2:30pm | Frontier Airlines and Allegiant Air will both begin providing flights from Long Beach Airport later this year, according to a press release today. Frontier will being providing non-stop flights from Long Beach to Denver this May, while Allegiant will begin providing flights sometime around August 2010.
In addition to the two new airlines, two airlines that already operate at the Long Beach Airport also requested additional flight slots. Delta Airlines and JetBlue Airlines each received one new flight slot. Cumulatively, the four airlines increased the airport to its allowable limit of 41 daily flights.
“LGB’s vision is to deliver above our customer’s expectations,” said Mario Rodriguez, Long Beach Airport Director. “To that end, the airport is pleased to announce that our customers, our community, tourists and travelers alike, will be able to enjoy more destinations.”