How long until Frontier Airlines stops flying?
No one can predict this. Any answers given here are purely guesses. However, Frontier’s situation is much different than the other airlines that you mention. Unlike Aloha, Frontier did not run out of money. Unlike ATA, they did not lose a major military contract and fly mainly in low-revenue leisure markets. Unlike Champion, they are not dependent on charter business. It’s an entirely different situation. Frontier filed for bankruptcy to protect their cash reserves from their credit card processor. Their processor is imposing a huge cash reserve for their own protection in case Frontier were to stop flying and refunds became necessary – even though Frontier had not filed for bankruptcy and didn’t plan to at the time. Ironically, this new requirement had the potential to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. By keeping large amounts of Frontier’s ticket money for itself, the processor could have caused Frontier to run out of cash and drive it into bankruptcy. Instead, Frontier proactively
