Frontier Personal Item
Oct 29, 2017 | 5:29 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1
Frontier Personal Item
I recently flew Frontier from Orlando to Nashville. Our trip was Saturday to Wednesday. I carried a small backpack for two people. We carried 1 pair of jeans, one pair of shorts, 4 t shirts 8 pair of uw, meds, makeup & itinerary. I also had a small ziplock with contents of my purse..such as wallet, lipstick, phone & keys. All the clothes were rolled tightly. Needless to say the bookbag wasn't even full to capacity and it fit nicely under the seat. We carried our hoodies and flannels and either wore them or tied them around our waste. We have found you can get by with a lot less than you think. We saved $80 bucks which basically paid most of our car rental.
Oct 31, 2017 | 10:51 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: ILM, NC
Programs: AA EXP / UA Silver / AC Silver;Hilton Gold /Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,163
Just got back off a round trip RDU-LAS and Frontier seems to be OK as long as you aren't breaking the Spirit of the personal item size. I saw a couple of people with bags that were slightly bigger than the bin and they didn't hassle them.
Nov 19, 2017 | 5:48 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 206
Hubby and I fly Frontier between Orlando and Las Vegas frequently. We each have an American Tourister "boarding bag" that meets Frontier's underseat guidelines (available on Amazon.) Last Sunday we got home from four days in Las Vegas - and managed to carry everything we needed in those bags. For me it was five outfits, two pairs of PJs, under-things, cosmetics, tablet, phone, chargers, neck wallet and an extra pair of shoes. We generally pay $33 - $37 per person airfare each way (one time only $15 each way!) The only time we paid for luggage was when we went for a week and shared one checked bag.
Nov 19, 2017 | 6:19 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2014
Location: LAS
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 283
I bought this from Costco a year ago and it's within the dimensions of both Frontier, Spirit, WOW air. Haven't tried it for United. It's pretty small and doubt you'll get hassled. Pretty much fits a medium packing cube (not a lot), but likely you can get away with a few more inches since the bins are always slightly bigger than listed dimensions, and even then as others have said some agents are more accommodating than others.
Mar 29, 2018 | 9:56 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PBI / JFK, ISP, LGA
Programs: AA, AS, AV, B6, DL, F9, WN
Posts: 868
I am flying F9 for the first time in 2 weeks. I will only be bringing a SwissGear 1900 backpack with me. Will it qualify as a personal item? It has always fit under the seat in front of me without a problem. Thanks for any info provided.
Apr 26, 2018 | 9:51 am
#8
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 18,230
Don't forget the possibility of using "compression bags" to squeeze your clothing into a smaller space. They work pretty well. I have found the BEST compression bags are the ones that suck the air out with a vacuum cleaner, but I don't use them often because I don't usually have access to a vacuum cleaner when I'm "on the road," so I don't want my bag to be bigger for the flight home.