"Expansion talks at Denver airport stall"

Friday, July 23, 2004

Expansion talks at Denver airport stall
The Associated Press


DENVER - Talks between Frontier Airlines and the Denver airport on
expanding Concourse A have stalled.

That could force the discount carrier to ask rival United to change a
gate use agreement reached last year. United relinquished two of its
eight Concourse A gates for Frontier to use until the end of October
2005, when the concourse expansion was expected to be completed.

United also gave up one of its A gates to Frontier.

But Denver-based Frontier, airport officials and the contractors
handling the expansion project have been unable to agree on a price.
Airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said Thursday that Frontier has missed
the April deadline to begin construction and have gates built by the end
of October.

"The A concourse project is being reviewed," he said. A Frontier
spokesman declined to comment.

United spokesman Jeff Green said the company is "willing to sit down and
work with Frontier." He indicated Frontier might get more time to
complete the project and be able to use the two borrowed gates for a
longer period.

"If not rushing the project means it will stay on budget or under
budget, it's only going to serve United and all other airlines at DIA
well because we all pay the usage fees at the airport," Green said.


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