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Frontier Airlines is an airline founded in 1994 that provides low-cost air travel across the United States and select international destinations. Based in Denver, the airline offers direct routes and online booking options.
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Reviewed April 5, 2017
3/31/2017 flight was canceled, the weather conditions flying out of LaGuardia to Atlanta. There was no weather conditions. It was raining but not bad at all. 5 min before leaving they canceled. There was no backup or rebooking are no later flight for us. I've been calling their hotline for over three day to see if I can get any help but the lady couldn't understand and telling me about different flights. Omg horrible horrible. All another airline company was working.
4/5/2017 I'm using this company to return home 620 am flight. I'm online waiting there, said they call out three time to check in but no heard them say anything. So five of us couldn't board. Customer services was ** pissy disrespectful, inconsiderate. And to top it off we was there around 520 am. This company is worst I ever used in my life. They don't care about their customer. Just the money. I have never in my life giving out a review on anything but this is really ** up on how they are as a company.
Reviewed April 4, 2017
This airline is the worst airline EVER! I got to the Dallas International airport to check in for my flight to Denver, Colorado and the ticketing lady here named Trina told me that I couldn't check in for my flight because Frontier airlines had overbooked the flight (that I had paid for a week ago) and that the only way I could get on the flight was to pay an EXTRA $45 for a seat. My co-worker was traveling with me bought her ticket a day after I did and she checked in one person before me and got on the flight. Yup, you read that right. They were making ME pay for a seat in a flight that I had already paid for a week in advanced AND that THEY overbooked. I have an 18 month old daughter with cerebral palsy and special needs that was admitted into the emergency room just 2 hours before the flight that I had to get home to, plus a newborn.
The ticketing lady Trina then proceeded to tell me that I had to call reservations to see if they could get me on this flight. I spoke to like 4 different people on the phone till I got to a supervisor who then told me that they couldn't refund my money they could only give me a 90 day credit to fly again on their horrible airline or that they would be sooo generous as to waive the $99 fee that is charged to get me on another flight 24 hours later!!! They told me they wanted to talk to Trina about what she had told me. She then denied that she had said such a thing. Thank God my co-worker was standing right next to me and heard the whole thing. My co-worker is now on the flight home while I am stuck in Dallas with no hotel and my baby girl in the ER. This is the worst airline experience I have EVER had. I will never ever fly this airline ever again. Save yourself the frustration and your money. DO NOT FLY FRONTIER!!!
Reviewed April 2, 2017
I've flown round trip from Indianapolis to Orlando on Frontier 3 times now - twice by myself and once with my family of 4. As long as you read the website in advance and understand what they do and do not charge for, it is fine. I flew my whole family of 4 and checked 2 bags in advance and flew for less than $500 round trip for spring break. Weigh your bags to make sure they don't go over the limit. Read the website to understand the difference between a carry-on and a personal item. Measure the dimension of your bags if you are not sure what counts.
We used backpacks as our personal items and had no problems. You can gate check your car seat for free. You can bring your own snacks if you don't want to pay for theirs. Buy a drink after you go through security if you don't want to pay for theirs. All of my flights have taken off on time, and arrive on time or even early. The planes I've been on are very new. Seats are narrow and stiff but good enough for a short flight. Good airline if you are looking for a cheap flight, not a luxury flight.
Reviewed April 1, 2017
We arrived to the airport on time for our early morning flight and then proceeded to slowly make our way through the crowd along with a large group of other people trying to get on their flight. After 40 minutes of waiting in line, we FINALLY made it to the check-in desk 36 minutes before our flight and were told they could no longer check us in and their system would not allow them to do so. Needless to say, they only had 3 people working despite a large volume of people in line, while numerous check-in stations stood empty because they are either understaffed or are too cheap to have appropriate staff on hand to check-in customers.
Due to their lack of customer service and value in those served, the much anticipated trip to NY for my daughter that she has been dreaming about for years is delayed another day because they only had one flight available each day and they refused to check us in. I know it's a lie the system no longer allows you to check us in. Why? Because when I called to rebook the flight, the representative on the phone told us the attendant could check us in and get us on the flight, and to ask if she would be willing to since there was a long delay in getting through the line.
The attendant then took my phone and began berating the customer service rep for telling me to request we be checked in and permitted on the flight. Guess what! She refused help or been, and did not want to be bothered. I even explained that we were dropped off and didn't have a ride to go anywhere else. I got a shrug of the shoulders and dismissed by the attendant stating, "I am very busy."
This a great scam Frontier has going because others in line were also denied access to their non-refundable flight due to Frontier's incompetence. They also charged a hefty fee to rebook the next day (I am sure this is half or more of their earnings). Never mind my daughter missed her college tour, or that the already short trip is now an entire day shorter, or even the fact that if the company was properly staffed we would have been checked in with time to spare.
The money I thought I saved flying this crappy airline is now lost in extra fees to change the flight and having to purchase a new ticket for the shuttle once we make it to NY. Oh, don't waste your time purchasing the flight insurance, because it does nothing to help in such a situation. It would have been worth it to pay a little more upfront to fly an airline that cares about the customers and know how to staff so people are not missing flights because of their incompetence.
I will never fly this airline again. They are cheaters and liars. They do not care about maintaining their customer base because let's face it there is always another desperate sucker around the corner that will unwisely take a chance on this crappy airline. I recommend that if you're reading this review, do not consider using this airline and pay a little more for a reputable airline that cares about its customers. I promise it will be well worth it in the end. Frontier is not worth the spit in my mouth.
Reviewed March 25, 2017
You get what you pay for. We took this airline because of how affordable it was but quickly found out why it's cheap. To start out... to check bags it's $40 per bag. All purchases on board are strictly credit/debit & the selection sucks, so bring snacks. If you don't care about quality then this is the airline for you. Walking through the plane, we seen no difference between first class & economy. The flight attendants seemed short with the passengers as well. Our flight going back to NY was delayed 3 hours & the airline offered nothing for the delay. We felt like we were sitting in cushioned lawn chairs on both flights. Also no WiFi, I hope you don't mind the caveman experience. Trust me, suck it up & spend the extra money on a known airline because this airline was truly horrible.
Reviewed March 25, 2017
THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST AIRLINE! Corporate was absolutely NO HELP!!! For starters, we arrived at 3:30 pm to check in our bags - flight boarding started at 4:15 pm. Our bag was 2 lbs overweight, so we were told to either pay $75 or take a few things out of our bag. We got it to be exactly 50 lbs & were then told WE WERE TOO LATE!? They claim their systems shut down & there was nothing they could do. We asked if they could put our bags on the next flight to Ohio so we could catch the plane as we both had to work the next day, our 4 year old daughter was expecting us home & coming from Vegas, we didn't have any money left to pay the rebooking fee. They stated we couldn't be separated from our bags & the only option would be to pay the rebooking fee & book the next flight. THE FLIGHT WASN'T UNTIL 5:25 pm THE NEXT DAY!
SO we both missed work, had to get permission to use a company card to pay for the rebooking fee, another night in a hotel & another taxi cab & had to crush our daughters heart telling her we wouldn't be making it home when expected. To top it all off, the lady at the front desk (HAVEN) stated we could check in our bags 24 hours before our flight so we stayed at the airport to check in our luggage just to be told from another associate that it was too early to check in our bags & we would need to wait until at least 9 am. >:( They had changed shifts so conveniently, Haven was no longer available for us to confirm that she told us we could check in our bags early.
When calling Corporate, they wanted a statement from the workers that gave us the false information to give us any compensation. I explained that the workers we were conversing with were no longer there & they offered us a $25 voucher since they had "no proof" that these things occurred! We requested to speak with a supervisor at the airport & no one was available. I AM BEYOND LIVID. I WILL NEVER FLY WITH FRONTIER EVER AGAIN & will also make sure anyone & everyone I come in contact with knows of the lousy experience we had until this is resolved with the customer service we deserve!!!
Reviewed March 24, 2017
They told us they cancelled our flight we had to rebook. We rebooked, only to find they went ahead and flew our original flight without notifying us. The time before that we were on a vacation and they called to tell us our flight was leaving 14 hrs earlier than scheduled. Then they lost our bags. In other words on 2 separate occasions they have cost us hotel cancellations and offered no reimbursements.
Reviewed March 24, 2017
My wife and me paid for two carrying luggage $80.00 and for a regular luggage $45.00. Seats are so narrow that is very uncomfortable to rest. Please, when looks for cheaps flights check about luggages charges that will be add to your savings. Both way to go and return.
Reviewed March 23, 2017
I had booked a round trip from Philly to Tampa, Thursday - Saturday. I had a big commitment Sunday and absolutely had to return on Saturday. Frontier Airlines emailed 2 weeks after my trip was booked to change my departure time from Philly by 15 minutes. Now earlier than originally booked, my return flight was not impacted. 4 days later, I received a second notification about the 15 minute change, still not impacting my return flight. 4 days after my second notification, a third notification was then emailed, again informing me of the 15 minute departure change, no mention of a return flight change.
This change completely destroyed my trip plans, as I previously stated, I had a pretty big commitment that I could not miss planned for Sunday.
Here is where it gets fun... I contacted Frontier Airlines customer service using their 801-401-9000 number listed on the website. Told them of the situation, and that I wanted a refund. According to the first cust. service rep I spoke to, being that I had booked through Expedia, I didn't have a "round trip", I had 2 one-way tickets. Frontier due to the 24 hour change on the return flight to Philadelphia, would refund that ticket. They then directed me to Expedia, around the terms of departing flight from Phil - Tampa. Which I did, confused as to how they could help, Expedia being just as confused as I was, directed me BACK to Frontier.
The second cust. service rep I spoke with, informed me that the first encounter I had with Frontier that day, Rep 1 noted on my account that I was advised that my departing ticket would be "forfeited" no refund, nothing. False, I never complied to forfeit, I even advised the first representative not to cancel my departure ticket, as I was going to continue to research the refund process before consenting to a "forfeit". The Rep 2 then repeated I wasn't eligible for a refund, since it had been more than 24 hours since booking the trip.
Frustrated, I asked for a supervisor. That transfer from Rep 2, to supervisor is where I met Lester. I advised Lester of the situation, that I had read the terms & agreements, if there is a scheduling change made by Frontier, fees can be waived, I have to cancel the trip as a return on Sunday is impossible, Rep 1 had me contact Expedia, I had done that, Expedia sent me back to Frontier, so here we are, how do I get my refund for my departing flight?
Per Lester: I missed my 24 hour post booking cancellation window. Cancellation fee would be $99, but since my ticket was a little less than that, probably best to just not show up. After repeating over and over to the point where I was driving myself insane that Frontier's changes made my trip impossible to take, why would I depart Philly with no return plan? I was scolded that the change was "only 15 minutes ma'am..." by the 3rd person, for the 10th time today. Missing the point, that the problem is not the 15 minute change in my departing flight, it's the fact that without any notification at all, my return flight was changed an ENTIRE DAY that LUCKILY I noticed hidden in my "Trip Confirmation" email sent 40 days after booking.
Lester then questioned if I had read the terms and conditions... changes to schedule under 3 hours do not qualify for a refund. This whole ordeal being "not a round trip", but two one-way tickets, the departing change doesn't qualify. This is absurd. After receiving a lot of attitude, and no progress, I asked Lester if there was someone else I could speak to, could I talk to the supervisors of the supervisors... whatever, anyone! His Response: "You can hang up and call this number back".
I was completely shocked at this response and just immediately just yelled "EXCUSE ME?! So I'll hang up, call this number back, get nowhere with an agent again, ask to speak to a supervisor, end up with you again, so you can just repeat the same absurd reasoning why your company's ridiculous business practice will not refund the cost of my trip, that you made impossible for me to take". His Response: "Yes". I snapped - informed this customer service supervisor that like this situation, his customer service skills are absurd and completely inexcusable.
I googled headquarters at this point, if trip conditions were different, I wouldn't have cared so much to see this through, but the company's changes caused the cancellation, so as a customer who has flown Frontier without issue half a dozen times, I should be compensated. After finding an additional number online, based out of Colorado (area code 720) I spent 10 minutes with one of their employees (a Very Helpful Luke). Gave him the run down on what my morning consisted of, he asked a few questions to make sure he was looking up the right person, the right itinerary etc, was silent for a moment and then came back with "alright we just credited your account the cost of your departure flight". Frontier Customer Service at the 801 number is absurd, thankfully they seem to be doing business right in Colorado.
Reviewed March 20, 2017
I booked a last minute trip to Las Vegas through Cheaptickets. The price seemed too good to be true... and it was. Frontier charged $40 to check a bag, and it would have been $45 for a carry-on. Since there were two of us in my party, it was an extra $80 each way, $160 total. Had we known this ahead of time, we would have packed accordingly and checked only one large suitcase rather than having each of us take a small carry-on bag to reduce the fees. This was not a pleasant surprise to receive at the airport. We were on a budget, and losing $160 for nothing meant that we had to see one fewer show in Vegas than we'd planned on. It was upsetting.
That wasn't the end of it, though. The airline doesn't provide any free beverages, even on a 4-hour flight. They didn't even offer free water! (And although I didn't drink, the person sitting next to me did. They charged extra for his mixer! The alcohol was one price, and the Coke to mix it with was an added fee!) As I said before, we were on a severe budget, so we weren't about to pay exorbitant prices for a can of soda. Needless to say, we were very thirsty by the time we arrived.
Additionally, the seats on the plane were horrible. Airplane seats are never very comfy, but these were the worst I have ever encountered by far. They were hard plastic with a layer of "cushion" that was maybe 1/2" thick. They were far more terrible than airline seats usually are. My boyfriend was in a bad car accident years ago and he's always a little uncomfortable when flying, but it has never been so bad that his old back injury flares up for more than a few hours after the flight.
However, these seats were so bad that he could barely walk after a 4-hour flight. His back gave him trouble for the first 2 days of our 4-day vacation, which put quite a damper on things. Then, his back was messed up again when we got home, so he had to miss a day of work. (His job requires some lifting, which he can usually handle without a problem, but not after flying in those crappy seats.) His boss thought he was just playing hooky and trying to extend his vacation, when in reality he couldn't do the job because the airline seats did a number on his back.
Overall, our experience was terrible and we will NEVER fly Frontier again. We've also learned that we have to do our research before booking a flight on an airline we've never flown before. We've never heard of anything this horrible, so we didn't realize how important it is. My hope is that this review will save other people's vacations. I wish someone had told me how awful Frontier is so that I could have avoided all of these problems and had a better trip.
Reviewed March 13, 2017
Booked a trip to San Diego from Denver 90 days in advance. Entire ticket cost $149. Opted not to purchase travel insurance (the works) as this "coverage" was $59 each way (almost the cost of my entire ticket). I needed to change my flight and this was going to cost $99 for the date change, $70 in additional taxes and fees, plus $50 in difference in airfare. So, 72 days in advance, my $149 ticket would now be $368.
Instead of rescheduling, I decided to cancel and recover the last $49. Well, I was wrong. Frontier has a hidden policy that airfare credit must be used within 90 days, so that $49 could only be recovered if I booked another flight. Funny thing is, even if I wanted to reschedule for October, their flights aren't out that far in advance, so my entire ticket is lost. When I called, the customer service rep said, "Sorry you didn't read the policy in advance." Nice customer service. Will NEVER fly again and credit card has been canceled. Policies are sneaky, not clearly articulated, and only "appear" when you try to make a change.
Reviewed March 13, 2017
This was my first time flying with Frontier and the first time I had ever done the online check in. I purchased a seat so my two sons and I we could sit together. Then I checked my bags and then website asked if you have a carry-on. Well we each had a carry on so I purchased three carry-ons at I believe $30 a piece. Well when we got to the gate to board the plane the agent said each passenger could have one personal item and the carry-on would be stored in the overhead compartment. So I said to the agent that I thought we had carry-ons and had paid for them and she said no. Backpack are personal items which are free. I asked her what I could do to get it refunded. She said I would have to call Frontier, so she gave me the number and I asked if she could give us some kind of confirmation or proof that I had personal items she said there was nothing she could do.
I called Frontier the next day and was informed that I needed confirmation/proof. Oh really! You see where this is going. So on the return flight I didn't purchase carry-ons because now I know they are called personal items. When I got home I called Frontier again and explained all of this. After five minutes of waiting for agent to check with his support staff I was informed that baggage fees are nonrefundable. Well I was told previously I had to have proof, I had the proof now in that I didn't purchase the carry on's on the return flight. This is no more than a deceptive money grab by calling a carry-on and a personal item to different things. It is an attempted to confuse consumers who don't fly regularly to pay additional baggage fees. Needless to say I will not be flying Frontier ever again, but at least I learned the difference between a carry-on and a personal item. I hope this helps others to not fall victim to their deception.
Reviewed March 11, 2017
I booked my reservation online and had no issues. The seats were awful, very uncomfortable but the service was excellent. My only not so happy was the bag prices. Yes Frontier has low airline fees but the bag checking makes up for it. I could have flown Southwest and got free bag checks and paid the same price I paid Frontier for the flight and bag checks, so buyer beware, and their bag fees are different depending on the time of the year you are traveling. Proceed with caution. I would consider Frontier again because of the ease of travel but will pay more attention to the pricing with and without the bag check costs. Seats are ok for two hour flights and under but a four hour plus flight would have killed my back.
Reviewed March 8, 2017
Had to cancel 2 plane tickets for me and my daughter. Was charged 200 fee and 1000 was credited. Only to find out that you cannot book plane tickets more than 60 days out. Why? Only Lord knows. All the other airlines do. Called the 800 number just to be told that I have to wait closer to the date to be able to book a flight. Was only giving 90 days to book a flight or my credited $1000 will be lost. The rep told me to book a ticket to another destination. Really???? Wtf? From O'Hare to Fort Worth no direct flight. All other destinations all booked. Just an all around head it with this airline. I would recommend strongly to not fly with this airline. I am being robbed of 1200 from Frontier. Simple thief. Every single aspect of this company sucks. Looking into hiring a lawyer to sue to get my money back.
