Izindiza ze-Frontier zingathengiswa futhi ikusasa lingaqiniseki

I-Frontier kulindeleke ukuthi idayiswe yinkampani engumzali i-Republic Airways Holdings Inc. ekupheleni kukaSepthemba. Akukacaci ukuthi umnikazi omusha angawubheka kanjani umzila we-Durango-to-Denver.

Ngakho-ke ikusasa leFrontier Airlines eDurango likude kakhulu nokuqinisekile, kodwa abaholi bendawo bakholelwa ukuthi Isikhumulo Sezindiza saseDurango-La Plata County sesikhule ngokwanele ukumelana nanoma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwenkampani yezindiza ezinze e-Denver.

Uma ukuthengiswa ekugcineni kweFrontier Airlines kusho ukuthi inkampani yezindiza yehlisa uDurango, uRoger Zalneraitis, umqondisi omkhulu weLa Plata County Economic Development Alliance, uthi isikhumulo sezindiza sisondela ekubhalweni kwezindiza ezingama-200,000, futhi lezo zinombolo seziqala ukuheha intshisekelo kwezinye izindiza ezimbalwa.

Noma kunjalo, izikhulu zendawo zigcina ithrafikhi yaseDurango ithandeka kangangokuthi abathwali abakhona noma abantu abasha bangangenela ukuze bathathe noma yikuphi ukuntenga.

I-Frontier ibe nesibopho samaphesenti angu-16 kuphela wethrafikhi yabagibeli ephuma e-Durango ngo-2013. Khonamanjalo, isiminyaminya sesikhumulo sezindiza senyuke kakhulu, njengoba izilinganiso ezihambayo zidlula ku-200,000 kulo nyaka.

"Lapho manje sesisondela ekusungulweni kwe-200,000, sesiqala ukunakwa abathwali abaningi," kusho uRoger Zalneraitis, umqondisi omkhulu weLa Plata County Economic Development Alliance.

I-Frontier isivele ihlehlise izindiza zayo zibe yinye ngosuku, futhi izomisa okwesikhashana ukusebenza ngemuva kuka-Okthoba 29. I-Frontier kulindeleke ukuthi iqale kabusha isevisi e-Durango ekuqaleni kukaMeyi, nakuba usuku oluqondile lungakanqunywa, kusho uKip Turner, umqondisi wesikhumulo sezindiza. zezindiza.

Isikhumulo sezindiza sendawo kanye nabaholi bamabhizinisi bathi amanani amathikithi angakhuphuka uma uFrontier engase ahambe eDurango ngokuphelele. Ukungena kukaFrontier emakethe yaseDurango ngo-Ephreli 2008 kwaphoqa abanye abathwali ukuthi behlise amanani abo ukuze baqhudelane nenkampani yezindiza ebiza kancane.

"I-Frontier yayiyinhle kakhulu ngesikhathi bengena emakethe mayelana nokwehlisa amanani ethu," kusho u-Zalneraitis.

Manje njengoba kunenzalo eyengeziwe evela kubathwali, ukuncintisana kufanele kunikeze ingcindezi ephansi emananini ane-Frontier noma angenayo, esho.

“Esikhathini eside, lokho kuzosiza amanani kakhulu,” kusho yena.

Abahambi basesha izinketho

Uma kubhekwa ishejuli elinganiselwe ye-Frontier yendiza eyodwa yansuku zonke, abahambi abaningi bebhizinisi bafuna ezinye izinketho.

Umqashi ozimele wesibili ngobukhulu kaDurango yiMercury, enabasebenzi abangama-417 endaweni, kanye nelinye ihhovisi eDenver. Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Jan., i-Mercury ibhukhe izindiza ezingu-677 ezisuka e-Durango ziya e-Denver. Kulezo, zingama-86 kuphela ezaziseFrontier. Le nkampani iphinde yabhuka izindiza ezingama-653 zisuka eDenver ziya eDurango, kanti zingama-80 kuphela ezaziseFrontier.

"I-United ibilokhu inezinketho eziningi," kusho uMat Taylor, oyi-CEO yeMercury.

Ngempela, izindiza ze-United Express ezidlula eRiphabhulikhi zazinabagibeli abaningi ngokuphindwe kabili kunanoma yimuphi omunye umthwali we-Durango unyaka wonke kuya kuJulayi.

Kodwa uTaylor uthe uthemba ukuthi iFrontier izowugcina umzila wayo waseDurango, ngenxa yokuguquguquka kanye neqhaza lenkampani yezindiza ekugcineni amanani entengo enyuka.

Uphinde athathe iFrontier uma kubhukhwa indiza ye-United.

"I-Mercury namanye amabhizinisi eDurango anethemba lokubona ukuguquguquka okuhlala kukhuphuka kwezinketho eziphuma eDurango, futhi sibheke endaweni engafanele," kusho uTaylor.

Lapho idinga indiza ngesaziso esifushane, iMercury ize yaqasha indiza encane isuka eCortez ngeCortez Flying Service. UTaylor ukubize lokho "inketho engathandeki."

UFrontier ubonakala enikeze isihambi sebhizinisi kwabaqhudelana naye, futhi uphishekela abavakashi bezokungcebeleka ehlobo, kusho uZalneraitis. Abahambi bebhizinisi badinga izindiza eziningi eziya endaweni eyodwa usuku ngalunye.

