The route marks a new westernmost destination for BTV travelers and better access to the West Coast, said Nic Longo, the airport’s deputy director of aviation.
Denver International Airport hosts nonstop flights to more than 200 destinations and is a hub for United Airlines and Frontier.
“It’s huge for us to have that connection,” Longo said.
Flights to and from Denver will run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, according to Frontier. The airline plans to use the 180-passenger Airbus A320 for the route. It’s the same big-for-Burlington aircraft that Frontier is using for direct flights to Orlando, Fla., that begin in February.
BTV boardings increased by 14 percent last year, Longo said, after seven years of declining figures.
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A320 aircraft isn’t “Big for Burlington”–United often flies larger 737’s (as well as the same A320’s) on a daily basis.
What’s different is Frontier packs 180(!) people on the same plane that non-discount airlines put ~140 people on. And Coach seating on those plans is already tight enough!