load factor using
   non-GAAP amounts:
  Passenger revenue (excluding
   charter and regional partner
   revenue) required to break
   even (based on adjusted
   amounts) ($000s)                $254,771   $221,518   $780,945   $641,420
  Mainline yield per RPM (cents)      12.20      12.04      12.05      11.65

     Mainline revenue passenger
      miles (000s) to break even
      assuming constant yield
      per RPM                     2,088,287  1,839,851  6,480,872  5,505,751
  Mainline available seat miles
   (000's)                        2,694,959  2,461,668  8,373,036  7,326,080
  Mainline break-even load
   factor using non-GAAP amounts      77.5%      74.7%      77.4%      75.2%

  2.  "Passenger yield per RPM" is determined by dividing passenger revenues
      (excluding charter revenue) by revenue passenger miles.

  3.  For purposes of these yield calculations, charter revenue is excluded
      from passenger revenue.  These figures may be deemed non-GAAP
      financial measures under regulations issued by the Securities and
      Exchange Commission.  We believe that presentation of yield excluding
      charter revenue is useful to investors because charter flights are not
      included in RPMs or ASMs.  Furthermore, in preparing operating plans
      and forecasts, we rely on an analysis of yield exclusive of charter
      revenue.  Our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures
      should not be viewed as a substitute for our financial or statistical
      results based on GAAP.  The calculation of passenger revenue excluding
      charter revenue is as follows:



                                  Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                     December 31,         December 31,
                                   2006      2005       2006        2005

  Passenger revenue - mainline,
   as reported                   $237,912  $217,812   $783,996    $655,276
     Less: charter revenue          3,688     4,251      7,293       7,959
  Passenger revenue - mainline
   excluding charter              234,224   213,561    776,703     647,317
     Add:  Passenger revenue -
      regional partner             22,593    23,490     75,053      69,835
  Passenger revenue, system
   combined                      $256,817  $237,051   $851,756    $717,152

  4.  This may be deemed a non-GAAP financial measure under regulations
      issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We believe the
      presentation of financial information excluding fuel expense is useful
      to investors because we believe that fuel expense tends to fluctuate
      more than other operating expenses, it facilitates comparison of
      results of operations between current and past periods and enables
      investors to better forecast future trends in our operations.
      Furthermore, in preparing operating plans and forecasts, we rely, in
      part, on trends in our historical results of operations excluding fuel
      expense.  However, our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures
      should not be viewed as a substitute for our financial results
      determined in accordance with GAAP.

SOURCE: Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Joe Hodas of Frontier Airlines, +1-720-374-4504,
jhodas@flyfrontier.com

Web site: http://www.vcall.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=113217

Web site: http://www.frontierairlines.com/

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