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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 Oct. 12, 2016
My wife booked a flight from Salt Lake City to Minneapolis on Frontier in August. There was one stop in Denver. When she arrived in Denver, she found they had cancelled the Denver to Minneapolis flight. They offered no help in getting her to Minneapolis that evening. She had to book a flight on Southwest at a major premium. Frontier offered us a voucher for compensation but we have no need to fly anywhere Frontier is going in the near future. First they won't reimburse us for the extra fees we paid for a better seat and for baggage because it's their policy. Second they promised to reimburse for that portion of the flight in 10 days and it's been well over a month and we have not seen a penny. Since you can't call them and talk to a human being, we are going to take them to small claims court and will be asking for the full amount of the Southwest Flight.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2016
I have flown with Frontier twice. The first time I flew from Colorado-San Diego. I took a 930 pm flight. Because of the fog my flight had to fly into LA. Which is about a 4 hour drive to where I had to go. After waiting 2+ hours they finally let us know the flight will not be leaving again that night and the next flight is 12 pm the following day. We were not able to get our bags any earlier than this announcement so now it is 3 am and I am stuck in the airport. I had no choice but to get a hotel room that night in LA. The airline did not offer to help with any alternative accommodations and we were basically to figure it out ourselves. Mind you it was Valentine's Day weekend.
My next experience was this last weekend. Again I booked a 930 pm flight. A week before my trip I received an e-mail saying that it was changed to 10:53 pm - whatever. So now I am at the airport with plenty of time to spare outside of my gate when the gate information changes to Phoenix, not San Diego... There was no announcement or anything letting us know. Me and everyone else were panicking and confused. A couple gates down was our correct flight and status is on-time... phew. Boarding was to be at 10:15 pm. It's now 11:00 pm and status is still on time? It's now 11:45 and we are finally boarding. (I got an email at 12:52 am the following day letting me know of the delay.) 2 hours late and I finally land in San Diego.
My flight home was at 350 pm on a Sunday. Boarding was on time, surprisingly and things were going smooth so far, minus the screaming children around me and my window shade being non-existent/broken. We touched in Colorado 20 mins early. 1 HOUR later we were allowed to get off the plane. How we got there early and had to sit an additional hour is beyond me. Poor planning? From my experiences with Frontier I would not recommend. Yes they are a smaller airline and I guess need a lot more experience but the little things are frustrating to a paying customer - non-reclining seats, additional $25 to check bag, broken airplane parts? I would not fly with them unless I had to. Just a heads up to all plan for your travel plans to get messed up.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2016
I ordered a cup of tea and it was so hot it spilled in my lap and now got first and deep second degree burns. Fun fun. The attendant offered me ICE wow ICE. Anyone that passed 6 grade and made it into 7th grade knows Ice is the worst thing for any burn. I called Frontier customer service and gave the info. They say someone will contact me in 24 hours. Um... It's now 3 days - yep 2nd degree burns from a cup of tea ouch. I can't walk. I can forget driving. Thank God the guy in front of had to lean back so hard it fell in my lap. So no sex for me and my poor boyfriend is very depressed.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
If you want to know what became of Greyhound, it sprouted wings, became an airline and calls itself Frontier. I have never in my entire life Sat on a plane so deliberately designed with disregard for passenger comfort as on the Airbus 321 flown from Denver to Raleigh. The arrogance of airline executives to field a plane on which the seats are hard plastic, do not recline at all and have no headrests is beyond belief. The tray tables are small 4 x 8 slabs of aluminum. And this was a NEW aircraft; built that way on purpose. Never ever again will I fly this airline. Absolutely never.
And one more thing; do not be fooled by the cheap ticket prices. It's a trick. Your flight is not only painful, it costs what any other airline ticket would -- they just divide the price up into sub-prices, such as for sitting in the first 8 rows or charging you for carry-ons and checked baggage. Our red-eye flight was marked by many crying babies and young children, whose parents had no money to flight properly. It was packed with people who couldn't afford a comfortable airline. I was appalled. Never again. Pay the money and fly properly on a real airline. Don't reward this company with a single dime of your money.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2016
Dear Alexa (from Frontier Customer service) and anyone else that cares at Frontier; I am not the type of person to complain about services or products. I don’t even send food back if it wrong, but this is out of control. I received this email about 24 hours ago and I sat on it so to make sure I don’t email back as a reaction to my frustrations with this airline.
My frustrations continue so here goes of WHAT has happened and how BAD this business has been ran. As you and most reading this will most likely skim through it looking for highlights and the details. Mind you NOTHING has been done to accommodate myself or either of the 3 other people on this trip with me by Frontier. They have merely passed the buck to the next poor sap willing to listen (temporarily). Even a supervisor that was assigned this customer problem NEVER called back like she promised. Mind you, this has all happened within 7 DAYS of our scheduled travel date, which is TODAY and still there is no resolution or attempt.
8/21/16- reservations made leaving San Diego @615 am, Indy @ 708 pm GREAT!!! 9/8/16 FLIGHTS CHANGED by Frontier, our HOME flight for 10/10/16 was changed to arrive at 1153 pm (ok, whatever, late night, ok). 9/12/16 2nd notification sent by Frontier that there has been a change to the schedule. (The same change as above. OK, thanks for the reminder) 9/30/16 Another email sent by Frontier for me to call about a change in the upcoming flight. 10/2/16 I get an email stating that my flight has been changed from 615 am to 350 pm that same day. This NOW puts me in Indy @ 421am the NEXT day! I lose a day completely.
We then call in because this is a dramatic change. Is this is unacceptable to lose a total day on a 3 day trip! No. Only now do I have to change flights but LEAVE WORK FRIDAY EARLY! Not only did we call, but the supervisor stated that she would call us back when she has figured it out, her shift ended at 6 pm... No call! It was offered this day that a refund is issued for the cost of the flights and we can find another flight somewhere else. Being we are 5days away from the trip, the flights have all spiked up to an extra $500! I would love to fly with another airline, but now Frontier has us stuck
10/3/16 I get an email that now my RETURN FLIGHT has been changed to a 640 pm Departure and gets into San Diego. We call and the RETURN flight is now CANCELED!!! Apparently we have been moved to another flight in another CITY! I now have to drive 2 hours to the Cincinnati airport to get home. I don’t have any emails/confirmations or anything for this. What is going on here? Now with the times and days all screwed up, I am FORCED to MISS MORE WORK AND TAKE TUESDAY 10/11/2016 OFF! 10/6/2016 I check in for my 10/7/2016 flight and NOW THEY ARE CHANGING ME ANOTHER $100 for seats reassignments?!!! What is going on here? REALLY?!!! Are you kidding me? Did they address and fix anything? Answer: NOT EVEN CLOSE!
10/7/2016 We are scheduled to “leave” today @ 350 pm (we will see if that happens) and get into Indy @ 425 am SATURDAY 10/8/2016. Still no confirmation of a return flight. No emails stating I can get home on 10/11/2016. I submitted a request for the rental car reimbursement (for 10/11/2016) being I have to drive to Cincinnati now. At LEAST Frontier could do is pay for the car rental.
This has been the single WORST experience with a “business” that I think I have ever had. I travel a lot, but this company loves the transference of responsibility game back on to the customers and their minion workers. What I expect now: compensation to a worthy degree of some sort and I don’t mean giving me an extra bag of pretzels. I expect that my $100 is returned that I paid last night, my car rental bill taken care at the VERY LEAST! Honestly a truly unhappy FIRST TIME CUSTOMER;
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2016
On October 2nd I accidently left my cell phone on a chair in front of Denver gate A31 around 3:30 PM. When I returned to San Diego I discovered my phone was lost and immediately filed a report with Denver Airport. The next day I began calling my cell phone and eventually a Frontier employee named Denae answered. She said she was a gate supervisor and someone had given her my phone the day before. She was currently at the Staybridge Hotel but she said she would turn it into Frontier Lost & Found within one hour. In the mean time I attempted to contact Frontier Lost and Found and the phone is never answered. The only way to talk to Frontier Lost and Found (Theresa) is to call the Frontier Corporate operator. She will then connect me with Theresa in Lost & Found. I had to do this at least 5 times.
Theresa seemed very uninterested in proactively helping me. She did tell me that the gate supervisor was a contractor and seemed very nervous about trying to find out who this Denae was. When you lose your phone, Apple provides a way of tracking your phone and placing a number on your phone to be called if the phone is found. Over the next 24 hours I watched my phone move from the Staybridge Hotel, the Frontiers Corporate HQ, and finally back to gate A32.
I had placed my daughter's phone number on the phone if found and she finally received a call from another Frontier employee (Raquel). She said she had my phone and was taking it to shipping and would call back in 15 minutes to give my daughter the cost info and tracking number. My daughter never received another call from Frontier. Since Raquel (the second Frontier employee) had used my phone to call my daughter, my daughter had no way of calling Raquel back since she apparently turned my phone off. All of this information was provided to Theresa in Frontier Lost and Found but she never did anything to try and track down these employees or my phone.
In summary, two Frontier employees definitely had my phone but it was never turned in to Lost and Found and no one from Frontier shipping ever called. As a result, yesterday I had to go to Verizon and buy a new replacement phone at a cost of hundreds of dollars to me. I realize it was my mistake to lose the phone, but Frontier needs to be ashamed they have unethical and lazy employees who did nothing to help me get my phone back.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2016
For flight from San Francisco to Houston they switched the destinations! By discover that my departure now is from Houston instead of San Francisco, I contacted the company and got a reply that if I want to change my reservation in correct(!) way, I have to pay additional $350. Any attempt to convince them that it's their mistake, not mine - didn't help. I had to cancel my flight and lost my money. Isn't it robbery??!!
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
I booked a ticket for my parents to washington dc and I did not know they charged for everything. Charged for checked in bags, carry on bags, seat charges, snacks. My parents and I did not know this before and they did not tell us clearly in the shopping cart about this charges before we put in the credit card. WATCH OUT FOR ALL OF THESE CHARGES, NOT worth to book the tickets. Their customer and customer relation are terrible, not offering the helps but always having words, NON REFUNDABLE to customers. They don't have a courtesy help for us. We have to pay $100 for bag check and carry on bags.
The front desk did not do clear and give me the receipts of the bag check. I had to come back to the front desk to request the lady the bag checked in receipt and she just wrote down for me a few number on it. My parents got in Washington DC at 4:30 pm and just called me a minute ago that said the paid checked in bag LOST in there NOW. They are investigating our bags right now. Terrible services and charges. NEVER RECOMMENDED THIS FRONTIER AIRLINES!!!
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016
So I had to cancel due to a medical emergency. The pre-bought baggage fees ($50) were not refundable. Why on earth would they not be refundable?! Frontier did not touch a bag. No agent was involved. I am essentially paying for the "privilege" to interact with FA web page. It like stealing. Their email in response to my complaint was it was too bad that I did not take the time to read their perverted one-way baggage rules. Actually I did. Too bad I couldn't see into the future that there was going to be 2 trips to the ER. Their cancellation fees are also punitive $100. SouthWest is so much better to deal with. I will never use FA again and I'm cancelling their credit card, too. Worst service, ever! I wish I could rate them zero stars. Plus, the agents are barely understandable. Their English is so poor and accent so heavy.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2016
As the other reviews indicate this "airline" is trying to bring back stagecoach travel. At first the fares seem reasonable but by the time you have spent money on carry on bag, checked bag, seat upgrade so your legs will function after the flight, a bag of nuts and a pop, you will easily be at other, proper airlines rates. The extra stress from delays and changes are a cost as well. After using Frontier for 6 flights over the last month 2 have been on time. One was a day late after sitting at airport for 6 hours. Smallest delay was 45 minutes. The flight crews are mostly nice. That's the one star.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2016
My family and I flew from MKE to PHL on Frontier today. Given all the extremely negative reviews I felt the need to share my experience. 1. Frontier is a discount airline. There are no "hidden fees". They beat you over the head with all of their fees. "Book your bags now for $25. If you book at airport it will be $50!!!" How people are surprised by this I do not know. You can easily log into their website. Calc seat fees. Luggage Fees etc and then compare to other airlines. 2. The plane was nice! I was shocked. American Airlines planes are outdated in comparison. Flight attendants were friendly. 3. Plane took off on time and landed early. Yay! So based on this one flight I would give them a 10/10. I would use them again if I ever needed to travel for cheap and wasn't on a strict timeline.
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2016
READ THE REVIEWS, DO NOT FLY WITH FRONTIER AIRLINES. Suitcases all packed and ready to go. A medical emergency caused us to have to change our flight by 5 days. With note from doctor not to fly for 5 days. Called the airline to change our departing date and was told it would be $99 each plus another almost $500 to make the change because there are no other options for less! As far as the airline was concerned, it was an opportunity to take advantage of two seniors on fixed income taking a trip to visit family in Phoenix.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2016
Hidden baggage fees. I recently attempted to take advantage of the lower fees advertised by Frontier Airlines. Unfortunately, I was charged $150 for "taxes and carrier imposed fees" IN ADDITION to the price of each airline ticket. This $150 does not even include a checked bag fee. Had I known about this fee, I would never have booked the reservations. This is highway robbery. I am SO disappointed.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
New Orleans to Philadelphia. The additional carry on charge means that the price I would have paid with a different airline would have been less costly. I just wish I had seen these reviews before I booked. From what these reviews of the experience of other say, the Frontier name might indicate that they are trying to replicate stage coach travel with wings and an inhospitable business environment. Fool me once.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
If I could give this airline 0 stars I would. Let's start with flight from Denver to St. Louis delayed several times and then boarded to then deplane telling us the plane had been loaded with the wrong luggage. Gate sign then changed multiple times - we finally boarded and arrived in St. Louis at 1AM - 5 hours after the scheduled arrival time - without any reason why and no explanation. Return flight from St. Louis to Denver got delayed several times and then was diverted waaay North supposedly for weather issues.
When we finally landed in Denver three hours later after what was suppose to be an 1 1/2 hour flight there was no gate and were told someone was being removed by the Denver Police. Now we sat on the runway for yet another hour before deplaning on their incredibly uncomfortable/non-reclining seats. But wait - there is more - baggage claim - we waited another hour and half for our bags to arrive. No updates, no excuses, no information period... it looks like this airline is 'coming apart at the seams...' I hope NEVER to fly FRONTIER AIRLINES again...! This use to be my favorite airline. Now it is without a doubt the Worst airlines I have every dealt with. Hopefully - Never again.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
Frontier charges less than other airlines for the same trip. However the hidden prices you don't see right away include fees for luggage, fees for overhead luggage, fees for sodas, and other drinks, and even fees to switch one coach seat for another coach seat. This is a no frills airline that doesn't even have a magazine to read. Worst part of the flights were the delays. Even though they show on-time at the terminal, my flight and connecting flights were all delayed. All four flights were delayed and the weather was great each time. We usually just sat on the plane waiting for luggage to be loaded or for paperwork to be sorted. They are not even TSA pre-check approved. This airline doesn't deserve one star, but I don't have the option to rate it at zero stars. I will never take another Frontier flight again.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016
I usually refrain from criticism but, this was the worst experience ever. First I checked in online printed my boarding pass. They tried to say my bag was overweight. I weighed and measured everything before I left. There was no air on the flight and they charge for everything. At baggage claim my luggage came down so hard it flipped off the belt and wheel came off. Once I reached my destination I realized my bags were checked and items were missing. No assistance or remorse from anyone. If I can help it I will never fly again and they can keep them points.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
Delayed 2 hours this morning, 9/26/16, originally 6:00am flight. No reason, no one to speak with. Finally, agents arrived and assured everyone their connections in Denver will be held for them. Upon arrival in Denver, discovered we were all blatantly lied to. 75 customers converge on customer service, but only 2 agents on duty. Many customers, myself included, called the complaint department to alert them of the mess in Denver. Nothing is done.
Waited 2+ hours in line to speak w/ agent. The 2 agents did the best they could but no other agents came to help. Much yelling and swearing among the customers. Next flight is 12+ hours later, and because we live a 6 hour drive from our destination, PHX, we did not have the option of changing airlines because of baggage. So we are out the cost of a hotel in PHX since our flight will not arrive until close to midnight. By the time we check into the PHX hotel, we will have been up 24 hours, that is if the flight tonight is not canceled. We were given vouchers for meals, and their very generous travel voucher for $100 off a future flight. They know what they can do with that!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
Your website stinks! You try to book a flight online. When you get to the page that says, "Do you want insurance? Opt in or opt out," it won't let you opt out! And it won't let you continue. So it forces you to call & book your flight which is an extra 10 dollars. They say booking online is cheaper but it won't let you opt out! They used to give you peanuts and a non-alcoholic drink for free! Now no nuts, and a soft drink is 1.99. It's bad enough you can't book online, but 1.99 for a soft drink... Come on!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
When traveling for leisure on Frontier Airlines from CVG to IAH fl #1150 9/21/16 and returning 9/29/16 fl #1154. Both flights had multiple delays and questionable rationale. The 9/21 flight had a 2 1/2 hour delay but did include notification through email. The skies were blue and clear, the plane didn't show up and no rational explanation provided. The gate agent said "Thanks for all the love and understanding..." Once landed at IAH we had additional 40 minutes wait because an empty aircraft had been parked at the assigned gate. On the return 9/26 flight our party arrived 2 hours prior to the terminal as recommended. After completing all patron responsibilities, 10 minutes prior to our listed (on time) boarding an overhead announcement from the gate representative alerted us to a delay of 2 hours and 30 minutes do to a Crew illness. No other data was given.
