Frontier adding new flights from Las Vegas, including to 2 Mexico cities

Frontier Airlines is again bolstering its Las Vegas service by adding nonstop flights to a pair of Mexico destinations and one to New Mexico.

The ultra-low fare carrier is launching the new routes from Harry Reid International Airport to Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico, beginning in May and June respectively, and to Albuquerque, New Mexico, also in May, the airline announced Wednesday.

“We are thrilled to announce the start of service from Harry Reid International Airport to Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico, further expanding our international offering as the only U.S. carrier providing nonstop international service from LAS,” Tyri Squyres, Frontier’s vice president of marketing, said in a statement. “In addition to these new routes, we are also increasing our frequency of flights to Los Cabos (Mexico) to four times weekly.”

The airline is kicking off the new flight service by offering limited fares as low as $29 one way.

Frontier is the fastest growing airline from Reid airport since 2019 and offers 55 nonstop routes from Las Vegas. The carrier was also the only major airline to see growth between pre-pandemic 2019 and 2021 at Reid. Frontier was the third busiest carrier out of Las Vegas’ airport last year, serving 420,973 passengers, a 26 percent increase over the 355,080 travelers served in 2019.

“Frontier is a valuable partner in ensuring more travelers have access to the endless allures of Las Vegas, a trend these new routes continue,” Reid airport spokesman Chris Jones said in a statement. “Air travel from Mexico has been strong, presenting U.S.-based carriers an opportunity to meet the demand by expanding their networks outside the United States. Whether traveling for business or leisure, these additional options from Guadalajara and Monterrey are a positive for air service in Las Vegas.”

Jones noted the pending merger between Frontier and Spirit Airlines could see the airline strengthen even more in the market. Spirit was the second busiest carrier at Reid last year behind Southwest Airlines, which has had a longtime stronghold on the Southern Nevada market.

Squyres said the recent uptick in jet fuel prices won’t do much to the airline’s costs.

“We are focused on low fares, that’s what we deliver,” Squyres said. “We have brand new technology, because our aircrafts are five years old on average. We have great technology that allows us to be fuel efficient and we pass those savings on to the customer. So we’re doing everything in our power to keep fares as low as we possibly can.”

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