Aspen, CO – Less than a month after announcing its intention to pull out of Aspen in September, leaving only one United Airlines serving the Colorado ski resort, Frontier Airlines on Wednesday reversed course and indicated that it will fly into Aspen for one more winter.nRepublic Airways Holdings, Frontier’s new parent, is phasing out the Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft that it uses to service smaller destinations through its Lynx Aviation subsidiary, including Aspen. A snag in lease arrangements for the aircraft, however, means that Frontier will still have Q400 airplanes on the books this winter to serve Aspen.

Frontier’s earlier announcement dealt a second blow to air access this winter into Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, for Delta Air Lines had earlier this summer announced plans to drop Aspen from its schedule. Frontier’s snafu means an additional 41,000 seats into Aspen this winter, according to Bill Tomcich, president of central reservations bureau Stay Aspen Snowmass.

Also this week, United Airlines announced that it will add a fourth non-stop into Aspen from Chicago this winter and a second daily non-stop flight from San Francisco.