Frontier to Unveil new livery on Sept 9
Sep 8, 2014, 12:45 am
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It looks like someone spotted a repainted plane and took a photo:
http://www.dfwtower.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6551
http://www.dfwtower.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6551
Sep 9, 2014, 5:30 am
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New look is on the website, with a special page including the new plane:
http://news.flyfrontier.com/video/fr...rates-new-look
Ironically, the new look page doesn't have the new look yet, while the main page does.
Edit: There's this page as well which goes into more detail about the livery.
Edit 2: I honestly think that Frontier and Southwest’s liveries should be ‘flipped’ given the message each is trying to send – Southwest is trying to go after business passengers by advertising low/no fees, so what better way than to have a livery that harkens back to the golden age of flying? Frontier is trying to go for more leisure traffic than they used to, which I feel Southwest’s new look goes after – it feels like a vacation scheme.
http://news.flyfrontier.com/video/fr...rates-new-look
Ironically, the new look page doesn't have the new look yet, while the main page does.
Edit: There's this page as well which goes into more detail about the livery.
Edit 2: I honestly think that Frontier and Southwest’s liveries should be ‘flipped’ given the message each is trying to send – Southwest is trying to go after business passengers by advertising low/no fees, so what better way than to have a livery that harkens back to the golden age of flying? Frontier is trying to go for more leisure traffic than they used to, which I feel Southwest’s new look goes after – it feels like a vacation scheme.
Last edited by lowfareair; Sep 9, 2014 at 5:56 am
Sep 9, 2014, 7:53 am
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It's a lot of money to spend on a busy new livery, only about a year after they went to the FLYFRONTIER.COM scheme. No wonder they have to charge for carryons.
Their loyal frequent flyers in the Summit and Ascent programs will be able to help subsidize this huge expenditure -- oh, wait.
Their loyal frequent flyers in the Summit and Ascent programs will be able to help subsidize this huge expenditure -- oh, wait.
Sep 9, 2014, 8:13 am
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It's a lot of money to spend on a busy new livery, only about a year after they went to the FLYFRONTIER.COM scheme. No wonder they have to charge for carryons.
Their loyal frequent flyers in the Summit and Ascent programs will be able to help subsidize this huge expenditure -- oh, wait.
Their loyal frequent flyers in the Summit and Ascent programs will be able to help subsidize this huge expenditure -- oh, wait.
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Sep 9, 2014, 8:16 am
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I suppose that if it flies routes like ORD-ATL, new routes out of DFW, and IAD to anywhere, it's going to want to be shown on all booking sites, as the locals in those markets, large markets with many carriers and big Southwest presence, some JetBlue and Virgin possibly, aren't going to be as tune to Frontier and it's route map and familiar or keen on the destinations served nonstop by the carrier, like the locals that might support a TTN, CVG or CLE or even DEN.
Sep 9, 2014, 12:59 pm
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Franke/Indigo didn't buy Frontier for what it was, but for what they believed it could be - and surely you don't really believe they can make a profit on, say, the $15 fares, without ancillary fees?
Although if you do your homework and travel light, you can avoid all the fees and actually fly somewhere for $15 - which some do. I suppose it is a case of the passenger nickel and diming the airline.
Sep 9, 2014, 4:16 pm
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Two random observations about the "changes":
- In one of the videos, a flight attendant is handing out snacks and says something to the effect of "and the snacks". Is there a free snack coming, ala Southwest and Delta? Two totally different business models I realize, but I wonder if this could be a "perk" that makes people feel less "nickel and dimed"
- In two of the videos, DirecTV can still be found in the planes. It's also still there on the new website. Is the DirecTV, just maybe, here to stay?
Sep 9, 2014, 4:25 pm
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Has anyone spotted the typo yet?
EDIT: I posted the picture directly but it's big and stretches the forum too much. I'm on an ipad or else I would resize it.
But it can be found here, linked above:
http://news.flyfrontier.com/sites/fr...ery_Page_2.jpg
Seems like an elementary typo, all other wonderful things aside.
EDIT: I posted the picture directly but it's big and stretches the forum too much. I'm on an ipad or else I would resize it.
But it can be found here, linked above:
http://news.flyfrontier.com/sites/fr...ery_Page_2.jpg
Seems like an elementary typo, all other wonderful things aside.
Sep 9, 2014, 8:39 pm
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Sep 9, 2014, 10:26 pm
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It's a lot of money to spend on a busy new livery, only about a year after they went to the FLYFRONTIER.COM scheme. No wonder they have to charge for carryons.
Their loyal frequent flyers in the Summit and Ascent programs will be able to help subsidize this huge expenditure -- oh, wait.
Their loyal frequent flyers in the Summit and Ascent programs will be able to help subsidize this huge expenditure -- oh, wait.
Sep 9, 2014, 11:20 pm
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Two random observations about the "changes":[*]In one of the videos, a flight attendant is handing out snacks and says something to the effect of "and the snacks". Is there a free snack coming, ala Southwest and Delta? Two totally different business models I realize, but I wonder if this could be a "perk" that makes people feel less "nickel and dimed"[*]In two of the videos, DirecTV can still be found in the planes. It's also still there on the new website. Is the DirecTV, just maybe, here to stay?[/LIST]
Unless they've changed their minds, I understand that DirectTV is "going away." None of the newer aircraft have it.
It's old technology, expensive and heavy (more fuel) and has a very low take-up rate, especially in these days of personal devices.
Jan 2, 2015, 9:36 pm
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I'm surprised there has been no mention of F9's interior seating changes. You'd think they would announce this, right? The seat maps on the website change in two weeks, so clearly planes are about to get serviced. They must be really awful changes, like Spirit style seat pitch, to not even try to spin it.