Frontier Airlines coming to St. Augustine

[blizz01]

Interesting route - I've always loved the animal tails/liveries on the planes.  Even though it's Jersey, $49 (each way) may just force me up there for a visit to Philly as well....

Frontier Airlines adds direct flights between St. Augustine and New Jersey

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/01/29/frontier-airlines-adds-direct-flight.html

Frontier Airlines Adds Service from Trenton-Mercer Airport to Northeast Florida Regional AirportIntroductory fares as low as $49* available only at FlyFrontier.com

http://www.heraldonline.com/2014/01/29/5625245/frontier-airlines-adds-service.html

[CityLife]

A fairly substantial amount of Flagler students and St. Augustine residents are from NY/NJ, so that makes sense.

[Jason]

St. Aug built a new terminal for the now defunct Skybus airlines.  Frontier should be an almost identical fit.

[ProjectMaximus]

Yeah, my family took Skybus a few times years ago. While my parents were in the middle of a trip, the company shut down. Not cool, lol.

Interesting that the article states Frontier is the only airline providing scheduled service out of Trenton-Mercier and will be the only airline providing service to St Augustine.

[CityLife]

I usually go to the Jersey Shore once or twice during the summer to visit my wife's family. These flights are super cheap ($91 rt after tax) and closer than Newark, plus less of a hassle of dealing with JIA and Newark. Definitely works for me. Will also be a nice boost for tourism and economic development in St. Auggie as the article states.

[thelakelander]

Yeah, my family took Skybus a few times years ago. While my parents were in the middle of a trip, the company shut down. Not cool, lol.

Interesting that the article states Frontier is the only airline providing scheduled service out of Trenton-Mercier and will be the only airline providing service to St Augustine.

I remember this. I purchased four tickets for a Skybus flight to New York and they shut down five days before the scheduled flight. That definitely wasn't cool.

[thelakelander]

Frontier Airlines adding direct flights between New Jersey and St. Augustine is adding a big boost to the local tourism industry.

America's oldest city is already a popular tourist destination, but Frontier's direct flights are expected to bring an estimated $10 million a year, according to Florida Times-Union.

Full article: http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2014/02/10-million-tourism-st-augustine.html