Mesa-Frontier partnership best described as frosty
Less than nine months into a pro-rate code-share contract with Frontier Airlines that called for the introduction of seven Bombardier CRJs into the Frontie

Less than nine months into a pro-rate code-share contract with Frontier Airlines that called for the introduction of seven Bombardier CRJs into the Frontier system by year-end, Mesa Air Group has begun to curtail its relationship with the Denver-based low-fare carrier as a lingering environment of razor-thin yields has resulted in “less than satisfactory” returns for Mesa, according to a company official.

The Phoenix-based regional airline has already canceled its Frontier JetExpress service from Denver to Minneapolis and St. Louis and reduced frequencies from three round trips to one on routes to San Jose and Houston. Although on October 22 it opened a new route for Frontier between Denver and Oakland, Calif., Mesa has removed one of the six 50-seat CRJs it had placed into its Frontier system.