All service industries require an employee to give notification of absence prior to work. Especially in a time sensitive industry as airline service to the working public. Even a cattle herder has to show up or call in sick. This airline consistently and repeatedly fails in providing a basic level of expectation in service causing unneeded and potentially catastrophic events to both leisure and work travel. The FAA and attorney general's office should investigate and fine the company for poor standards without quality control measures as for example in healthcare accreditation.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
Cheap flights great! Baggage fees, seat fees, and anything besides water fees what a huge rip off! To start off our fun vacation with friends Frontier emailed me several hours beforehand stating that our flight was going to be delayed 2 hours. Then 1 hour before our original take off time, I received an email that the flight was going to be on time. Talk about a home alone moment, rushing to the airport and running as fast as possible! When I tried calling Frontier on the way to the airport they told me to never use the app or email, it's unreliable. How the hell are we supposed to know that your system and organization are unreliable??? So I'm supposed to show up and wait several hours extra at the airport No thank you!
Thankfully we don't live too far from the airport otherwise we would have missed our flight. Once we arrived at the airport the line to drop our bags off was 100 people long! We are panicking to find additional services where we come to find the whole line is in the same boat as us. The customer service representatives were all rude, ignorant and unapologetic about our situation. They were telling us that it's too late to try and help make our flight. We even had one lady laugh at us when she asked what we needed. When I confronted her about it, she mumbled a snooty comment under her breath. Our flight attendants had no idea that our flight was delayed and thought it was absurd they would change the time back to the original.
On our returning flight, the customer service rep stood at her desk for 10 minutes without even noticing we needed help. On top of a lovely experience trying to get on the damn plane, the seats are the most uncomfortable that I've ever experienced. You have to pay for everything. I'm surprised they don't charge you to use the bathroom. I am appalled by the service Frontier does not provide. They did nothing to accommodate us or try to maintain a relationship with a potentially loyal customer. By far the worst customer service I have ever had by any company. My husband and I plus all the other friends we were with will not be flying Frontier ever again.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2016
4 hours of delays today. No wifi. No charging stations. No screens. No complimentary drinks or snacks. $40 per CARRY ON bag and $30 per check bag. ZERO communication from them. Never flying with them again.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2016
I recently traveled on Aug 31 Sept 7 from Orlando to Pittsburgh. My flight was scheduled for departure at 1:45. I received an email on Aug 30 asking if I was willing to change my flight. I called and asked what happened and was told that because the plane was changed to a smaller plane, Frontier was looking for people to change their flight. I told the representative that I was unable to change and just wanted to make sure I would have a seat the next day. She told me that I would have a seat.
The next day I received a text message that the flight was moved from 1:45pm to 3pm. I called once again and this representative was very incompetent. I explained that I saw the flight was changed and wanted to make sure that the flight would be departing that day and that I would have a seat. She began to explain to me the process of changing a flight and receiving a 200 voucher for a future flight. I told her that I didn't want to change my flight unless I could leave at the earliest flight the next day but she said there were no flights on Thursday. The next flight was Friday at 1:45. I asked her why the flight was changed and she said that the flight was overbooked and Frontier needed people to changed their flight. She put me on hold several times and each time she would come back and try to book me on another flight. When I refused, she said that the flight was cancelled.
At this point, I was furious! I demanded a supervisor and she said she had just checked and saw that the flight was cancelled. It seemed like she was unwilling to get a supervisor for me to talk to. I told her that there was no reason Frontier would cancel a flight unless there was some type of catastrophe and being overbooked wasn’t in that category. She was insistent that she had just checked, that the flight was cancelled and tried to rebook my flight. I insisted on a supervisor, she put me on hold, then came back on the line, said she rechecked the flight and confirmed that it was on schedule to depart at 3pm. She told me that because of all the confusion and miscommunication that I could get a 200 voucher for a future flight. She instructed me to go to the ticket counter at the airport and ask for the voucher.
I asked her for a confirmation email to show the person at the ticket counter and she said she was unable to do so. I was so upset and stressed at this point that I just hung up. I asked the service rep at the ticket counter and she said that the only way I could receive a voucher, would be to not travel on that flight and reschedule. I told her about the telephone conversation but she said that wasn’t the policy. At the gate, I called Frontier once again and spoke to Charlie. He was very professional and considerate of how I was recently treated on my previous phone call. He told me that I could submit a feedback form and express my concerns and disappointments.
At baggage claim in Pittsburgh, my duffel bag came off the plane and onto the baggage claim turnstile partially unzipped. I was livid. A new duffel bag doesn’t come partially unzipped on its own. Once I arrived at my mom’s, I looked through my bag and discovered that a set of headphones was the only thing missing. The headphones were a gift from my son and must have been removed from my bag in Orlando after being scanned and before it was placed on the plane. I didn’t bury the headphones among my clothes and simply placed them towards the top of my duffel bag. I had no idea that thievery was a practice of the baggage handlers at Frontier. I did call Frontier about this and was issued a 25.00 credit for my losses but this is no way compensates for replacing a gift nor does it excuse theft.
I am requesting that you review the phone calls on Aug 30, 31 to verify that all the above information is factual. I am requesting that I am issued a 200 voucher for future travel (that I was promised). Frontier Airlines said they could not issue a 200 voucher and the second customer service rep must have had problems with me because of a language barrier. Maybe Frontier shouldn't hire people who cannot manipulate the English language. So disappointed with the service at Frontier airlines and wanted others to know as well.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2016
Just booked a flight on the Frontier website. Must have been confused, because as soon as I paid for the booking and got my itinerary, it was wrong. Immediately called customer service. You have to run around in their automated system for 5 minutes until you can convince the voice prompt to actually connect you to a live person. My first call gets the itinerary corrected for times, but the wrong day. Second call to customer service (30-45 mins per call) they tell me that the same times are not available on the day earlier. So I ask whether I can leave in the morning instead of the night of the day I'm booked. Their representative tells me that I can leave at 6:00 am with a 12 hr layover in Denver, which would get me home at the same time as the corrected flight. I tell her, "Never mind, I'll keep the evening flight."
Then I go to the website and find that there is indeed a morning flight with a 1 hour layover. I call back again. After 15 minutes of trying to explain the situation, and another 10 for the rep to look at my record and find the correct flights, I am informed that there will be a $99 change fee. It was never right in the first place! This coupled with the fact that the cost of the flight does not include a chair to sit in (oh, those cost $6 to $12 per segment extra) if you want a confirmed seat, and a carry on bag fee of another $35, and coupled with the fact that Frontier is the only airline that doesn't participate in TSA pre-check - they are worthless and frustrating and I will never fly Frontier ever again! If there were "0" stars to award for this review I would pick "-5".
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2016
If I could give this airline 0 stars I would. Let's start with flight from Denver to Vegas being delayed then canceled without any reason why. Return flight from Vegas to Denver got delayed. I called their number and spoke with a woman who told me that we should still make connecting flight due to it being delayed. After we finally arrived in Denver we had to sit on the tarmac for an hour which made us miss our connection. The customer service desk was unable to rebook our flight due to system maintenance and we were told to come back at 4 a.m. to speak with someone. The only flight leaving for Charlotte are at 11 p.m. the next night. They did give us a voucher for a cheap hotel though. Now on to the plane. The first flight the air did not work. The seats do not recline. You have to pay for any in-flight food or drink and there is very little room between seats. Worst airlines I have every dealt with. Never again.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2016
Normally, I try to refrain from criticisms of companies where I've had negative experiences and only positive review those which I proudly endorse and support. However, my experience with Frontier Airlines today has prompted me to set aside that rule and offer this account: Upon the recommendation/requirements from the Frontier website, I, along with about 30 passengers before me, arrived at 5:20 (for our 7:20 flight) to find an empty Frontier desk. As the line swelled to about 100 people, around 6:07 (just 1 hour and 13 Minutes before our scheduled departure) 3 attendants arrived. After making it through security, we arrived at the gate for boarding. With about 3 minutes until the door would close, I was told to size my bag (which had made it on several other flights as carry-on without issue). After being unable to compress 5" of cloth, I was told it would be a $60 charge.
Seeing another passenger trying to pre-book her carry-on from the website, I started to attempt that and was told by one of the gate agents that I would be unable to do so because the doors would close. Extremely upset, I handed over my card for the ludicrous charge. The other passenger had successfully booked her bag-or so she thought. I overheard the gate agents tell her that she had booked a check bag (literally ONE MINUTE AGO) instead of a carry-on and when I was boarding, they were attempting to charge her an additional $60.
Once on the flights, a man asked to switch to an empty seat and was told it would be a $50 upgrade. I then overheard flight attendants mock a passenger's drink order and be extremely rude to a different passenger waiting to place an order. I can only assume they hate working for Frontier as much as everyone on this flight hates flying with it. After landing, our gate wasn't available and we waited on the immobile plane for 20 minutes before being able to park and exit. After the initial baggage check issue, I would safely say you lost about 40-50 customers for life. After the issues at the gate, about 10 more. I'll absolutely be sharing the experience in the hope that eventually you'll provide better service and, at the very least, to save my friends and family time and money.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2016
Just got off the phone with a supervisor and I use the term "supervisor" loosely in this case, named James, employee # ** who was completely useless. After getting the runaround for months writing to the online feedback department, complaint department and many more phone calls later trying to secure inconvenience vouchers for a second trip on Frontier Airlines after our first experience turned into a nightmare, we were told the vouchers are not valid.
I then asked to speak with a supervisor and he, James, employee # **, told me that there is nothing he, James, employee # **, can do. Again, let me speak to your supervisor, he James, employee # ** refuses to transfer or do anything for that matter. For any of you even considering flying this airline, do yourselves a huge favor and don't. Absolute horrible experience and the customer service department is deplorable. If you expect that a Frontier Airlines "supervisor" James, employee # ** is going to do his job, you would be completely wrong.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2016
I flight with Frontier for the first time and will be the last. It's the worse airline ever. The airplane superrr uncomfortable. They change your flights at their inconvenience. No explanation if you complaint. They don't care. They are very unprofessional. They charge even for your hand bag. No explanation at all. The crew that works in the airplane very racist and super bad attitude. At the airplane if you ask for anything except water they charge you... I will never flight ever ever again with Frontier. 09/19/2016 super bad experience. The best airlines are JetBlue, American Airline and others. I will publish those review on Google, FB, Instagram and all other social service.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2016
Frontier Airlines is the worst company I have ever flew with. They advertise their prices very low to get you and rip you off in everything else. You pay for everything, even carry on! I have never had to pay to assign a seat and they charged me $16 for seat assignment. The carry on price, $40. The luggage itself was cheaper than the carry on. This company is a joke! The seats are really uncomfortable to a point that is made only with hard material and leather covering it (minimum amount of foam). The service in the airplane: You pay even for sodas. JUST BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU GETTING WHEN YOU PAY TICKETS FROM THIS COMPANY.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2016
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. WORST AIRLINE EVER. On the way to our destination it gives you an option to book seats. Which we did. The price was DOUBLED the price that was listed when booking the seats. Delayed flights. Zero customer service assistance. And the returning flight. Our flight was scheduled for 10 am departure. Get to airport at 8 am. Only to be told it's delayed until 4 pm now. So now we get to wait for 8 hours. Then delayed til 6:24. Now again delayed until 7:30. Sales status isn't even the worst. Customer service is terrible. Spoke to one lady at the front desk and said "Sorry. There's a disclaimer. No refunds. Wait for your flight and watch the board." Called customer service who is no help. No refunds, no chances to change flights or find connecting flights. Or even to get another flight home. We're stuck.
Now they did give us a 10 dollar complimentary coupon to use in food. Let's count this. 10 dollars for the inconvenience of being in an airport for 10 hours. So we had to buy breakfast which was 10 alone. Going to need to eat dinner here since that was at 9am. Well over using that 10 dollars. Plus having to pay for babysitter who's watching our pets because we now won't be home until past midnight. That's another 60 dollars. Terrible airline. Terrible staff. Spoke with 3 customer service reps and zero help to get us home or find a flight to get us home. One lady just said "Sorry I don't know where Kansas is?!" Seriously?!! Spend the extra 50 bucks and fly somewhere better.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2016
My 9:50 pm flight from Denver to San Diego was cancelled due to weather. Unfortunately, Frontier employees at the terminal boarding area completely failed to inform its customers of the cancellation. All passengers waited in the boarding area and no Frontier employee would answer questions as to the status of our flight. Around 12:00 am, the Frontier customer service agent at the boarding area walked away without making an announcement as to the status of our flight. My fellow passengers and I seriously learned about the cancellation after calling Frontier's 800 number. Please avoid this airline at all costs, as the problems didn't end at the terminal.
I attempted to file a complaint with Frontier through their 800 number. After reaching an employee on the phone, I was told to file a complaint on Frontier's website. I asked for reimbursement of the hotel room I had to book in Denver. I also pointed out the fact that Frontier's complete failure to communicate with its passengers was not acceptable, and that I could have been resting in a hotel room much earlier had one Frontier employee done their job to notify passengers of the cancellation. The customer service representative offered me a $25 voucher and his supervisor said it was the best they could do. The moral of the story is, you get what you pay for with Frontier. Spend a little more cash and fly with an airline that has some semblance of customer service left amongst their organization.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2016
I booked a flight from Atlanta to Miami as part of a multi destination 3 week holiday in the USA. The flight from Atlanta was to get me to Miami International in time to catch my international flight to Madrid. I had allowed sufficient time to clear customs and security in Miami. I checked into my hotel in Atlanta the night before the flight and went online to check in. Frontier had changed the flight time by an hour and this would not allow me to catch my international flight to Madrid. They had not informed me of this change and despite an hour on the telephone talking to two levels of management they refused to refund the ticket so that I could book with another airline that was readily available and flew at my required time.
They may be a cheap airline but they have no right to steal my money when they cannot deliver the flight that I bought. I flew with another airline and I would highly recommend that everyone else flies with another company as well. Frontier are seriously breaking consumer protection laws and have zero concern for their customers.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
Not sure how Frontier stays in business. They don't care. Won't help and could care less about anything but banking your airfare. In the end, you get what you pay for and then sometimes you don't even get that!
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016
Terrible, terrible customer service. Paid an additional $12.00 for "special seat" at time of booking - I checked in online 24 hours prior my flight and I saw a seat on row in front for the same amount. When I changed it charged another $4.0 and I could not changed back or pay or no possible to check in. So I paid then. It asked me how many bags carry on. I put 1 and got charged $40.00 but if the bag fits under the seat it's free - I could not even changed or pay or no check in - So my "cheap " flight ended up in costing me 56.00 more like another airline if not even more!!! Called the customer service - and the first person Jay hung up, the second one Apolla first tried to tell me that all bags must pay and then put me on hold to see what she could do. After 20 min waiting on line she was able to refund the extra charges. Be AWARE.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2016
When making a booking online it baited and switched me to One Travel, an agency and when I gave my credit card it snared me into a car and car insurance. We already are covered for rentals on our own policies. We didn't really want this and at the counter they made us pay $60.00 for bags and I didn't even see that in the booking. Now trying to get a refund for the bags and the car insurance, (we just took the car), :( but they keep sending my emails back saying I am not registered, but I registered three times, and this is the only way they will respond to a complaint for refund. So it looks like I have to find another way to speak to them somehow.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2016
I flew direct from Pittsburgh to Las Vegas last Friday. It was my first time on Frontier. They are new to Pittsburgh and offered a flight that worked well for us. We paid the high fee for 2 checked bags. We checked the bags at Pittsburgh. The flight crew was very unprofessional. The female flight attendant and co-pilot played footsies all flight, blocking the walk way to the bathroom. When we arrived in Las Vegas no one said that our bags would be in a different terminal. Everyone from our flight was very confused! When we arrived one of our bags was missing. The women in lost bags was so rude! I immediately starting calling to try and located my Louis Vuitton duffle bag. A week later, a hundred calls later, no bag. FRONTIER DOES NOT SCAN THEIR BAGS. Once it leaves you, they have ZERO way of tracking. Never again.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2016
It is so disheartening and disgusting that they will not treat me like a human, let alone a paying customer. Frontier lost our bags on a business trip and the woman at the counter gave us a voucher to buy clothes. Great, right? Dead wrong. I've called their Portland office 8 times, left 8 voicemails and have yet to receive a call back. They simply delete my messages. How this company is still in business is beyond me. I've reached out to them on Twitter, Facebook, through their site, and countless calls, emails, and voicemails. It's not my fault that Frontier lost my bags nor is it my fault that they're refusing to take responsibility for their misdeeds. Our flight was delayed by several hours. Our bags were delayed by several days. Absolutely atrocious customer "support". The money that I "saved" to book this flight was far outweighed by the cost of using this 4th rate airline. I'm so disappointed that they're refusing to even acknowledge there is a problem.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2016
I've never experienced such rude, arrogant, or unhelpful staff than I did with those at the gate of Frontier airlines. As first time flyer with this airline I asked a question about my luggage, trying to get more information on the baggage check/carry on policy. I was spoken to as if I were an idiot, clapped at for 'annunciation', and given an obnoxious attitude which ended with me in tears and the women saying "that's your problem" when it came to me not being allowed to have a carry on (after there was no one at the counter for baggage check when I arrived to the airport). I will never fly Frontier again, they have absolutely zero care or respect for their passengers.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2016
Frontier Airlines cancelled our flight for Monday Sept. 5th and rebooked us for Sunday Sept. 4th, 24 hours prior to the original flight without any communication! After spending over an hour on the phone with Frontier and asking for help to get myself and family of 4 home... I was told that there wasn't anything they could do other than put us on a flight the next day with. They wouldn't even put us in stretch seating as an offer of an apology. No customer service. Feels like they don't care. All members of my family will end up missing a day of work due to this. Thanks a lot Frontier! Thanks for nothing!
