Originally Posted by
hobo13
Yep, Frontier is definitely caveat emptor! And every statement about the quality of the experience or reliability of the operation ha to be qualified with "but for the price"...
Free carry-on, free checked, free seats, cash refundablility.... And my upgrades clear just as often on Frontier as they do on United!
As a 1K, I only get upgraded on UA when the plane is relatively empty -- which means the middle seat in the emergency exit row will also be empty. The difference is comfort between flying Frontier and flying UA in the emergency exit row with the middle free is minimal. Yes, as a 1K UA will give me free food and drink in the exit row, but what is that worth? Less than 10 bucks for me, since I usually get plenty of free lounge food and drink at the airport.
I would also note that domestic FC isn't very good. Just flew 5 hours to Hawaii in first on UA, and I really wasn't happier than in an emergency exit row with a middle seat free. I also flew in Premium Economy (like Frintier's "stretch") on a UA 777 and that was LESS comfortable (narrower seat) than flying on Frontier aircraft in stretch.