Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns - Here comes Bismark

DEN-BIS starts May 17, 1x/day except Wednesday and Saturday, on the E190.

Although this another low-frequency route, Bismark already is a remote, low-frequency station in general. And the two days with no flights are lower days for business travel. The western North Dakota oil boom underway makes this a pretty decent addition.

I can be skepticall of some of the less-than-daily schedules (like when they launched MCI-SAT operating 1x/day except not Monday and Friday) but DEN-BIS has a better shot.

DEN-BIS starts May 17, 1x/day except Wednesday and Saturday, on the E190.

Although this another low-frequency route, Bismark already is a remote, low-frequency station in general. And the two days with no flights are lower days for business travel. The western North Dakota oil boom underway makes this a pretty decent addition.

I can be skepticall of some of the less-than-daily schedules (like when they launched MCI-SAT operating 1x/day except not Monday and Friday) but DEN-BIS has a better shot.

Should be an interesting one to watch. I think they have a fair sized subsidy for the route so its worth a shot.

Does RJET have an E90 base in DEN now? I thought that most of them were based out of MKE and flown through DEN but that's probably changing now.

Should be an interesting one to watch. I think they have a fair sized subsidy for the route so its worth a shot.

Any idea of the size, form or duration of the subsidy? The word "subsidy" is used as a pejorative (especially in some of those other airline forums) but in fact some of the things which are tagged "subsidy" are garden-variety incentives like waived landing fees. Most airlines benefit from these sorts of "subsidies" on occasion. The cash-payments-to-cover-losses sort of subsidy is much less common.

Any idea of the size, form or duration of the subsidy? The word "subsidy" is used as a pejorative (especially in some of those other airline forums) but in fact some of the things which are tagged "subsidy" are garden-variety incentives like waived landing fees. Most airlines benefit from these sorts of "subsidies" on occasion. The cash-payments-to-cover-losses sort of subsidy is much less common.

I believe the information you're looking for is in the article below.

http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bismarck-approves-to-lure-airline/article_d7db97c2-5780-11e1-a110-0019bb2963f4.html

Thanks! Apparently my Google skills are lacking today...

I can be skepticall of some of the less-than-daily schedules (like when they launched MCI-SAT operating 1x/day except not Monday and Friday) but DEN-BIS has a better shot.

The less than-daily-schedule for Bismarck is the type of scheduling strategy Bryan Bedford talked about utilizing, citing it as being used effectively by ULCCs such as Allegiant.

Does RJET have an E90 base in DEN now? I thought that most of them were based out of MKE and flown through DEN but that's probably changing now.

DEN has always been the E190 base. MKE was the E170/90 base and is closing. DCA/MCI is a E170/5/90 base.

DEN has always been the E190 base. MKE was the E170/90 base and is closing. DCA/MCI is a E170/5/90 base.

...and with the Q400s going away, the E190s will see more use for destinations such as COS.