F9 Flights "Sold Out" with Half of Plane Empty?
Nov 25, 2014, 8:04 pm
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F9 Flights "Sold Out" with Half of Plane Empty?
Hey guys,
First thread here so sorry if I screwed anything up.
Anyways, I'm flying F9 out of DEN this weekend and I was just checking their website to see how many seats were left on my flight. Interestingly, almost 1/2 the plane is "available," but my flight is listed as "sold out" in both Economy and Classic Plus. Anybody know why this is? I just wanted to see how much space I have and whether I could change my seat to get more space. It's the same thing on the way back. Any ideas?
I don't fly F9 often ever since they've gone ULCC but they were over $300 cheaper than the next guys, so even with fees I'll be saving big time.
First thread here so sorry if I screwed anything up.
Anyways, I'm flying F9 out of DEN this weekend and I was just checking their website to see how many seats were left on my flight. Interestingly, almost 1/2 the plane is "available," but my flight is listed as "sold out" in both Economy and Classic Plus. Anybody know why this is? I just wanted to see how much space I have and whether I could change my seat to get more space. It's the same thing on the way back. Any ideas?
I don't fly F9 often ever since they've gone ULCC but they were over $300 cheaper than the next guys, so even with fees I'll be saving big time.
Nov 25, 2014, 8:32 pm
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Frontier no longer offers an advance seat assignment for Free it is possible that these passengers have elected to get their seat assignment upon check-in.
Nov 25, 2014, 8:47 pm
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Exactly. Frontier, just like Spirit and probably others, charges for advanced seat selection. I never pay those fees, so even though I have a ticket on the flight, the seat map won't reflect it until online check-in or for some people - when they show up at the airport. So, what you're describing may very well be the case - flight sold out but a lot of the seats appear unoccupied.