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2016
On April 10th, I had a flight from Phx to Den on flight F9-756. I had checked in at baggage and paid my baggage handling fee for the one suitcase I had. I then proceeded to my gate. When it was time for boarding, the gate agent informed me that I had to pay to carry on my briefcase. When I stated that I had paid for my suitcase at the baggage counter, and no one one told me that I would need to pay to carry on my briefcase as well she just told me that I would need to go back to the check-in counter to pay for that briefcase and it would be at a cost of $60!
Had the young man at baggage check-in told me I had to pay an additional amount for the briefcase, I would have made different packing arrangements. After all, it was only a 'brief case'. The second desk agent then said she'd only charge me $45 versus the $60 (which the 'extremely rude' gate agent said I would have to pay) because it was not fair to me given I was not properly informed when I first checked in my suitcase. The gate agent was extremely rude and unprofessional and I'm sure that she was tired given that this was a late evening flight.
However, her unwillingness to even seem concerned about 'their' error, and the way she spoke and embarrassed not only me but the other two agents at the desk, will undoubtedly ensure that I will NOT fly Frontier again and will let all my friends know of the unprofessional service and associated costs in flying Frontier. They used to be a great airline and I'd flown them many times in the past. NOT anymore!
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2016
Do not agree when price of flight has been paid, then price is lowered. Why frontier cannot charge the lower price. I understand that there is a cancellation charge of 99.00 per customer. I would not like to cancel just pay the lower price. On 8/31 price from Denver to Greensboro, NC round trip was 884.40 for 2. On 9/4 price is now 662.40 round trip for two. A difference of 262.40. As a retired Navy man the saving can go a long way.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2016
My 1st time flying Frontier due to my friend deciding to go with this airline. I have read horrible reviews for Frontier about luggage charges, trouble with online boarding passes, bad cust service, etc. I have NEVER written a review in my life until now. I had zero problems checking in online, zero problems with luggage, I paid online for a checked bag because it said more expensive at airport. I had no erroneous extra charges for luggage. TSA went fine. Customer service was great and this was the simplest flight (on time at that) I have ever been on. People need to do a little reading on Frontiers website about luggage sizes, weight and pricing BEFORE booking flight. A little common sense goes a long way. There are 3 of us and we had zero problems period. I would recommend Frontier Airlines to anyone and I will definitely fly again. To those reading the bad reviews... Quit reading them!
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2016
On our trip to las vegas your agent told us that we can have my back carry on no charge, but on our way back your airport agent wants me to check in my backpack. We just can't argue with her because it's almost time to board. Management should be truthful to customer at the time of ticket purchase. I have called some relative not to use frontier airline.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2016
I booked a return flight through Expedia for Frontier Airlines but mixed up the return date. Instead of December 2016 I entered January 2017. I tried to change it online but couldn't. I called Expedia and was advised to call Frontier Airlines directly. When I called Frontier Airlines, after an hour and 30 minutes of selecting automated menus and waiting online, I got to talk to a representative. I was told the return date could be changed for a premium fee of $200 or I could get a credit towards another flight. All I needed was to change the return date. I was frustrated and flew one way. I still need a return ticket for December 2016 but I don't believe I can consider Frontier Airlines again, unless all other airlines have gone out of business.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2016
Worst experience with an airline ever. I purchased a ticket for a work trip and made sure to buy the trip insurance as these types of trips can sometimes change. The trip was cancelled and I attempted to collect from the insurance I purchased. First bad experience: just finding my insurance claim number was way more complicated than it should have been as Frontier sent me the wrong claim number and it took days for anyone to resolve a simple administrative correction. Second bad experience: insurance denied the claim after what was borderline false advertising (basically unless your plane blows up or you're in a coma you're not covered) so don't ever buy their "insurance".
Third bad experience: I contacted Frontier and requested a credit for my ticket (not a refund, just a credit) as my trip was canceled outside of my control and I would love to fly with them in the future. Their response was to inform me that I would be charged a $100 cancellation fee and would not have any credit remaining. Moral of the story: always fly Southwest (who, for the record, gave me a full credit with no cancellation fee with no trip insurance for the second half of my trip I'd booked with them).
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2016
AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS. They nickel-and-dime you. They are terrible at "customer service," and they want to make up excuses as to why their airplane is 3 hours late. Just, avoid. Use Delta. Get to your destination within a reasonable time. This is almost guaranteed NOT to happen with Frontier. Never again. Ever.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016
Needed flights on a budget and decided to go with Frontier Airlines and got scared after reading all the bad reviews and to my surprise we had good experience even though our flight was delayed but it was due to weather. Thanks for getting us there on a budget. If you read all the reviews you can prepare yourself to not have the same experience. Thanks again.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2016
Family vacay ended badly upon arriving at the airport flying frontier airlines. The person who tags the luggage tag my bag with the wrong name and destination, we were going to Philly he tagged it going to Denver, that was a hassle having them retrieve bag to put correct tagging on. We had a 7:40pm boarding and 8:15 departure boarding did not start until 8pm. We finally board plane, sit for 1/2 hr then they say plane computer system is down, so we all had to deplane. So then we were told that we would not be flying out until 11:30, 3hr delay.
Mind you I’m travelling with my family which included my two little ones ages 2 and 7. They were tired, and agitated. So I call Frontier to request some sort of compensation for all the inconvenience I experienced. They said that they could give me a $50 voucher for my next flight. That would not be of any benefit to me. I am not a frequent flyer. I may fly once every couple of years so the voucher means nothing to me. I WILL NEVER FLY FRONTIER AGAIN. I suggest anyone planning on using Frontier to look elsewhere.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2016
I booked a new reservation after pricing cost of changing existing tickets. I was still charged $198 change fee although page I clicked purchase did not include change fee. The changed reservation included baggage charge I had selected in new reservation but check-in indicated I had not paid for checked bag which was also represented by 800 # personnel. I had to pay again. I was charged twice. Frontier refused to reimburse the change fee or the double charge for baggage. This was the second time website showed at online check-in that I had not paid for baggage when receipt and amount on credit card bill clearly showed I did. I am convinced website designed to defraud customers.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2016
On July 13 we had a scheduled flight with Frontier Airlines to fly from Raleigh-Durham NC to Atlanta Ga. Upon arriving at the airport, we were told the flight had been cancelled but another flight had been scheduled two days later. We could not wait two days for another flight and asked if there were other options. The agent said no as they did not have reciprocal agreements with other airlines. He also told us that a refund had been processed to our credit card (which turned out to be a lie). We ended up driving to Atlanta which took six hours. We checked our July and August credit card statements and no credit was shown. Upon calling Frontier Airlines we were told a refund was not possible. We were lied to and now we are out the cost of the ticket. I will never use Frontier again and I would recommend that everyone else avoid them at all costs.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2016
Bought two tickets to fly my wife and daughter to CO for three weeks. I prepaid $40 for baggage. Frontier claims it is cheaper if you do so. When my wife checked her bag is weighed 55 pounds and she was told there would be a $75 penalty for exceeding the 50 pound limit. My wife paid the fee when I picked her up at the airport she explained what happened and I asked if the clerk suggested taking something out of the bag to drop the weight below the penalty and nothing was said. I called Frontier and inquired about the $40 I had prepaid for baggage and was told it was forfeited and the $75 additional was the penalty.
I believe Frontier misrepresents that baggage is cheaper if you prepay. If my wife had just shown up with that 55 pound bag the total cost would have been $75 no additional fees. Frontier is taking advantage of people and misleading them with their claims that prepaying for baggage is cheaper. The cost for the one bag was $115. Frontier statements and advertisement that bags are cheaper if paid for online is a false statement.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2016
I was travelling from SFO-DEN-CMH on 24th Aug by Frontier Airlines. Trip Confirmation Number: ** Flight no's: F9 664, F9 226. My flight was delayed at Denver so I didn't get the baggage at CMH. Discussed with the Frontier Ticket counter people and they took my details and said me that they will send my baggage to my address here in Columbus. I have Waited for 2 days to get my baggage wherein I went and picked up my baggage at CMH airport. I tried to call the Frontier guys around 70 time no response. They called me 2 times but unfortunately missed their 2 calls. I have been calling them calling them. No response at all.
I had some imp documents which I was supposed to submit here the next day. But I failed to do that due to the lack of my baggage delay. Frontier Airlines was completely responsible for this. I lost the trust in Frontier. It was my first Experience with Frontier. But they don't deserve the customer satisfaction at all. Very bad experience ever I had. I'm not going to use this airlines anymore nor I will suggest anyone. I went today and picked up my baggage on my own. Totally dissatisfied with the experience. Really unhappy with the Frontier. Thank you.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2016
Flight 573 early morning to Denver, very very uncomfortable, the seats do not recline. It's a brand new plane, the seats are as hard as rocks and being that you have to be on a flight super early in the morning, the one thing that you need is leg room, and a little bit of cushion in order to rest. The Crew staff was great, very kind and they tried their best to serve water which was free and everything else was at a cost, so I guess this is what to expect with a No-Frills Airline. Time to get on the next flight in another uncomfortable seat, and it'll be worth it, because I get to see my kids!
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2016
We have been on the plane for nearly an hour after landing, the airline can't get an available gate, the captain keeps apologizing. How is this airline in business?
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
I was a first time flyer on Frontier airlines and the flight was booked by someone else. I went on their phone app to check the reservation and it indicated you had to pay a bag fee whether you check the bag or carry it on. Long story short I paid when I wasn't supposed to and they would not refund my money. In person at the ticket counter I clearly showed the ticket agent the bag that I was carrying on and she said it was considered a personal item and I did not have to pay that bag face so I asked if I could have a refund and she said she could not do that and told me to contact the customer service number or website.
I went on the website, explained what happened, sent them a picture of the bag that I carried on and they still would not refund the $60 that I had paid in total for a bag I did not need to pay for. In addition although these airplanes are not very old they are like school buses inside. No comfort whatsoever, metal tray tables on the back of your seat and the back of the seat is a hard plastic material. Little kids kick the seat and the tray table constantly and it's very unnerving and an uncomfortable way to fly. Will NOT fly Frontier again.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2016
I usually pay attention to reviews. I do not know why I didn't do my due diligence this past month and check the most recent customer service trend. I am filled with regret that I actually paid to send the three most precious people in my life, on this airline's horrible, bus-in-the-air. Frump-tears is costly in Every. Single. Way. You will pay much more than your most liberal expectations. And not just in money either but also with your sanity, your stomach lining, your kidney lining, and your TIME (standing in lines forever, non-working kiosks, non-responsive human agents, having to access your credit card AGAIN).
Frump-tears customer service is akin to what I imagine it is for North Koreans. There must not be any training in actual customer service for employees of Frump-tears. They do seem, however, quite well versed in being so tightly cost-managed that they are always puckered. I had been lured back to Frump-tears for first time in 20 years because of initial ticket price. This is my LAST time with this airline. Goodbye. Lesson learned.
I am quite motivated to put the time, energy, and money our family has wasted on Frump-tears into a viable Star Trek transporter machine. I believe it stands a better chance of working properly. It will be worth it if it means not having to deal with Frump-tears again. Message to Indigo Partners, LLC, owners of Frump-Tears: Get someone in there who knows how to run a business as a leader and not simply lead-from-the-rear managers! Message to stock analysts: Frump-Tears is NOT a strong buy, whatever their numbers look like currently. The future outlook for this airline is NOT good, without major leadership and significant platform changes.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2016
I recently purchased a flight from Austin TX to Salt Lake City UT with a layover in Denver, through a 2nd party travel site. The price was decent given the short distance of travel, but that was the only easy part of flying with Frontier. Only at the gate did I learn I had to pay a fee to carry my duffel on board, because I had a purse. So ca-ching, add $40 to the "decent" priced ticket.
The new comfortable seating that they advertise were nowhere to be found when I boarded. The return to Austin a few days later was an example of what not to do if you want your business to succeed. I arrived at the airport 2 hours early as we all know is now recommended, to find no agents for the Frontier counter, and no kiosks to check in. I would normally check in online but the website again was acting up. Airport information told me that Frontier doesn't open their counter till 90 minutes before a flight. 1/2 hour of my life I'll never get back. :(
When the agent finally showed up, it was pretty clear that she didn't like her job - her snotty attitude was shared with all of us that had been waiting for her arrival. Paid another $40 for the privilege of taking my dirty clothes home with me, then waited till just before the flight to be told by yet another disgruntled Frontier employee that we were delayed. I did eventually make it home - late and dehydrated because Frontier doesn't feel it's good customer service to offer liquids when you have people pinned together like sardines in a can for 3 1/2 hours. So all in all, my relatively inexpensive flight cost me an additional $80 and taught me some valuable information. Never work for Frontier, never fly with Frontier and never recommend Frontier.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2016
Flight from Indy to Denver arrived 30 mins early but have to wait those mins to get off plane. Unbelievable Frontier. No wonder customers are leaving and won't come back.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2016
I recently purchased round trip tickets from LGA to Denver. The flight to Denver was delayed, but ultimately we were able to get out. Disaster on the way home!! Having arrived 2 hours prior to flight, we found out that our flight was delayed 3 hours due to weather. No other flight going to LGA or JFK was delayed and weather conditions in the NY area was cloudy with a little rain. Real-time websites also showed that there were only 15-minute delays on incoming flights into NY. No explanation. After sitting in the airport for 6 hours, we were finally able to board. Stewards chided me for not smiling when I came in (that's another story) and were incredibly rude.
We pulled out from the gate, stood in line to take off and then the pilot came on the speaker and told us gleefully that he had good new and bad news. The good news was that we were going to start moving again, the bad news was that we were going back to the gate because our flight was cancelled. The good news from him, was that he didn't need to fly and arrive in LGA in the middle of the night. When we got back to the gate, we had to line up at customer service only to find out that most of us could not get on another flight back to NY until Saturday - 4 days later. Because the cancellation was due to weather (nonexistent), Frontier would do nothing to accommodate those who needed hotels. I heard Customer service reps telling people that they could sleep in the airport until then. They were not going to accommodate anyone.
Additionally, we were told no other airline would accommodate Frontier passengers (no airline would deal with them) and therefore we could receive a refund and try and find another way home or wait another 4 or 5 days to get back. Since the airline does not have provide proof that there were weather issues, everybody was stuck. All customer service people were rude, offensive and generally gave the attitude that we were bothering them as we tried to make decisions on what to do. They market themselves as a budget airline, but I ended up spending more than if I had booked with a reputable airline. Avoid Frontier at all costs!!
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016
I was made to pay for 2 bags when there were 4 people in my group with 4 bags (My 3 kids & myself. Yes one of them is an adult, the other 2 are 13 & 11). My first confusion was seeing some passengers with even bigger bags as carry on luggage in the aircraft. To make the matter worse one of the two bags checked in & paid ($80.00) for got lost. I could not find my bag to collect at baggage claim at my final destination. I am staying in my hotel with my kids with only the dress I traveled in for almost twenty four hours on a trip that should take about 4:30 hours. Very embarrassing & uncomfortable. My whole bag is missing.
I reported before I left my final destination to a Frontier Baggage lady & completed the baggage loss paperwork. The best she told me was they will contact me. I could not go out because I feel dirty in the same clothes I traveled with. There needs to be better organization & management for this company. They gave all kinds of excuses for delay, from waiting on crew members to refueling the aircraft.
Boarding & unboarding passengers. We were made to stay in the aircraft only to be deplaned after about 2 hours. No consideration/compensation for our time. Not even a cup of water for the delay. And when they unboarded us, they didn't give us an explanation. They make you pay for everything from snacks to even a cup of water. What a RIP OFF! This is not how successful companies run in this day & age. I will not make the mistake of patronizing FRONTIER again. I am patiently waiting for my bag and all its contents before I take the next step. I have other valuable items other than clothing in my bag & they have yet to contact me about any progress being made to retrieve my bag. I do not recommend anyone spending a cent here.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2016
I'll never fly with frontier again! I went to get my ticket 1:20 min prior the fly and after waiting in line for more than 30 min they told me I could not board my fly because I was late, wtf! I was in line waiting. I tried to speak to a supervisor and she just overheard what I said and told me No! I think that my case was discrimination because after me there were two more ladies that came late and she let them board the fly. I confronted her and she didn't say anything, she just let them because she wanted it and that's it! I was in needed to get that fly so I had to buy a new ticket but at jetblue, totally worth it! Big difference! I don't know where frontier get their employees from but they have really bad manners. It is better to spend a few bucks more that traveling with frontier. Fly 1104 to miami from vegas 08-13-2016.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016
Just boarded frontier airlines Cheap flight BUT. I check in with an attendant who says I an all set - so I figure I don't have to pay for my carry on. Go through security sit at the gate - then as I board they tell me I have to pay for my carry on. At this Point you cannot go backwards because of the long line. The check in lady as far she was concerned I had disappeared he ignored me. I had to fight my way back to gate desk where they proceeded to tell me that they were going to charge me $60 for my carry-on.
