momskeeztoo Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 Not sure if I'd pick Frontier to fly going on a ski trip. Seems they make you pay for everything. Quote
JFskiDan Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, toast21602 said: how much does a carry on cost on Frontier? You have to pay to pick your seats too? You have to pay to pick your nose on frontier. With the super cheap flights southwest offers to Denver, i just dont get it. Quote
theprogram4 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, toast21602 said: how much does a carry on cost on Frontier? You have to pay to pick your seats too? when i flew frontier last year, check on bags were $30 each and carry on were $35 each. i believe everyone is forced to pay the $12 to pick your own seats. i could be wrong, but i dont think i had the option to save $12 and sit where ever. the legroom is less (i believe 30% less) than the average plane seat, but you can pay like $50 extra to upgrade to a row with normal legroom. i did the math and even with all the fees, i saved like $50 flying frontier roundtrip. however, i wouldnt say it was worth it due to the biggest problem with frontier: their seats. they are not normal airplane seats with floating cushions, they are office chairs with a small layer of foam overtop. im a cheap person, but even i wouldnt sit in those seats again for more than 2 hours. and they charge you for water lol. however, the early morning flights to denver out of philly and the midnight flight from denver to philly was clutch, cause we didnt have to schedule any travel days Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 31, 2018 Report Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, momskeeztoo said: Not sure if I'd pick Frontier to fly going on a ski trip. Seems they make you pay for everything. Southwest is tops if you are flying to Denver..two free checked bags including ski bags and for $12.50 extra each way you can get early boarding which guarantees window or aisle seat. Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) It's like 30 each way for a bag. We will probably pay for one bag and otherwise bring three of the free "personal items". Yeah, have to pay to pick your seat too, which I will do as flying with kids. Still quite a deal even if I wind up paying $132 in bag and seat feed for three of us to get R/T Edited January 31, 2018 by Ski2Live Live2Ski Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 35 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: It's like 30 each way for a bag. We will probably pay for one bag and otherwise bring three of the free "personal items". Yeah, have to pay to pick your seat too, which I will do as flying with kids. Still quite a deal even if I wind up paying $132 in bag and seat feed for three of us to get R/T That's a great deal. Roundtrip Newark to Jackson hole on united direct was like $600 and I only got free baggage because Atomic Jeff has status. A friend of mine just flew roundtrip to Iceland for $400. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 You can also bring your own snacks from home on the plane and bring an empty water bottle and fill it up in the water fountain at the airport after you get through security...sorry you can't bring juicebags unless they're under 3.4 ounces but you can bring crystal light packets if you wanna make your water a little tastier. 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 51 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: It's like 30 each way for a bag. We will probably pay for one bag and otherwise bring three of the free "personal items". Yeah, have to pay to pick your seat too, which I will do as flying with kids. Still quite a deal even if I wind up paying $132 in bag and seat feed for three of us to get R/T What do they consider a personal item? Quote
JFskiDan Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, momskeeztoo said: What do they consider a personal item? A comb, a phone, or a gnome. 4 2 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Southwest is tops if you are flying to Denver..two free checked bags including ski bags and for $12.50 extra each way you can get early boarding which guarantees window or aisle seat. I've gotten decent seats just checking in 24 hours prior to flight. The sooner you check in the better place you have in line Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, JFskiDan said: A comb, a phone, or a gnome. Bahahahaha Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, momskeeztoo said: I've gotten decent seats just checking in 24 hours prior to flight. The sooner you check in the better place you have in line I'd rather just pay the $12.50 and board earlier and not have to check in at all..I like sitting in a window seat near the front and having plenty of overhead space for my carry on bag. Quote
toast21602 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 That's a great deal. Roundtrip Newark to Jackson hole on united direct was like $600 and I only got free baggage because Atomic Jeff has status. A friend of mine just flew roundtrip to Iceland for $400. Iceland is super cheap to fly to. We did it for ~$200. They make it cheap to get there because it’s extremely expensive once you are there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Mixilplix Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 I've heard from a good source that people literally fight for seats on Frontier....I would never fly with them...no matter how cheap they may be... Quote
theprogram4 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 10 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Iceland is super cheap to fly to. We did it for ~$200. They make it cheap to get there because it’s extremely expensive once you are there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Iceland must be the new hot spot to go, cause i know a bunch of people who have gone in the past year. all of them enjoyed it Quote
momskeeztoo Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, JFskiDan said: You have to pay to pick your nose on frontier. With the super cheap flights southwest offers to Denver, i just dont get it. Do you have to pay a quarter to use the bathroom? Seriously, Southwest has treated me well. I was supposed to fly home from Utah last year the day we got the big snowstorm in March. I had a connecting flight in Denver, and definitely did not want to get stuck there cause Philadelphia airport shut down. I called them to get an earlier flight home. They accommodated me no problem or fee. A REAL person calls you back if wait time to talk is longer than you want to be on hold. Not only that, got a free double Jack on the rocks on the way out. Ordered it, guy forgot. When he remembered, wouldn't take my credit card. Quote
momskeeztoo Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 51 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: You can also bring your own snacks from home on the plane and bring an empty water bottle and fill it up in the water fountain at the airport after you get through security...sorry you can't bring juicebags unless they're under 3.4 ounces but you can bring crystal light packets if you wanna make your water a little tastier. Can you bring hot chocolate and split it with your friends? 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 4 hours ago, momskeeztoo said: Can you bring hot chocolate and split it with your friends? I wish!!! Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Posted February 1, 2018 11 hours ago, momskeeztoo said: What do they consider a personal item? I have a 3 backpacks that fit the definition. Me and the girls could easily travel with only them if we did not need to bring ski clothes. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: I have a 3 backpacks that fit the definition. Me and the girls could easily travel with only them if we did not need to bring ski clothes. Just wear your ski clothes on the plane. Will you put the girls in a lesson so you can ski some advanced terrain?? Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Posted February 1, 2018 14 hours ago, momskeeztoo said: What do they consider a personal item? I have a 3 backpacks that fit the definition. Me and the girls could easily travel with only them if we did not need to bring ski clothes. Quote
Shadows Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 But how many backpacks do you have? Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Posted February 1, 2018 2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Just wear your ski clothes on the plane. Will you put the girls in a lesson so you can ski some advanced terrain?? Or maybe get them some tix to go tubing right next to our hotel for a couple hours Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 1, 2018 Author Report Posted February 1, 2018 I have 3 personal item size backpacks. We have flown budget airlines before :-) Quote
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