Frontier Airlines Barclays Mastercard, can you get a second one if you already have 1
Aug 14, 2021, 1:05 pm
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Frontier Airlines Barclays Mastercard, can you get a second one if you already have 1
I have had a Frontier Airlines Barclays Mastercard for a few years now. On a recent flight they passed out a 50K offer with a small $500.00 spend. The "terms and conditions" say if you already have a card, "you may not be eligible for this offer if you already have this card". Most airlines allow you to get another bonus if you are a customer in good standing, and you meet the 24 month/48 month reuirements, but when I called Barclays, they could not answer the question. Anyone had experience with getting a second bonus with a Frontiers Barclay Mastercard?
Aug 14, 2021, 1:16 pm
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I have had a Frontier Airlines Barclays Mastercard for a few years now. On a recent flight they passed out a 50K offer with a small $500.00 spend. The "terms and conditions" say if you already have a card, "you may not be eligible for this offer if you already have this card". Most airlines allow you to get another bonus if you are a customer in good standing, and you meet the 24 month/48 month reuirements, but when I called Barclays, they could not answer the question. Anyone had experience with getting a second bonus with a Frontiers Barclay Mastercard?
First - it is the credit card issuer determining if you meet the eligibility, not the airline (unless you are blacklisted by the airline). Second - Barclays makes its term as ambiguous as possible to avoid a definitive interpretation. But practically, as soon as you have waited some times (~ 1-2 years) after closing the original account, Barclays will usually allow another bonus.
Aug 15, 2021, 7:20 pm
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Ok, but I still have the account open as I have had the card for almost 4 years and still use if from time to time. Any experience with still having a Barclays card open and getting a new one with the bonus miles?
Aug 15, 2021, 9:13 pm
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Then no. Keeping an account open will prevent you from getting anything.
Aug 15, 2021, 9:28 pm
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The short answer is yes.
First - it is the credit card issuer determining if you meet the eligibility, not the airline (unless you are blacklisted by the airline). Second - Barclays makes its term as ambiguous as possible to avoid a definitive interpretation. But practically, as soon as you have waited some times (~ 1-2 years) after closing the original account, Barclays will usually allow another bonus.
First - it is the credit card issuer determining if you meet the eligibility, not the airline (unless you are blacklisted by the airline). Second - Barclays makes its term as ambiguous as possible to avoid a definitive interpretation. But practically, as soon as you have waited some times (~ 1-2 years) after closing the original account, Barclays will usually allow another bonus.
Aug 15, 2021, 11:51 pm
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Sorry to say, outside of some oddball situation, I just don't see an upside to flying an airline like Frontier (or Spirit). There is a reason why one could get (if one didn't already have a card) 50K points with $500 spend
Aug 16, 2021, 2:51 am
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Agree, normally would not look at Frontier again. However, sometimes they have great domestic flights for low miles. For now, I have kinda run out of options with Chase and their 5/24 rule, have all the Citi bank cards on AA available, and just got the latest Amex Delta card for 75K miles, so thought I'd go for the Frontier card again while I wait for something to open with Chase and/or Citi bank. BTW, the alleged "once in a lifetime" with Amex is not true, at least in my case. I have gotten the Gold Amex Delta card for the third time over the past 8-9 years, the latest was 3 months ago, same Gold card but system pushed me through anyway!.
Aug 16, 2021, 8:05 am
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It's true is it appears in the terms of a specific offer, otherwise not. Discussion here: How common are targeted offers without once-in-a-lifetime language?