Description: Following the extension of Air Mail Route 73 to Chicago on October 25, 1970, Frontier Airlines’ service was later discontinued. Effective November 6, 1977, service was reinstated using O'Hare International Airport at Chicago rather than the Midway Airport as formerly used with flights operating nonstop between Lincoln, Nebraska and Chicago instead of Omaha as formerly. This cover was carried on the inaugural Air Mail Route 73 flight from Chicago, Illinois to Lincoln, Nebraska (where it was backstamped) and is listed in the Contract Air Mail Flights (CAM) section of The American Air Mail Catalogue as 73W99.Frontier Airlines’ shareholders and the Department of Transportation approved the airlines’ merger with People Express on Tuesday, November 21, 1985, officially ending Frontier Airlines’ 39-year era as one of the west’s major independent air carriers. People Express, based in Newark, N.J., bought the Denver-based Frontier Airlines on October 9, outbidding Texas Air Corporation and a coalition of Frontier unions. With the Department of Transportation’s actions, Frontier Airlines officially became a wholly owned subsidiary of People Express, Inc. On August 24, 1986 Frontier Airlines ceased operations and released all of its employees as the result of financial difficulties. On August 28, 1986, the airline filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. On October 17, 1986, the bankruptcy court approved the purchase by Continental Airlines’ parent corporation, Texas Air, of the assets of Frontier Airlines. The Frontier acquisition was one of several conditions established by Texas Air as requirements for its acquisition of People Express, Inc., Frontier’s parent company. The equipment and routes of Frontier were sold to Continental Airlines which reinstated many of the old Frontier routes using the purchased Frontier equipment and by rehiring many of the old Frontier employees.
Price: 2.5 USD
Location: Cranford, New Jersey
End Time: 2023-11-22T15:42:54.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Topic: Frontier Airlines
Certification: Uncertified
Quality: First Flight Cover
Type: Transportation
Grade: Ungraded
Country: United States
Exact Type: Postal History
Exact Topic: Aviation History
Place of Origin: United States
