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Oct 12, 2000

Frontier Airlines Dispatchers Vote to Ratify First Contract


DENVER (October 12, 2000) - The dispatchers of Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT) represented by the Transport Workers of America AFL-CIO (TWU), voted on Friday, Oct. 6 to approve their first agreement with TWU with 77 percent of the employees voting for ratification. Of Frontier's nine dispatchers, seven voted for ratification and two voted against ratification. The three-year contract was agreed to and ratified after less than six months of negotiations.

"Through a cooperative effort, we were able to develop a contract which addressed the interests of the dispatchers, management and Frontier Airlines as a whole," said Frontier Dispatcher and Section Chairman Troy Meis, who represents Frontier's dispatchers to the airline and TWU. "The agreement will provide dispatchers with a stronger voice regarding issues such as improved working conditions, enhanced benefits and increased pay."

"We are pleased that Frontier's dispatchers have voted to ratify this contract, thus signaling their belief that the negotiated contract is a fair and equitable agreement for both the dispatchers and Frontier," said Frontier's Vice President of Human Resources and Flight Services Ann Block. "We expect the contract to produce positive improvements for the dispatchers and look forward to their contributions to Frontier's continuing success."

ABOUT FRONTIER AIRLINES
Denver-based Frontier Airlines serves 23 cities coast to coast with a fleet of 25 Boeing 737 jets and employs approximately 2,300 aviation professionals. The airline is the second largest jet service carrier of Denver International Airport with an average of 112 daily systemwide departures and arrivals. Unlike other airlines, Frontier's low fares do not have a Saturday night stay requirement. In addition, Frontier offers frequent flyer miles in Continental Airlines' OnePass® program. In 1999, Frontier was named "Best Low-Fare Carrier" by Entrepreneur Magazine in the publication's sixth annual Business Travel Awards. Also in 1999, the airline received the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) prestigious Aviation Maintenance Technician Employers Diamond Certificate of Excellence Award, which provides special recognition to airlines that have 25 percent of eligible employees complete an advanced aircraft maintenance training program. One hundred percent of Frontier's maintenance employees completed the advanced maintenance training program. Frontier's Web site may be viewed at http://www.frontierairlines.com.

ABOUT TRANSPORT WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO (TWU)
TWU was founded in 1934 and is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the worldwide International Transport Workers Federation (ITF). TWU is a trade union representing workers in Mass Transportation, Airline, Railroad, Utility, University, Municipalities, Service and allied industries.

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