Frontier Airlines has today unveiled their newest aircraft, an Airbus A321neo featuring Bori the Coquí Llanero, during a celebration at Luis Muñoz International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
On Tuesday (April 11, 2023), Frontier Airlines unveiled their newest aircraft, and Airbus A321neo featuring Bori the Coquí Llanero on its tail, during a celebration at Luis Muñoz International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The aircraft livery pays tribute to Puerto Rico, which is Frontier’s largest Caribbean destination. In addition to San Juan, Frontier also serves Aguadilla and Ponce, and operates 20 routes to/from Puerto Rico.
Each Frontier aircraft features an animal on its tail with a special name and backstory. Last year, the airline conducted a ‘Tropical Tails’ contest, which featured endangered species from six different tropical destinations. Ultimately, the coquí from the Puerto Rican lowland received the top vote. Customers were then invited to vote on a name for the coquí llanero, with the winner ‘Bori’, which is short for ‘Borikén’, the Taino Indian name for the island, which is also used to describe a person from Puerto Rico.
At Tuesday’s ceremony in San Juan, Frontier Airlines’ Vice President of Marketing, Tyri Squyres, said,
“We’re thrilled to be in Puerto Rico to reveal Bori to the world. The introduction of this very special Puerto Rico-dedicated plane tail and our continued growth in service to the island is indicative of our strong commitment to the people of Puerto Rico. We’re excited this plane tail will help raise further awareness for the endangered and treasured Puerto Rican lowland coquí.”
Also commenting on the new aircraft livery, Discover Puerto Rico’s CEO, Brad Dean, said,
“A year after announcing the coquí llanero was selected to be featured on the tail of Frontier’s new aircraft, we are beyond excited to see Borí, the Coquí, fly for the very first time. We are honored to share this Puerto Rican staple with Frontier fliers, which includes travelers from Puerto Rico’s key markets in the mainland and cities with large Diaspora populations. Thank you to our friends and trusted partners at Frontier Airlines for making this possible.”
Frontier Airlines' Newest Airbus A321neo, 'Bori the Coquí Llanero ', is Greeted with a Traditional Water Cannon Salute in San Juan, Puerto Rico - Courtesy Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) is committed to “Low Fares Done Right.” The Denver-based carrier operates 120 Airbus A320 Family aircraft and has the largest Airbus A320neo fleet in the U.S., delivering the highest level of fuel-efficiency and noise footprint reduction compared to previous generation models. Frontier offers customers the ability to customize travel to their needs and budget, including base fares, a-la-carte options and one low-priced bundle called the WORKS.
Frontier’s commitment to families includes their ‘Discount Den’ travel club which allows children 14 years and younger to fly free on qualifying flights. The airline’s family friendly FRONTIER Miles loyalty program allows guests to earn one mile for every mile flown and permits the family pooling of miles, making it easier to earn rewards. Frontier currently has over 230 new Airbus aircraft on order, which will help the airline continue to deliver on their mission of providing affordable travel across America.
Source: Frontier Airlines