United737522, I don't believe you could have seen that many E-170s. They were probably E-190s.

Taking a quick look at today's flights out of Denver betweeen 8am and 8pm, about 65% of them are on Airbuses, 9% of them are on E-190s or E-170s, and 18% of them are on Q400s. The Q400s don't have DirecTV and I doubt they have snacks.

If the E-190s are going to stay with Frontier, one would think they would get Frontier liveries, even if they stay with Republic/Midwest crews.

The E-190 flights were to: Spokane, Omaha (2), Seattle, San Diego (2), Milwaukee, Akron/Canton (2), and San Jose.

There was one E-170 flight, to Omaha.

N810FR, maybe you'd rather not complain about Lynx but Lynx doesn't offer DirecTV or even STRETCH seating, yet still offers Classic and Classic Plus tickets. Free DirecTV is a small part of these fares. You also get free checked baggage, extra FF mileage, and reduced or zero change fees.

The double asterisk ** clearly states that DirecTV is only available on Airbus flights. The "popup" which describes "Classic" or "Classic Plus" is even clearer.