Frontier Airlines is discontinuing its daily flights between Denver and Reno, Nev. effective Sept. 5.
“We’ve been there a long time trying to make it work,” said Frontier spokesman Joe Hodas. “We just couldn’t get the traction and profitability that we needed.”
Denver-based Frontier flies the route with an Airbus A319 plane. Hodas said Frontier is changing its business model, slowing down growth with its Airbus planes and expanding its flights on shorter routes with regional jets and Q400 turboprop planes.
“We’re looking at where we can free up mainline aircraft and also regional aircraft to make more sense on a segment profitability basis,” Hodas said. “We just have more impetus to make changes now.”
Staff writer Kelly Yamanouchi can be reached at 303-954-1488 or at kyamanouchi@denverpost.com .
