Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines officially launched its first route network with non-stop flights to St. Maarten from Miami and Orlando, Florida at the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) on Saturday, July 10, 2021. The air service will embark on weekly flights on Saturday’s using an Airbus 320 with a seat capacity for 186. This venture serves as a part of Frontier’s growing network out of South Florida.

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Frontier Airlines is committed to “Low Fares Done Right” having been in existence for 27 years. Frontier will continue to grow to deliver on the mission of providing affordable travel across America serving more than 100 destinations in the U.S. Frontier is also known as the most fuel-efficient U.S. airline. In keeping with their slogan, A Whole Different Animal, Frontier planes carry images of different wildlife on the tail. Basically, species were chosen that are either native to the Rocky Mountains or found in the areas they fly to. Each animal has a symbolic name (e.g., Grizwald the Grizzly) and very specific characteristics are assigned to each representative. The best animal images were selected in competitions and placed on the tail unit.

In the first of two A320 neos pilot, Katie, was at the controls and we stood with her aunt and cousins at Maho Beach while she landed directly overhead. Needless to say, that was a lot of excitement! Katie was then greeted with water cannons and officials at the airport.