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Boston flights included in 8-route RDU expansion


 

Frontier Airlines is adding Boston to its route map, part of an eight-route expansion from North Carolina’s Raleigh/Durham airport.

Frontier says Boston will become the 106th city on its route map. The other seven routes Frontier is launching from Raleigh/Durham include Albany, New York; Columbus, Ohio; Hartford, Connecticut; Jacksonville, Florida; Long Island/Islip, New York; and Philadelphia.

All of the routes will be seasonal and will be flown on Airbus A320 aircraft. 

Frontier will be the only nonstop carrier flying from Raleigh to three of the just-announced destinations (Albany, Jacksonville and Long Island). Frontier will face direct competition from Delta on all five of the other routes. Beyond Delta, Frontier will also go head-to-head with JetBlue on its Boston flights; with American on Philadelphia flights; and with Southwest to Tampa.

The added service continues a rapid ramp-up by Frontier in Raleigh/Durham (RDU). Once the new services begin, Frontier says it will offer either year-round or nonstop flights to 32 different cities from RDU.

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Albany, New York

Three weekly flights begin April 30.

Direct competition: None.

Boston

Four weekly flights begin May 1.

Direct competition: Delta and JetBlue.

Columbus, Ohio

Four weekly flights begin May 1.

Direct competition: Delta.

Hartford/Bradley, Connecticut

Three weekly flights begin April 30.

Direct competition: Delta.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Three weekly flights begin April 30.

Direct competition: None.

Long Island/Islip, New York

Three weekly flights begin April 30.

Direct competition: None.

Philadelphia

Three weekly flights begin April 30.

Direct competition: American and Delta.

Tampa, Florida

Four weekly flights begin May 1.

Direct competition: Delta and Southwest. Allegiant also flies nonstop from RDU to St. Petersburg, Florida.

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