Originally Posted by
mke9499
I believe that Fontier was the one who was cast off by both DL and FL, and not the other way around. It looks like Frontier is not considered to be all that valuable a partner, even after negating the competition factor.
In the "good old days" of Midwest, there was always a very desirable FF partner, whether it was NWA (2x) or AA. Both carriers offered not only domestic, but international options, as well.
I don't think other airlines, especially domestic, want to invest anything into a fragile airline and Frontier doesn't have the cash to invest in a code share either. Until Frontier is financially stable, other airlines will probably stay away.