Originally Posted by
Jonathanj
The only airlines that don't have TSA pre also do not have electronic boarding. Printing a ticket is free at the kiosk but they want you to use someone working the desk. The moment Spirit changes to electronic boarding Frontier will follow or vice versa. I actually would love to bet on this topic. Vegas needs to start betting option on when this will happen. Put me down for a 100 on November of 2017.
I think you're equating two different unrelated things. I can see to logical or technical connection between electronic boarding passes and TSA-Pre.
The most obvious reason Spirit and Frontier don't have those features is they both use Navitaire which doesn't support those options, although Air Canada seems to use it as well.
The last time I had a Boarding Pass reprinted at the airport it was reprinted by one of the TAs at the counter. There was no charge.