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Denver (June 20, 2003) Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) today announced plans to transfer the maintenance functions performed on the airline’s Boeing aircraft in El Paso, Texas to its Denver hub and Phoenix remain overnight (RON) service area, effective Aug. 30, 2003. Frontier began performing RON functions in El Paso in Feb. 1995. The closure comes as the airline continues its transition to an all-Airbus fleet, and as the airline increases its overnight maintenance work at its Denver hub and its Phoenix RON maintenance service area. The airline’s 10 maintenance and engineering El Paso-based employees will have the opportunity to fill positions in both of those cities.

Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering Ron McClellan said, “We are extremely grateful for the efforts of our El Paso employees. These are highly competent and loyal Frontier employees, most of whom have been with Frontier since its early days. We look forward to welcoming their expertise and experience to our Phoenix and Denver maintenance service areas. After continued analysis and with fewer Boeing aircraft in our fleet it simply no longer makes sense to keep overnight maintenance in El Paso. By moving these functions to Phoenix and Denver, we further streamline our aircraft maintenance, reducing costs and improving the efficiency of our operation.”

The maintenance base closure is not expected to affect the airline’s flight schedule to El Paso, which currently operates one daily flight to the airline’s Denver hub with one-stop service through Albuquerque, New Mexico. Frontier’s lease of approximately 2,300 square feet for its maintenance base at El Paso International Airport expires on Aug. 31, 2007, and Frontier is currently exploring opportunities to sublease the space.

About Frontier
Denver-based Frontier Airlines employs approximately 3,300 aviation professionals and is the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport. Frontier and its regional jet partner Frontier JetExpress offer service to 38 cities. Frontier’s fleet consists of 37 aircraft, which feature a single-class configuration. In 2002, for the fourth consecutive year, Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of Excellence. This award signifies 100 percent of the airline’s maintenance and engineering employees have completed advanced aircraft maintenance training programs. In April 2002, Entrepreneur ranked Frontier one of two "Best Low-Fare Airlines.” Frontier provides capacity information and other corporate information on its Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com.