Frontier Airlines will start offering discount service to Memphis starting on March 7, 2014. To celebrate, Frontier is offering fares as low as $69* each way available at FlyFrontier.com through Oct. 12, 2013.

…Our 3rd new route is Den-Memphis! Get your blue suede shoes, we’re flying to see the King! Now you can get blues & BBQ starting 3/7/14! — Frontier Airlines (@FlyFrontier) October 9, 2013

“Today’s exciting announcement from Frontier Airlines is the beginning of a new era of affordable airfare choices for our passengers,” said Jack Sammons, Chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners. “I am confident Frontier’s direct service to Denver will be warmly embraced by passengers in our region.”

From Denver, Frontier will also offer connections to Seattle, San Francisco, Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, LA and Portland.

Following is the schedule for Frontier’s Memphis service:

Denver-Memphis (beginning March 7, 2014)

Route Departs Arrives Frequency Aircraft DEN-MEM 10:35 a.m. 1:40 p.m. Tues/Fri A319 MEM-DEN 2:20 p.m. 3:50 p.m. Tues/Fri A319 DEN-MEM 2:55 p.m. 6:10 p.m. Thurs/Sun A319 MEM-DEN 6:50 p.m. 8:20 p.m. Thurs/Sun A319

This new service will operate on a 138-seat Airbus 319 aircraft, which offers amenities such as five rows of comfortable “stretch” seating with an additional six inches of legroom, and the airline’s “select” seating product. Frontier’s website, FlyFrontier.com, offers the guaranteed best fares and is the only place these amenities are available at the time of booking.

The Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce released a statement about the news

“We enthusiastically welcome Frontier Airlines back to Memphis International Airport,” said John Moore, President and CEO, Greater Memphis Chamber.

“Access to low-cost air service is exactly what business and leisure travelers in our community want. There’s not a better time for airlines like Southwest and Frontier to take advantage of opportunities that exist in underserved markets from Memphis.”

For more information or to purchase a Frontier flight, visit FlyFrontier.com.

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