There was no negotiation there was no pleasantness there was no apology for the fact that their first attendant didn't tell me I had to pay if I had paid for my carry on and yes she definitely saw it. and I would have paid $45 which is ridiculous at check in, Instead because of their mistake I had to pay $60 at the gate I plan to blow this up on social media honestly what a rip off I have paid almost $400 for this flight based on hidden fees. And on another note the only beverage that is offered is lukewarm water in a cup.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
My husband and I were scheduled to fly from Portland, OR to Columbus, OH with a layover in Denver. An unspecified mechanical failure on the ground at Portland caused the flight to be delayed two hours, causing us to miss our connecting flight in Denver (One hour of this delay was accounted for by what we were told was "paperwork," and "more paperwork."). I recognize mechanical failures happen occasionally, and compliance with regulations--presumably the source of the "paperwork"-- is obviously important. Where I take issue with Frontier, however, is on their customer service response to such complications.
Several preventable lapses followed the delay. First, onboard we were told that a customer service agent would meet us on the ground to assist with rebooking. This did not happen; instead, we were left to figure out where the customer service desk was on our own. Once my husband and I reached the desk, we stood in line with half the flight while two, then three, and finally four overworked agents helped people rebook flights. My husband and I were in line for about an hour, and there will still many others waiting after we left. When we eventually spoke with an agent, we were provided the option of either being stranded for five days in Denver before securing seats to Columbus, or being rerouted to a nearby city the next day.
We chose the latter, and to rent a car (at our expense) to make the three-hour drive home. We were assured our luggage would be sent on to Columbus on the next available flight. My husband has been located and is scheduled for home delivery soon. The status of mine, however, is unknown. It took a while to locate the correct phone number for inquiring about lost luggage, but we found it...and now I have been on hold for 44 minutes, long enough to register an account with ConsumerAffairs and to write this entire review. In sum: The individuals who work with Frontier (flight attendants, customer service agents, etc.) were all as helpful as they could be, but they're working for a poorly staffed operation with insufficient resources. The result is long lines, long waits, and consumer frustration. I will not fly Frontier again.
PS Just (finally) talked to the Frontier baggage customer service person. My bag has been located in Columbus, but is not scheduled for delivery. While I was on the phone, my husband got a call from a Columbus-based Frontier agent, who assured him that she had his bags (actually his and mine), and that they were in fact NOT scheduled for delivery (which was what my husband was told this morning). We are now planning on driving back to the airport to get our bags. So, all told, an extra 2 hours on the ground in Portland = 24 hours in Denver, 3 hours of a drive to get back home to Columbus, $70.00 in rental car fees, 1/2 an hour to the airport to get our luggage (or so we think; three different people have now told us three different stories about where our luggage is, and whether it will be delivered), and 50 minutes on hold. I repeat: I will not fly Frontier again.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016
DO NOT FLY FRONTIER. The appeal of low price via a well-known travel search engine should not be believed. Frontier's attractive ticket price is offset by their usurious baggage charges; totaling $220 for 2 checked bags and 2 carry-on. We found this charge out 3 days before we were to fly. We also learned Frontier's refund policy is close to fraud. It costs $99 per ticket to "change ticket", and the remainder of our upfront charge would be applied to a future Frontier ticket which must be booked within 90 days, but could be used for a flight next year. Big woopy! So? No refund is Frontier's policy. The American public doesn’t need more lessons in caveat emptor. STAY AWAY FROM FRONTIER Airlines; FAR AWAY.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2016
When we arrived at DIA on 8/12/16 we were told our flight was delayed over 3 hours. The explanation was vague but the representative was hopeful and even suggested that the departure time might be improved. We had gotten no email warning about this delay. After waiting several hours, the departure time was delayed again. As the time approached we learned that the flight had been cancelled. There was a huge line at the Frontier Customer Service desk at Terminal A but we were told we could speak with someone at the ticketing area in the main terminal. When we asked about another flight to NYC we were told there was one on Monday (our flight had been scheduled for Friday).
This is the last time I'll be using Frontier. In addition to this poor service, the charge for a checked bag was $35 (higher than most other airlines) and when we went online to find a seat most were from $16 to $50 more. The choice was to select one online and pay the additional amount or take one's chances at the airport. So what started out as a reasonably priced flight (had it actually flown) turned into a much more expensive ticket.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2016
I don't know where to start, but Frontier is not the cheapest airline. All their fees are hidden and I think of it as a scam. I wonder why people are still traveling with them. If all of us could switch, that will help them to rethink their strategy. I just got to the airport and they told me my check-in is $40 although I saw $30 when booking on Expedia. They said I should do it online to get the $10 off. I did and now their app won't work for me to see my boarding pass. Luckily, I made it through Security before their app went off. When I got to the gate and asking for information, since my boarding pass wasn't available on my phone anymore, their agent was very rude with me. I will definitely won't be using Frontier again and I will make sure to warn everyone I know.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2016
Frontier overbooked a flight on Christmas Eve and so as compensation for me missing spending the holiday with my family (the next flight wasn't until December 26), I was issued a voucher. I tried using the voucher to purchase a flight. It appeared to go through, but there was no record of my flight as I prepared to travel. Upon contacting customer service, they said there was little they could do but they did issue me a voucher for a smaller value than the original. I tried speaking to another representative to be re-issued the full amount, but have not heard back from corporate offices in three months.
The customer service representative on the phone never emailed me the voucher, but I fortunately was able to write down the voucher number. When I went to use it, it did not work, so I called customer service again only to find out it had already expired. When I told them I had never been emailed the voucher and so had no way of knowing the expiration period, they said, "You should have called back and asked for it to be emailed to you if you didn't get the email. We can't issue you another one." Really, Frontier?
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2016
Purchased airline tickets through a 3rd party and received confirmation. Arrived 1 hr and 2 minutes prior to departure and was informed that we could not board our flight as we were 2 minutes late; even though we were 1 hr and 2 min before our flight. When we asked to speak to a manager we were initially informed that the supervisor would tell us the same thing. The manager refused to speak with us until after our flight had already departed and informed us that she would not be able to assist us. Our family of 4 had to spend an additional $2200 for one way tickets that day through another airline in order to keep our car and hotel reservations that day in our vacation destination.
When we contacted Frontier via phone requesting a refund for half of our flight ticket we were informed that we "forfeited" our tickets even though that is false. We were never informed that Frontier required us to arrive more than an hour before our flight. During the call to Frontier we were placed on hold several times causing the call to be longer than 51 minutes so far. No other airline has ever required such. When listening to Frontier's recording it stated to have your luggage checked in 45 prior to flight departure.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2016
This company has some serious customer service problems that are going to put it out of business. From the deceitful advertisements, preposterous claims and inconvenient schedules, to burdensome booking and extremely poor customer service, nothing works for this low cost airline. It's NOT worth the trouble to earn points, book online and completely forget trying to get ANY customer service. The call center is located God knows where, because it's impossible to get clear answers from the people who man the center. I'm DONE with this company!
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016
My wife and I recently flew on Frontier Airlines for the first (and last) time. We arrived at the airport and proceeded to the automated check-in kiosks that dominate the Frontier area. I knew that we would have to pay for our checked bags but was shocked to see that we would have to pay for our small backpacks as well - or so I thought. I stood around for a few minutes, looking to find an employee to be certain, but to no avail. The only signage there regarding baggage was been to differentiate between what needs to be checked and what can be a carryon. There was nothing to explain the difference between a carry-on and a personal item. As I didn't want to cause any problems, I paid for the carry-on and checked bags, but was a little taken aback by the added $170 to the cost of our trip - one way.
When I got to the counter to check the bags, I asked the attendant if our backpacks were, in fact, carry-on bags. To our surprise, the attendant said "no", and that they were personal items. When we asked if we could get refunded the $90, we were told "there are no refunds on baggage." No refunds, even though this was at point of sale and the bags in question did not exist. They offered to "credit" our account for future flight but that God, our return flight was not on Frontier - nor will any other flight that I take in my life.
I did call their outsourced customer service company where, after waiting 20 minutes, spoke to two people who read pre-prepared scripts and were of absolutely no help. They told us information RE: personal items was on their website. This seems inherently deceptive to not have this clearly visible at point of sale to avoid people spending money in error. This lie of obfuscation must really work in their favor because I've seen other complaints of this online. I tried reaching out to frontier directly but their "contact us" section limits you to 800 characters, so it is really difficult to explain your situation. Really just an appalling experience all around. They seem like their business practice is to nickel and dime money away from hard working people and then not returning any of that money at home with all of their customer service all being done overseas. Totally gross company.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
Let me start off with the fact that our family has flown at least three times a year for the last seven years. We are all aware of normal delays and how horrible certain customer service reps can be. Flying just isn't fun anymore but it's the most efficient way for us to travel. Frontier was recommended to me by a friend because she had gotten an amazing deal on a last-minute trip from Miami to Chicago recently. My husband and I decided to book our three tickets from Chicago O'Hare to Phoenix Sky Harbor. Previously, we've mainly flown Spirit or United, but have flown a few other airlines (Hawaiian, American, etc). The price was actually about the same as it would have been on Spirit, but their baggage fees were actually less.
We received an e-mail from Frontier about five hours before our boarding time stating that we should arrive no less than three hours before our flight as current TSA wait times at our airport (ORD) were longer than usual. At first we thought this was a nice heads-up from the airline. We start driving to the airport and realized that there was a pretty serious storm right behind us that eventually caught up to us, then seemed to change directions right before we arrived to the airport. We check our bags and realize that there is no one in line for security. We make it right through in less than 15 minutes AKA, there was no extended wait time. We later found out that this message from Frontier is just a generic e-mail they send out to everyone who is flying with them.
We get to our gate and it's a Spirit gate. In fact, I now know that Frontier does not ever have their own gate, as they piggy-back on other airlines and use theirs. Either way, we sit down and await our boarding time...which is still over two hours away. The storm comes in and delays most of the outgoing flights on all airlines, so as expected, our flight was also delayed. I contacted my family on their way to Phoenix to notify them of the delay, which has been announced as a 40-minute delay at this point.
Over the next six hours...we were constantly being told that our flight was delayed due to weather conditions, even though ALL THE OTHER AIRLINES in our terminal had resumed business as usual after about two hours worth of delays. Then we were told that our flight was circling the ORD airport for so long, unable to land due to "weather conditions", that it had to be routed down to St. Louis to refuel.
Finally, around 3 a.m. we are told that our flight is for sure on its way to us and that they, the three Frontier counter clerks present, anticipate we should be good to go by 4 a.m. Mind you, the staff has zero answers for us and kept referring to "they" and "them" (Managers? Jesus? Fairy godparents?) as the only ones that had actual information. Information that they could neither obtain nor relay to all of us cranky, paying, passengers. So at this point, we're starving since we arrived at 6:30 p.m. and weren't planning on needing more than a few snacks before landing in Phoenix. So now we've spent $32 on fast food at the airport because TSA closed down for the night, and since we kept getting told "another hour" instead of "it will be seven hours before you leave" -- We didn't think to leave to grab a bite outside of the airport and come back. Why would we think they were just stringing us along, a singular hour at a time?
The plane finally arrives from St. Louis, deboards, and the staff starts getting ready for boarding procedures. Then, without any information, we are told that the plane has experienced "mechanical issues" and that we are delayed at least another hour. It is almost 4 a.m. at this point. No meal voucher, no discount, no apology, and no explanations have been offered at all despite several demands from us passengers. In fact, once the fire department and police department showed up we were finally told by a fireman what had happened -- a crew member had spilled fuel all over from over-fueling since they had just refueled in St Louis. This had to get cleaned up before they would allow us on the plane.
At this point, my family members have been waiting in the Phoenix airport for over four hours and my eight year old has been sleeping on the floor for about an hour, stuffed with cold fast food. I reached my limit at this point, and went up to the counter. At least ten other passengers followed behind me. We were angry, and we were demanding some type of compensation, or a reasonable explanation from someone who was informed. I asked why the flight had not been canceled if we were going on SEVEN HOURS of delays...never got an answer. The staff would not even look at us when we were asking questions. One woman just pulled out her cell phone and walked away to talk on it when directly asked a question by my husband.
Finally, enough of us passengers were upset enough and loud enough that a "manager" showed up to tell us that she would not address as a group, but rather converse with us one-on-one. Well, her first one-on-one ended in her telling a passenger that if he wanted to cancel his flight, he would not be reimbursed his baggage fees, and wouldn't receive his refund for 3-5 business days. He was livid and used some profanity -- we all did at this point; hunger/ exhaustion/ abusive customer service will do that to ya -- which then resulted in this "manager" telling him he'd better calm down or else she would not allow him to board the plane at all.
This woman gave us absolutely no answers as to why we had not been told any actual facts about the events that led to the almost seven hour delay. She was callous and also mirrored the other staff's attitude -- they don't care. They don't care about paying customers that allow them to cash in their paychecks. It was baffling.
Once we boarded, the seats were incredibly disappointing. And I'm someone that flies Spirit with zero complaints about legroom. I know I'm getting a cheaper flight because there is not as much legroom. However, Frontier not only has zero legroom, the seats also do NOT recline a single centimeter, and the "trays" are laughably small. We're talking...I could not rest my book and my bottled water on the tray because only my book fit. So if you're one that likes to lean forward and use the tray to take a nap...this is not the airline you should be choosing.
We also planned on ordering a few snacks to make it until we arrived in Phoenix, only to be told by a flight attendant that "over half the menu is unavailable at this time". So not only do they not offer free snacks (again, I expected this due to the cheaper fare) even when you've been delayed 25% of a day...they also won't have anything else available that you can pay for.
To make matters worse, when I called to get a refund on my returning flight, I was told that I would most likely not receive my money back before a week. So then we decided to suck it up and fly Frontier on our returning flight because we didn't have an extra $600 lying around to fly with another airline. While on the phone, I asked if I could get a baggage fee waived or a voucher of some sort or even just a formal apology from someone who didn't sound annoyed by a paying customer.
The woman on the other end of the "customer relations" phone number I called knew very little English and just couldn't help me. She instructed me to visit the Frontier website for any complaints and requests for refunds/compensation. I told her that I had waited to call because I needed to SPEAK to someone regarding my issues with the flight and wanted to speak with someone based in the US, for overall comprehension issues. She informed me that all requests only go through the website and that Frontier has no call centers in the US, so there was nothing more that she could do for me.
I have never felt so abused and taken advantage of. We ended up having to pay extra parking for our family, as they didn't intend to wait until 8 a.m. for us to land when our original arrival time was 11:40 p.m. My husband ended up staying awake for the entire ordeal, and finally got some sleep after 36 hours of being up. And we paid an extra day of airport parking so that we could spend that time sitting on the floor of this Spirit gate's waiting area. I will never recommend this airline to anyone. If you're considering Frontier -- don't do it! It was the worst decision I've made while planning a trip.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
I booked my trip for Las Vegas 2 months or so ago. Paid for my ticket, I thought things were good. During 24 hours before I'm suppose to take off, I go to check in and TO MY SUPRISE! I have to pay another $200.00 on top of what I've already paid for! WHY? Nobody knows! I call Frontier and speak to one of the overseas people they have answering the phone. She wants to walk me through Checking in. I tell her, "I DO NOT need help Checking in, I need help figuring out where these fees are coming from". She couldn't even tell me why I'm paying more money! Lord knows what will happen when I get to the airport in the morning! How much more money I will have to come out of pocket AFTER paying my original ticket price.
BE AWARE OF FRONTIER AND ALL OF THE HIDDEN FEES THEY HAVE. They make it look good at first, but once you are locked in, you will end up paying a entirely different amount. This airline is a scam! I do not know why they are even still in business! I will never ever fly Frontier ever again!!! Stay away from this ridiculous airline! They deserve 0 zeros in my opinion!
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016
Canceled flight - we felt lucky enough to get another flight 2 hours away from home. On flight, upon take off two metal boxes flew out flight attendants' area down aisle, then flight attendants continued to gather up front and one even went inside cockpit. Most upsetting - lost luggage. I have filed lost luggage claim, gone to the airport twice to see if it has arrived, and have been promised call backs. With the customer service provide I cannot believe they are in business. DO NOT FLY - the savings is not worth the TIME LOST trying to get a hold of a real human being at this airline.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016
On, Wednesday May 4th 2016, my Husband, son, Mother-In-Law and I were supposed to depart from Orlando to return home from a trip to Disney. An hour after we arrived at the airport (no prior notification mind you) we were told that our flight had been cancelled due to the fault of the airline, no rain or weather conditions, Frontier's fault (our flight was scheduled to depart at 9:20pm). Due to the major inconvenience caused by this: Missing a day of work, eating up another vacation day, losing out on sleep (we did not arrive to our hotel until 1:30am), and wasting our valuable time at the airport, my husband and I received $200.00 each in flight vouchers.
After returning home and getting back into the normal groove of life (my husband's and I both own businesses and have a toddler) time escaped us and I called Frontier on July 18th, 2016 to confirm when the flight vouchers expired. When I called I was told the flight vouchers expired on August 3rd, and for some reason the date of August 6th stuck out in my head (this call was recorded).
On August 5th after returning home from work and putting my son to bed, I remembered that I had to book my flights. I tried several times to use the vouchers online and they wouldn't work, so I called into Frontier and spoke with Andre ID#**. He went on to tell me that my vouchers expired August 2nd... So wait... WHAT DAY DID THEY EXPIRE? The 2nd OR the 3rd??? After he listened to my call placed on July 18th HE CONFIRMED THAT THE AGENT ON THE PHONE GAVE ME THE WRONG DATE OF August 3rd.
While I must admit thinking the date was the 6th is my fault HOWEVER, the agent I initially spoke with GAVE ME THE WRONG DATE ANYWAYS!!! After Andre reviewed my call and confirmed that I was given the wrong date, he went on to say that he could not honor my vouchers because they had expired... You mean you cannot honor them AFTER 2 DAYS??? Seriously? Andre then went on to let me know I needed to submit a written "feedback" email on the Frontier website regarding this if I wanted to discuss this further, I did so on Friday August 5th, right after speaking with him.
Pan to Monday August 8th and I still have not received a response from the "feedback" email I wrote on Friday August 5th. I took it upon myself to call Frontier AGAIN in regards to this issue. I was told by John that they could not reinstate my voucher even though there is only a 2 DAY OVERAGE AND I WAS TOLD THE WRONG DATE. Then I spoke with Nino ID# **, this is where I was spoke to like I was 5 years old, I was told, "Miss don't you know you have 90 days?" Yes, I am well aware that I have 90 days to take advantage of said voucher, however, I have a business to run and a toddler to take care of and this was not at the forefront of my mind.
I WAS TOLD THE WRONG expiration date to begin with!!! Why am I, the customer, being told that I cannot reinstate my vouchers after 1. being told the wrong date 2. being inconvenience and wasting a work day and 3. being patronized on the phone by one of your representatives, that I cannot take advantage of something that is rightfully owed to me?
I can totally agree that if I had called 30 days post expiration that it would be a problem, BUT 2 DAYS??? Give me a break! This is what I call AWFUL customer service! You never make your customer feel stupid or like they are wrong and that is exactly how felt after that call! Nino told me that he would escalate this and have the Customer Relations department respond to my initial email (that NO ONE ever responded to). I can't believe that after all I had to go through that they will not reinstate my vouchers!!! My entire family uses Frontier... but NO LONGER with this kind of service! And rest assured I will tell everyone about how I was treated and the service I received! I have never received worse customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2016
So, I wanted to change my booking for outbound portion of travel. Frontier claims to have a hassle-free booking. 3 days after booking, a change requires a $99 change fee. I asked Gabby, the representative, what the $99 is for. Travel wasn't for another month. There was no human hindrance or involvement. Nothing was mailed or printed. There was no burden on them to date. Gabby could not explain the rationale to such charge. She could only say it was 'policy'. The competition is too great to put up with this, let alone the luggage scam. Go Southwest.com!!
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016
I was sitting on the left side of the aircraft 4 seats behind the exits. I was wondering why it was so cold. No one else seemed to be acting like me. As I walked through the aisle I realized that it was warmer in the front of the aircraft and that exactly where I was sitting it was extremely cold. Less cold in the back. Now comfort is not just the seating it's the temperature of where one is sitting. Now I am having physical aches in my body and have to pay money to have a massage. I am not happy about this. It's been 70 hours or so and I am not ok. Thx.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016
We bought our tickets online and did not find out about the baggage charge until we arrived at the gate. We were stunned with $180 charge. We will never fly Frontier again. Very poor policy and I expect Frontier will go out of business hopefully soon.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016
My experience didn't start well at all. I was making arrangements to fly to Orlando for a week. I originally called and asked a representative (did not get her name) about "carry on" luggage, and she told me my backpack would be a carry on (which would cost me $30 more for each leg of the trip), even though I said it would fit under the seat. Well, she was wrong, so I had a ticket issued that cost me $60 more (round trip) than it should have. Upon reviewing my reservation (that very day <30 minutes after booking), I called back and spoke with another young lady (whose name I shall withhold). I called because seat numbers were wrong and somehow I had the wrong return date (a day later than I was to return). This young lady said she would help me change my seats and change my return flight to the correct day.
Fast forward 6 days later... I look at my reservation online and the seats had not been changed and the flight had not been modified. I called customer service and the representative couldn't help me (because the young lady didn't put any notes in the system either!). It was going to cost me a $99 penalty for each ticket ($198 total) to make the change on the return flight to the proper day. I asked for his supervisor; her name was Andrea. The conversation between me and Andrea was a bit sketchy at first, but ultimately she agreed to change my return flight and waive the penalty of $99 for each ticket (since it was the fault of the Frontier agent who did not do as she told me she would do). Now, this supervisor took me at my word that I was telling the truth. She really put her neck out there to help me out, and I am very grateful. Assuming the flights go well and there are no major issues, I will be flying Frontier again and again.
Reviewed July 29, 2016
DO NOT FLY FRONTIER!!! I took a round trip flight from Chicago to DC on the weekend of July 22nd. The flight going to IAD was delayed by 5 hours and the return flight was initially delayed and then cancelled because the plane was out of fuel... what a joke. Customer service reps do not care at all. I have spent the last week trying to get my money back due to the major inconveniences I experienced, but all the company wants to do is issue vouchers for a free flight. I will never fly with Frontier again, and I advised others to stay far away from them as well.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
Customer Service Agent by the name of Johanna ** was extremely rude and displayed extremely poor customer service...The agent would not answer general questions, denied a request we made to speak with a supervisor and overcharged in the amount of $90.00 for two personal bags in additional to $80.00 for two pieces of checked luggage. Luggage fees totalling $170.00. I am extremely upset we were charged for our personal bags in the amount of $90.00. Your policy guidelines states: General Carry-bags can be no larger than 24"H, 16"W, 10"D (including handles, wheels, and straps) and no heavier than 35 pounds. Carry-on bags must fit in the overhead bin.
Our personal bags were totally within policy and we should have not been charged at all. When we got on board the aircraft we explained our situation to the flight attendant and show her the personal bags, she agreed that we should have not been charged $90.00 for the personal bags and urged us to complete this survey. In addition, when we landed in Charlotte one piece of luggage is missing and has not been recovered. Called Frontier airlines, spoke with customer service agent she explained we would need to complete a missing luggage form on your website. Form was completed Saturday July 23rd.
Today Monday, July 25th I called the MCO airport customer service and requested to be transferred to the Frontier desk at MCO. To my surprise Johanna ** answered the telephone, I explained due to the horrible customer service she display when we were at the airport I wanted to speak with her manager. Again she denied my request and stated her manager was Edwin ** and he was not available to speak with me. This representative is extremely rude and should not be working in customer service. I would appreciate assistance in a refund in the amount of $90.00 that we were overcharged for our personal bags. As stated above personal bags were with your guidelines. Please feel free to view camera footage from the airport counter to see how poorly we were treated and overcharged for personal bags. We will never fly Frontier again. I would urge any customer to stay away from Flying Frontier.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
On Feb 22, 2016 I made a reservation for my wife and I to fly from Denver to Las Vegas for a funeral on March 25th. I found a flight that departed Denver at 10 and arrived Las Vegas at 12, giving us plenty of time to get to the 2 PM memorial service. $708 round-trip for two. Imagine my surprise when I checked in online on March 24th and saw that the flight left at 10 PM and got into Vegas at midnight - 10 hours after the service! My mistake.
I called Frontier and there were no earlier flights available, so we had to drive. While on the phone with the agent, I asked if the tickets were refundable. She said "No, but you can use them as long as you book another flight within 90 days." The fee for this is $99. I said "OK, go ahead and give me the credit." This $99 was to be deducted from the $708 original purchase. My wife had a trip planned to Atlanta, so on Jun 22, (90 days later) I called Frontier again to use our "credit" for this one-way ticket. The agent looked up our locator number and said "Yes, she could do it." The price for the ticket was $193.10, to be deducted from our remaining "credit."
Now I see that Frontier has charged my VISA $193.10! They now say we were "too late" because we were one day past the 90 day rule. This is wrong. According to US legal code, when I called on June 22 to use my 90 day credit, the first day begins on March 25. March 25 to June 22 is exactly 90 days. In addition, to make matters even worse, I re-checked the email Frontier sent confirming our "credit" and noticed that they charged not $99, but $198! They charged $99 for each ticket, not for the "credit" service. So now I have paid Frontier Airlines for the privilege to fly one-way from Denver to Atlanta for a total cost of $901.10.
I never authorized Frontier to charge my VISA, only to deduct from our "credit." If this cannot be resolved with the company, I am going to take them to small claims court. Oh by the way. I'm a retired Captain for a major US Airline. We used to love Frontier and flew them often, as my airline had limited service from Denver to the west coast. Since Frontier was purchased by Indigo Partners (you know, the company that also owns Spirit Airlines, the one's that charge our returning troops extra to carry-on their duffle bags), they have steadily gone downhill. I noted on my wife's $193 reservation that the airfare was $80. The cost of a seat to ride on was called an "option" for $30. Taxes and carrier-imposed "fees" were $48. To bring a bag onboard is $35. What other form of public transportation sells you a ticket from A to B without a seat? Do you have an option to stand in the aisle? Not according to the FAA.
Reviewed July 25, 2016
Horrible airline! My wife and I took our two teenage daughters to New York City the third week of July, 2016. The flight out was fine although we were delayed two hours due to weather (not the airline's fault). The trip back was a whole different story. Scheduled to leave from New York's LaGuardia Airport just after 10pm. Arrived at the airport just after 6:30pm to learn Frontier's ticket counter is closed from 6:30-8:00pm. Boarded and departed on-time. Arrived in Denver on-time at 12:45am. While taxiing to the gate the plane stopped on an "active taxi way." We were told another plane was occupying our gate so we would need to wait a few minutes. That few minutes turned into one and a half hours.
Because we were on an active taxi way we were not allowed to get up out of our seats or even use the restroom. After an hour and a half the flight attendant admitted we had to wait because the airline did not have enough ramp crew working to let us approach the gate to de-board. Even more frustrating was the fact there were several open gates, but no crew to get us off. Once we got to the gate we had to wait an additional 15 minutes for someone to bring the ramp to the plane to de-board.
Once we got off the plane and arrived at baggage claim we waited again. For 40 minutes we watched the carousel turn, but no bags. After 40 minutes I approached staff at the baggage service desk asking about our bags. A very nice gentleman apologized and said they have no idea when the bags would arrive because they are so under staffed. It was now after 3:00am and I was concerned because the free hotel shuttle stops running at 3:20. I asked if Frontier would pay our cab fare if we missed the last shuttle. I was told by a very rude woman working the counter, "No!" Finally got our bags at 3:30am.
Forgot to mention. On the way to New York, some type of foul smelling oily liquid saturated my daughters suitcase ruining the suitcase and her dress for our Broadway play. Forced me to buy a new dress... Not cheap in New York City. Thanks Frontier for a horrible experience. Never again. You can keep my Early Returns miles, I'll never use them. One positive note. All the flight attendants were great. Especially the ones on the return flight. As you can imagine they were getting an earful from a lot of angry passengers.
Reviewed July 24, 2016
Flying from DIA to IAD. Check-in desk had a line a mile long with only one attendant working. Upon arriving to the gate I find out that my flight has been delayed over an hour. I received no email, text, nothing about the delay. The reason the gate attendant gave was that the crew had simply not shown up. The crew had not shown up yet. The gate attendant said several times over the next hour and a half that the crew would be arriving shortly. It's now half an hour past the delayed time shown on the monitor and still no crew. Frontier Airlines is the most unreliable airline in the industry. Avoid at all costs.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
The money maker motto is "YOU PAY OR YOU STAY". On July 15, 2016 I traveled with FRONTIER AIRLINES for the 1st time, DC to Orlando. Confirmation number **. At the departure gate there was only one, aggressively rude, male employee handling all passengers and the flight was packed full. Without measuring any carry-on bag this employee demanded a carry-on fee payment from several passengers. They had to pay $60 and threatened not to let them board if they did not pay. I didn't have any alternative but to pay. I asked him three or four times to please measure my bag because I was certain it would comply with their size regulation. He wasn't even listening to my requests. He collected payments from several passengers without even measuring one single bag. He was so busy collecting money it was even funny watching him trying to handle the flight departure. His motto was "YOU PAY OR YOU STAY".
At the plane's entrance door an employee took my bag into the airplane's luggage compartment. I was greeted by a flight attendant and she couldn't believe I had just paid for that carry-on bag she had just seen; and she apologized for Frontier Airlines. It's inconceivable that they take your money without any respect for the client. So instead of $135, I ended up paying $180 for the trip. Remember the dreaded "you pay or you stay". We wondered if that gate employee gets a commission.
Reviewed July 22, 2016
Frontier gouges its customers by charging additional fees for your seat and carry on luggage. These fees were not disclosed, as I purchased a vacation package from Expedia (another poor service provider). I flew from Denver to San Diego on 7/16/16. The Frontier employee at Gate A40 (Carry) and her coworker (Winter) were extremely rude to my family as a result of changing seats because a child cannot sit in a seat with an exit in that row. Also, when "Carry" announced boarding instructions, no one could understand her muffled instructions. What a bad and costly experience. I will NEVER fly Frontier again and will make sure to inform everyone I know about my horrible experience. It's not worth it when you are crammed into a small space with a food tray the size of an ipad.
Reviewed July 21, 2016
Sunday July 17th we flew from Minneapolis to Denver and on our arrival my son's hockey bag with all his gear plus his smaller personal bag (inside) did not make it. We went to the lost baggage counter where we filled out the appropriate paperwork and were told that it was still in Minneapolis and would be put on the early flight (333) at 7:11am and they would get it to the house. The woman at the counter either didn't know what she was talking about or just plain lied. The bag never showed and we did not get a call. MONDAY - When we called the number they highlighted on the form (303-342-7697), we had to leave a message 8 TIMES throughout the day, NO RETURN CALL.
Tuesday - Left a couple more messages on the above number, no return call. We then called the main reservation number and were given the central baggage number (303-542-1490) where I was on hold for half and hour twice that morning in between appointments. My son tried later in the day and after 45 minutes on hold, was able to talk to a person who told him that the bag was still in Minneapolis and was put on a flight to Denver at 1:50pm (again it seems to be another lie), no bag.
Later that afternoon we went through reservations (they always pick up the phone there, go figure) and were transferred to 3 different people (Ryan, April, and Lorretta), who over the next hour and 15 minutes, could not get through to the baggage counter in Denver or Central. Even Frontier can't get a hold of Frontier. Still NO BAG and NO CALL. Great Customer Service!!
WEDNESDAY- NO BAG, NO CALL, TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. Let's try the Denver lost baggage number again, another message and of course no return call. On hold (1/2 hour) with Central again and finally get through to Lisa who tells me she just got off the phone with my son (also calling all day long) and tells me that she will call me back after talking with Denver in a half hour.
One and half hours later she does call back (that's how long it took her to get a hold of Denver) only to tell me that they don't know where the bag is!!! I then explained to her as I have with the others that this is not just a bag with dirty underwear, tee shirts etc., but hockey gear worth approximately $2000.00 in it which my son needs NOW. He has already missed one night of a hockey camp on Tuesday which has already been paid for and needs to be there again Thursday. I don't feel I or anyone should have to go through all the crap they put you through to get reimbursed from these incompetent, dishonest and responsible people.
Reviewed July 18, 2016
I can excuse the carry-on bag fee of $45. My bad for missing the fine print. The crew really could care less about you and your needs. You bought a seat and that's all you can expect. If you are elderly or have special needs, please think twice about flying with Frontier. Shameful and embarrassing airline. Thanks for my half of cup of warm water as you took the tray away before I even could get a hold of the cup firmly. You obviously cared more about what was on your iPhone than customers. Shameful!!
Reviewed July 16, 2016
Enter: Nicole **. Shortly after 1600 Eastern Standard Time on Sunday July 3rd we arrived at the Frontier Airlines ticket counter at the Port of Columbus Airport (CMH) in Columbus, Ohio. We were greeted with a loud and harsh "I can't take your bag!” by the customer service representative at the counter "Nicole". She was the only representative at the FRONTIER AIRLINES along with another ** lady, who appeared to be very calm and reserved even though Nicole/Frontier Airlines made an error with her booking and had her waiting at the counter for over an hour as well, leading to a re-booking of her flight also. Nicole told us, being the only representative at the ticket Frontier Airlines counter repeatedly that it was 1638 Eastern Standard Time, even though after several minutes of a back-and-forth, everyone else's times were 1622 Eastern Standard Time.
She later went on to explain that it was 1700 flight (even though we were well aware of that), and that a domestic flight going, literally 1hr 10mins down the road to Orlando (MCO) needed to be checked-in for 45 minutes to departure. Either FRONTIER AIRLINES need to better clarify its policies between, check-in, and departure times or/and it needs to better provide its customer service representatives/managers better training, when it comes to delivering this message. The other customer, that I arrived after us, for this very same flight, saw the way we were being treated by Nicole, and tears began to stream down her face, as a look of hopelessness dangled over her she stated "I'm the only one here...", after Nicole indiscreetly barked at us that Frontier Airlines next available flight was not until Tuesday, July 5th, after the holidays.
Nicole's behavior forced us to contact the third party that the flight was booked through (Orbitz), who told us that once the flight is booked it's out of their hands. After obtaining a customer service number from Orbitz, 2 customer service representatives, 1 supervisor and over an hour later, we were finally getting somewhere. Nicole disappeared from the FRONTIER AIRLINES ticket counter and a more personable and approachable company representative had arrived to assist customers. Having spent more time and money to rent another car from Enterprise (who may very well be next on this list of grievances) we found ourselves under even more unnecessary stress, in an attempt to catch our rebooked flight (not mentioned by Nicole in her Tues Available Flights List) @ 2010 Eastern Standard Time, at another Airport further south, all the way in Kentucky. Our destination Cincinnati's very own CVW.
106.7 miles later we were finally there. The airport representatives for FRONTIER AIRLINES here had a slightly different outward expression here, but the same unwillingness to provide assistance as I questioned the reason for the cost of a $30 check bag costing $40, there at the counter. The very reason if I had paid for (a nonrefundable "online" baggage check) and having unforeseen events rear its ugly head, that we would have had to possibly re-range an entire schedule, i.e. driving 13hrs to Orlando in order to make it to my destination.
