Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns - Thanksgiving Fares

Do any of you have any thoughts about fares for Thanksgiving on Frontier?

I'm trying to get home (Denver/ DEN) for Thanksgiving, and need to leave Wednesday
(preferably) or Thursday (November 22, 23) and return that Saturday or Sunday (25, 26) to
Washington (DCA/BWI). I flew this holiday last year and know the fares are high, talking like
$400-500.

The fares this year this are exceptionally high, even/maybe especially on Frontier. Departing
from Reagan was quoted at more than $600, and Baltimore was a little less at than $400. I was
looking at Frontier's multi-city search option and found a good fare around $400 that leaves from
Reagan Wednesday and returns to Baltimore late Saturday night, early Sunday morning. What's
bizarre is that I found this good fare yesterday morning, and a few hours later, fares had gone
nuts. This fare had gone up several hundred dollars in less than a day, and some of the other
fares, especially the DCA-DEN-DCA route shot up to around $800. What do you all think of
this? What's your experience?

I have to say I'm pretty surprised about all this. Last year I flew the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving and returned that Sunday. This year, returning Sunday is not even an option, short
of paying the arm and leg option. I talked to a reservations agent last night, and after a half-hour
of searching, told me to keep checking, and maybe go with a different airline.

I like Frontier, considering how convenient DCA is to fly out of, and also knowing that when the
weather turns poor, I'll be either stuck at home or school not at some midpoint like Minneapolis
or O'Hare! Also, I've managed to make most of my trips on Frontier this year, and am close to the
magic number, so the status would be a plus.

Thanks for your time and suggestions. Ultimately, do you think the price should go down as it
approaches the 21-day advanced deadline, or do you think prices should steadily rise as seats get
picked up? Take care and enjoy your fall travels.

Do any of you have any thoughts about fares for Thanksgiving on Frontier?

I'm trying to get home (Denver/ DEN) for Thanksgiving, and need to leave Wednesday
(preferably) or Thursday (November 22, 23) and return that Saturday or Sunday (25, 26) to
Washington (DCA/BWI). I flew this holiday last year and know the fares are high, talking like $400-500.

The fares this year this are exceptionally high, even/maybe especially on Frontier. Departing from Reagan was quoted at more than $600, and Baltimore was a little less at than $400. I was looking at Frontier's multi-city search option and found a good fare around $400 that leaves from
Reagan Wednesday and returns to Baltimore late Saturday night, early Sunday morning. What's bizarre is that I found this good fare yesterday morning, and a few hours later, fares had gone nuts. This fare had gone up several hundred dollars in less than a day, and some of the other fares, especially the DCA-DEN-DCA route shot up to around $800. What do you all think of this? What's your experience?

I have to say I'm pretty surprised about all this. Last year I flew the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving and returned that Sunday. This year, returning Sunday is not even an option, short
of paying the arm and leg option. I talked to a reservations agent last night, and after a half-hour
of searching, told me to keep checking, and maybe go with a different airline.

I like Frontier, considering how convenient DCA is to fly out of, and also knowing that when the
weather turns poor, I'll be either stuck at home or school not at some midpoint like Minneapolis
or O'Hare! Also, I've managed to make most of my trips on Frontier this year, and am close to the
magic number, so the status would be a plus.

Thanks for your time and suggestions. Ultimately, do you think the price should go down as it
approaches the 21-day advanced deadline, or do you think prices should steadily rise as seats get
picked up? Take care and enjoy your fall travels.


Unfortunately Frontier is very high for this period......

Continental is ~233 for Thursday to Saturday or ~335 for Wednesday to Saturday

or

PM me for another option

If you do some SUPREME sacrificing......

DCA 11/23/06 9AM depart 11AM arrival DEN
DEN 11/24/06 4PM depart 9:55PM arrival DCA

$278

Thanks for looking Madhouse! I actually gave in a few weeks ago and bought the expensive DCA-DEN ticket from Frontier for over $800! This was based on advice from a reservations agent and two employees at Reagan. Anyway, I saw that today, the fare was down several hundred dollars, a $307 difference. This is quite a difference! I managed to call Frontier and luckily got to talk to a nice, helpful person. She said she couldn't do anything for me, but I explained the drastic difference and held my ground on what I see as an unfair business practice. She was able to talk to her supervisor, and let me keep the same ticket as well as receive a refund of the fare difference.

So if you're still looking for a Thanksgiving ticket on this route, the fares are much more reasonable. Also, if you were gouged with paying a high fare by buying your ticket early, it's worth a shot to ask for a refund of the difference.

Finally, I can't say I'm too impressed with a business practice like that. It's not fair to see how many people you can gouge, then lower the fare when not enough people are buying the expensive fare. I sincerely appreciate the agent helping me out and finding an agreeable resolution, though. I find Frontier, and I guess airlines in general, to be pretty arbitrary. It's amazing to think that depending on how well you'll hold your ground and who you talk to, you can have either a fair go of things or feel entirely disenchanted. Flying the same route on the same airline regularly, it's interesting to see how accommodating some workers are for something like an exit row seat or other isssue, while others under the exact same circumstances are entirely unaccommodating and even disrespectful.

Take care and enjoy your fall travels!