Reviewed March 8, 2017
Horrible Experience! Horrible Customer Service. I purchased airline tickets for a very important event. They changed the times without even notifying me. When I called because I just so happened to recheck my itinerary, the supervisor was extremely rude (Ana). When I asked to transfer me to someone else, she left me on hold for an extremely long time. I am currently on hold for over an hour and still going. That is why I am using my time wisely to write this review. She basically told me too bad there was nothing they can do.
Reviewed March 7, 2017
3/7/17: Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:05AM. At airport two hours ahead. Found out at 7:30 Flight delayed until 12:20! No explanation for delay. At 10:30 find out now delayed until 1:13PM. Customer service thought there was only one delay. Clueless!! Never again will I fly Frontier!!!! This airline should make vacuum cleaners cause they really suck!!!
Reviewed March 7, 2017
We purchased two tickets. I cancelled both. When I checked a few days later because I only received one refund I found that the other ticket was not cancelled. Frontier is refusing to give me my money back.
Reviewed March 2, 2017
When we booked my wife's seating on the plane it was in the front row to allow her to be transferred directly from her personal wheelchair onto the front row aisle seat that required minimum effort. The armrests on the front row seats do not fold back like the rest of the seats on the plane to allow her to slide over to the center or window seat. But there is room on the front row seats to allow the center and window seat passengers to pass by her to access the aisle. All the other seats on the plane there is no room for passengers to access the aisle from these two seat locations.
The flight attendants use a special aisle chair to access the rest of the seating on the plane. They make her sit in the window seat and slide her to that location so she cannot move from that location during the flight and the passengers from the center and aisle seat location can access the aisle. Our reservations were for the front row seats that would have made it easy for her and the flight crew to manage. Instead of seating her in our assigned seats. The attendants forced her to use the aisle chair several seats back and tried to lift her and slide her over to the window seat at that location.
I was aware of this problem when I booked the flight and didn't expect the attendants to change this causing delays when boarding and possible injury to my wife when moving her to a window seat. When I tried to explain this to the flight attendant he ignored me and said it was against and FAA regulations for her to have the front row aisle seat. The original location for her seat on the plane (the front row aisle seat) would have saved boarding time, prevented possible injury to my wife who suffers from M.S. And made it easier for the flight attendants to accommodate her.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2017
I purchased a ticket and received a confirmation number. Checked in for my flight and they give me the wrong ticket with someone else's name. Go to the counter to get it corrected and they can't find me under my name or confirmation number. Called 800 number to find out what was going on and they cancelled my reservation two days later because I was too late for the promo price they quoted. Customer service rep stated they called me but I don't have any record of a call received or voice mail. Email was not sent as a second follow up. AND... they sent my luggage to my destination without me!!! This airline is pathetic!!!
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2017
We were booked on a flight from San Diego to Denver and decided to take advantage of a voucher being offered due to the flight being overbooked. Within the week we booked our new flight and submitted the voucher for refund. I am now told that there are no refunds. They lied to us and took advantage of our good nature. We followed the verbal guidelines of the ticket agents, paid full price for another trip and now the airline will not reimburse their promised $100 for each passenger. Not only will they do anything to deceive, now their only response is "auto reply." I will now join the ranks of the loyal customers that WILL NEVER FLY FRONTIER AGAIN.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017
Booked a flight on justfly.Com who changed my booking to this airline from another airline and the dates! When I got my confirmation email I called right away and the booking company said I had to call Frontier directly. When I did they charged me an additional $199 and told me that we have to pay more money to bring baggage! Never ever will I book with this company on purpose!! What a rip-off!!!
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2017
I have had a number of fine trips on Frontier. I know they are going to nickel and dime you, but that just goes with a low-cost airline. Well I guess it finally caught up to me. Having booked a trip with a great price a few months prior, I decided to prepay the checked bag fee. You can prepay for a checked bag no less than 24 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart for the best rate. Well not thinking, I prepaid when I made the reservation. I would never do that again, but then I most likely will never fly these clowns again. Because of the passing of a very close friend, I cannot take the trip. I was not looking for the reimbursement of the fare or even the cost of the seat, just the $60 of the baggage fee. All I got was "Sorry, you paid and we get to keep it..." Well my answer to that is... NEVER AGAIN WILL I TRAVEL ON FRONTIER.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2017
The treatment I received at the hands of a Frontier Airlines' employee was not only in complete violation of Frontier Airlines company policies, but also violated the American with Disabilities Act and the Air Carrier Access Act. The facts of the situation: I am a fifty-eight year old retired professor with multiple sclerosis and leukemia. I traveled to Memphis on Frontier and I had a very pleasant travel experience. The return trip was a nightmare. On the first segment of my flight home I began to feel very unwell, and knew that my legs would not work well enough to get me to my connecting flight, so approximately one hour before we landed, I asked a flight attendant if it would be possible to request a wheelchair escort. She said, "No problem."
A wheelchair was available upon landing, and the flight attendant wheeled me past my gate, as my connecting flight had already departed. She told me she was taking me to the customer service kiosk, wheeled me near the desk, and left me there, saying she would return. She never did. When I got to the desk, I explained that I had an oncology appointment the next day, and needed some help getting a seat on the next flight. The person at the desk told me the next available flights were at seven the next morning, and the flight after that was at 17:30 the next evening. I tried to assimilate this new information, and figure out my next step, but quickly recognized that I was cognitively impaired. I have lesions on the frontal lobe of my brain that interfere with executive function, but I did not want to explain this in a public setting. I was upset and worried that I would start crying.
I was having a very difficult time making my needs known, and the more trouble I had, the more upset I got, and I began crying. I was humiliated to be crying in public, but emotional inability (crying and laughing - but, believe me, I wasn't laughing) is one of MS's many symptoms. There were many unhappy customers gathering around the desk because of missed connections due to snow delays, and I was embarrassed at the amount of time I was taking, so I asked to see her supervisor, hoping the supervisor could take me to a private setting and help me with my next step.
The woman I made the request of disappeared into an office behind her, and shortly thereafter I heard a "Hah!" which I can only describe as a snort of derision. A woman came out, had a very displeased expression on her face, crossed her arms, and asked me what the problem was. (Later in our conversation, I told her that I heard her laugh at me, and she responded, quite unbelievably, "You don't know who I was laughing at.") Her demeanor was cold and defensive, and I knew I was within my rights to be asking for assistance, but she made me feel as if she was dealing with a overly demanding customer, and didn't even try to hide the fact that she was very annoyed with me. She uncrossed her arms, rattled off my options, but all I could comprehend was that I had four options because she ticked off each option with her fingers, and she was holding out four fingers.
When I tried to explain again that I needed help with the details, she again rattled off my options. I told her I needed to get to my oncologist in Seattle and she asked me, with a condescending tone of voice, if I wanted her to put me on a plane ahead of the other sixty people. All of this was taking place at the desk with all eyes on us. I asked her what I could do, and a customer who was at the desk objected to her treatment of me, and started shouting his displeasure at Frontier, and told me I should find a different airline. She said, "I don't have to take this," and returned to the office she just came out of, slamming the door. I was stunned, and frightened, and humiliated.
After several minutes, she returned with a large man I assumed was security, and told me I could never fly Frontier again. I was stunned. I could see that she was perceiving me as a security threat. ME! A CRYING, INARTICULATE, WEAK, OBVIOUSLY ILL, MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR! She said I was "screaming" at her. I was upset and crying, but did not scream, raise my voice, nor use abusive speech, and now I was having to defend myself against her accusation. She either lacked the skills or chose not to use her training to deescalate the situation. She did not listen very well, frequently interrupted me and repeated statements that obviously did not help me. Her manner was cold, defensive, and she was visibly annoyed and displeased.
I was in shock that so many clear violations of the ACAA (Air Carrier Access Act) were occurring, but I could not get my brain to engage. All I could say was, "You can't do this." Her cavalier response shocked me even more. "Go ahead and go to the press. I don't care." I never said I was going to the press. It was if we were having two different conversations. I asked her name, and she quickly flipped her name tag over, so I couldn't see it, and said, "Brooke." I asked for her last name, and she replied that she didn't have to tell me.
It was clear that "Brooke" was not going to help me. She didn't inform me that I could enlist the aid of a Complaint Resolution Officer. I tried to wheel myself away, as I was beyond humiliated and needed some privacy. I sat in a nearby, empty gate waiting area, and, after awhile, I was relieved to see a Frontier employee approach me. I literally could not think, problem-solve or strategize. My brain was too inflamed. My relief was short-lived, however. The employee told me he needed the wheelchair. I told him I needed his help to transfer me out of the wheelchair and into a fixed chair in the waiting room. He transferred me to a seat, took the wheelchair and left me there, unable to walk without assistance.
I was traumatized and humiliated by the public shame of being treated like an annoyance and security threat, by being loudly told by Brooke that I would "never fly Frontier again." The experience was hugely stressful, and stress physically exacerbates MS symptoms. I was put in harm's way by being left, not only unattended, but without a wheelchair. Thankfully, some strangers and fellow travelers assisted me. I requested an apology from the airline staffer named Brooke. Her hostile manner, unclear instructions, lack of compassion, and how she chose to respond to my request for accommodations due to my multiple disabilities caused me deep suffering. She never apologized. No one from Frontier did. I attest this account to be true to the best of my recall.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2017
We (my family and I) left our hotel at 7 in the morning thinking that our flight would be at 915am, but come to broken machines that hardly left. Get our boarding passes and 2 delays that added up longer than our actual flight from Orlando to Pittsburgh. Disappointed.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2017
So where do I start... After the past 8 hrs and finally beginning to get over the utter disappointment of what should've been a joyous reunion between myself and my boyfriend after 4 months of being apart. I thought it would be a great idea to take a quick trip away, and being that it would be a 4-day trip, I didn't want to pay too much. I always try to find deals where I can but little did I know, this would cost me so much more in the way of time I took from work, the money I spent for other arrangements and my sanity, I feel like this experience has left me drained both physically and emotionally.
The 1st issue arose shortly after booking my flight. Once my ticket was purchased my next hurdle was my luggage. In having a discussion with a colleague of mine who had intimate knowledge of Frontier as she had flown with them before, she explained to me their policy on luggage and having to pay extra (I knew the gimmick of "low fares done right" was too good to be true). I then researched this myself at their website, and discovered this was in fact the case so I went ahead in checking my bag both to and from for my trip (I would like to point out that by this time, had I used a reputable airline it would now be the same price). I checked in the night before online, which again was yet another fee to choose a seat, ripoff! So I naturally declined seeing that with the inclusion of all these fees I had now paid, I could've flown any other airline and not have to worry about dishing out any additional funds once my ticket had been paid for.
It is now the travel day, my flights were on a Friday and a Tuesday midday. I didn't want to inconvenience my family by having anyone take me or pick me from the airport, so I decided to drive and shuttle to the airport. Although I thought I made decent time, I did not account for having to wait for the shuttle, which then turned around to go back to pick up another passenger. Nonetheless, made it in time (or so I thought). My flight departs at 11:50am. I get into the line for bag check-in at 11:15am. I get to the counter. It's now about 11:20ish.
The entire time I am standing in the line extremely nervous because as I am moving closer and closer in this line that seemed to take forever, there is a sign posted on the checkout counter that says passengers must be checked in at least 45 minutes prior to departure. Check in closed after 45 minutes (something along those line, you get the point). I stay in the line because as a paying customer who has never flown with this airline before, and as another human being who understands that things happen you would expect "customer service" to play in here. Negative!
Instead it became a battle between the gentleman at the counter and myself. Now I can admit I definitely lost my cool but he became quite rude. His "as a matter of fact" attitude only added fuel to my fire and his lack of empathy only made me more upset. He just didn't care, and to be honest that was pretty much how I felt with every encounter with the individuals that worked there. After STANDING for two hours waiting and several discussions with other employees regarding the whereabouts of the elusive manager (which never showed up btw) I finally received an email address and a customer service phone number (which I already had prior to). But I got it. They were unwilling or unable to assist me.
In discussing further with these individuals, they are actually contracted by Frontier and do not directly work for the company. This then made sense as to their nonchalant attitude and lack of customer service skills. They are not liable or held responsible for their actions nor do they have the ability to truly assist. So basically if you really needed to catch a flight in that situation you would have cough up the rebooking fee and either go to another airport (like one couple had to do) or come back the next day like they offered me.
I think it's safe to say these poor business practices will eventually lead to the downfall of this airline. I can only hope that no one else is swindled by their false advertisement of cheap prices and their fine print policies that will cost "you" the consumer. I will never use Frontier again! I was given a credit for my flight because I refused to pay $99 to rebook a flight they said I failed to show for (a lie), and it's hard to willingly subject myself to their foolishness again.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
Booked a flight. Received no reservation confirmation on the flight. Money was taken from my bank account. Tried Many, Many time to get thru to customer service. When I did reach a real person to see about adjusting my flight I found that the person was in Manila Philippines, but claimed they were with Frontier Airlines. Was given no help, only that no change could be made. This American company will lose my respect and business for being Very Un-American. Beware! They keep your money. American customer service should be handled in the US!
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
We arrived at the airport at 4 AM for a 6 AM flight to Orlando (which at 3:30 AM they advised was still on time). Upon arrival they advised it was delayed to 12. Then 2. Then 3. Then. 5. Then 7. They had a flight scheduled for 5 PM to Orlando and actually let those people board a plane at 6 and left us sitting there. No customer service. No one spoke to us or helped us. I travel a lot and this is by far the worst airline ever. Customer service is non existent. Stay away! Even if it means paying a little more. Trust me it's worth it! After sitting here all day and now unable to make other arrangements they will probably cancel our flight. Worst experience with an airline ever!!!
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
I flew Frontier on 12/26/16 from CVG to PHX whereupon they lost my giant red north face duffel full of clothes and assorted sundries. Over the next 30 days I tried in vain to contact them with regards to my luggage. When a call did get through the mailboxes were full, one phone call had me on hold for 52 minutes. After 40 days I received an email for lost luggage, I sent forms and receipts in. On THE DAY they received my claim forms and receipts I was contacted by Allegiant airlines saying that an "unknown" agent from Spirit airlines had dropped off my luggage to their office in Florida "without an explanation".
I guess miracles do happen. Avoid this airline at all costs, it is run by monkeys at best. Below is a copy of the email I received: "Good evening I am with Allegiant Airlines at approx 1700 today a Spirit Airlines representative came by and dropped your bag to us with no explanation. We are trying to locate you by the phone number that is on your bag. Please contact us via email or phone. You can call 702-830-5916 Mon-Fri between 9-5pm."
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
ATTENTION PEOPLE: NEVER FLY FRONTIER AIRLINES. FRONTIER AIRLINES - YOU HAVE NO MORE EXCUSES Flight delay for Frontier Flight 919 2/10/2017. Please Google Frontier Airlines Review for the Nightmare Stories and avoid you and your loved ones flying this nightmare of incompetence. There were parents with toddlers at this airport for 12 hours, one 3-year-old boy is an insulin dependent child who needed to have his insulin refrigerated!! Shame on you Frontier Airlines, this is the third flight I have taken with you that has had delays of 2 hours plus due to your incompetence in scheduling your flight crew!!
Flight 919 scheduled for 6 am. Postponed 4 times and now scheduled for 5:41 pm...12 HOURS!!! My husband has been at the airport since 4 am. They even checked him through TSA checkpoint and then closed the checkpoint and sent him back into the terminal and told him he would have to do the TSA checkpoint again closer to the departure time. They have lied every time they have postponed, first it was weather (not a drop of snow anywhere) second it was no plane available, third it was no crew available, fourth it was a plane is coming from Florida to pick these people up. Not one explanation was anywhere close to the truth! Meanwhile flights have been coming and going all day from Philadelphia.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
Flight itself was smooth. Pros: smooth take offs, landings, and air travel. Low prices, often can find discounts. Made for smaller people, less leg rooms. Seats are comfortable. Seemed very clean. Friendly attendants. Text alerts when flights are delayed. Cons: morning flights often delayed 1-2 hours (but get there early regardless; if they say 2 hrs and end up being earlier they will not alert you. We got there 30 mins before the new departure time; if walked through the door even a minute later we would have missed our flight).
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
Same as most of the complaints about Frontier, being in a wheelchair waiting to get to the plane and did not make flight due to employees not being around when every other airlines with wheelchair assistants actually stand at the wheelchair section to help their passengers but Frontier Airline employees for that service hangs in the airport. I missed my plane waiting for help with my wheelchair. Very unprofessional and was told my ticket was not any good, wanted more money for rotten service and put me out of the wheelchair stating since I am not a Frontier customer I cannot use the wheelchair. I had to walk through the airport. Frontier Airlines only cares about money not patrons. Very bad and unprofessional service and business.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
I was traveling with my father who is severally physically disabled. There was no wheelchair prepared for us (I basically just found one and sat him in it) and then when it came to board, no one assisted us. The gate checker called groups randomly, as I raced to get to the door, pushing my father in a wheelchair frantically. She then stood there with a blank look on her face. I asked her why she didn't call for people with disabilities and kept repeating that I didn't tell her that I needed help. Is this not information on the ticket, and in the computer? Do you not call out first for people with small children and disabilities? This girl was almost borderline brain dead, and for the sake of my father, I did not start yelling which is what I wanted to do.
