Frontier Airlines has a very LARGE and strong base of customer support & loyalty not only within Denver, but the state of Colorado along with the cities they serve. This company rose from the ashes of the former Frontier Airlines and has grown strong but steady since and celebrated its 15th Anniversary in July.
http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/who-we-are/company-info/our-history.do
The work of our upper management to keep Frontier flying until the economy fell is an absolute miracle. The work of Sean Menke & our management teams, since he took office is absolutely astounding!! The employees receive weekly memos keeping employees informed to date of what is taking place, what hurdles we jumped and what we have blocking our way in the emergence from bankruptcy. Our management along with the employees have taken pay & benefit cuts which in turn has hurt marriages, families, & loss of homes due to foreclosure. Guess you can see now where the emotional part comes in as the employees and management have given everything, all, and way more, since the April 2008 filing to make this work and keep our Frontier animals flying! An offer of such that WN has proposed literally pulls the rug out from under this whole operation and steamrolls over every employee that has given this year, to this effort while operating a safe operation daily and keeping a smile on their face, is rather an insult at this time than a life jacket rescue.
If Frontier is purchased by SWA, you are not taking out just a destination and 5,000+ employees but a major hub and forcing change upon the millions of residents of Denver and the state of Colorado. You are not taking away a few gates, but a whole concourse. Not a few aircraft, but a whole fleet. Not just "a" airline brand but a major airline. Working for this company is not just a 9 to 5 job and a paycheck like most people view a job. This company is incredible in that it invests in its employees and puts them first and asks what we think. Thus the pride we have which makes happy employees which in turn makes happy customers! Frontier sponsors a lot in the community and their employees participate in a good amount of community work, very proud to work for this airline and what it stands for. What we hear when a customer steps off the plane after their "first" flying experience with Frontier is astounding! To be stopped in the grocery parking lot either in uniform or not and comment on the Frontier bumper sticker or to take a moment out of their busy day to say how much they love Denvers hometown airline, just amazes me constantly!
I do hope that the judge & committee members make the proper decision for what is best for Frontier Airlines, the residents of Colorado along with all the mountain towns Lynx serves.
My job whether it's with Frontier or SWA will pay the bills, which for most people is just what they care about. But the employees of this airline have invested so much in this company, along with the residents of Colorado who have filled and over booked our flights to show their support of local business and to support their hometown airline. Do not underestimate the power of change by choice, not to be compared with change by force.
YES the 2.4 million residents of the Denver metro area and the employees of this company would surely like to see Frontier tails in the air for another 15 years!! http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/video/15year_hi.html
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