UA, F9, City of Denver reach aggreement for gates at DEN

Some articles from the Denver Post in reference to the announced deal at DEN
between UA and F9.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...756518,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...756455,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...758333,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...757798,00.html

And some articles from the Rocky Mountain News about the same deal.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...416255,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...416251,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...416449,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...418294,00.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...418222,00.html

To summarize, United temporarily releases three gates on the A concourse at
DEN to Frontier while the city expands the concourse by four regular gates
and four regional gates. They will also provide Frontier with two temporary
gates on the A concourse while the construction is in progress, taxiway
construction, and hanger improvements. United gets a 38 gate regional jet
facility on the B concourse as well as expansion of their ticket counter
space, and some repair of drainage problems. Also, all airlines will have
to use their gates for at least four flights a day or risk loosing them. It
is also suspected that United will use their remaining A concourse gates for
their new discount subsidiary "Ted".

--
Tom Smith
"The future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one!"

A further update from Frontier Airlines about this issue;

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Frontier Provides Details of Proposed Gate Expansion at DIA (Nov. 11, 2003)

Denver, CO (Nov. 11, 2003) - On Sunday, November 9, 2003, Frontier Airlines
(Nasdaq: FRNT) participated in a press conference in which Denver Mayor
Hickenlooper and United Airlines announced settlement of disputes related to
United's leases at Denver International Airport (DIA).

As part of the agreement reached between the City and County of Denver and
United, Frontier was advised that United has agreed to relinquish one gate
on Concourse A for immediate lease to Frontier on a permanent basis. In
addition, United would make available two gates for use by Frontier until
completion of the construction of additional gates for Frontier on the west
end of Concourse A, or October 31, 2005. The agreement between the City and
United remains subject to approval under bankruptcy court procedures.

Frontier has been working closely with DIA, Frontier's primary hub of
operations, and the offices of the Mayor of the City and County of Denver,
in which DIA is located, for several months. The goal of the meetings was to
develop strategies to accommodate Frontier's anticipated growth over the
next several years, including plans for expanding Concourse A where
Frontier's aircraft gates are located, and also to improve the efficient use
of existing gates.

"We want to thank Mayor Hickenlooper and his staff for their perseverance,
which, in principal, allows us to reach a tentative agreement," said
Frontier President and CEO Jeff Potter.

Plans for Frontier's expansion on Concourse A are still in development and
the final scope of the project and a firm estimate of the project costs and
the financing structure are yet to be determined. Current plan options call
for the addition of two to six mainline gates and four to five regional jet
parking positions.

In concept, here are brief details relating to how this proposed expansion
would impact Frontier's growth plans:

+ Currently, construction has already begun on two "tube" gates at the
west end of Concourse A and Frontier will lease those gates upon their
completion in the Spring of 2004.

+ Assuming the addition of these two tube gates to Frontier's current 11
gates and the three United gates, Frontier would operate a total of 16 gates
by Spring 2004, all located in Concourse A.

+ In addition to the two tube gates, the proposed expansion on the west
end of Concourse A will provide Frontier with two to six additional mainline
gates, plus a pad to accommodate Frontier's four to five regional jets. The
construction for this expansion is estimated to take 18-24 months.

+ Following the completion of the proposed west side expansions, Frontier
is required to give two of the three east side gates back to United, meaning
that Frontier will have a total of 16-20 permanent mainline gates, depending
on the final design of the expansion, and parking positions that will
accommodate the airline's planned regional jet operation.

+ The City's agreement with United also provides new gate utilization and
occupancy standards that will be applied to all airlines at DIA as their
leases come up for renewal. The gate standards narrow the period of
scheduled gate occupancy for United's flights on Concourse A, giving airport
managers the flexibility to accommodate Frontier or other carriers' flights
on United gates when they are not being used by United. The new gate
utilization standards also require that all airlines meet a weighted average
of four departures per day per gate on Concourses A and C.

About Frontier

Currently in its tenth year of operations, Denver-based Frontier Airlines is
the second largest jet service carrier at Denver International Airport with
a fleet of 39 aircraft and employing approximately 3,700 aviation
professionals. Frontier, in conjunction with Frontier JetExpress operated by
Mesa Air Group ("Mesa"), operates routes linking our Denver hub to 37 cities
in 22 states spanning the nation from coast-to-coast and to three cities in
Mexico. Frontier's maintenance and engineering department has received the
Federal Aviation Administration's highest award, the Diamond Certificate of
Excellence, in recognition of 100 percent of its maintenance and engineering
employees completing advanced aircraft maintenance training programs, for
four consecutive years. In August 2003, Frontier ranked as one of the "Top
10 Domestic Airlines" as determined by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine.
Frontier provides capacity information and other operating statistics on its
Web site, which may be viewed at www.frontierairlines.com.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Frontier notes that this press release contains forward-looking statements
and that certain information contained in this press release involves risks
and uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially
from expected results. These statements include, but are not limited to, the
details of United's agreement with the City and the future gates that will
be available to Frontier for its operations. Forward-looking statements are
inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be
predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated.
Some of the factors that could significantly impact the forward-looking
statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: United's
ability to obtain the necessary approvals of its agreement with the City and
to emerge from bankruptcy with the ability to meet its obligations under the
restructured lease agreement with the City, the inability of Frontier and
the City to reach agreement as to the final design of the Concourse A West
expansion, and the inability of the City to find the financing necessary to
complete the Concourse A West expansion project. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press
release. Additional information regarding these and other factors may be
contained in the Company's SEC filings, including without limitation, the
Company's form 10-K for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, and the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 and the Company's
form 8-K filed September 19, 2003.

END QUOTE

Source:
http://www.frontierairlines.com/news...11112003a.news

Tom Smith

"Thomas Smith" -NO-SPAM wrote in message
...
Some articles from the Denver Post in reference to the announced deal at
DEN
between UA and F9.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...756518,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...756455,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...758333,00.html
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,...757798,00.html

And some articles from the Rocky Mountain News about the same deal.


http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...416255,00.html

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...416251,00.html

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...416449,00.html

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...418294,00.html

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...418222,00.html

To summarize, United temporarily releases three gates on the A concourse
at
DEN to Frontier while the city expands the concourse by four regular gates
and four regional gates. They will also provide Frontier with two
temporary
gates on the A concourse while the construction is in progress, taxiway
construction, and hanger improvements. United gets a 38 gate regional jet
facility on the B concourse as well as expansion of their ticket counter
space, and some repair of drainage problems. Also, all airlines will have
to use their gates for at least four flights a day or risk loosing them.
It
is also suspected that United will use their remaining A concourse gates
for
their new discount subsidiary "Ted".

--
Tom Smith
"The future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one!"