Frontier Airways first arrives at Ponce Airport | Economie

Beginning this Might, Mercedita Worldwide Airport (PSE), in Ponce, may have Frontier Airways having a direct flight to Orlando Worldwide Airport (MCO), Alfredo Gonzalez, vp of home and worldwide gross sales, introduced in the present day. from the airline.

Equally, the corporate reported including six extra flights to Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit and San Antonio and one worldwide flight to Cancun in Mexico, including as much as a complete of 19 sub-routes on the island.

“It provides me nice pleasure to have the ability to announce service of Mercedita Worldwide Airport in Ponce with a flight three days per week, starting Might 4 from Orlando to Ponce,” mentioned Gonzalez.

From Luis Muñoz Marin Worldwide Airport (SJU), there will likely be 5 direct flights to Dallas-Fort Value Worldwide Airport (DFW); to Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), in Detroit; Hopkins (Klee); to Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Worldwide Airport (BWI); Cleveland Worldwide Airport and Cancun Worldwide Airport (CUN) in Mexico.

These final two locations haven’t been on the airline’s providing since 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Whereas it’ll add extra flights from Rafael Hernandez Worldwide Airport, in Aguadilla, (BQN) to Tampa Worldwide Airport (TPA).

“These new strains symbolize a historic improve for frontier airways on our island,” mentioned Carlos Mercado, CEO of Puerto Rico Tourism Company (CTPR).

Likewise, he specified that “with these new routes, the full variety of locations with direct flights to the island is delivered to 19 locations, which may be divided into eight direct routes to the three Puerto Rican airports, seven to america and the eighth, which we’re saying in the present day, in Cancun.”

In response to knowledge shared by tourism at a press convention from SJU, these eight new routes may have a major tourism impression by including about 204,000 seats to the air present, and it’s estimated that they’ll generate greater than $113 million through the first yr of operations.

With the aim of selling the enlargement of flights and inspiring Puerto Rican vacationers, Frontier will likely be holding two occasions this week, the place airline tickets will likely be given away to the general public. They are going to be close to the primary entrance of Plaza Las Américas tomorrow from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM whereas on Thursday they’ll meet at Placita de Santurce throughout the identical hours.

As well as, as a part of the celebration, the airline will likely be providing particular fares for these locations beginning at $49.