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Sep 5, 2000Frontier Airlines Names Web DeveloperDenver (September 5, 2000) - Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT ) has named Jason Kelly as web developer, effective immediately. Kelly joined Frontier in March, 1999 and most recently served as marketing systems coordinator at the airline. In this newly created position, Kelly will be responsible for the production and content development of the company's Web site, http://www.frontierairlines.com . He will also be vital to the process of assessing new standards, technologies and trends to enhance and market the site's capabilities. Kelly, 26, will report to Director of E-Commerce Lowell Miller. "With more than 12 percent of Frontier's current bookings currently being made on-line, an increase of 137 percent over the past year, and as Frontier's Web-based business continues to grow, so does the need to provide an integrated, interactive site that will anticipate our customers' needs," said Miller. "Jason's creativity, technical expertise and unique insight into the airline business make him the ideal candidate for this position." Kelly brings over five years of diverse airline experience to his new position. He previously served as schedule planning analyst for Frontier and as a staff consultant for Minneapolis-based Kiehl Hendrickson Group, an airline-consulting group. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a major in aviation administration and a minor in computer science from the University of North Dakota. Denver-based Frontier Airlines serves 22 cities coast to coast with a fleet of 25 Boeing 737 jets and employs approximately 2,200 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 . |




