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Frontier Achieves Record Load Factor for September

DENVER, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: FRNT) today announced preliminary traffic results for September 2007. Revenue passenger miles increased 26.0 percent to 776,607,000 for September 2007 from the same period last year. Available seat miles increased 9.4 percent to 996,914,000 for September 2007 from the same period last year. This resulted in a load factor for September 2007 of 77.9 percent, an increase of 10.3 points from September 2006, when the airline reported a load factor of 67.6 percent. September 2007's 77.9 percent load factor is the highest in the airline's history during the month of September.

The airline carried 823,487 passengers during September 2007, a 21.8 percent increase from September 2006. The airline reported passenger yield of 9.79 cents for the month of September 2007, a decrease of 5.7 percent from the same period last year. Its passenger revenue per available seat mile was 7.63 cents, up .61 cents or 8.7 percent from September 2006. For the month of September 2007, the airline's average length of haul increased 3.4 percent to 943 miles as compared to the same period last year.

The following table represents mainline comparisons for the month of September year-over-year, calendar 2007 year-over-year, fiscal 2008 year-over-year and the quarter ended September year-over-year traffic results.

                      September     September    Increase/
                         2007          2006      (Decrease)      Percent
  Available
   Seat Miles        996,914,000  911,638,000   85,276,000         9.4%
  Revenue
   Passenger Miles   776,607,000  616,459,000  160,148,000        26.0%
  Load Factor              77.9%        67.6%  10.3 points          N/A
  Revenue
   Passengers Carried    823,487      675,835      147,652        21.8%
  **Passenger Yield
   (cents)                  9.79        10.38         (.59)       (5.7%)
  **Passenger
   Revenue Per Avail.
   Seat Mile (cents)        7.63         7.02          .61         8.7%
  Average Length
   of Haul                   943          912           31         3.4%


                      Calendar      Calendar     Increase/
                    Year-to-Date  Year-to-Date  (Decrease)       Percent
                        2007          2006
  Available Seat
   Miles           9,355,416,000 8,237,596,000 1,117,820,000        13.6%
  Revenue Passenger
   Miles           7,418,700,000 6,405,235,000 1,013,465,000        15.8%
  Load Factor              79.3%         77.8%    1.5 Points          N/A
  Revenue Passengers
   Carried             7,846,013     6,811,808     1,034,205        15.2%
  **Passenger Yield
   (cents)                 10.82         10.94          (.12)       (1.1%)
  **Passenger Revenue
   Per Avail. Seat
   Mile (cents)             8.58          8.51           .07         0.8%
  Average Length of
   Haul                      946           940             6         0.6%


                       Fiscal        Fiscal      Increase/
                    Year-to-Date  Year-to-Date  (Decrease)      Percent
                        2008          2007
  Available Seat
   Miles           6,418,382,000 5,678,077,000   740,305,000       13.0%
  Revenue Passenger
   Miles           5,329,511,000 4,523,498,000   806,013,000       17.8%
  Load Factor              83.0%         79.7%    3.3 Points         N/A
  Revenue Passengers
   Carried             5,623,489     4,831,921       791,568       16.4%
  **Passenger Yield
   (cents)                 10.81         11.03          (.22)      (2.0%)
  **Passenger Revenue
   Per Avail. Seat
   Mile (cents)             8.98          8.78           .20        2.3%
  Average Length of Haul     948           936            12        1.3%


                   Quarter Ended  Quarter Ended    Increase/
                  September 2007 September 2006   (Decrease)      Percent
  Available Seat
   Miles           3,232,320,000 2,888,964,000   343,356,000       11.9%
  Revenue Passenger
   Miles           2,738,605,000 2,238,946,000   499,659,000       22.3%
  Load Factor              84.7%         77.5%    7.2 Points         N/A
  Revenue Passengers
   Carried             2,901,077     2,428,399       472,678       19.5%
  **Passenger Yield
   (cents)                 10.95         11.30          (.35)      (3.1%)
  **Passenger Revenue
   Per Avail. Seat
   Mile (cents)             9.28          8.76           .52        5.9%
  Average Length of Haul     944           922            22        2.4%



  Frontier's fiscal year begins April 1 and ends March 31.

**Passenger yield and passenger revenue per available seat mile is calculated from revenue derived only from the mainline revenue passengers reported in this press release.

About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 14th year of operations, Frontier Airlines is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport, employing approximately 6,000 aviation professionals. With 60 aircraft and one of the youngest Airbus fleets 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 and Republic Airlines, Frontier offers routes linking its Denver hub to 59 destinations including 50 U.S. cities in 30 states spanning the nation from coast to coast, seven cities in Mexico and two cities in Canada. In November 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 2006, Frontier was designated "Best Low Cost Carrier" in the U.S. by the readers of Business Traveler magazine. Frontier's maintenance department has received the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award recognizing its advanced training standards for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006. For more in-depth information on Frontier Airlines, please visit its Web site at http://www.frontierairlines.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially from expected results and represent the Company's expectations and beliefs concerning future events based on information available to the Company as of the date of this press release. 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 risk factors that may affect future performance at the Company are contained in the Company's SEC filings, including without limitation, the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.

SOURCE: Frontier Airlines

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

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

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