How bad is Frontier Airlines?

[motzie]

Are they like Spirit? It's a direct flight at the perfect time and $100 less than our other options, so naturally I'm skeptical. 

[SwimDeep]

I've never heard of them, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're bad.

[miniroller]

We flew Frontier once when it was the cheapest/ best option. Flight delayed, sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hrs. Certainly not Frontier's fault, but we missed a connection that we may have made if they would have tried to implement a connections de-board first, which we were surprised they did not. We ended up getting a credit that expired in a year, & never used it. So yes, I'd compare it to Spirit.

[motzie]

I went for it. Why is my husband letting me book plane tickets?

[tiramisu]

Sept 2, 2015 10:02:55 GMT -5 motzie said:

I went for it. Why is my husband letting me book plane tickets?

I thought he'd revoked your privileges?

[gault]

I've flown with them, they're meh. Not great but not horrible.

[kaneen]

The few times I've flown them the planes have been dirty and unkempt. If they can't even keep the interior clean I cannot imagine what that says for the mechanical workings of the plane.

[gault]

I recommend Alaska Air. It's very possible that they're not available where you're going, but by far they have been the most comfortable, amiable, and on-time flights.

[spindle92]

I have flown frontier as a charter and it wasn't too bad.
But nothing can be as bad as spirit in my books.

[motzie]

Sept 2, 2015 11:34:33 GMT -5 gault said:

I recommend Alaska Air. It's very possible that they're not available where you're going, but by far they have been the most comfortable, amiable, and on-time flights.

Lol. Alaska Air always comes up on Kayak and its always $1000 to go anywhere. Maybe it's a regional thing

[motzie]

Sept 2, 2015 10:16:49 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

Sept 2, 2015 10:02:55 GMT -5 motzie said:

I went for it. Why is my husband letting me book plane tickets?

I thought he'd revoked your privileges?

I sent him a screen shot before I hit purchase. I'm still scared.

[tiramisu]

Sept 2, 2015 12:05:37 GMT -5 motzie said:

Sept 2, 2015 10:16:49 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

I thought he'd revoked your privileges?

I sent him a screen shot before I hit purchase. I'm still scared.

I'm going to think good and hopeful thoughts for you.

[tracita]

Horrible. Don't do it. They charge extra for everything including assigned seats. We had a 4 hour delay last time for mechanical repair. Never again!

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[neonpink]

I've flown them once. It's a budget airline and feels like one. They charge for everything so don't expect water unless you want to pay $4.00+ for it. I had a layover on it and it was on time.

I'm flying spirit next week and am not looking forward to it.

[Muddled]

I can't believe you are allowed to book flights anymore.

I have not flown Frontier, but Spirit sucks. That being said, I would fly it again if it was less than a 2 hour flight and I didn't need anything more than a back pack. Can't beat the price. I would not do it with kids.

[esdreturns]

Sept 2, 2015 20:38:19 GMT -5 pinkplasticdoll said:

We flew them last year to Denver and it was a awful trip getting there, we had to check our bag at least an hour before the flight leaves but the counter didnt open until 65 minutes before our flight time and we were not the first in line so they wouldnt check our bag nor would they send it on the later flight we had to completely reschedule ourselves for 4 hours later. it was a cluster

I thought this was Spirit, not Frontier?

[motzie]

Sept 3, 2015 9:27:27 GMT -5 Muddled said:

I can't believe you are allowed to book flights anymore.

I have not flown Frontier, but Spirit sucks. That being said, I would fly it again if it was less than a 2 hour flight and I didn't need anything more than a back pack. Can't beat the price. I would not do it with kids.

Right? 

No kids on this trip, so if it sucks, at least they aren't in the mix. It's almost exactly 2 hours. I prepaid to check our suitcases, and even with the seat up charges it was still cheaper than our other options. Fingers crossed we survive! 

[Muddled]

Sept 3, 2015 12:40:22 GMT -5 motzie said:

Sept 3, 2015 9:27:27 GMT -5 Muddled said:

I can't believe you are allowed to book flights anymore.

I have not flown Frontier, but Spirit sucks. That being said, I would fly it again if it was less than a 2 hour flight and I didn't need anything more than a back pack. Can't beat the price. I would not do it with kids.

Right? 

No kids on this trip, so if it sucks, at least they aren't in the mix. It's almost exactly 2 hours. I prepaid to check our suitcases, and even with the seat up charges it was still cheaper than our other options. Fingers crossed we survive! 

You will absolutely survive. The real question is: Did you book the right date?

[motzie]

Sept 3, 2015 12:44:16 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Sept 3, 2015 12:40:22 GMT -5 motzie said:

Right? 

No kids on this trip, so if it sucks, at least they aren't in the mix. It's almost exactly 2 hours. I prepaid to check our suitcases, and even with the seat up charges it was still cheaper than our other options. Fingers crossed we survive! 

You will absolutely survive. The real question is: Did you book the right date?