Cleveland Route Means Frontiers Arrival at SRQ

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Another ultra-low-cost carrier will soon open a counter at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Frontier Airlines just announced nonstop service between SRQ airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport starting on Dec. 21. “This announcement brings the first nonstop service to CLE from SRQ in over a decade and we are confident that it will be a great success,” said Rick Piccolo, airport president and CEO.

Twice weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays start Dec. 10, with one-way fare running as low as $49.

Frontier executives announced the flights during a ceremony in Cleveland on Monday, along with other flights to the Ohio city. “With this winter's schedule, we will offer a great range of warm-weather destinations to customers from Cleveland,” Frontier Senior Vice President Daniel Shurz told Cleveland.com.

It’s the first connection from CLE direct to SRQ since 2008, but the big news locally may be the carrier’s arrival as much as the route itself. Piccolo notes Frontier is one of the top three ultra-low-cost carriers in the country, along with Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines. Allegiant just started service from SRQ in April. “It’s bringing us a whole new group of travelers we haven’t enjoyed before,” Piccolo says, “which is certainly a help for us.”

Now that Frontier has a desk in Sarasota, more destinations may follow from the airline, which last November announced a major expansion over the next decade and has 200 aircraft on order.

SRQ airport this year has enjoyed steady growth in traffic so far, Piccolo says. The facility saw 16-percent passenger growth in May, 23-percent growth in June and 30-percent growth in July.

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