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DENVER (AP) - Frontier Airlines Holdings and Republic Airways say they've ended a code-sharing agreement, which means the Denver-based carrier will end service to five cities.
Frontier Airlines will gradually eliminate 12 Republic aircraft from its operations by mid-June, and says it will reallocate some aircraft to serve more markets with the potential for long-term profitability.
Service will end by June 1st to Sioux City, Iowa; Jacksonville, Florida; Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The carrier is also canceling plans to start service to Missoula, Montana.
Republic says it will file a 260-million-dollar damage claim due to the early termination of the Frontier deal, but says a bankruptcy court will decide how much it can recover.
Frontier is reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
I hope they recoup some of their losses, and to the pilots that got cancelled , I wish you all the best and a speedy solution to your situation.
Unfortunately, all the regional's are at the mercy of the legacy carriers when the economy is in it's current condition. This is when you start seeing cut throat actions that you would never expect from regional carriers to stave off the current state of affairs.