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Frontier Airlines launching new nonstop flights from Orlando to Puerto Rico

ORLANDO, Fla. — Frontier Airlines announced new nonstop flights to Puerto Rico from Orlando this week.

The low-cost airline will start flying nonstop from OIA to Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. starting on March 24, 2022.

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With the addition of Aguadilla, Frontier will offer more than 80 nonstop destinations from Orlando.

The airline said fares for the new route will start at $59.

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“Central Florida is home to the largest Puerto Rican population outside of the island and the addition of new service to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico from Orlando International will only further strengthen the personal and business ties between our two communities,” Phil Brown, chief executive officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, said in a statement.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.