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Frontier Airlines closes in on its ULCC transition, now it is time to prove its staying power

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Frontier Airlines at the mid point of 2015 seems to be closing in on the final stages of its transition to an ultra low-cost airline. It has bolstered its Airbus narrowbody orderbook and detailed plans to densify its fleet as it works to achieve the necessary cost base to brandish the ULCC label.

The airline also continues to make tweaks to its network, making an unsurprising move in dropping service from Delaware's New Castle airport, instead building up service at Philadelphia International airport. Frontier also appears to be dropping some routes from Atlanta and Washington Dulles, two markets where it has made a push during the last couple of years.

Company executives have previously stated that Frontier was profitable in 2014. Now as its unit costs move closer to the ULCC benchmark, prospects look positive that the airline will post a second consecutive profit in 2015.

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