Frontier Airlines Will Codeshare With Mexico’s Volaris in a Unique Arrangement
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Passengers should cheer news that Volaris and Frontier will codeshare, as it should help Americans visit many more Mexican destinations at cheap prices. But will Volaris and Frontier cooperate enough to make the process seamless for passengers? We'll soon find out.
U.S. discounter Frontier Airlines plans to codeshare with Volaris, a Mexican airline with a similar no-frills model that seeks to coax travelers off buses and onto planes, in what the carriers say is the first codeshare agreement between two ultra-low-cost carriers.
Under the proposed agreement, the airlines will sell tickets on each other as soon as this spring. That will make it possible for a customer to fly from Mexico City to San Antonio on Volaris, and catch a Frontier segment from San Antonio to Atlanta, for example.
If the deal is approved by regulators, as expected, Volaris estimates its passengers will be able to reach 20 more U.S. cities than they can today.
Frontier customers, meanwhile, will gain access to many of Volaris' 40 destinations in Mexico. Today, Frontier only flies to three citi