Arriving long before the scheduled time for a flight at CVW wasn't enough, as just as I thought UNforeSEEN events shows its UGLY face again. The overhead intercom sounded with "Flight blank, blank is on time and scheduled for an early departure". Seriously, I mean where dey do dat at? The devil is a liar and him mumma tu. Trying to instill some kinda stress or fear, by implying that we have yet to miss another flight "not so!" Sayeth the Lord of Lords... Enters Truth... Cincinnati/Kentucky's airport, does not have a rental car center within the Airport BTW. No matter how much those posted signs may try to lie to you, don't believe the hype. I went downstairs, through another baggage claim with a check-in desk right across from it and there was no rental cars or office there.
This all occurred as those in my party drove through and through the airport, parked the car, was lied to by Frontier Airlines representatives about my checking in, or even being there for that matter and driving around and around the same mountain in an effort to locate the quote unquote airport "ENTERPRISE" office so that, the vehicle we were in could be left with its rightful owner. Needless to say, that did not occur and a very friendly-fellow-Ghanaian, who was at the GVW Curbside Valet counter at that hour and day, provided us with some much needed assistance to dropping off this piece of almost-plastic piece of metal, that cost $110 for a 1 hour 10 minute drive from Columbus, Ohio to Cincinnati, Kentucky.
Reviewed July 16, 2016
I was told by your Twitter Rep to file a complaint here. My girlfriend and I were flying to Denver on 7/1/16 for a wedding. Bags were packed, we were about to take the subway to the airport 3 hours early as instructed. She checked the airport website and it said the flight was delayed until approximately 2:30AM. Prior to leaving for the airport for our delayed flight, we decided to check the website again. The website said our flight was canceled. We received NO communication from Frontier about our flight cancellation nor any information on how to proceed with rebooking.
I called customer service, spoke with 4 different representatives and was told the soonest we could get flown out of NYC was July 3rd, 2 days after our initial flight. I told each rep it was bad enough we were already missing the rehearsal dinner, but absolutely needed to be there the following day because we were both in the wedding party. I was transferred from supervisor to supervisor, spanning a 3 hours, asking each rep to speak to the person who they directly reported to. Each time, they stated their manager was busy and I would have to hold. Realizing we clearly weren’t going anywhere that evening, I had no problem holding, despite having to explain our situation OVER AND OVER AND OVER to each new “supervisor.”
After about 2.5 hours in, I reached a supervisor that said we could fly out of PHL the following evening, getting us into Denver in the early evening. We would still be missing the wedding ceremony, but could at least still attend the reception. We reluctantly agreed, were promised a $100 voucher per person, booked the flight from PHL, but I clearly stated that the $100 voucher wouldn’t begin to cover the costs and inconvenience of traveling to NYC > PHL > Denver, missing the rehearsal dinner, the wedding reception, and possibly the entire wedding. EVERY single rep told me they could cancel our flight from PHL after I CLEARLY stated MULTIPLE times that we needed to be in Denver that weekend and DO NOT CANCEL OUR NEW FLIGHT out of PHL.
Why would we fly out, miss the entire wedding, and fly back in 3 days? Although I was furious, I was respectful to your reps/supervisors, but got nothing back in terms of compassion, understanding, or empathy. They would repeatedly tell me they could cancel our flight completely (Again, I told them at least 20 times DO NOT CANCEL OUR FLIGHT FROM PHL) and provide us with a voucher. After being on hold for about 45 minutes, a rep said, “Our manager is on a very long call. Can we call you back tomorrow?” I stated I would have no problem waiting for 3 more hours as I had nothing better to do and, again, the $100 vouchers would not cover fraction of our costs getting to PHL, let alone the HUGE inconvenience of missing a rehearsal dinner and wedding. He said to hold and after about 10 minutes and then we got “disconnected.”
The next day, we did not receive any sort of communication from a supervisor. I called again, had to explain the same story to another 3 people, and got the same response: “we can cancel your flight, you can fly out of NYC on the 3rd, and give you a voucher.” At this point it was clear I wasn’t making any progress and we had to leave NYC to catching our flight in PHL. To do so we had to take a $30.08 cab ride to the train station (would have just taken the subway to the airport), a 120 min train ride to Trenton ($33.50), a 35 minute train ride to Center City PHL ($16) and then a 25 minute train ride to the airport ($18). To reiterate, one cab and 3 trains to get got an airport 100 miles away, luggage in hand.
When we arrived at the airport, the check in staff ignored us as the woman at the kiosk was more concerned about talking on her cell phone than assisting customers. When we were finally assisted by another rep and checked our bags, we were charged $40 per bag. When we inquired why it was $40 instead of $30, he informed us that the $30 fee is only if you checked bags in online. We asked where on the website it said that, and he informed us that it wasn’t. Why would you NOT INCLUDE A BAGGAGE SURCHARGE CLEARLY marked on your WEBSITE WHEN BOOKING a FLIGHT?!? We had a reasonably priced meal (receipt included for $62.09) because instead of eating for free at the rehearsal dinner, we were stuck at an airport.
Upon boarding the plane, we went our seats and they were clearly not cleaned from the previous flight. Crumbs and used tissues were everywhere, hidden in the front seat pockets and on the ridiculously small tray after folding it down after taking off. A flight attendant apologized, cleaned things up and we finally took off. Upon arrival, we arrived in time and sat on the tarmac for approx 45 minutes. It became clear we were going to miss the entire wedding after 13 hours of travel to get from NYC to Denver. I can’t begin to express my frustration with your airline.
The return flight back was delayed and once again, there were used tissues in our seats. Please keep your planes clean. Additionally, the $100 vouchers are completely unacceptable. I’ll have no problem sharing this customer service experience on social media, yelp, facebook, twitter, etc. I look forward to hearing back from you about this miserable experience. Expenses total $159.67, plus compensation for missing a rehearsal dinner, wedding and 12 hours of travel time. I just want to make things VERY clear that I won’t stop until we are compensated fairly for our time, missed experiences with loved ones, and monetary costs.
Reviewed July 16, 2016
Frontier air is the absolute worst airline experience I have ever had. They overcharge for baggage and then charge for carry ons. No other airline does this. The ticket counter in Denver is totally chaos. I'm surprised if anyone ever makes their flight. The plane itself is a cattle car. The seats do not even recline, table trays a joke and no type of entertainment on a four hour flight. To make matters worse. They charge for snacks and drinks. I did not pay discount bare bones pricing. My ticket cost over $400 round trip. On top of this all. The flight attendants on both legs of this experience have been the rudest I've ever experienced. I guess they pay them peanuts as well. I will never fly Frontier again.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
First time flying this airlines, and already had flights delayed twice without explanation or apologies or offers to help with missed connections. As everyone also states, you could actually pay less with better airlines when you add up all the hidden costs for everything Frontier charges for (hundreds $ in baggage, seat selection, $12 tiny sandwiches, soft drink, water, etc). Overall a seriously lame experience. I will avoid after this.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
I found a super cheap ticket on Frontier Airlines and didn't give it a second thought until I got closer to my trip date. The airline does not participate in TSA pre, I didn't think that was a thing. They have some of the smallest seats of almost all of the airlines. They charge you for EVERYTHING! Checked bag, seat assignments, carry on bag. Yes, I said carry on bag. They even charge you to print a boarding pass.
After reading all of this I decided to book another flight on a different carrier for the same price with NONE of those issues and what do you know, there is a $99 cancellation fee. If that's not bad enough, they don't refund you the difference. They give you a credit that you have to use within 90 days with them. If I don't want to fly you now, I certainly won't want to fly you in 90 days. In short, I paid them $160 for NOTHING. I don't know of any other industry that can get away with such a ridiculous business model. It seems like business practices such as this would be illegal but I guess not. NEVER flying with Frontier ever.
Reviewed July 15, 2016
Frontier Airlines is a SCAM. They will CANCEL your flight at the last minute and leave you stranded at the airport for MULTIPLE DAYS, offering you no car, or hotel or refund (thats what happened to me & hundreds of people in July 2016). If you want to be stranded at the airport and not reach your destination, fly Frontier. Their cheap tickets are a SCAM. They charge extra for baggage - so the final cost of Frontier is as expensive same as other airlines. If you HAVE to be somewhere important on time: a graduation, funeral, wedding, birth of a child, interview for a dream job: DO NOT FLY FRONTIER! DON'T SAY YOU WEREN'T WARNED!
Reviewed July 13, 2016
The airline is filthy. The plane was this way when we boarded. The flight attendants are sloppy. The plane had a foul odor. We were 1.5 hours late for take off. It took over an hour for the bags to come once we arrived to our destination. The female flight attendant kept going into the cockpit. Once she went in. 10 minutes later one pilot came out and went to the restroom. Another ten minutes the other pilot came out and went into the restroom - another 5 minutes the flight attendant came out looking disheveled. Also a ghetto customer service agent verbally abused me because she thought I was breaking the line.
Reviewed July 10, 2016
I write this on my laptop at Denver International Airport. My family and I have been quietly and unceremoniously bumped from Frontier Airlines Flight 676 even though I had confirmed seats (Trip Confirmation Number: **) this morning (7/10/2016) and at my demand, put on standby on Flight 688 (Denver-Orlando) leaving Denver at 11:59 p.m.
in the amount that I was charged at the time I boarded the plane.
Today, 7/10/2016, the day of the flight, we left Colorado Springs, where we live, with 3 printed boarding passes in hand since I had checked in online the previous evening (7/9/16). This morning, we walked endlessly in the renovated Denver airport looking for the Frontier counter, and finally joined a line where a woman was scanning boarding passes and moving people through to Security checks. She provided very poor service -- instead of letting us know that we needed to go upstairs and check in our bags upstairs at the Frontier counter, she tried to scan our tickets and told us that our printed tickets would not scan and that we had to go upstairs and get new boarding passes.
We trudged upstairs and stood in another line to get to the Frontier check-in desk. By now it was 12 minutes to 6 a.m. and Flight 676 was leaving at 6:45 a.m. While we were in line, two different women wearing Frontier airlines uniforms called out to some people to make a different line for flights leaving for San Francisco and Houston since their flights were about to leave, they were given preferential treatment by checking in their bags before others.
By the time someone called us for Orlando, it was 6:42 a.m. and the woman who served us told us that they could no longer check in our bags since checked baggage must be checked in 45 minutes before the flight. So she was going to put us on the next confirmed flight to Orlando, which would not happen until 2 p.m. the following day (7/11/2016).
I demanded that we be put on standby, and told them that we had been misled and had lost time, and finally she put us on standby on Flight 688 leaving Denver at 11:59 p.m. tonight. I was quite angry at the counter and asked to speak to the ticketing agent's manager who acted high and mighty and sneered at me when I told him that passengers on San Francisco and Houston flights had been called because "their flights were leaving." He said that the Houston flight was leaving after Orlando.
I am filing this complaint because we were misled in the first line, ignored in the 2nd line, and because my 15-year old son starts Space Camp at 9 a.m. tomorrow (7/11/2016) at Cape Kennedy. If we are not confirmed on tonight's flight 688, my son will lose the first day of camp that we paid for in April 2016. He will also not have the chance to go to Space Camp ever again since he is going into high school. He has waited for five years for this trip. We are devastated. We believe that we were deliberately bumped and then categorically ignored. I will never fly Frontier again and I hope that the US Govt. will notify Frontier about the dissatisfaction of their customers. I have also filed this complaint with the US Department of Transportation.
Reviewed July 9, 2016
The tickets are reasonable price because you pay for your seat and you pay for overhead carry-on. Carry-ons are FREE when I fly Delta, American and United Airlines. The seats range from 5.00 - 50.00. I paid about 200.00 something for round a trip ticket and an additional 195.00 total for seats and bags. In all actuality I spent 400 and something for my flight. Delta was asking for less and so was American. I will never fly this airline again. Customers beware. Its a reason the ticket is so cheap.
Reviewed July 8, 2016
Frontier banks on the fact that most customers will simply give up. Frontier is short sighted. If they are going to cheat their "valued" frequent flyers, I can only imagine how they treat non-members! I flew Frontier for the first time in May 2013. It was awful. I needed to change my flight and get back sooner. Not possible. I swore never to fly them again.
A year later, I notice this program "the works" and decided to give them a try again. The works allowed for full refunds, luggage, and premium seating. I flew them fairly often and it seemed to be working despite the fact that their website had issues. More often than not you couldn't select the city in the drop down menu when booking, the system stalled, etc.
The 2nd to last ticket I booked, the system rejected my credit card. My replacement card was entered and it said it booked. I needed to cancel the trip the next day. I went into the system twice and tried to cancel. The system reported my card was declined and there was nothing to cancel. I printed out the notice (because, I don't trust their website). Sure enough, weeks later I received an email it was time for my flight!? I checked the website again and tried to cancel.
The website said there was no trip to cancel due the credit card. Lo and behold I got another notice it was time for my return flight (THAT I DIDN'T TAKE). That is when I finally called. Their service center is in India. I explained the glitch to 3 people. None of them could understand that I had tried to cancel a flight the website claimed was never booked 3 times. Yet, they charged me for not showing up for the flight. I wasted 1.5 hours trying to get my $400 back. Nope. They want to keep my money and there is no recourse. No one who spoke English as a first language was available and no one cared that they were losing a loyal customer.
Out of necessity I booked one last flight with them. I went to cancel it on the website. The website wouldn't allow me to cancel. I called customer service (Customer Service always recommends using their DEFUNCT website) and they told me I would be receiving a $99 cancellation charge. Nope. I told them I booked with the works and there is no cancellation fee. The representative told me I did not book with the works. Here we go again with the crookedness... I insisted that I did and for her to check again. She came back in a monotone and said, "Yes you booked with the works" then took 5 minutes to cancel my reservation. We'll see if this really gets cancelled. That is my last straw.
Reviewed July 7, 2016
This was my first time flying with Frontier and it's my last! Their ticket prices being low is a smokescreen. By the time pay all their fees hidden and otherwise, one might as well spent 400 or 500 dollars for a ticket. They charge for everything. There is nothing complimentary and something should be. They are not a major airline. They are no better than off-brand products my mother taught us to avoid at all costs. You get what you pay for. I will never use them again!!
Reviewed July 7, 2016
Worst airline ever. So let me begin. First off they booked 2 people in one seat. In turn a senior citizen had to be moved and stand for over a hour in plane till they figured out where to seat him-- so uncalled for. Then they would not even give you water on flight without paying 2 bucks. Really. So we get to Denver on our 3 hour layover. Not too bad but 10 minutes before we should board they move gate and not say or announce the gate move so almost didn't make flight. So on way back we get to our layover again in Denver. This time we were waiting over 10 hours when they say "oh we're delayed even more." So after 12 hours of waiting they again change gates with no announcement.
At this point I had enough. I went and asked for supervisor and young girl Lauren was standing at gate-- very rude and non-helpful. She tells me "supervisor should come around." I asked "what do you mean? I'm requesting to speak to her." She said "well at some point she will do a round." Really. So hour passes and no one shows up. I locate the office of supervisor and she informs me she can't be bothered so I say "well I would like a refund." She snatches my boarding passes and say "fine. You will not be getting on this flight." I asked to speak to her boss. She said no one was higher than her. Come on.
She walks out her office and throws my tickets and a refund slip at me and starts to walk away. I was like "you can't leave me and my kids stranded. She said "yes I can" and walks away. I go to baggage claim and 2 wonderful employees in front of baggage 3 help me get my bags and call her boss who said nothing they can do. So me and my 2 crying kids are stranded in Denver and had to find a new flight out to LAX. Never ever fly Frontier Airlines. They say they're cheap but by time you give 35 online or 60 at gate to check bag and 50 to pick seat that reclined or pick a seat period and pay 15 for a soda and chips you end up paying a lot more. And don't forget the very long layovers. Their hub is in Denver so I believe they leave you here forever just so they can make you spend even more money on drinks and food.
Reviewed July 7, 2016
Try to stay away from these money devils!!! No words to explain how terrible they are. I booked a flight tonight, had an emergency and needed to cancel. Not only that you have to pay a $99 "Cancellation Fee", but also these liars keep your remaining amount as a "credit" that you have to use within 90 days else you lose everything. Their price is always $100-200 more depending on where you travel. Customer service is terrible and you talk to a bunch of people that you don't even know where they are talking from with terrible accent. At least hire someone who speaks English.
Reviewed July 7, 2016
I flew today from Denver to CVG. I had surgery so I required a wheelchair. They wheeled me to the gate then just left me without telling me that the flight had been delayed for over 90 minutes. I boarded the plane and they took my crutches away from me, telling me that I could not place them in the seat below me. After the flight, the flight attendant told me that he could not get my crutches that he had stowed several overhead bins away. As I cannot walk without them, I had to rely on a random passenger to go get them and return them to me. Additionally, I bought a new bag today to use on the flight today. I checked the bag and they returned it to me with huge grease stains and torn. I tried calling and was told that they could "make a note in the computer". I tried emailing them and tried calling the number they gave me and no one responded.
Reviewed July 6, 2016
This is disgusting; I wish they would have told us we're going to be spending at least an additional $140 for 2 bags that can be carried on (the check in price is even cheaper than the carry-on!). Also, for some reason, we were charged an additional $5 to confirm our seat? Sounds like we have an additional experience to look forward to, very long security lines – obviously that's not Frontier's fault. All the more reason to avoid the airline industry.