The staff on board merely did their jobs, very basic service. They charge you for every little thing, including walking on board with a bag and getting a beverage. Absolutely horrendous, I would rather pay the extra money and not deal with complete morons who were on the border of incompetency. I would and will never fly this airline ever again.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
We found a Frontier Airline special for round trip tickets to West Palm Beach Florida from Chicago for $79 round trip. We booked a family trip, and then I started reading reviews about Frontier and I was scared. On the other hand, this also made me very prepared for the trip. Here are my suggestions to avoid problems. Get to the airport early. We arrived (large family of 7) 2 hours early. I'm glad we did because I read that if you get there too late, you won't be able to board.
Pack light. We had a 3 night-4 day trip and easily fit everything we needed in one personal bag that fit under our seats. This included each kid with their iPads or phones, a bottle of water and snack. Which leads me to my next suggestion. Bring Food and Drink. We emptied our water bottles out before the security check, and filled them back up before we got on the plane. Snacks? Each kid had a couple granola bars, fruit and other snacks in their backpacks. You can buy food on the plane, it's not crazy expensive.
Keep it short. Our flight was under 3 hours, and that was enough time to sit in slightly uncomfortable seats. The biggest problem we had was that one of our flights was at night, and the kids were trying to sleep. It's almost impossible to sleep while sitting straight up. I wouldn't recommend Frontier for international travel for that reason. Smile. If you go into anything with a crappy attitude, that's what you will get in return. Everyone we encountered through Frontier was friendly enough.
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2017
Booked a flight to SLC on 12/31/2016. When trying to check in I discovered an additional 120 costs for 1 bag and 1 carry on. Arrived at the airport and checked in, was not told my flight out was already running late. Received no notice from anyone or on my phone but was told by a worker that the flight was delayed 2 1/2 hours. Sat in the gate area for another 3 hours and slowly throughout that time the flight delay increased, there were no announcements, nothing. Everyone was just expected to know. The attendant was changing various reservations for connecting flights.
Eventually it was so late that my own connection was affected. When I tried to adjust my reservation, they informed me that when I get to Denver, I would be responsible for any overnight stays, etc. and they could get me on a plane for 9:30 the next day to SLC as this was caused by weather issues. I have checked the weather for the location the plane was coming from and there were no weather issues at that time of the day. They were not understanding in any way with myself or others. They say they will refund my ticket, I have had to book another flight on another airline. Will never even consider flying Frontier again and will tell others.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2017
Flight was delayed for negligence of mechanic to complete the job the day prior. Call in center gives wrong information about cost of seating. You pay for EVERYTHING which makes your low cost ticket cost more than other airlines. Flight was delayed due to lack of fueling the plane and finding someone who could do it. I will NEVER fly Frontier again.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2017
I recently decided to take a short ski trip to CO; something I hadn't done in 22 years. I purchased lift tickets in advance for the first vacation for myself in 10 years. I decided to fly as economically as possible. Knowing now what I didn't know then I would have gladly paid $300 for a different airline. I shouldn't say that I never got a chance to truly review Frontier. Like so many other passengers I too had the misfortune of dealing with Linda. I hope the owners of Frontier absorb that last line without glossing over it. You have a single employee in KC that has a personal consumer rating that comes at the cost to your bottom line. The hardest customer to get is the one you already lost.
Details? I will be brief and give it the same short and cold touch Linda provided me on Jan. 31st, 2017. I checked-in in advance and did everything that Frontier and MCI requests of responsible passengers these days. Less than 20 yards away was an adjacent airport lounge. I watch my funds, so my personally imposed 2 drink maximum was easy to maintain. 2 drinks, total, in an hour. For the record I think it is necessary to add that I am over 6' tall and weigh 225. There was another 30 minutes to wait for boarding which flew by, I was excited.
Encountering Linda at Boarding seemed uncomfortable immediately. Rudely told my bag wouldn't fit under the seat and I must pay an additional fee, $40? I placed my bag in the "test" area to see if it in fact met the dimensions required. It did. Linda said nothing, took my boarding pass and rudely waved me on. Literally within 2 minutes I was asked by an employee to come back to check in, that it was determined I "might" be intoxicated and wouldn't be allowed to depart.
There waiting smugly was Linda. She ignored my questions and without even looking over her shoulder said I should meet her back at check-in. No matter my valid points, it was clear Linda held the cards and said if I wanted to fly the next night for an additional $325 I was welcome to pay now. I will wrap up with this observation. Unless Frontier Airline is a Not-for-profit company, you won't make the long haul with an employee like Linda. She should realize people are flying to destinations that are important to them, your former customers. Thank you.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2017
I spent over an hour trying to add a checked luggage for $60! Their website was not working, so I called them on the phone. The representative put my credit card through manually and voila it worked! I asked to speak with a supervisor and he was rude and did not even apologize. He told me to go write a review on their website. I think that they should have compensated me for my wasted time.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2017
I am writing to voice my extreme disappointment with Frontier Airlines and its check-in policies, along with its overall service. Not only did I waste money for a better seat (supposedly more room) on my first flight because there was limited room to place carry-on luggage (which I had to pay for, suggesting that perhaps I would at least have the appropriate space to reach my luggage if need be) and personal items, but I have never experienced such an unwillingness to accommodate a passenger who is only minutes late to checking in at the airport.
Due to the completely unreliable app that Frontier has put forward, which rendered me unable to check-in to my flight early, I was alerted that I could not board my plane despite only arriving 40 minutes before my scheduled departure. As someone who travels to Las Vegas often and works for a company that entails frequent travel, I understand slight inconveniences in traveling. But I’ve never received such a combination of poor customer service, terrible policy-making, and inconsideration of.
I do intend on reviewing Frontier with this information on as many sites as possible (TripAdvisor, Google, etc.) because I do not believe companies like this deserve to continue to put forward egregiously bad service and still make a profit. If Frontier truly wants to live by its motto, Low Fares Done Right, then it should put some serious thought into its hiring practices, check-in policies, and technology implementation. Do not fall for "Low Fares Done Right". Extremely misleading.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2017
It's extremely rare that I feel the need to review something; I'm a very even keel personality and a frequent flier, but this one really rocked the boat. On December 22, 2016, my boyfriend and I were flying from Fort Lauderdale to Cincinnati. The morning of our flight, I was able to check-in with their app and flight status said on-time. We arrived at the airport 1.5 hours before departure. When we got to the terminal, we weren't sure that we were in the right place because, even though the signs outside said Frontier, there were no Frontier screens behind any of the check-in desks. There were, however, 3 signs conspicuously turned off. We wander that way, passing the departures board that say our flight is cancelled (WHAT? - online it was still listed as on-time). At the vacant desks, we met about 15 confused and stranded passengers, also looking for Frontier desks... personnel... overhead announcement... anything.
I fly a lot, ** happens, but the lack of/false communication is what irked me. I start looking around for staff to talk about re-booking options. There are none! One of the fellow passengers had already been on hold with customer service for 45 minutes. My boyfriend stayed with her, along with a mother + son who had been re-booked twice already, because of Frontier's last minute cancellations. Hearing this, I headed over to Southwest to wait in their line, because they had a flight later that night, 2 hours from our intended destination.
45 minutes before our supposed departure (it's difficult not to point out that such behavior from a passenger would lead to him/her not being able to board, but I digress), a Frontier staff member emerges with some security guards (!) and gives us, well those few who were still remaining, a form that explained our 3 options: get re-booked on a Frontier flight sometime in the future (their next flight was Christmas Day, NOPE!), get a refund + $200 travel voucher, get reimbursed up to $600 for travel on a competitor + $200 travel voucher. Thankfully, I was already standing in the very long Southwest line, when my boyfriend quite literally runs over with the info. So we chose option 3. Let's just say that a flight 3 days before Christmas, 1 hour before take-off is not cheap! I live overseas, hadn't seen my family in 15 months, and it was Christmas, so on the credit card it went.
I filed our reimbursement form on Dec 24th, via email as per their instructions. I received first acknowledgement that they received it on Jan. 13th. It is now Feb. 1 and I still don't have my money back. They were very clear that it could take 90 days for processing, but I think that's ridiculous... And is that 90 days from Christmas Eve or 90 days from Jan. 13, I wonder? And oh yea, my mother was still intending to pick us up at 2am, because the information on the Frontier website was still wrong. It said we had a 4 hour delay. It's a 90 minute ride in the airport, so thankfully we had touched down and I was able to call her in time (especially since we ended up in Indianapolis, instead of Cincinnati).
Needless to say, this was my first and my last experience with Frontier. When I told my story over Christmas meal, I was one-upped by a family friend (and her family of 5) who ended up driving from Colorado to Cincinnati over 2 days because of Frontier's shenanigans. Kudos to Southwest though. Everything was on-time, our checked bags arrived with us, and the gate agent even let me call my mom from her personal phone, because my Dutch one couldn't pick up a signal. They're my go-to US airline, silly me for attempting to try something new.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2017
Frontier is by far the worst airline and among the worst companies that I ever dealt with. I purchased a ticket from Miami to NY lured by their low prices, which after all their fees turned out to be the same as the reputable airlines. That aside, upon my arrival to the airport on my return flight, they announced the flight was cancelled. The only solution was to book me on the next available flight ONE WEEK later (Christmas day). I ended up having to buy a new same-day, one-way ticket with another airline for $540 so I can get back on time, since they don't contract with other airlines to remediate customers when flights are cancelled. Upon my request, the Frontier ticket agent offered me a refund for the entire cost of the Frontier flight and the $40 bag check.
A month later I called customer service because they only refunded partial cost of the flight ($74). They refused to honor the refund, even though I have a refund receipt. When asked to speak to a manager, she was equally rude and when asked to speak to her manager, she left me hanging on the phone without speaking or ending the call. PLEASE don't be fooled by their marketing schemes and go for the reputable airline instead. This turned out to be a very expensive flight because of their poor business practices and disregard for their customers. They should not conduct business.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2017
From the moment I contacted Frontier with a problem with my reservation, I felt like I was dealing with a flea market and the whole idea was to get more money from me. When it was all said and done, a small modification ending up costing me a whopping $180 more than the original tickets. I have never flown Frontier before and will NEVER do it again. I travel frequently and use Alaska most of the time. To those that say there isn't much difference in airlines, think again.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2017
I found myself repeating the same info over and over again to different employees while trying to locate my lost luggage. They're playing games. I gave both home and cell numbers and they sent an email saying they didn't have a phone number. As far as l'm concerned my meds, address book and laptop power supply are gone. Live and learn. I shouldn't have put those in checked bag. I won't be flying Frontier again either. If they call me I'll say keep the bag and have a nice life. They're flat out lying about not having my contact info.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2017
I was flying alone on Nov 20, 2016 from Las Vegas to Milwaukee. I was sitting about 4 rows back by the window. After the flight landed and the attendant informed us we can unbuckle our seat belts and gather our things I grabbed my purse and belongings. I politely asked the couple "excuse me" and the guy stood up but the woman asked me, "Where do you think you're going". I responded "I do not have any luggage so I want to get off before it get too packed". She replied while shoving me into the window "You are not going anywhere. Sit down". I pushed her hand from my stomach and she begin reaching with her opposite hand to hit me, I grabbed her arms and restrained her from hitting me while yelling for help because I felt her and her husband was attempting to kidnap me considering I was alone (5ft 120lbs) and she refused me to leave physically and verbally.
The attendant never came to see what happened or to separate us. I was stuck scared for my life in a little corner where the lady continued to refuse me to leave for approximately 20 mins until the police came. Once the police came I ran to safety without any sympathy or reassurance from any worker on that airplane. I was afraid for my life and no one helped. If you are okay with spending your money with a company that do not value their customers' safety then fly Frontier! If you want to make it to your destination comfortable and safe I advise you spend a few extra dollars and fly with a company that care about the safety of their customers!
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2017
Our experience flying with Frontier was horrible! They messed our bags up coming back on a return flight. It took us over a half hour to find someone to help us file a claim for our lost baggage. Miami we had to stand in line over 100 people to check our bags. Only one worker with Frontier and they were rude when we got up there. Called customer service today for a refund for luggage and a girl that says she normally doesn't even work in that department said they were not responsible! I am upset and will tell others NEVER to fly Frontier! Cheap flights but not worth it! HORRIBLE customer service!
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017
My experience with Frontier has been by far the worst experience. I'm not familiar with Vegas airport. I arrived to check in for my flight an hour early, 5 am, only to find out I had to take a shuttle over to Frontier. There were no signs pointing out their location so by the time I figured it out I had 30 min to get to the door. The lady at the desk wouldn't even listen to me. She said "It's too late. Door closed." Absolutely not. I had to pay a extra 375.00 to re-book a flight for my daughter and I. Next flight left at 6 pm arrival to SLC 10:50 pm. Flight was delayed. Didn't get home till 1 am. Do you think they paid for their delay? Customer service horrible, very disrespectful. Instead of trying to diffuse the situation and show sympathy she was rude. I'll never use this airline again!!
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017
This is by far the worst airline I have ever experience and I have flown many cheap airlines like Air Asia. I tried to change my flight to the next day and they charged me an extra $300. Not only did they direct me to an online website in which I had to pay more money to change the flight but my full round trip flights that were scheduled were erased and I could not get back to Denver. They basically accused me of messing up myself, offered zero service, help or customer service, and then left us stranded at the airport with no care. I will never fly Frontier again as they offer not only the worst customer service of any airline but any company I have ever dealt with. This is the epitome of a terrible experience.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2017
My Husband and I departed Denver Colorado on January 21, 2017 around 12:30 am. Our flight was originally suppose to take off at 11:55 am but was delayed about 1/2 hour (not a big deal). When we boarded the flight, I found the flight attendants very rude. You can tell they don't like to answer any questions a passenger may have. I asked one of them something simple like "is this flight booked" and she just looked at me like I was stupid or had 3 heads! Shortly into the flight there was a tremendous amount of turbulence. Again, very normal for a flight. It continued throughout the flight. And the trip from Colorado to Orlando is not a short plane ride. So for someone who already is apprehensive when it comes to flying, all the turbulence did not make it easy. You can hear everyone talking and how scared they were.
On the flight going to Colorado from OIA, whenever the pilot was experiencing some turbulence and it continued, he would come onto the speaker and explain what was going on. Again, something absolutely necessary when you're transporting almost 180 passengers. Sometimes that's all the passengers need to hear to be made calm. However the pilot that was returning us to OIA did not do that at all. Matter of fact, he never came on the speakers at all. Neither did the flight attendants for the duration of the flight until the very end To announce there was turbulence. Um... by that time it was very obvious. There was at least 3 passengers who hit the button for the attendants' attention because they needed help. They were getting so sick & when she came she said there's nothing she can do & she wasn't even supposed to be up. There was one lady who had a panic/asthma attack, and a couple other passengers who were throwing up.
It would have been nice to have the pilot come on and let us know what was happening. At one time, Red cabin lights came on and was extremely alarming because nobody knew what it meant. There was one lady (poor thing) that called for one of the flight attendants and asked for some water because she was sick and they told her no because it was not an emergency. But about 1/2 hour into take-off, that same flight attendant who told the lady "NO" they getting some water, promised a 21 year old and was joking and telling her if she answered a flight "test" questions right, she will give her a free alcoholic beverage since she just turned 21. That flight attendant did not even cover the area towards the back where this girl was sitting with beverages but made a special trip to bring this 21 year old a drink & couldn't even take care of the sick passenger when she asked for water?? That is not ok.
She went out of her way for one passengers but for the passenger who really needed assistance she did not. It would have really calmed my nerves had the pilot spoken to his passengers on the intercom or at least if one of the flight attendants would have said why the airplane felt like we were in the world most craziest roller coaster. No reason in the world nobody could not have done that. Pilots should be seasoned for this kind of communication. I will never fly Frontier because I can never chance being on board one of their flights again and have the same repeat disaster. It was one of the scariest times in my life!
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2017
Pay for each bag, carry on is $45. I scammed them on the return trip and did not pay for my carry on! Awful uncomfortable seats, feels like you're suffocating in there. Dying of thirst, be prepared to pay $3.99 for a tiny cup of generic water they pour out of a bottle. I'd walk on my tongue through the desert before buying water from them. The whole experience was awful. I could have flown SouthWest for way less after all Frontier's scamming fees. Save yourself the hassle and book with a reputable airline! Never will I fly Frontier again. The plane also felt so unsafe!
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2017
I have flown many times, this being the first time with Frontier. I went on a short trip to Tampa from Chicago for a business meeting and for my grandfather's 75th birthday. On this weekend trip the airlines lost my bag, gave me phone numbers to contact people that did not work, gave me three different emails to send my information, too, about how I would be reimbursed for the clothes that I had to buy for the weekend, and when I got my bag back after returning to Chicago my straps on my bag were all broken.
