Frontier Airlines Reports Preliminary Traffic for August 2008

DENVER, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
(Pink Sheets: FRNTQ) today announced preliminary traffic results for August
2008 for both Frontier's mainline operation as well as its wholly owned
subsidiary, Lynx Aviation. Lynx Aviation commenced revenue service in
December 2007. As such, only the current month, quarter-to-date and calendar
year-to-date are presented for Lynx Aviation in the text and table below.
Mainline Results:
For August 2008, Frontier reported passenger yield of 11.40 cents for the
month of August 2008, a 2.0 percent increase from the same period last year.
The airline carried 1,012,102 passengers, a 0.1 percent decrease from August
2007. Its passenger revenue per available seat mile was 9.80 cents, up 0.07
cents or 0.7 percent from August 2007. For the month of August 2008, the
airline's average length of haul decreased 3.6 percent to 910 miles, compared
to the same period last year. Revenue passenger miles decreased 3.6 percent to
921,282,000 for August 2008 from the same period last year. Available seat
miles decreased 2.4 percent to 1,071,798,000 for August 2008 from the same
period last year. This resulted in a load factor for August 2008 of 86
percent, a decrease of 1 point from August 2007.
Lynx Aviation Results:
For August 2008, Lynx Aviation reported revenue passenger miles of
35,057,000 and available seat miles of 51,247,000 respectively. This resulted
in a load factor for August 2008 of 68.4 percent. Lynx Aviation carried
103,194 passengers during August 2008, with a passenger yield of 23.10 cents.
Lynx Aviation passenger revenue per available seat mile was 15.80 cents with
an average length of haul of 340 miles.
The following tables represent comparisons for the month of August
year-over-year, quarter-to-date, and calendar year-to-date traffic results for
Frontier's mainline operations and for Frontier Airlines Holding's, Inc.
wholly owned subsidiary, Lynx Aviation.

Mainline
Increase/
August 2008 August 2007 (Decrease) Percent

Available Seat Miles 1,071,798,000 1,098,043,000 (26,245,000) (2.4%)
Revenue Passenger
Miles 921,282,000 955,567,000 (34,285,000) (3.6%)
Load Factor 86.0% 87.0% (1.0 point) NA
Revenue Passengers
Carried 1,012,102 1,012,626 (524) (0.1%)
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 11.40 11.18 .22 2.0%
**Passenger Revenue
Per Avail. Seat
Mile (cents) 9.80 9.73 .07 0.7%
Average Length of
Haul 910 944 (34) (3.6%)

Fiscal Fiscal
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Increase/
2009 2008 (Decrease) Percent

Available Seat Miles 5,371,515,000 5,421,468,000 (49,953,000) (0.9%)
Revenue Passenger
Miles 4,563,668,000 4,552,904,000 10,764,000 0.2%
Load Factor 85.0% 84.0% 1.0 point NA
Revenue Passengers
Carried 4,916,008 4,800,002 116,006 2.4%
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 11.05 10.98 .07 .64%
**Passenger Revenue
Per Avail. Seat
Mile (cents) 9.39 9.22 .17 1.8%
Average Length of Haul 928 949 (21) (2.2%)

Calendar Calendar
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Increase/
2008 2007 (Decrease) Percent

Available Seat Miles 8,485,942,000 8,358,502,000 127,440,000 1.5%
Revenue Passenger
Miles 7,004,451,000 6,642,093,000 362,358,000 5.5%
Load Factor 82.5% 79.5% 3.0 points NA
Revenue Passengers
Carried 7,392,786 7,022,526 370,260 5.3%
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 10.95 10.94 .01 0.1%
**Passenger Revenue
Per Avail. Seat
Mile (cents) 9.04 8.70 .34 3.9%
Average Length of Haul 947 946 1 0.1%

Lynx Aviation
Increase/
August 2008 August 2007 (Decrease) Percent

Available Seat Miles
(ASM) 51,247,000 NA NA NA
Revenue Passenger
Miles 35,057,000 NA NA NA
Load Factor 68.4% NA NA NA
Revenue Passengers
Carried 103,194 NA NA NA
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 23.10 NA NA NA
**Passenger Revenue
Per ASM (cents) 15.80 NA NA NA
Average Length of Haul 340 NA NA NA

Fiscal Fiscal
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Increase/
2009 2008 (Decrease) Percent

Available Seat Miles 235,543,000 NA NA NA
Revenue Passenger
Miles 154,221,000 NA NA NA
Load Factor 65.5% NA NA NA
Revenue Passengers
Carried 446,853 NA NA NA
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 22.72 NA NA NA
**Passenger Revenue
Per ASM (cents) 14.88 NA NA NA
Average Length of Haul 345 NA NA NA

Calendar Calendar
Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Increase/
2008 2007 (Decrease) Percent

Available Seat Miles 383,768,000 NA NA NA
Revenue Passenger
Miles 243,776,000 NA NA NA
Load Factor 63.5% NA NA NA
Revenue Passengers
Carried 649,305 NA NA NA
**Passenger Yield
(cents) 21.08 NA NA NA
**Passenger Revenue
Per ASM (cents) 13.39 NA NA NA
Average Length of Haul 375 NA NA NA

Frontier's fiscal year begins April 1 and ends March 31.

** Passenger yield and passenger revenue per available seat mile is
calculated from revenue derived only from the revenue passengers reported in
this press release.
About Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Denver-based
Frontier Airlines. Currently in its 15th year of operations, Frontier Airlines
is the second-largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport,
employing more than 5,000 aviation professionals. Frontier Airlines' mainline
operation has 58 aircraft with one of the youngest Airbus fleets in North
America. Frontier Airlines' mainline operations offer 24 channels of
DIRECTV(R) service in every seatback along with a comfortable all-coach
configuration. In conjunction with a fleet of ten Bombardier Q400 aircraft
operated by Lynx Aviation (a subsidiary of Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.),
Frontier offers routes to more than 50 destinations in the U.S., Mexico,
Canada and Costa Rica. In November 2006, Frontier and AirTran announced a
first-of-its-kind integrated marketing partnership that offers travelers the
ability to reach more than 80 destinations across four countries with low
fares aboard two of the youngest fleets in the industry. For more in-depth
information on Frontier Airlines, please visit its Web site at
FrontierAirlines.com.
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve
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materially from expected results and represent the Company's expectations and
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information regarding risk factors that may affect future performance at the
Company are contained in the Company's SEC filings, including without
limitation, the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
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