GOV. RITTER STATEMENT ON REPUBLIC AIRWAYS DECISION

Around 150 Frontier Airlines mechanics' jobs will be moved to Milwaukee, the future site of a heavy-maintenance facility that will serve Frontier, Midwest and Republic planes.

Gov. Ritter issued the following statement today regarding Republic Airways’ decision to relocate jobs to Milwaukee :


“The City of Denver and State of Colorado worked closely with Republic over the past few months in an effort to keep as many jobs as possible here locally. However, as competitive as our package was, Milwaukee offered incentives we simply didn’t have available to us. While we respect Republic’s business decision, it’s still disappointing. But we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that Frontier Airlines remains Colorado ’s homegrown, low-fare airline and is helping to keep our economy strong.”