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Frontier Airlines Announces Nonstop Service to Three New Destinations

That brings the total number of destinations from Mercer County to 14.

Frontier Airlines announced on Thursday that it will add three new destinations from Trenton-Mercer Airport in 2014: Cleveland, Ohio, on Feb. 13; Nashville, Tenn., on April 29; and Indianapolis, Ind., on April 30.  

That brings the total number of destinations from Mercer County to 14, including the recently announced service to Charlotte, N.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio beginning in February.

By the end of April, Frontier will be offering 55 weekly flights from Trenton-Mercer Airport, said Daniel Shurz, Frontier senior vice president commercial.

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The announcement came during the grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony at the renovated terminal.

Frontier Airlines, the airport’s only commercial carrier, resumes operations on Friday, Nov. 8, two months after temporarily suspending service during a federally required safety project on the airport’s main runway. At the same time, renovations to the airport’s 40-year-old terminal and the parking areas.

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“The enhancements we’ve made during the past couple of months – improved baggage service; a gate area featuring more seating, restrooms and refreshments; and additional parking with better traffic circulation – were necessary and will result in a more efficient and a more enjoyable traveling experience,” Hughes said. “Frankly, this terminal has undergone a complete transformation and now has the amenities that travelers desire.”

Hughes was joined at the ribbon-cutting by James Simpson, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation; Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann; and Daniel Shurz, Frontier senior vice president commercial. Also in attendance were County Freeholders John Cimino, Andrew Koontz, Ann Cannon, Anthony Carabelli and Pasquale “Pat” Colavita.

The airport improvements undertaken and completed during the past two months include:

  • Construction of Engineered Material Arresting System beds at the ends of the main runway. The beds consist of lightweight, crushable concrete blocks designed to entrap an aircraft that has overrun the runway, with little or no damage to the aircraft and no major injuries to passengers, crew or bystanders. Cost: about $16 million, with 90 percent coming from the FAA and 5 percent from the state DOT. EMAS beds were built at the ends of the airport’s shorter runway in 2012.
  • Terminal renovations including a new, more passenger-friendly baggage-claim facility; a larger passenger waiting area; construction of restrooms beyond the security checkpoint; and availability of food and beverages in the secured area. Cost:approximately $875,000. The county will ultimately use the passenger facility charge, on all airline tickets, to finance the terminal project.
  • Parking- adding more public parking spaces within walking distance of the terminal; built a new surface lot for employees, rental cars and a cell-phone waiting area for motorists who are picking up passengers; and turning two public parking lots near the terminal into gated, paid lots, with a daily parking rate of $8 and an hourly rate of $2. Cost: approximately $3.5 million, including the additional parking, revenue system and drainage work. The parking improvements will ultimately be paid for through parking fees.


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