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Frontier Airlines First Flight Washington DC AMF- Denver Colorado - Kern postage

Description: Frontier Airlines requested and was granted philatelic recognition for the new service – even though it did not have a contract with the U.S. Postal Service to transport mail. Despite the lack of a mail contract, collector covers were properly postmarked, cacheted and dispatched on the inaugural service. This cover was carried on the April 1, 1985 inaugural Frontier Airlines flight from the Washington, DC Airport Mail Facility (Dulles) to Denver, Colorado (where it was backstamped) and is listed in The American Air Mail Catalogue as FL-D92Wf. 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: 2024-12-03T14:42:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.35 USD

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Item Specifics

Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 14 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Type: Transportation

Place of Origin: United States

Quality: First Flight Cover

Country: United States

Event: First Flight

Grade: Ungraded

Exact Topic: Aviation History

Topic: Frontier Airlines

Exact Type: Postal History

Certification: Uncertified

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