Frontier to suspend 5 of its new nonstop routes from Cleveland

State of play: The impacted routes connect Cleveland with:

• Jacksonville;
• Pensacola, Florida;
• Savannah, Georgia;
• New Orleans;
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

What they're saying: "A decision on resuming service to these destinations next summer will be made at a later date, based on market demand," Harris says.

The intrigue: There was no indication that any of the 10 new routes would be seasonal when Frontier announced them in May.

Between the lines: Frontier established a new crew base in Cleveland earlier this year and is closely monitoring consumer demand, launching new routes to test their viability.

• In April, it suspended a direct flight to Jamaica after only a month.
• At the time, industry observer Brett Snyder told Cleveland.com that Frontier and other low-cost airlines don't have a business model that allows new routes to develop over time.
• "They have to earn their keep or they're gone," he said.

By the numbers: Hopkins, meanwhile, continues to post steady growth in 2024.

• In June, the airport welcomed 987,500 passengers, a 6.6% increase over the same month last year and the largest single-month total since July, 2019, per Hopkins.