Originally Posted by
cbchicago
Most people do not look at the breakdown when they are buying their trips. Loaded in a one way with a connection is the up to $46 (2@$23) Carrier Interface Charge. You can buy your ticket at the airport to avoid this charge. Only catch is you do not get the Discount Den fare. My guess this is where the extra money Frontier is collecting. This could add up to $92 in tax free revenue for Frontier on a round trip.
All fair points but you'd really rather collect a $300 fare you pay tax on than a $150 fare with a lot of it tax free. Also CIC is variable and often gets quite low on a lot of flights now. It is worth checking and taking advantage of for families or those planning a lot of trips.
I'd also push back on the idea Frontier travelers are just using a backpack and paying little. Group 1 used to be relatively small years ago. Now for flights at DEN its usually the biggest group. People are paying for some stuff, probably just not seats or onboard purchases. And even that is a function of where its going. On flights to LAS its like a bar, tons of sales. On the flight back to DEN its understandably muted.