Originally Posted by
nightom22
I've been baffled as to why there are not non-stops from Denver to Reno, Cincinnati, and Memphis included in Frontier's network.
Cincinnati/Memphis- both served by United and Delta, both have seen large capacity cuts as prior Delta/Northwest hubs, and could attract passengers connecting to the west coast.
Reno- Served by Southworst and United but seems like it could at least handle additional seasonal service on an E-Jet.
Maybe I am missing something, but what are your thoughts about these destinations?
Frontier has served both Memphis and Reno in the past.
As mentioned by another poster, the Memphis experiment turned out badly. Frontier went in with flights to DEN, LAS, MCO, and FLL. Both Northwest and AirTran pounced, adding flights and capacity. I doubt you'll see Frontier return to this market anytime soon.
Reno was cut a few years ago. Loads and yields were never that great.
Cincinnati has the potential to be a decent market from Denver but Delta would likely retaliate. When Frontier announced MCI-MSP earlier this year, Delta responded by adding MCI-BOS/CMH/MSY/AUS/LAX and OMA-DCA. There's no telling what they'd do if Frontier went into another one of their hubs.