Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Still going through ORD security when boarding has already started
Programs: AA EXP, UA Silver, HH Gold, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Plat, Hyatt Disco, Reno Air MEGA Platinum
Posts: 10,320
I flew Frontier from MDW (the OLD Midway) to DEN on the very first day of the Early Returns program. I signed up in the airport about 30 minutes before my flight departed, and got a temporary paper card. For boarding, the gate agent announced that members of the frequent flier program could board first - I was the only person on the entire flight!!
I flew back DEN-MDW a few days later and never flew F9 again. The program was different back then. I believe I lost 250 miles or something.