It has been a week now since my trip and I have yet to get in touch with someone that is able to tell me any information on when I will be reimbursed. I had to charge this to my credit card which will soon begin to have late fees for not paying this off. Each time I call Chicago to get this resolved they tell me it's not their problem, it's Tampa. I call Tampa and they tell me since I flew from Chicago I need to contact Chicago. With being given three different emails I do not know who will get around to this. I have asked that they at least reply to the email and let me know when this will be resolved. Besides the flight, this has been a terrible experience for me and I would like to just get in touch with someone and get this resolved, which at this point seems impossible.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2017
Was at the airport 13 hours today. 5 delays for Frontier Airlines flight from Tampa to Las Vegas. I get that delays happen but they totally lied to our faces. They told us there was a replacement aircraft coming into Tampa to take us to our destination. It did not arrive. No explanation. When the second gate crew shift came on duty, I asked where is the replacement aircraft to take us to Las Vegas? She said there never was one. I will never fly Frontier Airlines ever again. So many unhappy passengers. I rebooked for tomorrow, but on a different airline.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2017
My parents were at the airport for their trip to Mexico. The flight was supposed to leave at 6:45am according to their original confirmation, as well as the phone reminder my mom had received the morning of. They stepped up to the counter at 5:50am and the attendant claimed that you are required to be checked in at least 45 minutes before your flight and they had missed it. My mom replied back that the flight does not leave until 6:45 and that is more than 45 minutes. The attendant goes on to tell her that the flight is actually leaving at 6:25 am. The confirmation that my parents had received had the wrong flight times, flights numbers, everything. She said to call a number that she provided and they would change their tickets. After calling and paying $200 in change fees, they are not able to get out more than 2 days later. Leave it to Frontier to ruin vacations! We will never be using them again.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2017
My wife and I fly 1-2 times a year. The last 3 times we have flown Frontier, round trip from Cleveland to Orlando, have been good. All 3 round trip flights were either early or on time. Crew was courteous and helpful. I will say the seats are not comfortable on planes, and if I was flying on a much longer flight, I would be on a higher priced airline. We were skeptical of flying on a budget priced airline because of past experiences. But we are, overall, happy with our experience with Frontier.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2017
I arrived at the airport at 7:01 am for my 7:30 am flight. I already checked in and had boarding pass. Arrived at gate at 7:15. Plane in place, walkway connected. Was told by clerk that I was not permitted to board because I didn't arrive 45 mins prior to flight. They were happy to charge me $99 rebooking fee, which I did. I called their customer service line and asked what their travel policies and again was told that passengers have to arrive 45 min prior to flight or they are not permitted to board. My ticket mentions nothing about not being able to board. This is how they can offer cheap flights, a good portion of the passengers are not permitted to board. They pay the $99 rebooking fee (if rebooked flight cost more you have to pay the difference plus $99).
Be careful to measure and weigh your bags because if they are over the limits you will pay $75 fee. So by the time you are done you have paid much more than what you would have paid with a reputable airline, that actually has customer service and free inflight services. It's basically extorting money from passengers. My guess is most people flying with them are booking are on a budget. If they can't afford the rebooking fee they lose the whole value of their team ticket Or they are charged a cancellation fee. When I purchased the ticket the individual option for purchasing insurance was grayed out unless I purchased the whole package of insurance. They are basically ensuring the inflow of fees by not making the travel insurance an option. Absolutely unreal and in your face robbery. I can't even believe they are permitted to operate in this fashion.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2017
I purchased one way ticket from Frontier Airlines almost 10 days before the flight. The ticket was for my mother who wanted to go and visit family and friends in San Francisco, CA & leaving from O'Hare Chicago. The flight was for December 22 2016. Three days before Christmas. The day of the flight I receive an email. Says the flight was cancelled and that I needed to call back their customer service. I called on my lunch time at work. I was on hold for 45 minutes - no joke no exaggeration - just to be told that the next available flight will be December 26 and I was upset because this was suppose to be my MOM's gift for Christmas and thanks to Frontier for ruining it.
Now same day I made couple of phone calls to them after I left work. Two agents assured me that I could buy any ticket anywhere else and I will be awarded up to $400 plus the refund to my initial reservation in the amount of $203 so I reserved a ticket for $415 with United Airlines for next day and when I called back they said we will only refund you the $203. Jesus...two of their agents confirmed to me that as a courtesy from the airline they will be paying my mom's ticket up to $400 and refund the $203. They simply lied.
Here is a brief of my experience with the airline. Bad customer service. Long hold over the phone. Flight cancellation due to overbooking. Different answer every phone call. No policy or procedures to be followed. Lying to customer. Setting their customer to failure especially during Christmas time. I will never be considering this airline for any future flights even if they are the only flight left on earth and I had to drive from state to state. Also this will be the most SCAMMING airline system I have ever seen in my life. Not sure what the ** government agency doing about it.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2017
You get what you pay for. No Wi-Fi on the plane. It seems as if my seat didn't recline, however, all of the employees were excellent. One stewardess, Katie was fantastic on my flight from Chicago to San Fran. We were delayed 3 hours due to a mechanical issue and we got on a new plane. After landing I go to check my email and Frontier gives me a 50 dollar voucher for the inconvenience of the delay. Great recovery. :)
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2017
I flew into Vegas from Milwaukee for a birthday party. I had a five hour layover in Denver. Started to head out. Had to turn around cause there was something wrong with the air conditioning system so that took an addition 1:30min... I get to Vegas and I had NO LUGGAGE!!! I was told that my luggage "missed the flight". I didn't understand how/why didn't my luggage travel with me. So I'm extremely pissed cause EVERYTHING I needed in Vegas was in that luggage. They called me the next day to tell me my luggage was there at 8:30am. I asked them to deliver it to me. They said they could but it wouldn't be until 1 or 2 o'clock which I refused to wait that long so I told her I'll be there to get it.
After catching an Uber to get my luggage, I get there and she says she sent it out for delivery. I'm even more pissed at this point. But anyways she said she could have the guy to bring it back but it'll be an hour before he could. Didn't give me NOTHING for the inconvenience... Offered me $50 a day that I had to spend out of my own money (but after proving the purchases they'll send you a check in the mail) so if your money in your luggage I feel really bad for you cause there's nothing they would do. Wouldn't refund me for the Uber ride I had to take to get to the airport... Seriously in just two days with dealing with them and my first flight EVER riding with them I could write a book about why you SHOULDN'T waste your time and most importantly your MONEY with them. THE WORST EVER!!!
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2017
I booked a flight with Frontier in January 2016. The following day, I called to cancel the flight because of a scheduling conflict. That call was not recorded, though I have phone records indicating that I indeed phoned Frontier Airlines and spoke with an agent for several minutes. In that conversation, I was told my flight could not be cancelled. A week later, after reading all of the website information, I phoned again to press for a refund. At that time, I was told that "had I called within 24 hours", I could have received a refund, but that this was not the case a week later. So, I explained that I HAD called, was put through to a supervisor, and explained what had transpired. The resolution was that I received a credit instead of refund, which I was happy to take as flying Frontier Airlines again in the future was not undesirable. I was informed of no expiration date for these miles in that phone call.
I booked a rescheduled flight using a portion of the credit shell. Two emails were sent to me. The first told me I'd received the credit, and it indicated that I needed to use the credit within 90 days. The second one, which arrive an hour later, was the confirmation I received for this flight, and the expiration date read 12/99, which I read to mean indefinitely available. Why wouldn't it be? When I went to book a flight this weekend, I could not find my credits. When I phoned, I was told by Chris, department sales supervisor **, that the credit had expired and that "we can't" reissue it. His argument was that I was expected, as the customer, to know that 12/99 could not possibly be correct, and that I should have tracked my credit more carefully. So frustrating!
I'll never book with Frontier again because the errors made by two phone representatives (the first who did not record my call or provide accurate information about refunds; the second who did not in the discussion about providing a credit instead of a refund, inform me of an expiration date) led to me wasting hundreds of dollars, never mind the amount of time I spent trying to figure out what was supposed to happen. Last year, I was so pleased to find an airline that was providing discounted opportunities for flying, but now I see that the way they save their dollars is through incompetent customer service. I'm so disappointed.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2017
You ready to hear this unbelievable tale of a horrible flight experience? Well, here ya go. My two younger sisters and I (I'm 21) were flying out to San Antonio, Texas to see our grandparents. My grandpa bought the tickets, and I was really excited to see him. Okay, day of our flight, I'm telling everyone we have to leave early, by like, three hours (Our flight was at 1 pm, I wanted to leave at 10 am). They all didn't believe me when I said we had to leave early, so we didn't. This much responsibility I will take. It's not completely their fault.
We still get there with some time to spare, miraculously, and get through security no problem. We get to the gates, go find some seats, and wait for our flight to start boarding. Too much time passes and I start to get suspicious. Finally, a Hispanic (their ethnicity is important to the story) goes up and starts talking to the workers. I eavesdrop, and hear them get told they have missed their flight. Realizing it's the same flight, I freak out internally, ready to start bawling already. Now, the time, at this moment, was a few minutes after one. And the flight is gone. Not one the runway, and it's too late for you to board even though it's still here. Gone.
My sisters and I go up there, and are basically told that the flight took off early. Early! Planes almost never even take off on time, and ours took off early! We were told by the worker we were talking to that we should basically operate under the assumption that the plane was going to take off early. As for the Hispanic family, they were told by this particular worker that it was probably their fault that they missed the flight, as it was most likely a "Language barrier". This family was speaking English, by the way. This guy had no sympathy, which fine, it's not his fault we missed the flight, but still. Try and show a little compassion, huh? But no, it was very obvious he thought we were three dumb blondes who probably couldn't count to ten even if we worked together. And how about you dial back the racism, how about that?
All in all, about seven or eight people missed that flight (And no, it was not all from the Hispanic family). We were then told there were no available flights for two days. I called up my grandpa, crying and apologizing for wasting his money. He was able to get the ticket exchanged for one two days later. Same company, same flight times.
Two days later, we're back at the airport, way early, at our gate. The ticket reads, "Gate D4" We're sitting at Gate D4 with about an hour to spare before boarding even starts. Once again, time starts to creep up on us, in a sickeningly familiar way. Finally, my younger sister, with about five minutes left until the plane is supposed to start boarding, goes and reads one of the screens. She comes running back and informs us that our flight is at Gate D17. In disbelief, I check for myself. She speaks the truth. So, we run as fast as we can, and get there just as everyone is boarding. We almost missed our flight again, this time because our ticket had wrong information printed on it!
All in all, it was really horrible. The only reason I'm not giving them a one star is because the return flight wasn't nearly as horrifying, and because there was one nice worker who you could tell felt bad for us when we missed the flight and even remembered my sisters and I two days later, waving and saying he was happy we eventually made it.
So yeah, Frontier, thank that one worker (I can't remember his name, even though I looked at the time). He was taller than me (I'm about five foot three), with brown skin, (I won't make any assumptions on his ethnicity) black hair, and was very cute (Yes the dumb twenty-one year blonde did in fact notice that he was cute). Ask around, I'm sure he remembers us as the three sisters from Vegas who basically almost had breakdowns right there in the airport, and returned two days later. McCarran, by the way, in Las Vegas Nevada. Find him and give him a raise, because if I ever fly with you again, it will be because I'm hoping to run into the one nice worker I found among you.
Reviewed Jan. 13, 2017
We flew to Greensboro on Jan 3rd 2017. A direct nonstop flight. When we arrived about 3 hours late, was just happy to be out of the plane only to find out one of our bags didn't make it along with about 15 other passengers luggage. Filed for lost luggage, was notified the next day. They found it in Connecticut (Unsure how it got there on a nonstop flight). And it would take a couple of days to get the bag to me. I was leaving to return home on same day they thought it would arrive in Greensboro NC. So I told them just return it to my home. They did this at 11:30 pm knocking on the door and scaring my elderly mother to death (Not sure why they had to bring it in the middle of the night). Now as for my other piece of luggage that did make it to Greensboro the strap was ripped off and the carrying handle was torn off as well.
Now the fun begins as for contacting them about a refund on my checked bag that went on a private vacation without me. The fact that the bag lost had all our personal items to groom, wife's makeup, cell phone chargers - all the last minute stuff you pack after getting ready in the morning. So a emergency trip to the local Walmart and 200.00 later my wife would be ready for her job training the next morning.
After returning home and trying numerous times by phone, by email and by customer support contact web page, I still can't get a single person to call me or send me a email. I am so frustrated and I will never do business with their company again. They have the worst customer service and the fact that you can't get a bag on a direct nonstop flight. How is this worthless company still in business?
So if you are thinking of flying Frontier think twice. The three bags that was supposed to be checked and flown to NC cost about 35.00 less than the 215.00 ticket to get me there. So as for cheap flights as long as you don't need anything more than what you are wearing and you can get through TSA then you might save some money.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
On return flight from Las Vegas to Pittsburgh PA. Paid for bundle and had check in bag that was over limit by a few lbs. Was asked to remove items to carry on. I had one Christmas present that was more than enough weight to lower and make it easy. The present was wrapped and was a molded tool case with a selection of hand tools. At TSA I was told had some drill bits that were contraband and I went back to check in and ask to now check my small bag or put tool case into first bag. No problem, just PAY additional $45 charge. Not happy.
I ask several times to speak with supervisor which was met with 2 young girls, very condescending and when I was given the phone because the girl was too busy to come to the counter I was read the same script. Rule says, "pay additional $45" even though I paid for 2 pieces of luggage already. I told supervisor this was BS and hung up. Now 2 girls called her again to take this even further and no because I was rude to their co-worker they wanted to have me escorted by security out of the airport and ban me from flying! All counter people are third party vendors and not Frontier employees. There is no one to complain to or recourse.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
Horrible cust service. Paid extra for more leg room only to have someone sit next to me who obviously needed more than one seat. Boarding and unboarding was so confusing I'd hate to have an emergency with this airline. I'll never fly Frontier again, the minor savings is not worth my safety and comfort.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
This is the worst airline I have ever encountered. Had to emergency land in CLT due to "smoke in cockpit". Was promised reimbursement of up to $600 for ticket ($565). I had to purchase to get to PHL. Still fighting for my money. Only flew them three times and all 3 times there is a major problem. Do not Fly this unsafe airline. Customer service is a joke.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
I am flying out of Columbus Ohio today. I am a very experienced flyer and typically time my arrival at the airport to wait as little as possible. My flight today departed at 7:30 am. I arrive at the ticket counter at about 6:40 am. I have to wait while two employees help a customer, and then briefly talk between themselves. When I finally get to the desk I am told I am past cutoff by three minutes and cannot fly even though I was there before their 45 minute cutoff, but had to wait. Then I'm told I can fly out of Cleveland later today but I have to go online myself to make the changes. They can't make those changes at the ticket counter. At the TICKET COUNTER.
Their mobile site wouldn't allow me to make changes to my outbound flight so I called them. The lady puts me on hold because she needs to consult someone else about changing my flight because I was marked as a "no show". What?! While I was on hold for close to five minutes, my brother in law called to tell me he got me on a United flight instead. Thank goodness! Frontier is horrible. I have to use them for my return flight on Monday...Hopefully it goes smoother! I will never book Frontier again!
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2017
I have flown with plenty of airlines and they all have some flaws but Frontier is the absolute worst. They're always delayed, half the time the seats aren't comfortable nor do they move, lean back. I didn't have a tray to put my drink or food on. I booked my ticket 2 weeks in advance, paid 300$ for the ticket. I figured the seats wouldn't be so bad but of course if you don't pay extra money you get straight **. I will NEVER, EVER fly frontier again. Customer service is horrible and so are the accommodations you get. You suck frontier!!! Worst airline ever. Now I've been sitting here for over an hour since we have landed and we still can't get off the plane.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2017
We were at airport from 9:30 am to 3:30 am. On plane for almost an hour, delayed flight then cancelled. No one spoke to passengers. Only when we were told to get off plane for about another hour or so with time taken off work and prepaid tickets to event in Philadelphia which we lost out on $150.00. No compensation at all, no food voucher, nothing at all but attitudes from Frontier workers. Hurt, disappointed. Can't believe this was okay for Frontier to do to passengers with family waiting in Philly. So sad that frontier does not value customers!!!
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2017
On 12/29/16 (flight 1335) my family and I flew from PBI to ORD. The Frontier check-in attendant, JC, hastily handed me all my family's credentials and dropped my husband's driver's license under the luggage scale. He was wearing very long fake fingernails and fumbled our paperwork several times before losing the license. JC advised us that this wasn't a scale that could be lifted and underneath it was a "driver's license graveyard!" He then advised that we should hurry to TSA because the flight was leaving early. He did not seem to care at all and it was very disappointing.
A TSA agent, Joe ** (not sure of spelling), walked us back to the counter to see if he could help retrieve the license. He, too, was put off by the Frontier Agent's (JC) attitude. Joe assured us that we would not miss our flight and called the gate, then personally escorted us through security and to the gate. Joe advised us that we would have the same hassles on our return flight and told us to be sure to get to the airport extra early for additional screening again. Before our flight departed, Joe handed me a paper with the Frontier agent's name (JC), as well as his own name. Kudos to TSA agent Joe!!! When we boarded the plane, AJ, shook his head and verbally "ticked" us... adding insult to injury. I might note that, sadly, AJ never apologized.
I am very sure that AJ did not display the type of customer service that Frontier wants to portray. Unfortunately, sometimes one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. Needless to say, it was humiliating for me and my children to watch my husband get pulled aside, questioned, and frisked in public like a suspected criminal. Now that we are home, my husband has to go through the hassle of getting and paying for a new driver's license. I have family in Trenton, NJ. I was looking forward to making Frontier my new "go to" airline. Now I am not so sure.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2017
First flight to Trenton, delayed due to needed an emergency board replaced. Shuffling baggage from one to another bag...has to be exact 50 LBS. Flight from Punta Gorda (three prior flights CANCELLED). New flight delayed over 4 hours due to something leaking out of the plane. FOOD waffle DISGUSTING.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2017
Like most people, I don't appreciate having to pay $40 each way for a single carry-on bag. While I initially thought I had found a good deal, that bumped the price way above the competitor airlines. Also, if you make any seat selection at all, you have to lay extra (even a middle seat). If you've come to expect a complimentary drink...that's not going to happen on a Frontier flight either. Beyond that, the seats were uncomfortable, even by airline standards. I left late on the first flight and arrived late on the second. I genuinely can't think of a single nice thing to say about the experience. I did try calling when I has baggage issues and was put on hold for 25 minutes before I gave up.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2017
Absolutely the worst most unprofessional service. I had a flight going from Orlando to Philly. I was not charged a baggage fee. However after already running late because of rental car company not having a shuttle driver available for 20 min. I have the check in lady tell me my bag is not paid for and proceeded to close the gate door and tells me now you missed your flight. Tells me the next flight is full and the next flight available is tomorrow at 5pm!!! So I call customer service to complain. I'm on hold for 10 to be given the runaround and asks if there's any else she can do. I tell her, "Get me on a flight to Orlando." She responded with, "Ok, thank you, sir. Have a great day." ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! I WILL NEVER FLY FRONTIER AGAIN!!
