Airline announces new flight to Atlanta

SARASOTA — Frontier Airlines announced it will add nonstop service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. 

According to a press release, the service will begin Dec. 10. Flights will be offered three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays using Airbus A320 aircraft.

The flights depart Atlanta at 8:09 a.m. and arrive in Sarasota at 9:39 a.m. They also depart Sarasota at 10:30 a.m. and arrive in Atlanta at 12:10 p.m.

“It’s exciting to see Frontier Airlines continue to add destinations at SRQ," says Sarasota Bradenton International Airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo in a statement. "Since their Aug. 13th announcement to begin service at SRQ with nonstop flights to Cleveland, Frontier has added nonstop service to Philadelphia and now Atlanta. Low fares to high-demand destinations are exactly what our community has been asking for. We look forward to these new flights and the future expansion of Frontier at SRQ,”