Frontier Airlines Emerges from Chapter 11 Protection

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. announced that Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., has completed its acquisition of the company. Upon the closing of the transaction, Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc., Frontier Airlines, Inc. and Lynx Aviation, Inc. successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Republic.

Frontier Airlines and Lynx Aviation will continue to operate under their same names, offering the same flight schedules, customer amenities and frequent flier benefits as in the past. “This is the end of a long, difficult journey and the beginning of a new, exciting one,” said Sean Menke, president and CEO of Frontier, who expressed his thanks to “Frontier and Lynx employees whose hard work and sacrifice enabled us to successfully restructure our company.”

He also thanked the airline’s loyal customers. Menke said he’s looking forward to building the airline’s relationships and working with both Republic and Midwest Airlines. With the close of the transaction, Frontier joins Chautauqua Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Mokulele Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America as a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings.