What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Frontier flight 387 was dispatched from fll without an alternate because forecast weather conditions at den for arrival plus and minus 1 hour did not require an alternate. The aircraft was placed in holding ATC at kippy with an expected further clearance time of 2145 UTC. A message was sent by the captain to dispatch about holding with fuel onboard information at 2314 UTC. The captain sent an additional message at 2321 UTC explicitly requesting an alternate. Alternate information was not received and at 2329 UTC as message was sent to dispatch that the captain was declaring an emergency due to low fuel and that the flight was proceeding to cos. The aircraft landed uneventfully at 2340 UTC.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FRONTIER FLIGHT 387 WAS DISPATCHED FROM FLL WITHOUT AN ALTERNATE BECAUSE FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS AT DEN FOR ARRIVAL PLUS AND MINUS 1 HOUR DID NOT REQUIRE AN ALTERNATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN HOLDING ATC AT KIPPY WITH AN EXPECTED FURTHER CLEARANCE TIME OF 2145 UTC. A MESSAGE WAS SENT BY THE CAPTAIN TO DISPATCH ABOUT HOLDING WITH FUEL ONBOARD INFORMATION AT 2314 UTC. THE CAPTAIN SENT AN ADDITIONAL MESSAGE AT 2321 UTC EXPLICITLY REQUESTING AN ALTERNATE. ALTERNATE INFORMATION WAS NOT RECEIVED AND AT 2329 UTC AS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO DISPATCH THAT THE CAPTAIN WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL AND THAT THE FLIGHT WAS PROCEEDING TO COS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT 2340 UTC.
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