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2017
I have a vacation planned to Las Vegas on Jan. 8. Two relatives from our party contracted the flu. I called Frontier to substitute the passengers and I was told by their customer service rep that the substitutions were going to cost me approximately $550, the difference in airfare at Jan. 6 rate (I booked the vacation in Nov. 2016.) plus the substitution fee of $75 per person. I asked to speak to a supervisor, Sheila. (It turns out that when you call the Utah phone number, you are connected to the Philippines.)
The initial cost of my short Vegas trip was $156 per person (4 in our party) for a total of $624. Sheila agreed to only waive the $75 x 2 fee. After telling her several times that she and was ripping me off, she agreed to charge me $400 for all the changes. I received the confirmation from Frontier which listed several trumped up charges for the sum of $768. Wow! She was able to write off $368. I guess I got off easy, because I could have paid $1392 instead of $1024 for the short Vegas getaway. I WILL NEVER PATRONIZE FRONTIER AIRLINES AGAIN.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2017
When you go to online check in, you will be charged for seat selections, 16-24 per seat and 40 per carry on. So for me, cost me another 250 bucks when I checked in online. Feel scammed as this did not factor in when I was checking airline prices through Expedia.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2017
In short: what was 'supposed' to be a $100 flight quickly turned into a $460 flight WITHOUT US KNOWING. DO NOT. I didn't listen to the reviews and booked a flight from Orlando to San Francisco. I was checking my flights the week before and realized that Frontier somehow managed to book the wrong date. Maybe that was my fault for not paying close enough attention to their extremely poorly designed site (dark UI central), but when we called to switch the flight to the correct date, we were charged in full for a new flight, even after purchasing travel insurance. Here's where it gets good... The customer service agent failed to tell us about the NONREFUNDABLE new flight, along with the $100 extra charge for the switch. Never ever use Frontier. I'd rather walk to San Francisco dragging my 50 lb. suitcase than give this airline my money. And I haven't even been on my flight yet.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
I had to fly home from FL to NJ on a emergency. Never before by myself. Large leather seats. Comfortable ride. The best part was landing in Wilmington, DE for someone to pick me up. They no longer fly out of DE. Hate to fly out of Philadelphia.
Updated review: Jan. 11, 2017
Still waiting. Has not been the 7-10 days. I will update again if this does/does not go through.
In my email, I received x2 $100 dollar vouchers (bought two tickets originally) to use within 90 days. If this is on top of the original reimbursement I'm very pleased. If it is not, I won't because with my job it is hard to know when you can take leave, so it is hard to schedule a flight.
Even though I had an entire day wasted. I'm pleased with the politeness of the customer service from the help desk to the one on the call line.
Original Review: Jan. 5, 2017
Frontier gets 1 star for delaying my flight twice after we arrived at airport. Flight was from Raleigh to Orlando for $90. No text message or phone call or update about delay with no storm or anything - just "maintenance". Pilot probably got drunk. Heck the owner probably got drunk and just hit a delay button. After reading all these reviews, a squirrel could do a better job running this business.
I will note: Customer service at gate was polite and gave voucher for meal missed, $10. When flight got delayed another two hours into the evening, I asked for dinner meal voucher. "Supervisor" has yet to return with an answer after 30 minutes of wait time. I personally think they should refund me the entire flight. Take a loss each time you don't show up when you're supposed to when not due to natural disaster. *Message to owner: sell me the company for $50 (a standby price) because that is all your worth - a standby ticket.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
Do not fly Frontier. That simple. It may look like you get a low-cost fare, but by the time you get to your destination, you will have been fleeced by Frontier Air's deceptive policies. You get ZERO free bags, and each bag is $60. There are no free seats! That is right, you would "think" that if you bought a ticket, that would include a seat, but NO. In addition to your fare, you have to PAY EXTRA for a seat. Every seat cost more. If you need a drink of water on the trip, get out your wallet and PAY for water. Of course if you would like a bag of chips to go with your $5 water, (you get a total of three chips in the bag) that will cost you $5.
On my last trip to Denver, my outbound flight was 1-hour late. On my return flight, I had to wait in line for 45 minutes just to check my bag, then my flight was almost 2-hours late. PLEASE send a message to Frontier that ripping-off the public with deceptive fare practices is not going to work. Pay an extra $10 for another airline and you get to take your dignity along for free...
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
My flight to Bismarck ND on Christmas to see my family was cancelled. Not a big deal. Weather happens. Not sure why they didn't cancel flights earlier in the day, like United did, as spending 4 hours at the airport on Christmas isn't my idea of a jolly holiday, but I'm not unreasonable. Ten minutes before boarding I'm informed my flight is cancelled. 5 minutes later while in line to see when I could fly out next, I get the email. I can't leave for two days and they will not move my return flight without additional cost. So I figure, just get the refund. Two days just doesn't seem worth my $330. I'm told I'll be refund my ticket cost within 7-10 days. Ok, no big, just some time spent with other discouraged families that don't get to reach their destination either.
Now, after forty minutes of being on hold, I'm told they are refunding only $82. That won't do. Bringing up the point that they in no way can charge me for a flight I was never able to get to because they NEVER FLEW ME THERE, I'm asked to hold again. Another 20 minutes on hold before the very nice, outsourced customer service representative comes back to inform me that I will receive a full discount... in another 7-10 business days. In total I wasted around six hours of my life to never go home for Christmas, get upset with someone just doing their job, and fight with a company to get the privilege of waiting 20 business days to be refunded a service they NEVER provided me. That's quality.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
I attempted to fly on Frontier from Atlanta to Orlando just before Christmas. Frontier cancelled the flight, allegedly due to weather, two days before the flight date. They never texted, emailed, or called me to tell me that. In fact, the morning of the flight I was able to check in online to a flight that by then didn't even exist. Upon arrival at the gate, the gate agent laughed at me and then threatened to leave me standing there with no effort to help find another flight. I ended up buying the last ticket on the last flight out for the night on Delta. Frontier has permanently lost my business, and I can't warn prospective customers enough --boycott Frontier. They need to be out of business.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017
My first time flying with Frontier Airlines and I will never, ever fly with them again. Frontier Airlines especially in Denver Colorado has the worst customer service representatives and representation I've ever experienced in my life. Even the supervisor Aida is unprofessional. Customer service reps in Denver Colorado are very rude, not friendly, and disrespectful. Customer service rep snatched my ticket for boarding and told me I was going to miss my flight and made sure I did as she gave my seat to a standby passenger.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017
Let me tell you a story about my fiance and mine's experience with Frontier airlines. First let me explain that my fiance is an active duty marine and he received leave for Xmas. He was flying from LAX to DIA to come home. His flight was delayed 9 and half hours for him to even come home. All other Denver bound flights from LAX were leaving at the correct times. A flight that was supposed to land at 2230 Saturday 12/17/16 instead landed at 0830 Sunday 12/18/16. But wait it gets better. Today (01/02/2017) my fiance flew back to base. The ticket counter reps supposed to be helping the lines move faster were rude and very nasty with us and other customers around us. However the cherry on top is that his one checked bag was lost. I have now been on hold for 3 hours trying to find where my fiance's bag is. I have not gotten to speak to a single person but I am absolutely disgusted at how Frontier treats its "guests".
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017
My family flew Frontier from Orlando to Denver on December 18, 2016. I am wheelchair bound and need an aisle chair to board the plane. When we arrived at the gate there was a long line due to the flight to Colorado Springs being cancelled. Our flight started boarding and I still didn't get any help from the counter. My husband finally carried me aboard. Our flight sat on the runway in Orlando for over an hour while the airline waited for additional passengers??? Finally we flew 3.5 hours to Denver only to be told we had to wait on the runway. We waited over 3 hours. After nearly 9 hours with no way to use the restroom I developed dysreflexia a deadly condition that quads get. My family alerted the steward and a nurse took my bp which was dangerously high. My husband threatened to call 911. Finally the emergency prompted the airline to move a plane so I could get medical help. The emt's arrived and had to carry me off the plane.
This is the night the baggage handlers walked off the job. My daughter found our bags among the thousands of bags left in the terminal after several hours of waiting. Coming home on December 23 our flight was delayed 4 hours after we boarded. They were waiting on a pilot to show up. I won't ever fly Frontier again in spite of the vouchers our family was given. This is the night the baggage handlers walked off the job. My daughter finally spotted our bags amongst the 1000's in the terminal.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
I will never fly Frontier Airline again. Worst airline ever. The fees they charge are horrible, they are ripping people. The flight cost is not much but by the time you pay all their fees you should just fly a better airline like Delta or Southwest. Frontier Airlines you suck and I hope you slowly continue to lose business. You're a rip off. They don't even offer complimentary drinks!!!
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
I was scheduled to fly from Charlotte, NC to Denver, CO on Flight F9200 at 6:45 a.m. in December 19th. I was heading home after a 10 day stay in South Carolina. I received an alert at 3:00 a.m. on the morning of the flight. I was instructed to contact their Customer Service to rebook my cancelled flight. I called immediately and sat on hold for one hour and forty-five minutes waiting to Customer Service. I had noticed that there was one open seat for the next morning's flight, but according to their customer service alert I was to contact Customer Service to reschedule. So, when I finally got to talk to a customer service representative, I was told repeatedly that the next seat available would be on Christmas Eve. After I requested to speak to a manager I was told the same script.
My sister was also checking online for other flights for me to go home and discovered that not only my flight was cancelled but over 200 flights had been cancelled which would put my chances of getting home Christmas Eve at slim to none. After a useless customer service experience. They said they will only reimburse me for the flight segment and that they do not work with any other airlines. So, basically I was out of luck. The rep acted so nonchalant, like it was a typical cancellation. I booked another flight on United Airlines and paid $261.25 for a one-way ticket home the next day plus $25.00 for a checkin bag. The total cost of the one-way flight home on Frontier was $83.60 plus $30.00 for a check in bag which Frontier reimbursed me. So, Frontier Airlines left me paying an extra amount of $177.65 for my flight back home, because they screwed up.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
Do NOT fly this airline. We were at the self check-in for our flight to San Francisco. An agent of Frontier Airlines came up to us and told us two of our bags were oversized. We asked which ones as all of our family had the same size luggage designed to take as a carry-on. The agent went to the screen and then pressed (without our consent - which is illegal) a charge for two additional bags and hit enter. When we protested he just walked away. It reminds me of Wells Fargo - where agents of the company do illegal things to consumers for a payback. They will have a class action lawsuit on their hands if they continue to do these illegal things.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2016
I was leaving from Las Vegas to Atlanta. Sat there for 4 hours didn't even know the flight was cancel. Everyone final found out because once another passenger stated, "Did you all know the flights cancel?" We all went to find out what was going on. They stated that it was unsafe due to weather. However other companies like Southwest could fly just not Frontier. They stated that their next flight out was 4 days later. I would never and I do not recommend anyone flying with them. By the way they give partial refund and they keep paid luggage money.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2016
I used to love this airline but on a recent flight with my family from Denver to Dallas the airlines somehow 'lost my wife's and children's luggage'. Multiple attempts to retrieve or even locate the baggage have been thus far unsuccessful! If you have a choice whatsoever, DO NOT FLY FRONTIER!!! Ever!!! They need to go out of business. They don't care about the customer at all! Businesses like this one need to be held accountable for their behaviors.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2016
These guys have got to be the worst airline I have ever had the opportunity to try flying. They not only cancelled my flight but around several hundred flights nationwide because they didn't schedule their people properly and because they had an internal strike going on at the same time. They will blame it on weather and flat-out lie to the customer. Their only recourse was to cancel the 200 dollar ticket. Thank god I was one of the smart few who went immediately to Southwest online ticket sales and managed to find a flight for $600. Should have flown them from the get go. Frontier is an absolute joke. DO NOT FLY THEM.:)
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2016
Flight was 4 plus hours delayed. (NO BAD WEATHER). However, we we're told to still show up at our gate at the scheduled flight time because Frontier was working on fixing the problem. Sat on the airplane for 30 plus minutes after finally being allowed to board the plane. Someone on the loud speaker apologized for the delay but Frontier wanted to be sure that all of the luggage made it on the plane so as soon as it was all on we would take off. Landed in Phoenix to find out that our luggage DID NOT make it. Filed a claim to have the bag delivered the next day, which I was told would happen.
Two days went by and I received a phone call at 1:00 pm asking for a delivery address and I was told it would be delivered within a 4-6 hour window. The bag did not come and no phone call letting me know why it did not come. The following day, I received another phone call asking where the bag could be delivered. I informed the lady that I had received a phone call the day before also asking for the delivery address. The lady laughed and said, "I don't know how that could have been delivered since I have the bag here with me." I said, "Whatever."
It's been four (4) days since I had arrived in Phoenix and had not had my bag still at that point. She informed me that they do not deliver on Sundays but that it would come on Monday. I was leaving to go back home on Tuesday, which would mean I had spent my entire trip without my luggage. After having a family meeting, my son in law and daughter decided to drive back to the airport to pick the bag up. They did so only to be told that they had no idea where the bag was. It wasn't at the airport, we were told. At that point, WE HAD HAD IT!!!
Finally, they were given an off site storage address which again they had to drive to, and searched through a sea of bags to find mine. They were successfully!!! But I am not happy. I WILL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER FLY FRONTIER AIRLINES AGAIN. I will tell everyone I know, not to fly frontier airlines!!! SO UNPROFESSIONAL AND FRONTIER AIRLINE EMPLOYEES DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU!!!
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2016
This is worst customer service I have ever experienced. They have the worst attitude and talk so rudely as if you are flying for free. I am very dissatisfied with this customer service at the Las Vegas airport front desk from the person named JASON and I would not recommend flying with Frontier Airlines. The employees here are not at all at the same page with difference in opinions about their airline policy and needs to be well trained on how to be polite and courteous to their customers.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
Canceled our flight 1/2 before we were to board. Had to book another airline, rent a car to drive 5 hours to another city and leave 8 hours later. Then for our return flight we went to check in 24 hours before departure to find out they had refunded our entire flight two days earlier by mistake and we now did not have flights back on Dec. 23 as planned for the 6 of us. Offered no help except to say we did get a refund - one that we did not ask for and they made an error in doing, so we now could not get home for Christmas.
Had to book another flight, leave for the airport literally 2 hours after booking (2 AM in the morning driving in ice and snow) to make it to our new Delta flight which flew into Ft Lauderdale although our car was in Orlando where Frontier was suppose to have brought us. Needless to say we rented another car to drive from Ft Lauderdale to Orlando to drive home to Tampa. NEVER EVER EVER would I book on this airline and this was our first time ever "flying" with them. Our cheap airline tickets thru Frontier ended up costing us a bundle as we flew American to Denver and Delta home and had to rent two cars and lost almost 2 days in Breckenridge!
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
We arrived to the airport an hour before a domestic fight. There was no wait at security and we arrived at the gate at least 30 minutes before they started boarding the plane. We were in zone 3 out of 4 zones but because of the size of our carry-on the gate agent asked us to wait before boarding the plane. Since we prepaid for assigned seats we didn't think much of it. When almost everyone else boarded we prepared to board when the gate agent said they oversold the flight and they only have one seat left. He offered 4X the cost of one of the tickets plus seats on the next day's flight. When we got back to the ticket counter to collect the offer, they refused to pay. They claimed that we were late and that's why we were bumped. Shameful!
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
DO NOT FLY FRONTIER. I drove 2.5 hours to the airport on December 18. Flight was delayed 4 hours due to "weather." After that they said the plane had landed, but the flight crew had timed out, so they were looking for a pilot; how can an airline not know when the crew would "time out" and plan accordingly with another crew? Long story short, the next flight would leave in the morning and they would give out hotel and meal vouchers. I paid $120 for a 7 hour hotel stay, and at the gate the Frontier employee said she could not give out vouchers and gave me a number to call. I called the number, multiple times because of hours on hold.
When I spoke with someone they said they can’t give out vouchers over the phone and I would need to go to the airport. They also said no vouchers would be given due to the flight being canceled for weather; I watched dozens of other flights leave the airport; it was not due to weather. I am sure I do not have to explain all of the headache that a day-long cancelation brings. Frontier is horrible. No customer service. Does not even provide passengers with accurate information. I will never fly Frontier again, and I will tell everyone to beware. DO NOT FLY FRONTIER!!!
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2016
Have you ever read Frontier's customer service policy? That is the first part of the lie. We booked our flights in July from Denver to Las Vegas for Christmas. The price seemed right plus we wanted to have everything paid for before we left. Our flight was $176.00 for each person (3 passengers) plus $250.00 for the checked luggage. We found this out after we had booked our flight. To cancel the reservation it would cost $100.00 per each person and only be issued as a credit to use on a later flight - really?? Needless to say we kept our reservation - what a mistake.
The day of flying, I am told by a co-worker that we had to also pay for our carry-on luggage, having never flown with Frontier and already paying 250.00 I thought this was probably not true. So I get on the website and sure enough, carry-on luggage has to be paid for. If you pay for it before your flight, they give it to you for 50% off - WOW!!!! $225.00 after the 50%, we can carry on 3 bags, board in Zone 1, what is the purpose, it's assigned seating.
After an hour delay due to staffing issues we are getting on the plane. When we board we end up waiting another hour for a flight attendant. Really, because there are 3 pilots sitting in the seats next to us visiting with another flight attendant that is catching a plane. Our flight attendant tells us that she didn't usually do the flight we were on but was helping since a bunch of the staff walked off the job 3 days prior. This information does not make you feel real safe. Then the flight attendant that comes on board doesn't buckle up during take off or landing. She is sitting on the jump seat in front of me. She doesn't smile or talk. This is part of your job!! No communication from pilot as to what is going on. Never did anyone check to see if I had paid for carry-on and what is the purpose of the overhead compartment.