Reviewed July 6, 2016
We purchased 3 tickets for our grandchildren to fly from Houston to Denver. I had received an email from Frontier advertising relatively low fares. I started with Frontier and then discovered I had actually booked with CheapOair. This is the third year that these 3 have traveled unaccompanied with other airlines. They are quite seasoned travelers. Marvin was very pleasant and helpful. He had all of the birthdays and assured me that there would be no additional charges if the bags were within limits. To our horror we were charged an additional $390 and told that would also be added on the return trip. I had just been told never to fly Frontier. I came to your defense. Now I know. NEVER AGAIN.
Reviewed July 5, 2016
I flew with Frontier Airline on 6/24/16 from Atlanta to Las Vegas. Upon checking my luggage in while in Atlanta the staff was very unprofessional and rude. Then when we arrived in Vegas my luggage was nowhere to be found and I was then given a small kit with a toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, deodorant, and comb which have never been used. I had to go purchase new clothes and personal items upon arrival (with a $50/day spending limit).
I was told by the staff in Vegas that they had 5 days to locate my luggage and if it wasn't found the corporate office would contact me with more details concerning my claim. I waited until day 6 and not one word from anyone, so I made the phone call to Denver and was then assigned to an agent. She then emailed the required paperwork to be filled out (I was then told to call her back with any question/concerns) and while filling out the paperwork I stumbled across a few things that I had questions about. Not to mention that the paperwork had to be notarized and had to have full details about each item that was in my luggage (item, qty, color, material, brand label, store name, size, gender, purchase date, price), but still no returned call from my assigned agent.
Finally this morning (7/5/16) I get to speak to someone to only get disappointed again and was told that they had until 7/24/16 to find my luggage or reimburse me for my items, but was originally told that on day 6 they would start the process. I have been given the run around ever since my luggage have been missing. I wouldn't recommend this airline to anyone and I wouldn't use their services not even for free. I forgot to mention that when we were getting ready to leave from Vegas 4 other people were there complaining about their lost luggage as well.
Reviewed July 3, 2016
June 28, 2016. Flight from Houston to Las Vegas. Supposed to leave at 12:24 midnight, delayed until 3am. Luggage sent to Denver. Finally got it 11 hours later. Luggage destroyed by mishandling. Did give us a new one. Could not sit together on flight. Wanted to charge us double on luggage check in. Return flight, delayed 5 hours. Bad customer service, rude attendants and bad service.
Reviewed July 2, 2016
I was supposed to fly out of LaGuardia to Denver on July 1 at 10PM. My flight was delayed until 2AM. I was notified via email on my way to the airport at 6:30 PM. Upon arriving at the terminal and attempting to get my boarding pass from a self service kiosk, I was informed by the kiosk that I would have to go to the front desk where I found out, at 7 PM, that the flight had been canceled. I had many other friends going to the same convention in Denver from New York and saw that they were all able to get to Denver at a very delayed rate. They were all flying with Jet Blue, Delta, United etc. For some reason, Frontier canceled at 7pm, not delayed. Keep that in mind.
Because the flight was canceled, there were many people that were stranded at the airport with nothing to do on the Friday of the holiday weekend. Frontier did nothing to accommodate these passengers. No hotel, no refunds, nothing. Because Frontier is such a small airline, they have no interline relationships with other carriers and cannot find other flights with Delta, Jet Blue etc. If your flight is canceled, it is up to you to do the footwork and find a replacement. Speaking of them being such a small and inept airline, remember how I said everyone else was able to get out with delays? This is because, according to Frontier's Customer Escalation Department, Frontier flies smaller planes that are not on par with the other carriers. Their planes cannot fly in the type of weather that the others can despite the fact the others had the all clear from Air Traffic Control and the FAA to fly.
The rebooking process is a mess. You have to call in exactly when someone else has canceled in order to get a seat on the next actual available flight. My flight was canceled on July 1. I was put on a July 3 flight. Another friend of mine was put on a July 2 flight however... he was originally on a July 3 flight. It makes no sense, but because he called in, he was granted the seat. They don't have a system in place to say "people from July 1 need to be moved to this flight in case a seat opens." Overall, I definitely will not be flying Frontier ever again. They've already gone through one bankruptcy and now I know why. They'll be gone in a few years.
Reviewed July 2, 2016
My question is can I receive half the money from my plane ticket purchase? The plane has a malfunction that has nothing to do with me. Everyone had to leave the plane due to plane not being ready. We got off the plane around 7:45. They said it can be anywhere up to 40 mins to 2hrs. I have business to handle and now I missed out on an opportunity I will no longer get. I just ask for half my money back. I read all the comments and it seems this has happened way too many times. I'm scared to get on a plane that is not up to par. I wouldn't recommend this flight to a enemy.
Reviewed June 30, 2016
This is the worst experience I ever had. I had a flight from San Diego to Orlando. When I bought the ticket, it said free on carry-on bag but then when I reached airport, they insisted me to pay for my carry-on bag since it's season for the airlines. And worst services during flight. The air hostess are very rude. I asked for a cup of water and they refused to give me some.
Reviewed June 29, 2016
It is quite amazing to see how many people are dissatisfied with this airline. We were so proud initially that they launched their hub in Denver. However they simply do not care about providing a decent customer service. On-going flight delays and cancellations have become a norm, so is overcharging and squeezing whatever they can out of their customers. Last night I flew from New York back to Denver. The flight was scheduled to leave at 10:50pm and got rescheduled to 1am. We were stuck in the airport for two hours and Frontier's personnel did not even apologize. We arrived Denver at 3am, which also inconvenient the ones who had to pick us up. On top of that I was not able to recline my seat during the whole flight! This is just another poor experience with this airline. This time it is the last and final one!!!
Reviewed June 29, 2016
Flying for the first time with Frontier Airlines. I was unpleasantly surprised at the airport that they charge for carry-on luggage $45, at the gate it is $60 and online it is $30. Check-in luggage $40 unless it is too big then it is $75. We threw away lots of skin and hair care products at the hotel to make sure we can use our bags as carry-on. It cost us addition $160 for 4 bags (there were 4 of us, one bag per person. Who knows what they charge for the second bag!) Very disappointed.
Reviewed June 29, 2016
This company doesn't deserve the star that has been given. There is a lack of honesty (hidden fees that are in small print at the bottom of the page as it pertains to refunds), poor customer service and a history of not fixing the issues. I bought a ticket on June 17 to fly from Memphis, TN to Atlanta, GA. I continuously tried to use the log in found on the website, however, it did not work, as it did not send me any emails of my information to allow proper logins. Once, those efforts failed, I called the corporate office to request a refund. Those in the office notified me of the $99 changing fee and the airline credit, both of which I thought was honestly, a pun because it wasn't clearly expressed on the website when purchasing the ticket. My issue is that I don't want an air credit for plane that doesn't fly all over the world, especially one that does not provide great customer service.
Reviewed June 29, 2016
Arrived to counter on time, but due to ridiculously long line and only one, very rude person at the counter, I was 6 minutes "late" and they refused to print me a boarding pass. After speaking to several people I can tell this business is poorly run from the top. People are not valued or empowered. I am going to short this stock to get my $100 back -- which should prove to be easy money.
Reviewed June 28, 2016
My girlfriend, her daughter and I flew Frontier Airline for the first time (this past weekend). It was the worst traveling experience ever and I will leave it at that. If Frontier do not get their self together within the next year or two (for your customer complaints) you will be out of business.
Reviewed June 27, 2016
I booked a flight for a friend of mine yesterday, June 26th flying out of Orlando, Florida to St. Louis. Today situation came up where she cannot fly so I called to cancel and refund the flight only to find out they're charging me $99 of $143 ticket as a processing cancellation fee. I will never do business with this company again and I suggest anyone else look elsewhere to a reputable airline that does not have shady business practices.
Reviewed June 27, 2016
I'm upset with Frontier Airlines. I had purchased 2 tickets from San Antonio to Las Vegas for August 17-21. I bought those tickets on March but Frontier keeps sending me email to change time. I had called last week for them to leave my reservation alone and to stop changing it but tell me that they cannot accommodate me to any of the flights.
Now I have to start looking for another flight and now it's going to cost me more... Can you please communicate with them my order #** and ask them to leave the reservation that I had make or for them to find me another flights but they're expensive. Because I already paid them... If start looking for tickets now is going to cost me more because the dates are getting close. I'm sending you the original reservation but I also have the 2 or 3 email from Frontier to change flight time.
Reviewed June 26, 2016
Frontier have a lot of hidden fees. Why do passengers pay for carry-on luggage, snacks, drinks and not to mention $40 to check in a luggage? The flight from LGA to MIAMI was delayed 2 hours without any prior notice. The flight from MIAMI to LGA was delayed due to "flat tire, not to mention the plane been idle for 2 hours before the departure time. This is an inconvenience and not professional. One more thing the staff are not friendly at all. I will NEVER use this airline again, worst experience ever! I'll pay the extra money.
Reviewed June 25, 2016
They don't even deserve a star. We were scheduled to fly out this morning from Portland. They cancelled our flight. Left us hanging. They refunded ticket, but we are out an extra hotel night and double what we spent on first tickets for a new flight. They will not make it right. Tell us that unless we have a voucher we cannot get reimbursed for hotel. Several people were left hanging without a flight. They better improve on their customer service! Will never fly them again.
Reviewed June 25, 2016
I needed to cancel a ticket I had purchased with Early Returns points. There is a $75 dollar fee for each of us. Total $150 to get my points back which takes 5-10 days. What a crock, $150 fee and it takes almost 2 weeks to get my points back! This is outrageous!! Frontier fee's people to death!! They need to get their act together if they want to keep customers!
Reviewed June 25, 2016
On 22 June, I flew from Nashville, TN to Denver, CO. When I arrived in CO my luggage was missing. I signed a statement and was told that I'd receive daily updates from a Frontier rep yet I haven't received anything in 2 days. Every time I call the Denver Baggage Service, I get their voicemail. Besides this company charging you for each little thing, they seem to have little concern over my missing luggage. During my flight, I discovered several pieces of chewed up gum stuck in the pocket of the seat in front of me. I did find that the customer service reps at check in were polite but that is the only good thing this airline has going for them. I recommend that everyone avoid flying on Frontier.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
I could not believe the egregious price gouging to book a seat and carry on a bag. FRONTIER ought to be ashamed of themselves. I cannot wait till this airline is out of business so no one will have to have another horrible airline experience. I will NEVER, EVER fly with them again. They should have a negative star category for companies like this.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
My son attends one of the federal military academies. He was suppose to get to come home for a week before he went out on a sea tour for training, and we had booked his flight home with Frontier Airlines. Unfortunately, a few days before his flight the US Department of Transportation and MARAD, put out a temporary stand down on all sea time and the school would not allow the cadets to travel home. We called Frontier and presented them with everything that we as parents and my son was given in writing regarding these orders, however Frontier would not refund us or issue us a voucher for later travel because it did not meet their "guidelines". This paperwork was good enough for both Hotwire, and American Airlines who both fully refunded our money for his return trip. We will never book with Frontier again! Delta and Southwest also refunded or gave vouchers to other families in the same position, fly one American, Delta, or Southwest!!!
Reviewed June 20, 2016
Okay... giving one star is even too much. I travel a lot for business. Frontier was my first time (and IT WILL BE the LAST). Why I will NEVER fly with Frontier? They charge many fees such as Carry on bag for $45 - $100 ea., water for $2, assign seat $8, and more (that I do not know of). It may seem cheaper to fly with them, but if you include those hidden fees, you might be end up either paying for more or very similar to other major airline. I was not happy that I had to pay for $45 for my travel size carry-on bag that fits perfect on overhead compartment. Hello Frontier but So long Frontier!!!
Reviewed June 20, 2016
Trip Confirmation Number: **. Trip date 07/01/2016. This is a flight which charged me $179 for a flight from Orlando to Denver. The next day fare was dropped to $120. When I called up the airlines they denied to provide me with the lower fare. Please avoid this airlines at all cost. They sell their tickets at higher cost to customers who plan in advance and then drop the price suddenly. This is ridiculous and unfair.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
I wish I could give this airlines NO stars! They broke my BRAND NEW stroller and have done nothing about it! I have emailed 2 times, called the number the ticket agent gave me 3 times, called their customer service line AND have left a complaint on their website. No response. When taking care of this matter at the ticket counter, the agent seemed very annoyed by the fact that she had to do anything. She kept asking me when the stroller was purchased - who the ** cares?! You broke it, you replace it! Luckily I recently received it as a baby shower gift so I was able to retrieve the receipt. I will NEVER fly this airlines again. They claim to nickel and dime you for every little thing because their flights are so low - bull. I flew in a newer aircraft, with friendlier employees, cheaper bag fares, with drinks and snacks included for half of Frontier's price.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
My flight was from LA to MCO on 16th June. I was in queue prior to 45 mins, suddenly the mindless guy standing there told, "No more check-ins." I requested them for 1 hr almost to let us board the flight, instead one more emp (lady with cloth on her head comes and they both started blasting on us and it is our fault). Is this way you ppl treat customers? I am accompanied by 2 toddlers and a senior citizen which timely requires medical attention, I informed them, but they are so rude and senseless people that they are not aware of anything. They told me that "Manager will come and talk with you at 5:00 pm." Manager came at 8:00 pm to had a word with us, again these 2 emp started laughing at us that we are now complaining manager, to my urge request I don't care about my flight now, I do care that these 2 attached snaps emp get strict action against them, so that they learn a lesson that it is because of customers they are earning a "Bread" for living.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
Worst airline ever! I paid $476 for my round trip ticket from Philly to Orlando. What I didn't realize was I was going to have to take out my credit card many more times after I already paid a hefty amount. Other airlines were only $50 more or so but I opted for the cheapest flight for obvious reasons. Who doesn't want to save money?! Well little did I know that I would have to a. PAY for my seat on the way there and back!! b. PAY to carry my own bags on board!!! c. PAY for a can of soda on board!! Really Frontier?!? I can understand paying to check in your bag because that comes with a SERVICE of a person loading your bag on board of the aircraft and taking it off, but pay $45 each way to CARRY MY OWN BAG?!? RIDICULOUS!!!
Moreover, the seats were so uncomfortable. Tray table tiny. No reclining. No snack or beverage. Lights overhead did not rotate. Staff who took my bags and charged my credit card $90 for 2 carry-ons was rude. Worst flying experience ever!! Next time I am paying $50 more for another airline and avoiding this hassle of paying for a seat and a carry-on bag!!
Reviewed June 14, 2016
This is the 1st and LAST time I will ever fly Frontier Airlines. 1st thing was they let a very very drunk passenger on the plane leaving out of Atlanta. He had to be removed from the plane. He walked by my son and pushed him. When I confronted him I was held back by a Frontier Airlines employee who stated that he was really drunk. My thought was did you not know this before you allowed him on the plane? Because we were headed out on vacation, I was calmed down by my wife and son. I took my seat and placed my bag under the seat in front of me and settled in for the most uncomfortable flight of my life.
Fast forward to my return home trip, I downloaded the Frontier app thinking it would save me time. It didn't work. Then to top it all off... the same bag I stored underneath my seat on the departing flight, I now had to pay $45 on my return flight. Not to mention the smug attitude from the counter person. What a ripoff! It's not the $45 it's the principle. So Frontier has made sure that I nor my wife or kids will never fly their airline again! The discount isn't worth the extremely poor service. I am making it my mission to make sure everyone I know never flies this airline. Sometimes you get what you pay for and sometimes you don't even get that.
Reviewed June 10, 2016
Got to PHL well before flight due to "panicky" emails about long security lines. We get there to check bags at Frontier (First mistake) then there are NO TICKET agents. No rep to tell you they won't be there till 2 hrs before boarding. This is BEFORE you go thru security line. Thirty something people in line to check bags, NO agents, no sign, no warning. No seats to wait. Elderly people very VERY uncomfortable standing all that time. Agents finally come, an hour and a half later. The three of them are grumpy as all hell. They grudgingly check people in, as if we were doing THEM a favor. We get through TSA, which mercifully, didn't take all that long. Make our way to the gate, nobody there till 1/2 hr before boarding. People are griping about having to pay for carry-on bags.
Finally the agents come to the boarding gate. THE SAME THREE that were at the ticket counter. We were wondering if they were going to have to load the plane and fly it. This is unacceptable service. There were many, many pissed off people at that flight. One who had approved a companion's carry on tried to weasel money out of her at the boarding gate. She raised hell and the woman who had approved it was standing RIGHT THERE and let her onto the plane, but not before embarrassing her in front of all the other passengers. UNACCEPTABLE. The plane then sits for an hour, not altogether Frontier's fault. The flight "attendants" and I use the term loosely, are surly, loud, and discourteous to passengers. One got mad at me for not wanting to give up the window seat I chose a MONTH AGO. Oh yeah? Well ** you, pal.
On the way from Orlando back to PHL service was a little better because there were more agents, however, the flight "attendants" were even more rude than the previous flight. Absolutely loud, standing in front of the plane carrying on, not giving a ** about anybody but themselves. Worse service EVER. Will never EVER fly Frontier again, and have already plastered this all over my social media pages, as well as my blog. Bye Frontier. Never another penny of my money, and if you were wise, you would RUN NOT WALK away from this sham of an airline. Yeah they're cheap but you get what you pay for.
Reviewed June 10, 2016
My biggest complaint at the present is that I booked a flight and had to cancel, cancelled in allotted time. Of course they run your credit card immediately, but I was informed that refund takes 1 to 2 months depending on your next statement cycle before credit will appear in your account. Tried calling corporate office but was cut off twice, go figure. Frontier is not my favorite fly in the sky. Will never fly Frontier again as I haved other issues, but this my most recent.
