My latest flights on F9
Apr 30, 2015, 1:28 pm
#1
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Location: Denver,CO, USA
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My latest flights on F9
I just completed a weekend trip DEN-SLC-DEN on F9. Based on this limited experience, it looks like this airline may be getting its act together.
The roundtrip fare of $60 ($80 fare with $20 off promo code) was great. I didn't prepay to select a seat and got 21D and 22D at check-in. I am an aisle seat guy, so it was great.
I didn't pay any bag fees. My "personal item" is a small duffle type bag which easily holds a couple of days worth of clothes, a book, and my ipad. It is of legal size, but no one made me size it and I placed it in the very empty overhead.
On my return flight, Frontier's newest plane was on duty. This is a beautiful bird:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Front...d9e92ee87b8242
This plane has the new seats. They are pretty hard and do not recline, but for a flight of 1 to 2 hours they are tolerable.
The flights were exactly on time and the crews were pleasant. I shelled out $2 each way for a coffee, which I didn't really mind since the fare was so cheap.
So, I will definitely look at Frontier for future travel. I was pleasantly surprised with my experience and loved the cheap fares.
The roundtrip fare of $60 ($80 fare with $20 off promo code) was great. I didn't prepay to select a seat and got 21D and 22D at check-in. I am an aisle seat guy, so it was great.
I didn't pay any bag fees. My "personal item" is a small duffle type bag which easily holds a couple of days worth of clothes, a book, and my ipad. It is of legal size, but no one made me size it and I placed it in the very empty overhead.
On my return flight, Frontier's newest plane was on duty. This is a beautiful bird:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Front...d9e92ee87b8242
This plane has the new seats. They are pretty hard and do not recline, but for a flight of 1 to 2 hours they are tolerable.
The flights were exactly on time and the crews were pleasant. I shelled out $2 each way for a coffee, which I didn't really mind since the fare was so cheap.
So, I will definitely look at Frontier for future travel. I was pleasantly surprised with my experience and loved the cheap fares.
Last edited by myleguy; Apr 30, 2015 at 1:38 pm
Apr 30, 2015, 3:09 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Thanks. I've been wondering whether the recent negative publicity was the result of kinks due to the the recent changes and the resentment of long time Frontier passengers. I was hoping it was, I'm glad to hear that you had a good experience. I have a few flights coming up after a long hiatus. I'll be interested in the experience.
May 6, 2015, 11:15 am
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 494
Thanks. I've been wondering whether the recent negative publicity was the result of kinks due to the the recent changes and the resentment of long time Frontier passengers. I was hoping it was, I'm glad to hear that you had a good experience. I have a few flights coming up after a long hiatus. I'll be interested in the experience.
Maybe things are better now - I test their website once in a while, most times it has problems when trying to research fares!
I recommend F9 to snake charmers (those who thrive on wrestling with pythons!)
May 22, 2015, 7:53 pm
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I flew them last week on one of their introductory $49 RDU-ORD fares (it's a new route). The flight was fine, we got in a half hour late but it was due to ATC issues, nothing with the airline. F/As were friendly, I enjoyed my free water and the plane was in decent shape. It still had DirecTV even but I didn't partake.
I fly one or two F9 flights a year and they seem to get the job done. As long as they keep serving RDU and pricing aggressively I'll keep flying them.
I fly one or two F9 flights a year and they seem to get the job done. As long as they keep serving RDU and pricing aggressively I'll keep flying them.