Upon landing in Las Vegas we tried to speak with Frontier customer service but it is closed. We try to file a claim online but it times you out before you can file.On our way back to Denver, I thought it was just a fluke going to LV and it would be better on our return flight. WRONG!!! An hour late again - this time weather. Then we finally get on and our flight attendant has the personality of a rock. He will not let us put anything in the first 2 overhead compartments due to being reserved for the 1st and 2nd rows. We are in the 3rd. Funny but NO ONE ever sat in the first 2 rows. When we land we sit on the tarmac for 58 mins due to no parking spots. The pilot told us that it would be about 15 mins. Wrong again. They never asked if we needed anything or communicated what the delay was. People were getting upset.
Now we are waiting for our luggage. No one is in line with customer service so I went to make a claim about my duplicate charge. I am told to call the 800 number, which I tell her I have done 3 different times and was placed on hold for 47 min, 29 mins and 67 mins. She tells me she can't help me and thanks me for not yelling at her. I asked why the luggage was taking so long 20 plus mins at this point. She says that they have between 20 and 45 mins to get our luggage. Really!!! After an hour we are still waiting and people are getting mad. When one passenger asked rather forceful where the luggage was he was told they would call security - which they did. Then we were told that they hadn't even downloaded our luggage yet - whatever that means.
Kids are crying, a family is trying to get with their family because of a death, people are tired. Security is standing by with their hands on their guns. OMG. "Just get us our luggage." A booking supervisor was called to help which she just made it worse. NO customer service skills not to mention the customer service reps are now yelling at us. They finally admit that they don't know if our luggage was even in Denver or had left with the plane. We were offered $25.00 refund to be used in the next 3 months on Frontier. They couldn't give refunds but we could leave our luggage and they would send it to us in the next 7 business days. Between the time on the tarmac and waiting for our luggage, it was longer than the whole flight took. I will NEVER EVER fly Frontier and I will tell everyone I know. The treatment that we received and lack of respect was uncalled for. Maybe they all should re-read their customer service policy and procedure.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2016
I've flown Frontier 10+ times in the last year and a half. I love the great prices. I've flown to Vegas for $39, Orlando $45, Ft Myers for $59, Denver for $29... I now go on vacation all the time. That being said, I was one of the people with canceled flights out of Ft Myers December 19 & 20 2016. Two days in a row my flight was canceled. (I ended up flying back on Allegiant). Although I feel that the cancellation could have been handled in a better way, I am not going to stop flying Frontier. I have never had an issue before. They provide me with a flight for a great price. Yes I have to buy my own peanuts and If I check a bag it cost $25-30 dollars, but I cannot resist a weekend away for a cheap price. I hope they fix whatever problems going on because they have really changed my life in a great way.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2016
Flying out of Denver to Houston on 12/17/16, a Saturday at 8:40 a.m. Checked the flight status upon leaving my Brother's house and it stated "on time". It has snowed probably 8 inches overnight, but being raised in Denver and visiting a lot of times in the snow, airlines rarely have an issue unless it is over a foot and then flights are just delayed. At the airport the check line was very long and someone mentioned a cancellation so I went to the board and saw that our flight had been cancelled. After an hour of standing in line we get to the line and Frontier states, "Sorry we can't get you out until Monday." Monday? I have to work on Monday. So I left the line in disgust to think about the situation.
Called Frontier, was on hold for 1 hour and 53 minutes until some worthless idiot from the Philippines stated they couldn't get me out now until WEDNESDAY and that they would refund me the cost of the flight, like a robot. I said, "You damn right." $1,161.00 dollars later, we were on a flight on United leaving at 10:20 p.m. Still have not seen my refund. And I want the WHOLE flight refunded... Who does this? I used to LOVE Frontier! They used to have the greatest seats and TVs and now it's like flying in a hollow shell. The seats are so cheap it is laughable. Not sure what happened, but will NEVER, EVER fly them again. I hope they tank!
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2016
I booked Frontier Airlines off of Expedia, which usually gives the lowest price/excellent quality for air travel, hotels, car rental, etc. I checked in my flight, Dec 23, 12 hours prior. FIRST, I had to pay $35 for a checked bag and $40 for one carry-on bag! If I wanted to choose my seat, then add $25.!! (And these were their discounted fees if you check in online!) The "nickel and diming" continued on the flight, where all drinks -- water/Soda/juice were $2.99 each! The overpriced, garbage snacks were ridiculous, too! The flight attendants could care less about your comfort. I had to sit next to a man with severe body odor mixed with cheap men's cologne. The smell permeated across the seats and people were holding their noses. I thought I was going to vomit -- it made me so nauseous/sick!
When I kept getting up to stand near the restroom, I expressed my discomfort to the flight attendant... And she laughed. Did NOTHING. I cancelled my return flight and will be requesting a full refund -- the heavily accented customer service girls had the nerve to charge me $99 to cancel and offered me "credit." WHY WOULD I WANT CREDIT ON AN AIRLINE I WOULD NEVER DARE FLY AGAIN??? I predict bankruptcy. Worse experience flying during the holidays!
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2016
Frontier airlines is the worst airline I have ever flown with. From Orlando to Colorado our flight was delayed an hour and a half and then when returning to Orlando from Colorado, our baggage along with the rest of the passengers on our flight had to wait an hour for our luggage to arrive. After reading all of the news articles about frontier airlines and their cost-cutting techniques and the strikes going on against them, I WILL NEVER FLY WITH THEM AGAIN! And I will tell everyone else About my horrific experience with frontier airlines. Someone please replace the president of this airline. He/She doesn't know what the heck they are doing.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2016
I have not left Portland Airport yet and this "low-cost airline" has already charged me 25% more of the cost of the plane ticket for a carry on bag and a crappy middle seat. I could have saved more money just booking directly with Any other airline. I have flown with Hawaiian Airlines for years and they do not have any of these hidden fees. This is my first and last time flying with Frontier Airlines. I suggest you do not book with them.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2016
When we got to the gate we were told the flight was delayed. Then the plane arrived, and we were told we were waiting for a stewardess and a flight officer. Then we were informed that we were canceled due to weather and was not offered assistance in any way to help make other arrangements. There were 2 of us traveling together. We had to pay $1200 to get home the next day. My husband missed a day of work. This was a terrible experience, even before the cancellation we had vowed not to travel with Frontier because the seats were so uncomfortable. They had no empathy for all the people they screwed over just a few days before Christmas.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2016
They will cancel your flight for no reason at all and rebook you on a flight 3 days later if you're lucky. They won't reimburse you for hotel or any expenses you incur for cancelled flights. You will miss your vacation. And when you rebook on another airline you will be charged same day flight ticket costs which will likely be over $1000. So if you think you are going to save money, think again. I guarantee it will cost you a lot of money. You could fly first class on any airline for less than what this will cost you in the long run.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2016
Flight was delayed for two hours, then canceled due to airplane problems. To make things worse, when I asked for a refund, they only refunded half of the round-trip ticket, so I basically paid them to have my vacation ruined. Worst airline ever, avoid at all costs.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016
My family and I had the worst experience with this airline! We were suppose to fly out of Orlando (MCO) this morning to Austin. We arrived two hours before our flight, the kiosks to get our boarding passes were not working properly so we then had to wait in a line for over an hour and a half to get to the desk. We had no luggage to check in. When we finally make it to the front desk there was a very rude lady standing there and told us she will not be giving us our boarding passes because "she didn't think we had enough time to get to our gate". Then to tell us we can take the next flight out which was the following day and it's going to be $99 per person in my family.
When we called the 800 number to get a refund we were told there's nothing they could do because we were a "no show " to our flight. We asked to talked to a supervisor and also said there was nothing they could do. Even though we clearly stated that we had been in their line for over an hour and half. If their kiosk would have been working we could have gotten our boarding tickets. If they had a functioning system at the frontier counter in Orlando we would have gotten our boarding tickets. Instead we are out over $1,000. DO NOT FLY FRONTIER. They do not care about customer service whatsoever.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016
Leaving Denver, I had 3 gate changes. At the last gate the attendant left the podium without a word. Fellow flyers were getting emails about the flight cancellation, I however didn't get one until 2 hrs later. My bags were nowhere to be found. I had no clothes, no medications and no transportation. I was able to get to a hotel and re-book a flight with United for 2 days later. After getting home and contacting Frontier, they would only refund the amount of the unused portion of the ticket. What about the expenses I incurred because of their inability to run a company. It was not because of weather, as they were saying. All the other Airlines were running smoothly!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016
Disclaimer: Most of us have experienced delays and cancellations due to weather conditions and accept that it does happen. It is not the fault of an airline that these situations occur and it is not expected that any type of compensation in the form of food vouchers, lodging arrangements, or future travel awards be given. And this rant does not imply that any should other than an airfare refund which is appropriate. This is a company that does not even acknowledge that customer service exists, let alone, that it has any value. This is a company that, based on its employees at McCarran airport, has nothing but contempt for the passengers that utilize its services. I watched two Frontier gate agents point at passengers sleeping on the floor and laughing at them.
These same two agents were consistently rude to passengers throughout our time at the gate. They also completely ignored an elderly wheelchair bound passenger that asked for help, again with smirks of contempt on their faces. How, as corporate management, can you knowingly deceive your customers by booking them on a flight when you are fully aware that the plane needed will never arrive at a departing airport? How, as corporate management, can you instruct your employees to check passenger bags, when you are fully aware that the flight a passenger is scheduled to travel on will be cancelled? My wife and I arrived at Las Vegas McCarran airport on December 16th at 9:30 PM for a scheduled departure at 11:55 PM for Orlando.
A few minutes after we arrived a delay was announced, this was followed by six more delay announcements, and then the flight was cancelled at approx. 6:30 AM on December 17th. After the flight was cancelled I spoke with a Frontier representative at the gate and asked if there were any flights originating from McCarran airport that day that would at least get my wife and I close to Orlando. I was told that there was a flight to Atlanta leaving at 9:35 PM, seats were available, and that we could be re-scheduled. So, I booked the flight and then purchased airfare on Delta airlines to get us from Atlanta to Orlando. Since it was already 8:00 AM getting a hotel was not an option and my wife and I decided to continue waiting at the airport.
At approx 8:00 PM an announcement was made that the flight was delayed until 2:39 AM. I spoke with an agent at baggage check in right after the delay was announced and was then told that the flight was cancelled due to the plane being grounded in Denver. Why would Frontier Airlines re-schedule passengers for a flight that they knew would not be available? The Frontier employee managing the Baggage Claim office was not even aware that the flight had been cancelled. I then asked for my fare to be refunded since it was obvious that we were not going anywhere and was told that refund requests were not being accepted and that the best option available was to accept a re-scheduled flight that would leave Tuesday.
We ended up flying on United via Chicago on Monday without any issues other than the additional cost of purchasing yet another set of one-way tickets. This airline is a complete joke!!! No amount of savings on airfare is worth the risk of flying with them. They do not codeshare with a single other airline so booking with another airline is not an option. Their limited route schedule does not allow for a disruption of any kind. Their employees lack the most basic of customer service skills and appear to have not received any training at all. If asked, I would recommend avoiding them if at all possible.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016
My elderly father booked a flight on Frontier Airlines for the great price he received for a one way ticket from Nashville to Phoenix. His first mistake was checking his bag. Upon arrival in Phoenix no bags showed up. We waited by the baggage claim for an hour and nothing. We then went to the only Frontier desk in the terminal which served as both the check in/baggage claim. No one was there. We waited another 30 minutes and finally someone showed up. We were told along with the other passengers who checked bags on the flight that they had lost their luggage, fill out a claim form and the airline would deliver it within 5 days. We waited the 5 days and no contact. My father called customer service and waited on hold for an hour and a half only be told they didn't have his contact info on file and there was nothing she could do.
I took the phone at this point and asked to speak to a supervisor because all of his medication was in his luggage and it was an urgent health issue at this point. Her name was Kim and she literally told me "Oh well nothing I can do" and hung up on me. What is wrong with these people?! I have never been so angry and dissatisfied with a company in all my life. Do not use this airline no matter how good of a "deal" it seems to be.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016
Frontier is often referred to as an inexpensive airline, but when you factor in all of the extra baggage fees, seat fees, food or drinks, and inevitably, lost time waiting hours for your flight, it's more expensive than other airlines. I don't know how they stay in business when they are so unreliable. They are never on time and they couldn't care less about it. This will be my last Frontier flight if I can help it. What a joke!!!
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
Frontier Airlines is the absolute WORSE airline to fly with. Please do not choose airfare with Frontier. The low cost tickets are a plus; however you will definitely get what you pay for. I was scheduled for departure on 12/18/2016 from Las Vegas to Atlanta. It was not until 3 hours before my time to depart I received a Frontier Travel Alert, stating flight was delayed. Which was followed by three more text alert with different departing times for my flight back to Atlanta. After I received the last text alert, I assumed this would be the time my flight would leave the McCarran International Airport.
I arrived in time enough expecting to catch a flight home and did what I was expected to do as a traveler. Checked in, checked in baggage, went through security check, and waited at assigned gate. Only to find a disturbance. Due to Frontier not having any flights as scheduled going out for any of their passengers. I was never told why the flight was delayed by the Frontier agents, I was only told there was a delay in the flight. When I googled the news for Frontier I found out otherwise. I found out flights were delayed due to Denver weather. Rather this was the case or not. Frontier did a very POOR job at relaying this message to travelers. Frontier didn't update their flyers with truthful information that could have prohibited flyers from having to stay days in the airport. And the list goes on and on. I will never fly FRONTIER again in my life... NEVER!!! NOT EVEN ON A BUDDY PASS!!!
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
My father's flight was canceled yesterday in Havana Cuba. He went to ticketing to rebook, but he were told he would not get on another flight for 2 days. They would not offer hotel or meal vouchers. He would also needed to call an 800 number to request a refund if we booked on another flight. Frontier does NOT work with other airlines. After 50 minutes on the phone they said "You can buy another ticket with another airline. We will reimburse you a 100% for your tickets." I booked on another airline (JetBlue). Thanks to that my father fled yesterday. Today I called again. After 47 mins on hold a customer service named Kate answer, she wasn't able to help me with the refund. I asked for a supervisor and she hang up on me. So now I have been on hold for the last 23 minutes and probably will be 30 more.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
Cancelled flight. 12:05 am flight. No one to help, no one around. This is in Denver, their Corporate location & hub. Phones not answered. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. Don't believe they care about their customers other than the money. WILL NEVER TRUST THEM AGAIN. Cost me $3500.00 to rectify problem. Enough worth suing for.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
Frontier Airlines has ZERO customer service. The staff at Austin, Tx actually made me feel like they WANTED us to miss our flight. If you have any problems with your tickets, need flight info, or lost luggage, you're on your own. On the way back from Denver to Austin, they lost our luggage, along with about twenty other passengers' (on a direct flight)! There was no one at the baggage claim to help us for about an hour. I filled out a form and have yet to hear anything from Frontier. I have a good feeling I will never see my bag again and plan on filing a suit if I don't get reimbursed. Find any way to travel other than Frontier Airlines. It was a giant mistake booking with them. They did everything in their power to try to ruin our trip.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
My son who I have not seen in a year was suppose to be here today!!! I bought him a ticket to fly from Cleveland to Tampa. Frontier had the cheapest flights and being Christmas time I thought it was the perfect deal!!! SO WRONG!!! My son drove 2 hours from Erie, Pa to Cleveland airport and he noticed that the counter for Frontier Airlines looked like a clustered mess... His flight was at 10:45 am and he was in the airport at 9:30 am due to some weather issue. He had his boarding pass and check in completed the night before and he needed to check in his luggage. He called me to tell me he had been standing in the line for over a half hour and it was not moving. He noticed people crying and many angry faces... He also noticed that the surrounding airlines were calm and no people waiting in a line.
When he got to the counter at 10:05 am he said the employees were rude and told him he missed his flight because he was not on time. My son argued and said that he had been in line since 9:30 am and the flight does not leave til 10:45 am. They were rude and told him there was nothing they could do but to get him a flight 3 days later at 400.00 and they would credit the flight for 50.00 dollars... ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? When he asked to speak to a manager they told him they would target him as a terrorist and trouble maker and he would NEVER be able to fly again!!! I began to make phone calls and but the wait time was over 2 hours to speak to a person from the airline so I looked for other flights and was shocked to find out that the same morning he was flying out Frontier had 3 other flights scheduled to Florida... Miami, Orlando, and another Tampa one... ALL 3 were canceled... I found that to be fishy.
While waiting in the airport he talked to other passengers and they said Frontier gave their seats to the people whose flights had been already canceled at 6 am... I am upset, sick and disgusted... The other airlines were booked and they said unfortunately they do not do business with Frontier for many reasons. I had my phone on speaker for 5 hours yesterday while on hold to speak to somebody... finally I gave up. I googled Frontier Airlines this morning only to find out there are hundreds of stories just like mine!! THAT IS SO WRONG... My son found a ride back to Erie and I will not be able to spend the holidays with him. NEVER USE THIS AIRLINE...:(
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
We had tickets from Orlando Florida to Kansas city for 12/20/16 and the flight was cancelled. The weather had been a little icy but other airlines were flying in to KC. We believed them the earliest they could reschedule us was for Tuesday am. That flight was cancelled trying to say that it was the weather again. There are no weather problems at either location. We were offered no help. On phone 35 minutes and said they would leave us on hold as I didn't trust them to call me back. 20 minutes later they hung up on me.