Reviewed June 9, 2016
I was wrongfully charged $60 at the gate for a small carry on tote bag at the gate. I was held hostage and forced to either pay or miss my flight according to the gate agent. There was no reason for charging this fee for a tote bag that could easily fit under my seat. This airline will steal every cent from you and has already taken advantage of consumers with over $220 million in baggage fees last year alone. Avoid their deceptive fares, you will pay more in the end. It's like riding on a crowded city bus and the seats are equivalent to a park bench and the waitresses on-board hate their jobs working for the worst airline and take it out on you the passengers. One waitress refused to give the safety announcement cause she didn't feel like it and stayed in the back reading the entire flight, never came out once till the flight was over! Worst airline on earth.
Reviewed June 9, 2016
Kiosk were outdated. Customer service was non-existent and they charged me 60 bucks for my carry on. Upon entry to plane... it was dirty... chips crumbs on the floor.
Reviewed June 4, 2016
My flight was yesterday June 2 from MCI to Philadelphia. Actually was the (inauguration) first flight from MCI to Philadelphia... (I am diabetic / with few other health issues which it requires me to take few pills and I need to take few pills/medication at night time which by that time were on the air). First of all they don't offer you no drink or anything. You have to pay with a credit card, or you don't get nothing. So when was the time when I needed to take my pills, I ask the flight attendant, if I can have a small glass of water for my medication. Her answer was, "No sir. You have to purchase it." I told her okay, but I didn't carry any credit card on me, but I have (plenty of cash). She refused take cash (I understood that was the rules). A gentlemen which was sitting next to me, told me "Sir I can buy it for you."
First of all I don't want to pay for not even a half a glass of water $10 and second of all, I didn't felt comfortable someone else paying for me, which I thank him very much... so I went to the bathroom, and I drink water from there. On the way out, I saw the flight attendant and I told her (jokingly) "Finally I've found water in the bathroom" and her reply was "I hope you enjoy it..." The flight attendants was rude. On the safety procedures, the flight attendant told an old lady to shut up talking. Sussssh. Now Frontier Airlines may have cheap tickets but, my baggage check it cost me twice as the ticket, plus by the gate they announce that for the carry-ons which was oversized there will be fee, so I saw some people paying, from $50-200 for carry-ons, so watch out. With Frontier you may get a ticket for $35-50, but baggage fees and carry on fees it can be fetch up to $200-or even $300.
On May 28 I flew in with Delta. They are day with night (difference). Delta crew was so polite, plus they offer you a drink and some kind of snacks. Now the other thing what happened on TSA section in MCI, (due to car accident my right forearm is prosthetic, and my left arm has lot metal implanted inside the arm, always when I flight I inform the TSA officers before I go thru the check in so they can check me on the side, because I can't raise my arms), so I told the TSA officer about my situation, and he told “Go. Why you telling me. Go over there” then he kept talking to another guy, which the whole time I was there he kept talking with his buddy, and he was doing nothing... In one point I heard him saying to his coworker, "Why the hell he telling me that for. WHAT THE ** HE WANTS ME TO DO. I CAN WIND HIS ARM UP AND DOWN ALL DAY LONG AND THEN I CAN STICK IT UP IN HIS **."
At that moment I look back at him and I smile, but I didn't want to start anything. Because my accent (I'm Greek and the way I look) they treated me like a freak, they single me out, and they kept telling me "Don't move. Stay there. Don't touch anything." Those TSA officers they look all of them in their 20s. The one was asking to the other what they should do with me. I felt like I was some kind of freak, experiment object for them. They was training on me, and they was nasty as hell. They are not professionals at all. You believe it or not the one guy, he told me (I am sure that he is some stupid drop out who couldn't find any other job and TSA from what I can tell they hire all the drop outs and people who can’t find a jobs), he actually ask me if I can take out my implant metal from my arm so he can see it... that guy was a MORON!!!
Those kids because they work for TSA they think they are powerful and they can do anything they want and anything they feel like it with people. From what I saw MCI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAVE SOME SERIOUS RACIST PEOPLE. They shouldn't been working in places and positions like that. Of course I report the whole incident to TSA complaint department, CIVIL RIGHTS department and to the governments office. After all I think they never saw people with prosthetic arms in that airport. TSA OF MCI you are all morons... which I got responses from all those government offices. That guy which he is a drop out MORON the only job who fits him is a greeter in a Walmart store which I am sure he can't even handle that... HE IS SO STUPID...
Reviewed June 2, 2016
This airline was HORRIBLE! First of all, what airline charges you to check a carry on bag. I paid $30 both ways for a carry on bag. Luckily I happened to check the night before to see what the bag fees were. Mind you, I fly all the time. I have never flown this airline before and never will again. Most airlines the most you will pay for a checked bag is $25, and never for a carry on. Luckily I was only going out of town for a weekend and only needed a carry on. You also have to pay for the seats. Like what airline charges you for the ** seats? I mean my God don't you think that would come with the purchase of the ticket. But it gets worse. I arrive and our flight is delayed 2+ hours. I did not make it to my destination until 2 am in the morning and my flight was scheduled at 7 pm and it was only a 2 hr flight.
On the way back, I had a connecting flight which took me from Atlanta to Austin, Texas to Denver and back to San Antonio, Texas which crazy to me but anyway. We got to Austin and the air conditioner did not work. They had us sitting on that hot plane for about 45+ mins trying to fix the air. The flight attendants were really rude and did not do anything but stand at the front and chit chat about God knows what. The lane that we was on another plane needed to get on that line and our pilots were arguing with each other about moving our plane in front of us. They finally decided to move the plane in the middle of nowhere, mind you we still sitting on this plane with no air for about another 30 mins. We finally pulled back up to the lane and then they ask us to deboard the entire plane until they figured out the issue. I did not return to the flight after we de-boarded.
I had a connecting flight in Denver to get to San Antonio, and I know I would've missed that flight if I was to continue on this delayed flight. I had a friend come pick me up from the Austin airport since San Antonio is only an hr and a half away from Austin. Just understand that I will NEVER EVER IN MY ** ENTIRE LIFE give them any of my money ever again!!! And I advise you to do the same. It is not worth it, I promise you! Just pay the extra money for another airline and enjoy your trip, hassle free. There should be no reason I should have issues going and coming on this airline, it is ridiculous to be quite honest. Like I said Frontier won't ever get any money from me and should definitely be put out of business!
Reviewed June 1, 2016
The ticket price looked good, but then the add-ons started. I didn't take too many, only a checked bag in order to shorten the security lines, and it was a little cheaper than paying for a carry-on bag. The price of the ticket was a few dollars cheaper than the same flight on Allegiant, but here's the rub. Frontier does not take Pre-Check or Global Entry (I have both) and the consequence of this was long security lines (I am 77 years old) so I will never, ever book on Frontier Airlines again. Once on board, the seat padding is so thin that when the lady behind me put something into her seat back pocket, she was clearly invading my very private space.
Reviewed June 1, 2016
Flight 1432 from San Fran to Houston Memorial Day - a nightmare! Arrive at SF airport at 8 am, told of delay for 8 hours due to mechanical probs. Frontier cannot help in any way. No other flights out until the next day and no partnerships with other airlines. My hubs and I were stuck. 8 hours became 10 and there we sat on a holiday in a sucky airport. When we finally boarded the plane and arrived in Houston, it was 2:30 am!!! We had to go to work the next day, that is why we picked the early flight that would have got us in at 4:30 in the afternoon. After numerous calls and also talking to the agents at the Ticket Desk, no one could help. SOL. THIS AIRLINE SUCKS... THEY ARE BUDGET FOR A REASON. They cannot help you, no airline relationships, no backup planes (are you kidding)... So you wanna go cheap, just remember, you get what you pay for.
Reviewed May 28, 2016
One of the worst flight experiences I've ever had. From check in to finally getting home the next day. Customer service is lacking beyond belief. The Kiosks were all out of order, so instead of a quick check in you have to get in line. The woman at the check in counter was on her cell phone! Mumbling information to me that I couldn't understand. Apparently they charge you to pick your seat, and then wanted to charge me $45 for my carry-on or $30 to put it with the baggage. She said booking through a third party always charges and that all the airlines do it. Not true. They put you between a rock and a hard place. Of course I paid, I needed my stuff! It went with baggage. As of today I still don't have it! Another person was charged $60 for his carry-on right before boarding!! He didn't know about the policy either.
I guess the charges go up the closer you get to the plane. What a Scam!!! Who knows how many people they made pay these bogus charges!!! The flight was very turbulent so the "stay seated light" was on most of the flight. When it was finally off for a few minutes. Everyone rushed to the bathroom. But before everyone in line got to go, the buckle light came back on. One poor woman who was trying to get back to her seat was scolded over the intercom by a flight attendant! And the pilot! The pilot told bad jokes throughout the flight that no one laughed at. Upon a very turbulent, rough landing, he told his worst joke of all: "All passengers please remember to take all your baggage with you, including your ex-wives and mother-in-laws." He managed to squeeze that joke in, but failed to mention that the connecting flight was already boarding. I missed my flight.
In a panic I went to the Frontier Airlines attendant at the podium who was rude and offered no help. He didn't even look up. Finally he gestured with his head where to go. Then, at the actual Frontier Airlines counter, the attendant laughed at the fact I missed my flight. I almost cried. When asked if I could get on the very next flight, he said they only go to Austin once a day and I would have to wait till tomorrow afternoon. I said I couldn't. He rudely said to find another airline. I cried. Then I found another airline. Finally! made it home around 9 the next morning. But Frontier Airlines still has my bag! I'm exhausted and depressed. I'm going to deal with that tomorrow. I WILL NEVER FLY FRONTIER AGAIN!! I wish I could give it negative stars!! Save yourself and don't go near this airline... Run away... Run away!!!! They're rude, uncaring, scammers.
Reviewed May 28, 2016
NEVER EVER WILL I FLY FRONTIER AGAIN. I've always hated flying this airline as they have the worst attitudes and the worst customer service. But now I not only have to pay for a seat (Ummm WTF. Isn't that include in the cost of my ** ticket?! ), but now I also have to pay for a carry-on?!?! This is FREE on any other airline. Ended up checking my carry-on because that was cheaper. Turns out this "cheap" (yeah right!) flight cost me more than any other one I would have flown and had a way better experience. I would never recommend Frontier to anyone. Except maybe my worst enemy because that would be a true punishment. WORST airline ever. I genuinely hope you go out of business as you're not doing a single person any good. What an awful company. This is why you'll never be ranked as high as any other airline. You're the lowest of the low. Congratulations on losing yet one more future customer.
Reviewed May 27, 2016
Agent refused board me with my carry-on unless I pay fee. I flew to Chicago with the same luggage without fees. I told her this is my only carry-on and it fit the bin. She refused to board me and I almost missed my flight. She was extremely rude and embarrassed me in front of the other passengers. I asked her for her name and she refused. I asked for a supervisor and when she came "Shante" she also refused to give me her full name colluded with the agent. Feeling helpless, I gave them my credit card and they charged it $60. I disputed the payment with my credit card. I submitted a complaint to Frontier and they replied, "This is the way things are." It is not just the agents, it is the entire corporate structure of this deceiving airlines. Never flying Frontier again even if it is free!
Reviewed May 27, 2016
I was not satisfied with all the service, especially I did not understand why you charge for a carry-on luggage and your compartments are out of order. Here is a photo I took from my last flight. I do not think it is reasonable to charge $40 for my carry on (each way) and you do not even have space. If you have feedback on that or what can you do about how to better your service in regards to charging too much please email me at **. A refund would be great. Thanks.
Reviewed May 26, 2016
I booked on Tues (May) for a business trip that would occur in Sept and had all my arrangements made. Paid 192.00 for the airline tickets. I received an email on Thurs (not even 48 hrs later) saying they changed my flight day (Wed) to a day earlier (Tues). I called the airline and asked why and they told me there were no flights on that date I booked. I requested a refund and was told it was against their policy to give a refund. How can this be advertised for purchase for availability on Tues, booked, paid in full, but actually there isn't even a flight on that day. Isn't this fraud?
I firmly believe this company advertises flights that are not truly even available and then changes the itinerary in order to gain income. They said they would provide a credit however how does this assist with the fact that now I have to rebook another flight, losing my money to this awful company, otherwise I am stranded with all the other arrangements already in place.
Reviewed May 25, 2016
This is the worst airline I have ever flown with. Their seating fees are ridiculous. I thought I was getting a cheap flight but with the fees and bag fees I didn't save any money. They charge you to check a bag... and they charge you to carry on a bag! They charge you a change fee even if they are at fault! Worst flying experience of my life!
Reviewed May 23, 2016
Worst flight of my whole life. It was a physically and emotionally traumatizing ride. After taking off with the highest level of turbulence I've ever experienced despite the clear skies, we wobbled back and forth on either wing while making a very sharp turn before ascending upwards. Then the pilot took us up past 20,000 feet where we sailed over the top most layer of cirrostratus clouds. Me and the people behind me were like, "We're not flying to the Caribbean are we?" (meanwhile I had to hold it together because a freaked out 14 year old kid was sitting next to me).
After that the pilot took a hard descent that was seriously as volatile as a roller coaster... all the way down 20,000 feet to the runway. Myself and the other passengers concerned for our lives majority of the ride. Ears were popping and people became sick. A small baby on the plane was wailing because of the abrupt air pressure change due to altitude. It very well have damaged a small baby's inner ear since the woman behind me said hers felt like it had exploded.
Once we dropped (literally dropped) onto the runway, the pilot was once again abrasive as he landed and had to brake so damned hard that the nose of the plane was tipped to the ground for the whole stretch. It was nuts. Never thought I'd have to worry about dying in a plane until that flight. Needless to say I think the solution is policy change, wherein the flight is cancelled if there's too heavy a tail wind or a storm. FRONTIER PUTS MAKING MONEY OVER HUMAN LIVES. FLIGHT 366 SUCKED.
Reviewed May 18, 2016
Returning to Orlando from Milwaukee I felt accosted by some loud big mouth shouting at me "did you pay for that carry on". She might just as well put a gun in my gut and demand all my money. This was my first and last flight with Frontier.
Reviewed May 18, 2016
As compared to other flights, Frontier charged me for the seats while checking in. Every seat has a different charge. So if you are unaware of the seat charge, we do not tend to check in until just before the flight. For a bag which I have taken as carry on on various other airlines, Frontier charged me $30 dollars each way for my bag. My bag was sent as a check-in bag on Frontier airlines. Therefore overall the cost to fly on this airlines works up to a lot more as compared to other airlines. These charges should be suggested before we book the flight. These hidden charges are not mentioned anywhere before we book Frontier tickets.
Reviewed May 17, 2016
45 minutes before takeoff, the inexperienced check-in clerk with the bad attitude stopped socializing long enough to happily inform me that I couldn't possibly make my flight. She was so surly and condescending and told me she could put me on another flight in 2 days. This was the first and last Frontier flight I'll ever book. Cheesy airline, awful customer service. The worst.
Reviewed May 17, 2016
Worst customer service representatives in the industry! Bryant at ticketing in the Cleveland Airport is a disgrace to all those who take pride in customer service! Granted he does work for the lowest class airlines I have ever been exposed to. I have worked in customer service for 20 years and have had the privilege of serving many people to include frustrated patrons. I sincerely hope I have always conducted myself in a more friendly manner than Bryant of FRONTIER AIRLINES. If you choose to fly FRONTIER, do yourself a great favor and read through all the reviews. I certainly wish I had. Remember, "You get what you pay for."
Reviewed May 9, 2016
We booked PHL to MCO Round trip 4 tickets. We cancelled trip due to health issues and customer service said we get some refund as credit I can use later and saying that it will valid one 1 year. Now I am trying to use that credit and they are saying now as expired. Without using any trip they are eating my money. I am not at all happy with Frontier airlines services. They are not friendly. Only they need money for each and every service.
Reviewed May 9, 2016
I bought a ticket from miami to las vegas. It was a great price. But like they say nothing comes cheap. After I bought my ticket. Friends were telling me pick my seat. When I went to the net I was shock to find you had to pay for your seat each way. "For real" depending on where you were seated you had different prices. Then as you keep on reading the website you also had to pay for your carry on. First and last time with the sneaky airlines. Next time I will pay more and not have the hassle this airlines puts you thru. And to boot the company uses "onetravel" for you to book which they also charge you for using their services. Never ever again.
Reviewed May 9, 2016
I have been wasting tons of time and energy trying to straighten out these idiots, first about the 45,000 missing miles from my account, and now trying to get my expiration date on my miles extended. I have spent approximately 25 hours on the phone with them. They have absolutely NO clue what they are doing. I have to call them 10 or more times to get anything done. If I did not have almost 100,000 miles with them, I would tell them ** off. Their frequent flyer program is a complete joke; most connections require you to waste 8 or more hours in Denver airport! I cannot tell you how much I loathe these fools. FLY ANYONE ELSE BUT FRONTIER!!!
Reviewed May 9, 2016
Our spring break plans were almost ruined by Frontier. Southwest saved it. TSA played a part, as there was an unplanned security system failure, but the aftermath was handled very poorly by Frontier. Our seats were given away in front of us to standbys, while we held boarding passes and our luggage was on board... the children crying the whole time. Customer service failed to re-route us on a flight we could have taken had they cared to tell us in time, and they said there was nothing they would do... They were busy, so bug off. All in all, it was a terrible experience.
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
