Originally Posted by
aerosly
Holy cow... F9 is working hard to make up for the fuel costs. I've had my eye on a flight MCO-ORD sometime in Late May (I'm flexible on dates). The flight was $110 a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't buy it because I wasn't sure of dates. The same flight today is almost $300. This is the case for every flight in late May and early June. Fuel costs must be hurting them pretty bad.
It will obviously be a problem for them catering to the most price sensitive flyers while having to cover higher fuel costs. We will just have to see what happens with fuel costs and whether the demise of Spirit lifts their fortunes. Assuming some moderation in fuel over the next few months, I think Frontier is now positioned to be solvent for at least a year. As the 'last man standing" among large ULCCs, I think the most likely scenario is they muddle along for a while. But if they want to strive for something better than basic survival, they're going to have to modify their model to be an airline people actually want to fly.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/05/fro...-budget-travel