Frontier Airlines continues push from Cleveland as Dulles fires up. Now for?: US ULCCs Part 2

Frontier Airlines continues to give Cleveland Hopkins International Airport a shot in the arm through expansion in the wake of United's pull-down of its small hub in Ohio. Frontier plans to add three more destinations from Cleveland in Oct-2014, bringing its total cities served from the airport to 17.

It is a rapid expansion for Frontier, which has quickly moved to backfill some of the capacity United is cutting from Cleveland, largely through increasing competition with its familiar rival rather than replacing lost service to smaller markets.

Frontier's ability to quickly spool-up Cleveland is made possible by the consolidating US airline market, and there should be ample opportunities for the newly minted ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) to broaden its reach as legacy airlines focus on bolstering their fortress hubs to maximise revenue.