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August 14, 2010 -
Frontier Airlines announced it has extended the lease agreement on its
Denver-based commercial headquarters at 7001 Tower Road
through May 31, 2020. Frontier has occupied the Tower Road facility since 2001.
?This lease
extension further cements our commitment to our hometown,
Denver, Colo.,? said Ian Arthur, vice president of
marketing and branding. ?Denver
continues to serve as Frontier?s largest operating hub with more than
150 daily departures to more than 70 destinations across our network.
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"We are thrilled
to call Denver home and to provide our
loyal Colorado customers with more destinations, better
schedules and affordable fares to destinations across the United States,
Mexico
and Costa Rica.?
Frontier?s
customer service, in-flight administration and training, marketing,
revenue management, and scheduling and planning teams will be some of
the departments working out of the commercial headquarters. In addition,
Frontier is moving its customer relations and reservations teams into
the building this month. In total, the Company expects to have more than
500 people working out of the
Denver
headquarters.
The 70,000 square
feet Tower Road facility is owned by Runway
Properties, LLC and Pawnee Transportation, Inc. and is conveniently
located less than seven miles from
Denver
International
Airport
off of Pena Boulevard
and Tower Road.
Frontier Airlines was represented by Jamie Gard with Frederick Ross
Company and Runway Properties was represented by Ryan Stout with Grubb &
Ellis in this lease extension transaction.
Frontier Airlines
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., an
airline holding company that owns Chautauqua Airlines, Lynx Aviation,
Midwest Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America.
Currently in its 17th year of operations, Frontier employs more than
5,500 aviation professionals and operates more than 550 daily flights
from its hubs at Denver
International
Airport and
Milwaukee?s
General Mitchell International
Airport. Frontier offers
routes to more than 70 destinations in the
United States, Mexico
and Costa Rica.
On April 13, 2010, Republic Airways announced that its two branded
carriers, Frontier and Midwest, would
combine under the Frontier Airlines name. The integration of these two
airlines is expected to take 12-18 months.
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