Got on shuttle to airport to stand in line 3 hours to be told it would be next Tuesday before they could get us home. That is December 27 - 7 days after we were supposed to be home. Who can afford this. Already out over $2000 dollar loss and they've done nothing for us. I will be part of the class act that I'm sure will follow. This is crazy. I will never book with Frontier if they aren't going under now. Be aware!! I could have gotten out with another airline on Monday if they'd been honest and quit lying.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
While returning home from San Francisco on Dec 19th, Frontier abruptly cancelled the flight to Orlando as well as all flights out east! They said weather was the problem but it was clear they had no reasonable game plan for flight and service outages affecting their entire system. Get this! They said they would re-list me for the flight on the 24th (a full five days later!).
Worse, the flight status on the website and in airport board was showing on time even up to the point of check in. The agents claimed they were trying to inform the passengers "throughout the day" meaning that Frontier knew in advance this widespread operational disaster was going to hit. Yet, no call or email or text to me was provided and none to the other half a dozen passengers I spoke with while we stood at the counter. Outright lies, operational incompetence and lack of empathy were on display. While the airline personnel chose to not assist me or frankly even the lady in the wheel chair next to me, the word loudly heard was, "I don't make enough to take this heartache from you (public)". Unbelievable! Given the widespread cancellations, Frontier caused chaos and distress to their competitors. It cost me dearly, over $1,000 between rebooking on Southwest and spending the night in a hotel (which of course Frontier said no to any on the spot accommodation reimbursements).
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
If I can give this negative stars, I would... I waited in the check in line for over 45 minutes, all the kiosks were down and when I got up to the counter the lady left w/o saying a word. I had to get into the only line available at that point, waiting another 10 minutes... Missed my flight. They didn't have another availability until 2 days later and I still had to pay for their horrible customer service making me miss my flight. No airline credit will be refunded. WORST AIRLINE EVER!!!
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
Booked a flight for my 3 children 17, 16, and 10 to fly from Minneapolis to Denver 12/17/16 flight 327 that was cancelled. So I called spent an hour and half on the phone to rebook. The guy apologizes and said not to worry they will be on the next flight. In the morning December 18th flight 333 that flight was also cancelled without any prior notification, no email or phone telling both were cancelled. They fly out tomorrow December 21st. Flight 333. They keep telling us this is weather related. When the news team here in Denver say that staff is walking off the job. I should be comped the whole round trip.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
I don't know where to begin. Waited 45 minutes for agent to show up to check us in, not leaving much time to board. This happened on December 10, 2016. When we finally got into the airplane, found that the seats did not recline and seats were quite uncomfortable, making for a miserable experience on a 4-hour flight. I pity anyone traveling more than 4 hours. No snacks or drinks were free, and you had to ask for water--it wasn't offered! All this, plus the purported "low" fare, only to learn we're charged $35 per person for carry-ons and $12 per person for an aisle seat. I consider this a form of "bait and switch". We will never again fly with Frontier and I have related our experiences to friends and relatives.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
I had my very ill 80 year old mother on wheelchair waiting for departure at LGA. The flight has been delayed twice and finally cancelled. She spend 5 hours at the gate with very limited assistance. At the end, she was given a refund with absolutely no further ETD dates or any compensation to make it back home where she needs immediately see her doctors. I am demanding Frontier to put her on the flight ASAP with absolutely no extra charges and all the assistance that she will require. If something happens to her we will sue Frontier for all the damages this whole scam caused us. Expecting an instant response since your regular phone line never answers the calls.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
Our Frontier Airlines flight was cancelled yesterday, ostensibly for weather. No other airlines or airports appeared to be having any weather issues. After waiting on hold for 50 minutes to reach customer service, I was told they would rebook me in 4 days and no other compensation or assistance would be offered. On our own we managed to find an option that cost $1,100 on another airline and a several hour rental car drive from another city we are home. We will never ever fly them again. They could not have been less helpful.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
Frontier Airlines this is to you: THIS AIRLINE IS A JOKE. Delay notices were sent out for our flight from ATL to DIA starting at about 4:30 PM advising was delayed to 01:15 hours with a flight that was supposed to leave ATL at 10:10 PM. About 45 minutes later another notice came out. Then about another hour or so another notice. We checked in at the airport and went to the gate with the plan of waiting until four hours after we got there. It wasn't until another passenger advised us that the flight was cancelled. There was not a Frontier employee to be found at the gate or anywhere around. Shortly after we learned of the cancellation from another passenger, two Frontier Airlines employees showed up, and advised there was nothing they could do and instructed all of us to return to the ticket counter for instructions.
Upon our arrival to the ticket counter we were advised the flight was cancelled due to weather in Denver. Not possible due to the fact we had another family member flying into Denver on another airline without any issue at all. Accordingly to several different sources, there were several ground crew for Frontier Airlines that walked off the job in Denver. Since the airline advised it was a weather delay their policies do not allow for concessions to stranded passengers, or so we were told. There was no offer to cover hotel expense, and the only option we were given was to re-book a flight for December 25th, which was the first available flight. Well let me say it is December 19th, and six days at our own expense in a hotel, and no other concession being offered, other than a refund, which would not be given for three days is not a good way to retain or gain new travelers on your supposed "CUSTOMER FRIENDLY" airline.
We had to book another flight on a different airline, spend $1100.00 for them, plus a $140.00 for a hotel room just to ensure we were home for the holidays. Own up to your own company’s Incompetency, and make the situation right with those of us who have chosen your airline to fulfill our travel needs. Your airline has lost a customer and the word will be spread accordingly. Your company will not make it through 2017 if this is how you are going to treat your customers. Learn to run a business instead of a money pit for your organization to strive to success by treating those who make you a success the way you are treating them. Own up to your faults, and make the situation right. Not only should you offer a REFUND, but you should offer vouchers for an additional flight for future use. Your company is a joke, and is destined for failure.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
On December 17th, 2016 my family and I waited in the airport for airplane to leave with Frontier. The airline kept canceling the flight for 12 hours, then they finally cancel the flight at 12:30 a.m. the next day. On December 19th we tried to fly out again from Orlando to St. Louis. After standing in line for an hour and a half they let us know that our flight to St. Louis was canceled again. All they would offer is a refund and they said that they do not have any flights available until 6 days later.
Frontier Airlines should be closed down. Do not fall for the $20 gimmick. They cost me an additional $100 for a rental car, an additional $150 for a hotel, $987 to fly out on the 20th with United Airlines. I have to call into my job tomorrow because I will not be there, which I will lose out on more money. They do not offer compensation for a hotel or any compensation towards a new flight or rental car. This company is not very reputable. I will never use it again. I do understand the flights are canceled based upon weather conditions. However, I do not understand that they cannot get another aircraft to fly people to their destination before 6 days. If you did not want to spend that extra 150p to $2,000 I suggest that you did not fly Frontier. It may be tempting and the prices may be low but they're not do it.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
Frontier Airlines is the worst airline of all time. I had a flight from LAX to Tampa with a connection in Denver. The flight from LAX was delayed for 10 hours causing me to miss my flight to Tampa. The ticket agents didn't care to help. All they said is that they can refund the ticket or book for the next flight which was in 2 days. As upset as I was I had no choice but to wait. I sat and waited with my 2-year old child for 2 days in the airport then come to find out the other flight 2 days later was also canceled, plus 1 of my luggage was missing.
Extremely frustrated and not having any money to book a ticket with another airline because all tickets are now $1500.00. I called Frontier and spoke with a supervisor, they refused to get us a hotel or do anything to help and now they are saying the next flight to Tampa is going to be on the 25th which is 7 days later than it was originally supposed to be. I just took the refund as they couldn't care less that I was stranded with a toddler, no money, no way home, stranded in a place where I knew no one. Now I have to wait up to 10 days for a refund in my account, have to figure out a way home because of these people. They have no compassion, they are terrible beyond words and needs to be sued.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
Poor service, the savings you think that you are getting. When everything is added up you find that it is no savings at all. When they have a cancellation Frontier will do nothing for you, but tell you about how to cancel the flight. But you can weigh days and I mean DAYS before a different flight leaves. This company Frontier is a joke, and I hope before it ruins things for your family trip you read this!!!
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
We booked a round trip for three to a bowl game. After getting such a good price (3 roundtrips for 800 and some change) we went to check in only to find out that we hadn't bought a "seat" on the plane. It was 200 additional dollars for our three seats and three carry ons. We are up to $1000. We were delayed for nine hours for what we were told (we called) was weather but my husband is a pilot and I hear wasn't significant weather on fore flight that would interfere with our flight or the one the plane was on before. Other passengers were told and the flight personnel when we finally got on said that the prior flight crew timed out. That's right, they are too stupid to schedule their employees and then lied to us!
While at the game we learned that others people from our area didn't make it to the game because of Frontier. On our return flight they let us pre-check in that morning and spend 168 more and cancelled the flight one hour before takeoff. That made about $1200 for the tickets and we could have flown another decent airline for about 1400. Of course we thought we were saving 600 not 200 - I sincerely believe that it is false advertising to sell cheap airline tickets then charge you extra for seats!!! They didn't offer to do anything but put us on their next flight four days later. I have filed for a refund and the $2000 it took to get the last freaking three one way seats that would get us home in time for work and my sons school finals!!! They should be put out of business. Never, never use them!
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
Flight was cancelled today after 6 hours with very little communication with their customers. Plane and attendants were there but no PILOT! Are you kidding me? Families with small children, grandma & grandpas, left with extra car rental and lodging costs plus it's the holiday and going to miss out. Ok, I want a refund. Good luck with that. Refund was going to be $48, and did I mention our tickets for 2 was $624?? Don't think they will be in business much longer. Steer clear of this airlines. Enough said.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
I booked a flight from Miami to Philly for dec 18, 640AM departure, when at the airport they made us wait until 11am to cancel the flight, today (dec 19) same thing happens, flight cancelled at 7:30am, they said it was due to bad weather conditions, even though they are the only airline that has cancelled flight from MIA to Philly, then I go online and see that there is an strike going on, furthermore, 1 hour to return my checked bag, they don't offer any kind of compensation, 2 days back and forth ubers, plus meals, plus night stay, not to mention that I'm getting on a AA flight for an additional 260$, the 110$ refund takes 7 business days, this is by far my worst experience with an airline, they simply just don't care about you, please do not fly with them, prices are low, buy to get the worst experience with these guys.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
On 12/17/2016 Saturday my son was expecting to fly to Missoula, MT from Denver, CO. We spent 1.5 hours in line just checking in at the Frontier counter. Sadly at last min they decided to cancel the flight. After being on hold with customer service for over an hour I was told there was not another flight he could get on till Wednesday 12/21/2016. OK I understand it is the holidays. So we go to the baggage claim to collect his bag I paid $30 to check. That is when the nightmare started.
1st they could not tell us what baggage claim it would be coming up on, or how long it would take. So we walked around between the three claims. I noticed 100's of bags littering the ground just thrown around with no one seeming to claim them. I started to notice the angry people of whom at this point I found out have been waiting for over 5 hours for luggage. Some of these were people with small children waiting for checked car seats so could not just leave without them. None of the Frontier counters where staffed by anyone in this area. After the 1st hour down there an employee came out and said we were all better off filling out a claim form and they would send us our bags within three days (not helpful to people waiting on car seats to leave safely with their children). I took a form as there was nothing terribly valuable in my son's bag.
I fill the form out and get in line to turn it in at the office. Waiting in line for 1.5 hours. I finally get to the front of the line and the lady at the counter says she is not taking paper forms and we have to submit these online. REALLY!? Then why hand them out?! At this point my husband comes and points out that all the baggage on the ground, some of them have tags dated yesterday. So the bags had been taken off the carousels and set on the ground and just left there. Kids are climbing on them and people are kicking them around. It took over 4 hours for my son's bag to be unloaded from a flight that never took off so we could leave to go home.
I understand there was bad weather that caused the flight to be canceled and it was an influx, but ALL the other airlines in the baggage claim area seemed to be able to handle this and has staff out in the baggage area helping people and providing assistance. The Frontier office actually closed about two hours before our bags finally came up and no one was there to help people who were stranded without their checked items.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
I book a flight on Sunday to come home and see family for a couple days, having not seen them in almost a year. I had planned the event out long ahead of time, had coordinated days off well in advance and so on. So I arrive at the airport after already four hours of travel, go through security, find my gate, and chill. Then I see that my gate doesn't say my destination. So I leave, investigate, and find my gate again. But the gate changes on me AGAIN. Now arriving at the correct gate, I am told by the girl at the counter that my flight is delayed two hours, even though it was just about to board. Oh well, no big deal. I wait and then get ready to board when the flight suddenly changes; now it is delayed another three hours. Fine. So I wait three hours. During this time, a lady says over the loudspeaker that we are waiting for two new pilots. (Why is this just being figured out?) I check the flight status at boarding time. Now it's delayed another ten minutes.
This happens every ten minutes like clockwork for another hour. Now the flight is delayed six hours - and then it's canceled. Just like that. The signs change but no one comes out to announce anything to anyone. All the passengers just sit in shock staring at the screen, waiting for information. Nobody comes to give any information. So all of us confusedly head to the customer service desk. I end up waiting in that line for five hours, only to be told that the next flight they could get me on was in two days. I missed Christmas with my family. I was reimbursed for the ticket, but not for the twelve hours I spent dealing with Frontier, not for the bus and train tickets to get to the airport, and not for missing rare time with my family. It was one of the worst days of my life. Don't fly Frontier.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
If I could give zero stars I would. They canceled my flight from Pittsburgh to Las Vegas and which was on Sunday and only offered a flight to replace it on Thursday. They were not willing to pay for hotel for the days I needed to wait for the later flight in Pittsburgh or pay for the Airbnb; I got in Las Vegas for the days I missed. They took no responsibility for canceling this flight. I ended up paying a lot to book another flight the next day with another company. Because it was last minute during the holidays all the flights were quite pricey.
They only told us the flight was canceled 20 minutes before it was supposed to departure. Saying they had no flight crew. Half an hour later they told us they don't know if the flight is canceled or not. Then an hour later they said the flight is canceled and it's because there was bad weather the day before. So because the flight cancellation is "due to weather" it is not their fault. This cheap flight ended up costing me a lot more than a regular flight. I would never fly with them again.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
No reimbursement for financial losses due to crew member not showing for flight from Denver to Las Vegas. Do not care about customer service since they are raking in money with all the additional fees. Never ever fly Frontier.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
They cancelled our flight. Lied about whether closing runways in Detroit. Offered to refund one way and put us on a plane TWO DAYS LATER. Agent was rude and smirking at us as she told us we'd have to wait two days and they wouldn't pay for hotel or anything else. I heard they're having financial problems and might be going out of business any day now. DON'T GET CAUGHT WHEN THEY FINALLY GO OUT OF BUSINESS!
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
We had a flight to Salt Lake City from Miami that was canceled due to weather. Therefore no comps and no help. They couldn't get us to SLC for 4 days but could get us to Denver the next day. So $800 later we might get home tomorrow. They didn't offer to help get hotel, flight or compensate us for any of our troubles. Top off that with unfriendly staff. My advice, never fly Frontier.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
I chose Frontier because of the low rate and now I know why the rates are low. This all happened on Sunday, December 18, 2016. I got there two hours ahead of time like Frontier said to. It took me over an hour and a half to drive to the airport. When I got there, I received a text saying that my 7:20 am flight had been delayed to 11:38 am. As I am checking in the staff person tells me this as well. The flight would have gotten to Orlando at 10:50 am and at 10:21 am they notify us that the flight is canceled and that there are a limited number of seats available on the next flight out on Thursday. Unfortunately, I have a job interview on Monday and planned on being back to St. Louis on Tuesday.
By the time we were told that the plane was canceled I was unable to find another flight, no matter what cost, that would have gotten me to where I needed to go by the time I needed to be there. They said that they were refunding my flight cost, I doubt that I will get all of the money back that I paid Frontier and I lost money on the hotel and some other expenses. This has been an expensive lesson in who not to trust with my business.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
Frontier Airlines delayed the flight and said it was weather related but this was told to the passengers until much later in the evening. The flight was closed and it never flew out of LAX. Flight 406 going to Denver on 12/17/16 leaving at 7:10 pm.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
We were scheduled to fly out on Saturday at 7 pm after 6 hours of scheduled delays a full flight was cancelled due to weather despite weather in Denver being clear. We were a group of 4 adults and 6 minors and they said the earliest flight we could get from anywhere was Thursday night and fare doesn't get you to destination within a reasonable time just to get you there when they can. They have no partners with other airlines and they made virtually no effort to accommodate the full flight of passengers. No alternate plane just fill in whatever seats are available on frontier during holiday week (there are one or two at most). Therefore it is not possible to fly the displaced passengers to their destination without an additional make-up fight. There simply aren't that many seats available in a 2 week period during the holidays.
After speaking with ticketing agent who was having difficulty getting in touch with his own airline, I called customer service to see what other options were available. I was on hold for 3.5 hours with no answer before giving up. The FAA should shut this airline down for failing to deliver the service people pay them for. Save your time and money, fly someone that will actually get you to your destination and answer your call in the event of a delay or cancellation.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
I send my parents yesterday to Utah and they got stuck in Denver's airport. This company have cancelled at least 3 flights to Utah. They are still there. I need to talk to someone because they are old and they do not speak English. I try to call customer service and they don't pick up the phone. Please someone help me!
