As Thanksgiving week is expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel periods for Texans, according to projections from AAA, Houston travelers flying on Frontier Airlines from George Bush Intercontinental Airport will have four new nonstop services starting Nov. 20.
What they're saying
“With our launch of new service to Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale, we are thrilled to offer Houston-area consumers affordable travel to even more exciting destinations just in time for the busy holiday travel season,” said Josh Flyr, vice president of network and operations design, in a Nov. 20 news release.
The Denver-based airline company announced the following service start dates:
- Baltimore: Nov. 20 on a three-times-per-week frequency
- Detroit: Nov. 21 on a three-times-per-week frequency
- Philadelphia: Nov. 21 on a three-times-per-week frequency
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Nov. 22 on a weekly basis
Digging deeper
A record 5.8 million Texans are projected to travel within and outside the state from Nov. 25-Dec.1, according to AAA, which is up from approximately 5.7 million travelers in 2024.
The airline announcement comes just days after the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration lifted a flight reduction emergency order for 40 airports across the country, including IAH, on Nov. 17.
The FAA safety team indicated steady declines in delays and cancellations and recommended that normal operations resume across the National Airspace System, as previously reported on Community Impact.
Hannah Norton and Sarah Brager contributed to this report.