“Ngeke babe yindiza yebhizinisi,” esho. “Awukwazi ukuthi, 'Ngeke ngiwenze lo mhlangano - kumele ngilinde uMeyi.'

Ngaphandle kweFrontier, iDurango inezinkampani ezintathu ezinkulu ezithwala izindiza - i-United, American kanye ne-US Airways - endizela ezindaweni ezintathu: iDenver, iPhoenix neDallas.

Ukuhamba kwezimoto eDurango kwenyuke ngamaphesenti angu-11.6 ngonyaka kuze kube manje, okwenza isikhumulo sezindiza sihambe kahle ukuze sindize abagibeli abangu-208,000 ngo-2013.

Lokho kuyingqopha-mlando ebalulekile.

"Ukuhlelwa kwezinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili kuwuhlobo lwenombolo yomlingo eqala ukunakwa abathwali," kusho u-Zalneraitis.

Ngokomlando, uDurango ubegxile ekuheheni ezokuvakasha ezimakethe esikhathini esingangosuku - ikakhulukazi iFront Range, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah nasenyakatho yeTexas. I-Zalneraitis ikholelwa ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuthi uDurango acabange kakhulu.

“Asikaze sicabange ngokuqhakambisa iDurango njengendawo yesizwe,” esho, “lokho bekungeyona into ebaluleke kakhulu kithina, kodwa kunethuba lobuzwe lapha.”

IRiphabhulikhi iphishekela isivumelwano

Inkampani engumzali kaFrontier, iRepublic Airways Holdings Inc., isebenzela ukuthengisa inkampani yezindiza. I-Republic yenze isivumelwano esinemibandela nomthengi ongadalulwanga. Uma izimo zihlangatshezwana, isivumelwano kulindeleke ukuthi sivalwe ekupheleni kukaSepthemba, kusho isikhulu esiphezulu uBryan Bedford esithangamini sangoJulayi 26 nabatshalizimali.

UFrontier unqabile isicelo senhlolokhono, ecaphuna izimo zobumfihlo esivumelwaneni esisalindile. Ephendula imibuzo ethunyelwe nge-imeyili, okhulumela iFrontier uKate O'Malley uthe inkampani yezindiza ilindele ukuqalisa kabusha indiza yaseDurango ngoMeyi.

“Sihlela ukuqhubeka nokusebenzela endaweni yaseDurango,” kusho yena.

U-O'Malley uthe akakwazanga ukuhlinzeka nganoma yiziphi izibuyekezo mayelana nokudayiswa okusalindile.

UTurner uthe kunzima ukuqagela ukuthi umthengi ogcina eFrontier angafuna yini ukugcina umzila waseDurango-Denver.

"Kungaba cishe akunakwenzeka ukuqagela ukuthi ubunikazi obusha obungeke yini noma obungathanda ukwenzani," esho.

Ukuhlelwa kwe-Frontier e-Durango kwehlile. Inani labagibeli benkampani yezindiza lehle ngamaphesenti angama-31 ngoJulayi, uma liqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2012.

I-Frontier iphinde yahlehla endaweni yayo, iDenver. Ukuhamba kwabantu bakwaFrontier bephuma esikhumulweni sezindiza iDenver International behle ngamaphesenti ayi-16.2 kuze kube nguJulayi.

I-Frontier ihlinzeka ngezindiza ezimbalwa, futhi ilayisha izindiza ezisele ngabagibeli abaningi, kusho uPatrick Heck, isikhulu sezezimali se-DIA. I-DIA isebenze ukwakha indawo yokugcina imali uma kwenzeka izindiza zeFrontier zoma.

“Yebo, sikhathazekile ngokuthengiswa kwenkampani yethu enkulu ngoba asazi ukuthi umnikazi omusha uzofuna ukuya ngaphi,” kusho uHeck.

Noma yiziphi izinguquko ezinkulu ezenziwa yi-Frontier nazo zingakhawulela amandla abagibeli okuxhumana nomhlaba wonke nge-DIA. Ngokwengxenye ngenxa yenethiwekhi yeFrontier yezindawo ezingaphezu kwezingu-75, iningi lazo elisuka e-Denver, i-DIA inikeza izindawo okuyiwa kuzo endaweni yesibili kunoma yisiphi isikhumulo sezindiza ezweni, ngemuva kwesikhumulo sezindiza sase-Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International kuphela.

"(I-Frontier's) iyinethiwekhi eningi ephuma e-Denver," kusho u-Heck.

Umzila wakwaDurango "kungenzeka ungabi umshayeli omkhulu wezimoto eziningi ezifika eDenver, kodwa zonke lezi ezithathwe ndawonye zibalulekile," esho.

Ngekusasa likaDurango, uTurner uyaqiniseka ukuthi abathwali bazolwela abagibeli bendawo abaneFrontier noma ngaphandle kwayo.

"Kusazoba yimakethe encintisana kakhulu ngisho nangezikhathi uFrontier engenzi izindiza zansuku zonke lapha," esho. “Sesikhule saba imakethe yesifunda enhle.”