by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 1:35 PM ET, Fri April 11, 2025
Another major airline is experiencing fallout from President Donald Trump's tariffs and the economic uncertainty that has been triggered.
Frontier Airlines is pulling its full-year economic outlook and cutting flights from its schedule amid weakened consumer demand and what the carrier called an "uncertain environment," per CNBC.
In addition, the low-cost carrier has reduced its first-quarter outlook, indicating that a drop in consumer confidence in March has impacted business.
"Revenue growth is anticipated to be lower than expected due to weakened demand in March, resulting in fare discounting and promotions across the industry, amplified by the close-in nature of Frontier's bookings," according to Frontier's securities filing.
The news comes on the heels of Delta Air Lines pulling its 2025 financial forecast yesterday.
The Atlanta-based carrier also predicted that current-quarter profits will not meet expectations, thanks to travel demand being "largely stalled" on the heels of Trump's announcement of tariffs for dozens of countries, including historic allies.
Additionally, Delta is now deferring planned aircraft deliveries that would be impacted by the new tariffs and like Frontier, it's reducing capacity. The airline's CEO, Ed Bastian, has said that increasing tariffs are "the wrong approach."
Trump's tariff announcement sent the stock market spiraling downward, reaching lows it has not seen since the end of World War II. The announcement also impacted markets worldwide, erasing more than $10 trillion.
In addition to the impact of Trump's tariffs, Frontier executives attribute the gloomier economic outlook to mass government layoffs and an overall drop in consumer confidence.
The president has since announced a 90-day pause on the tariff rollout.
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