Frontier Airlines starts Detroit-Orlando route at $39

Frontier Airlines has announced it will start flying between Detroit and Orlando on Nov. 18.

The airline is offering $39 introductory fares.

The $39 ticket is one way and must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. tonight. It's good only for selected dates in November and December.

“Orlando is currently our customers’ second-most preferred destination from Detroit and for that reason, was one of our top priorities for new air service,” Thomas Naughton, CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority, said in a statement. “Our customers love to have choices when scheduling their travel plans, so this is good news all around.”

The daily flight will leave Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) at 12:30 p.m., arrive at Orlando International Airport at 2:55 p.m., depart from Orlando International Airport at 9 a.m. and arrive at DTW at 11:30 a.m. Flights in both directions will be on an Airbus 320.

Frontier also flies nonstop from DTW to Denver, Trenton, N.J., and Washington-Dulles.

Through 10 p.m. tonight, the airline will be giving away free one-way plane tickets once an hour. To enter, click on http://bit.ly/1JoTgCa.

DTW served 32.5 million passengers last year, according to the airport authority. Its 13 airlines have more than 1,100 flights daily.