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
Don't use them. They have no customer service and will not help if you are stranded. Even when it's their fault. They will keep you on hold for over 2 hours and hope you give up waiting. Run for your refund if you have a ticket. Never book with them. The pretend savings is not worth it.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
My cousin was supposed to fly into Seattle from a 13 hour layover in Denver. First the flight was delayed, then finally they started to board the plane and took off. A few hours later he called me and says they landed back in Denver due to flap issues. The flight was laid over for another 2 hours. After that they kept on rebooking him and he was in the airport for over 36 hours. And the Airline didn't even provide any food, lounge or place to sleep, very disappointed.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
Arriving to the airport at 7 am wondering if my flight's on time because there was no information update. I realized it was delayed by two hour. It was then delayed 5 additional times. After I asked a Frontier employee if the airplane was on the way she insisted that it was so I didn't rebook my flight earlier. I then stayed an addition 4 hours to find out the flight was now canceled! All I wanted was good customer service and a refund for my baggage claim. They didn't even apologize for the lack of communication, then when I call customer service insisted that the baggage fees were additional charges that I wanted! So only offered me credit for my next flight with them! Extremely unprofessional employees that work in the customer service area.
I then spoke to the supervisor, Ryan, and told him why I was mad and he proceeded to tell me "So what do you want?" Do not fly with Frontier go to Southwest. I travel at least twice a year and never had a problem with Southwest. I was not upset about the cancelation because I rather have a safe flight. The customer service that I received at Frontier is almost unbelievable. Not one employee or supervisor cared about the customer service!
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
So, last night I dropped my 16 year old daughter off at the Denver airport to visit her mom in Phoenix for Christmas. As luck would have it, the timing coincided with an incoming snow storm. While I can understand a storm related delay or cancellation, it is what happened after that spurned me to write this review (something I rarely ever do). Her 9:36 flight was first delayed multiple times until about 5 am. Interestingly, the excuses given were not even weather related at this point although that would seem to be the most logical reason.
After the flight was cancelled, her mother immediately rescheduled a new flight for 3:20 that afternoon. When the time comes to board however, there is suddenly confusion as to where the plane is going as the destination changes from Phoenix to Washington DCA, back and forth multiple times. As confusion persists for the next couple of hours, my daughter's mother is on the phone with Frontier to see what is going on as our daughter is stuck in the airport by herself at this point now for about 20 hours.
After 2 hours the people at Frontier still can't figure out what is going on and not only refuse to offer any assistance but claim ignorance of the situation entirely. As of my writing this review she is being moved to a new boarding gate with a departure time of 7:30 which is pretty much 24 hours since we first arrived at the airport, with no guarantee that the plane will be leaving then (this is normally something I would accept on faith except that we have been told the same thing at least 5 times over the course of this ordeal).
While the weather may be blamed for the original delay, the rest is on them. This is a frustrating situation that was made infinitely worse by the ineptitude, ignorance and overall uncaring attitude of the Frontier employees. I have flown Frontier and flown my daughter on Frontier many times and up until now they were my go-to airline despite frequent minor delays due to equipment malfunctions. After this however, I will never fly with them again and make sure to adamantly insist that no one I know does either.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2016
Frontier Airlines rep would not issue a boarding pass to myself and my traveling companion based on the fact that we were not at the airport a full 2 hours ahead of our flight time (which is not a policy, but a RECOMMENDATION on Frontier's flight check-in and boarding instructions). There was NOBODY in line at the TSA check in point, we had only 1 carry on bag and we were there 45 minutes early and ready to go. The Frontier Rep was extremely rude and stated the RULE is if you are not here 2 hours before the departure, then you are not flying??? The Frontier Rep was unbelievably rude and showed no customer service skills and had a "TOUGH LUCK" attitude.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2016
Our flight was canceled today. When we went to ticketing to rebook we were told we would not get on another flight for 3 days. They would not offer hotel or meal vouchers. We would also need to call an 800 number to request a refund if we booked on another flight. Frontier does NOT work with other airlines. After 30 minutes on the phone they did refund our tickets. I booked on another airline for tomorrow. Hotel, food & new flights cost $350 additional. Flight prices attempting but don't do it!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2016
I purchased these tickets for my child's Godfather to come and see his new Godchild. When he got to the airport and checked in he was told what gate to go to. After waiting for 1 and a half hours with his wife and three kids, he was scanned at the gate and let on to the plane. Once they got seated another passenger informed them that they were in his seat. At this time the stewardess checked the bordering pass and told them that they are on the wrong flight. After getting off the flight, the gate attendant let them know that their flight was moved to a different gate and it boarded that the same time that this plane boarded, and that it just left. The only thing they offered them at compensation for the mix up was booking them on the next fight out (the next day) and getting them some car seats so they could go home, nothing more.
After going home they informed me of the situation on why they were going to miss the birth of my child. I immediately got on the phone to try and get this problem resolved. After about 15 minutes on the phone with customer service, I was finally able to get in touch with a "supervisor". The man's name was J.J, employ number ** and he was of no help. All he kept telling me was that it was their fault for missing the flight and I should be grateful that they were not charged $99 per person to re-book. While I was trying to figure out if there were any other options for flights out, he hung up the phone on me. So after calling back and asking for a manager, I was greeted with the sound of "on-hold" music for the next 20 minutes.
The only breaks from the music came in the form of a lady, Anna-Marie employ number **, asking me a line of questions that were demeaning, IE: "why are we talking to you and not the person who missed their flight? Are you even related to them? Are you sure that you didn't hang up on them (J.J)? This issue was already resolved, what is it that you want?" After all of this I was finally able to talk to a manager.
The manager's name was Sam, employee number **, and I explained to him what was going on. He was able to look up some information on the flight and what went on at the airport. He then apologized for the mix up and confusion that they caused. Then he told me that he could get them on the next flight out but it won't be until 7 pm the same day and it had a 8 hour layover. That would put that arrival time at around the same time as a non-stop flight that would leave the next morning. So we booked for the flight that left in the morning. He was able to give me $100 back and moved the family into front rows, kind of like the airline's form of first class, for both the departure flight and the flight going back to their home, to make up for the inconvenience.
So it took about 2 hours on the phone and many people who "understand" my frustration but can't do anything about it, before we were able to resolve this issue (kinda, he will still miss the birth). One of the worst customer services I have ever had to deal with. Except Sam, he was very helpful. Everyone who works customer service for Frontier should try to be more like Sam.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2016
I flew out of Philadelphia to Vegas. I had to pay $40.00 for my checked bag that was weighing 38 lbs. Once I got to my destination it took me 90 min to get my bag. Once I got to the hotel I realized my $150.00 dress was missing, brand new clothing I had purchased for my meeting, and my new bras and underwear really. I have filed police reports and all. It's terrible! My trip started off not good. The customer service acted like they could care less. I spoke with one gentleman and he stated it happens often. When I was departing home I used United. They were awesome. When I weighed my bag it was 28 lbs. Yes someone definitely took my things!
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2016
Just remember when booking airline tickets you get what you pay for. Frontier is low budget airline that I will never fly again. My experience started when I go out of my seat to speak to my wife who was sitting with her mother a few seats up from me. The flight attendant was serving drinks a few feet from where my wife was sitting. She turn around and very rudely stated, "Don't ever sneak up on flight attendant or I will take you out." I did not touch or sneak up on the attendant or even come that close. Although I may have scared her, she could have told me in a polite way, instead of being a RUDE **!! Then her attitude carry through the rest of the flight.
Along with being rude, their seats are uncomfortable, no wifi, no TV, there is no free drinks or snacks of any kind. Along with no freebies, the flight attendants requested a tip. Never has a flight attendant on any airline ever requested a tip. If you fly Delta, they offer free no alcoholic drinks and small snack, plus free wifi and in-flight entertainment. Their seats are much more comfortable. For $20.00 more you fly Delta complete with free alcoholic drinks and additional leg room. All I can say you get what you pay for, pay a little more, and get a little more. As for me I will never flight Frontier again.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2016
I flew from Las Vegas back home to Tampa, FL on 11/18/16 and when I arrived back in Tampa, FL I was the only person on the flight that did not receive their luggage. I was told to fill out a form and maybe they would call me the next few days regarding my luggage. Well the very next day I was called in to pick up my luggage only to find out that I had over $2,200 in missing items from my luggage. I was very upset at this point. One Frontier Airlines rep after the other came over to where I was sitting down next to my luggage to try and convince me that it was TSA's fault for the items that a Frontier Airlines employee obviously stole out of my luggage.
Kim from the "Central Baggage Service" dept. called me up today (12/6/16) and had a very nasty attitude on the phone. She didn't explain to me why I was not going to get reimbursed for my valuables being stolen out of my luggage. She just said to me, "Your case is closed, we are not responsible for your stolen items." Keep in mind that I was the only passenger that did not receive their luggage at baggage claim. And then when I receive my luggage a day later, I find out that I have over $2,200.00 in missing items but no one is responsible for that??? Where's the accountability and professionalism? And to have the nerve to call me up with an attitude as if she was the one that was affected by the loss??
Anyone that's reading this email, do not check in any luggage with this airlines or even fly with this airlines. I know you'll see that they have cheaper flights but you'll end up paying for it if your items are stolen, and they charged me $13 for bag of Chex and a cup a tea. I will be getting in contact with my lawyer to take this as far as I can go because it's just wrong to steal someone's belongings without any kind of accountability.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2016
After transacting multiple changes to the ticket (necessitated by an interview with prospective employer), I ended up being short-changed a checked bag - for which I had already paid. I even called when I saw a problem online during the change process (checked bag was not showing up with new itinerary) and was assured by the agent that the checked bag had already been purchased and was not going to be a problem. All I needed to do, she informed me, was to press "purchase" and the bag would magically re-appear on the reservation. Of course this was not the case and I was cheated out of the bag I had already purchased.
When I called back to bring this to someone's attention so they could correct, I was told that it was their policy to charge for bags and I had clearly not paid for the bag (even though I had documentation showing otherwise). After multiple attempts to reach a supervisor that should be able to use rational thought and simple judgement to correct the issue, my efforts were again thwarted. It seems every Frontier Airline employee is more concerned with following the "party line" than in maintaining customer satisfaction. I hope the $30 baggage fee you are unwilling to acknowledge you have already collected from me is worth it as I intend never to fly with you again, nor will my family or anyone I know. This coming from a 1,200,000 miler with United. Very short-sighted on your part Frontier. Good luck with your nickel and dime approach to business. What's that saying - "Penny-wise and pound foolish"???
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2016
DON'T FLY FRONTIER!!! The very worst airline experience in all my years of booking or flying bar none. Booked a flight by phone with Frontier to accommodate Frontier's policy concerning a minor flying on their airline. Booking went smooth enough via the phone. I gave complete information of a 12 year old flying from K.C. to Salt Lake on the 29th of November. I booked the flight on the 11th. Arrived 2 hours early and tried to use the automated terminal to print the ticket. The terminal was not working so I stood in the line to meet with a representative to print the ticket. They too were having problems printing the connecting flight in Denver.
A supervisor named Linda with a disposition of being annoyed by another employee asking for help came to assist. She told me that an unaccompanied minor would have a charge of 110.00 dollars in addition to the air fare which I agreed to pay. Then she stated in I would have to pay $220.00 because of the connecting flight. I once again agreed to pay the additional amount. Then she proceeded to tell me that Frontier's minor policy for flying would not allow the 12 year old to change flights in Denver even if I paid the 220.00 dollars for care for a minor. Her tone was rude with statements such as "She is not getting on this flight". "Who did you talk to," referring to reservations etc. "That's not our policy," referring to what reservations had told me and refused to listen to what I was told.
Reservations stated similar policy but stated that if I could arrange for the minor to have someone in Denver to meet her she could then take the flight to Salt Lake City. So I did exactly that and contacted my brother who lives in Denver to pick her up and then make sure she made the flight out later in the day. The reservation took all the information for who was meeting her and assisting. Name, address, phone, email, etc and all was good until we tried to fly Frontier from Kansas City and the unprofessional Linda employed by Frontier. She has to rate very high on the scale of very poor customer service. Linda acted and succeeded in her effort to not let this minor fly. 4 times she called on the phone with statements towards someone on the other end. "She can't fly, can she," and eventually she made it happen.
Never offered a solution or an apology for Frontier booking the flight and inconvenience of living 200 miles from K.C, my brother, and family in Salt Lake. Logic is not in consideration with Frontier. I could have had this 12 year old fly into Denver, stay over night, then have her take a flight to Salt Lake the next day without issue because it is not considered a connecting flight. Makes absolutely no real logical sense and having a rude Linda who has no skills tell you after all this planning and driving "She's not getting on this flight" is the worst experience of all time. The story ends by going over to Southwest booking a flight thru Denver and getting the 12 year old to Salt Lake. DON'T FLY FRONTIER.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
Frontier Airlines email response to my lost luggage – we were offered $25 each for my partner and myself only to have it withdrawn. The following is the email back and forth: “We sincerely apologize for the delay. As a customer service gesture, we would be happy to offer you a $25 electronic travel voucher for future travel on Frontier Airlines. Please let us know if you would like to accept.” From me: “$25 a head compensation - we will take that!!” From Kelly-Frontier: “We will be unable to compensate any further.” What sort of customer service is that??? How does the CEO allow this??
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
I booked in advance for Thanksgiving and my price (F91282 DENORD Conf **) was $29 and return flight (F91281 ORDDEN Conf ** was $6). So total round trip fare of $35 with "fees" of $74:20. When I checked in online, I found I was required to pay for my seat and also for a checked bag. I was given an option of a package deal for everything for $60. I decided, since it was only $15 more than the baggage fee, I would pay this. When I went to reload the page, the price went up by $11 to $71 so I decided just to pay for the baggage.
On the day of travel, the steering of my car failed and I was not able to get to the airport on time. I called Frontier four hours ahead of time to advise them of this, and to find out if there was a later flight where I could stand by. I was told that my choices were I could stand by on the same day for no cost, or if I would prefer for a fee of $99 I had an option to confirm my seat. I elected to wait and stand by at no cost. I presumed that there were several flights that day but I was advised that to take this no cost option I had to wait 13 hours and arrive around midnight as there was only one flight. During the day my friends called me and offered to buy me a flight on another airline so I could arrive earlier.
When I checked in, one agent was not aware of my flight. She passed me over to another agent. He told me that stand by for me was not an option, and the only way I could get on the flight was to pay $99. I was furious as I was following Frontier's direction. The agent told me he did not have the option to "override" this $99 fee and took around 30 minutes to process my check in. He disappeared to speak to his manager. In the meantime another agent came and explained to me that if I wanted to get on the flight, I should pay the $99 and then get it back from Frontier Air. I decided to do this. Just as she was going to hit the button to process the payment the manager came and advised me that this was no longer an option for me, (not exactly sure why) and I would now have to purchase and entire new ticket at $135.
She was sympathetic and explained that the computer did not permit her to override so my only option was to pay and collect back. She also explained that had I paid the all inclusive $60 (which went up in price as I watched) then I would have been entitled to stand by and a confirmed seat for no additional charge. I am sending this to Frontier Air and I will post back if and when they provide me the promised refund. My experience was horrific and enough for me never to fly Frontier again. We'll see what they will do to fix it.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE!!! Very UNPROFESSIONAL Service!!! Booked flight with Frontier Airlines from Philadelphia PA to Tampa FL. The check-in attendant was very unhelpful. When checking in she informed me I would not make my flight in time since Frontier closes their doors 15 before departing and did not give any other assistance to try and get me promptly to the terminal since I had 35 minutes til "departure". She then handed me a "feedback slip" said "call this number to change your flight..." No further information or help was provided and when asked to speak to someone or if someone can help change my flight she just said to call the number again. This is very unprofessional and the attendant did not seem to care much and made me feel like my business is unwanted. Think twice before flying Frontier!!!
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016
6 months ago, I booked a flight for my son, who is active duty military. We know from experience, that you it's important to go through the airlines themselves and not the online brokers. His leave was approved for a Thursday evening, and he lives 40 miles from the airport. I booked him a flight 3.5 hours after he was released. A few days before his leave was scheduled, his commanding officer told him he needed to work an additional day, so I called Frontier ($10 to talk to a person, who does not speak clear English) and changed his ticket to the following evening ($99 change fee).
My son does not have a computer and was unable to print a paper boarding pass. He checked in on his phone, but when he arrived at the airport, they were insisting on a paper boarding pass. Because he was late getting released, he arrived 56 minutes before the flight left. He had NO checked luggage, so he didn't think it was a big deal. They told him he was too late. He could not get on the plane. He had a friend getting married the next afternoon, and he really wanted to be on that flight. They couldn't get him on until 24 hours later, which would get him home after the wedding was over. There was NOTHING Frontier could or would do to help. Nothing.
I ended up buying him a ticket on another airline to get him home on time. I asked if we could save his credit on Frontier and they said yes. I just called tonight to use the credit (it's been 4 months) and they said that it expired. I've paid them $451.28 and gotten NOTHING out of it. NOTHING. Not even a pack of peanuts. They said the credit needed to be used within 90 days. The problem is, with active duty military, they can't just take leave whenever they want. They have to take it when they are allowed. Frontier would not transfer the credit to another person (I'd be happy to use it), nor will they refund the money or help me purchase another ticket with it.
Every time I call in, it's hard to find their phone number (they bury it on a back page so you don't call and threaten that it's cheaper to settle all of your issues online, you will be charged to call!), then I have to go through lots of menus that don't apply to my situation before I'm finally able to speak to a representative whose English is very broken. Not only are they difficult to understand, but they don't care about the US Military, have any respect for our military personnel or their families.
Now that it's been over 90 days since he was supposed to travel, I've been informed that I am simply too late. I am welcome to fill out the website complaint form, but the manager to whom I spoke refused to let me speak to his superior. I'm so extremely disappointed, disgusted, sad, and confused why they would have no system to deliver good customer service. It will take a miracle from them for me to be persuaded to ever fly with them again.
Frontier Airlines Company Information
- Company Name:
- Frontier Airlines
- Year Founded:
- 1994
- Address:
- 7001 Tower Rd.
- City:
- Denver
- State/Province:
- CO
- Postal Code:
- 80249
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.flyfrontier.com
