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"Pat will undoubtedly be a great addition to our Board," said Chairman of the Board Sam Addoms. "Her marketing expertise coupled with her knowledge of the airline industry will be extremely valuable to Frontier's rapid growth. We welcome her and look forward to her contributions."

In addition to her new Board responsibilities, Engels currently serves as Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing for Qwest in Denver, Colorado, where she is responsible for the product management, marketing and pricing of Qwest's $14 billion voice, data, and IP product portfolio. Engels has extensive senior leadership experience with Fortune 500 companies including EDS, Corporation, SBC Communications, Ameritech Corporation, and United Airlines. During her tenure with United, Engels served in several capacities including President and CEO of Mileage Plus, Inc, Vice President of Market Development, and Director of Market Planning.

Engels, who received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, is very active in the communities in which she has lived, and currently serves on the board of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Engels is also a former member of the University of Illinois Business Advisory Council and the Art Institute of Chicago, and a member of the Chicago Network. Engels currently lives in Denver with her husband Richard and they have an adult son.

About Frontier
Currently in its tenth year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport with a fleet of 39 aircraft and employing approximately 4,200 aviation professionals. Frontier, in conjunction with Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air, operates routes linking our Denver hub to 37 cities in 22 states spanning the nation from coast-to-coast and to five cities in Mexico. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for five consecutive years. In August 2003, Frontier ranked as one of the "Top 10 Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com.