Frontier Airlines Consumer Reviews - Page 2

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA -- I needed to get internet and thought Frontier would be the best choice. I called in and said, "Hey I want this $40 dollar internet, just the internet, nothing else." Almost every single sentence out of the guy's mouth was a promotion which actually gave me $5 off. We finally got to the part where he needed my social security number, done. He said that somebody would be out in the next couple of days to get my internet set up.

Well when the day came and no one showed up, I called customer service and they had no record of me signing up for anything. I was livid, I get that mistakes happen, but when I give out my social security number I expect it to be done correctly. Now I'm back up to $40 again, days later without internet.

Fast forward I get my internet, after a month it slows down where I could only use my phone or my laptop if I wanted to the internet. I say fine, whatever, I'm done talking to them. I decide to check my credit score and lo and behold Frontier did two hard credit checks. I moved again and decided that Frontier is not worth switching or signing up for again. Train your employees better so that they know what they're saying and won't screw with the customer!

CDA, IDAHO -- Frontier is full of a bunch of crooks. I have been slapped with 3 ridiculous charges that I have not agreed on and I have had to call 3 times to get rid of them and they just give me the same **. I just found out that they locked me into a term when I specifically said that I did not want any sort of term. Especially considering the internet is terrible and only works in one room. Absolutely do not go with Frontier ever!!! I have had lots of good internet, Frontier is not one of them. They will throw random stuff on your account and claim you "agreed" to it.

DENVER, COLORADO -- I'm not a seasoned flyer. This was my first flight since 1982. On a last-minute whim I decided to fly from Denver to Las Vegas because I kept seeing ads for low fares. I went online and checked several airlines and decided on Frontier. They weren't the cheapest but they had a flight scheduled for the time it would take to get to the airport, etc. I was taken aback when I saw additional fees for choosing my own seat, checked bag, etc. I almost decided not to go. The costs added nearly 50% to the price of the ticket.

I got to the airport and saw the check-in kiosks and printed my boarding pass. I checked my bag in (six reps helping passengers) so that went quickly. I went through TSA without a hitch and got to the gate at the time they were scheduled to board. However, the plane had just come from an international flight so it went through an additional security screen. Essentially we boarded about 30 minutes late.

The plane wasn't full. There were several rows that were empty. The seats on the Airbus are quite roomy (I'm a big man) and comfortable. I guess the pilot kicked in the afterburners because even though we left the gate more than 30 minutes late we arrived at Las Vegas right on time. It was a nice, smooth ride. The flight attendants were above reproach, and I was treated like a frequent customer rather than a spur-of-the-moment passenger.

OVERGAARD, ARIZONA -- I have been without internet for nearly 4 weeks after a new neighbor moved in and our line was severed to accommodate him! Asked for our line to be reattached. Frontier unable to do that because the office is so messed on which line goes to which customer, they're not sure who is who. This came right from the tech's mouth!

Customer service is a joke!!! We've been scheduled for countless tech visits, to no avail. They have rerun the cable lines, no avail. Letters to the CEO and countless representative calls, no avail. Our call to the 800# last week resulted in nothing! Two days in a row, the 800# representative couldn't even locate the tech that was "en route" to the house! They can't even keep track of their workers??? WORST company EVER!!! Since we don't have cable TV by choice, we use Roku. Consequently, we have no internet OR TV service. We are using someone else's Verizon set up in order to post this. STAY AWAY FROM FRONTIER AT ALL COST!!!

NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT -- I've had this service for the past few years and have always had issues with the internet but over the past year the internet has gone out completely along with the phone service. I made them mark on my account each time I had issues and each time they had to send new equipment and send out technicians so I could get a credit to my account for the hassle. First time the service went out, they sent out a technician three times and each time it was someone new. They had to dig in the yard to fix the problem. The internet and phone was finally fixed after a week and then it went out again. It was on and off. They sent out a new box but it was broken. I sent it back and they sent me a new one. I called for the credit to my account, which the technician had said would be no issue. I had to argue with them because my service was out again when I called. They left me on hold for very long periods of time. First the young man I was speaking to said he had to speak with his supervisor and then he said he didn't have the authority to give me a credit. He put me on hold again to wait to speak to his supervisor. Spoke to the supervisor and it turns out that the technicians were not leaving any notes on my account about getting a credit for not having service. I had cancelled the service and went over to Comcast. Hopefully it will be a better and more dependable company. I wouldn't recommend this company's services to anyone unless I want to cause that person a lot of stress and headaches.

PLANO, TEXAS -- So Verizon Comm. sold the FiOS portion to Frontier and we had a storm last night that drop power for about a sec or two. Well the internet and TV was not working this morning so I reset the router and set top boxes and still nothing. I had to go to work so I called them when I got to work so that I could get a service ticket going.

After a long conversation with the service dept. I asked them to send out a serviceman. The tech told me that the earliest date would be May 3rd... "What?" I said. "That's 6 days from now. That was unacceptable!" She said "sorry," that's the best she could do... 6 DAYS WITH NO INTERNET AND TV. FRONTIER SUCKS **!

INDIANA -- Had a phone line installed Jan 2015. I live in Indiana and the ground was frozen and they were not able to bury the phone line. It's now April 24, 2015 and after a number of calls to Frontier the phone line is still laying on top of the grass that will soon need to be mowed. Utility flags for gas and electric were located and planted on the 23rd.

Today April 24, 2015 I called Frontier again having them tell me the people were "In route" to bury the wire only to have the company that does the service tell me it will be another 2 to 3 weeks or at the very latest June 15, 2015 before they can bury the wire.

Frontier also told me I could get DSL internet service for $19.99 per month with a 3 year price guarantee only to be told DSL is not available because they ran out of connections but I could get Satellite for $30.00 more a month. Isn't that convenient for them considering I'm locked into a 2 year contract. I'm tired of their lies. They have done nothing to make amends, just more lies. At they very least they can void the contract so I can go elsewhere without penalty.

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- This is a copy of letter I am sending to Frontier CEO & VP of Customer Relations: Hello Gentlemen. I'm writing to you both to share my recent travel experience with Frontier Airlines. Please let me start by saying I and my family have had incredibly pleasant experiences the several times we have flown with Frontier. My husband's family is in XX and it has been a joy to fly on your fleet. The customer services reps (the few times we have needed them) have been fantastic, the rewards program is excellent, and the flight crews are stellar. We regularly tell friends, family, colleagues, etc., about our happiness with flying with Frontier.

So, it was without hesitation that my husband and I booked our most recent flight from Austin TX to San Francisco CA with Frontier. The price was right and as I indicated above, we've always had nothing but positive transactions. We always start shopping early when planning a trip, so when I purchased our tickets, it was too soon to check-in online. I point this out now, because it will be important later. We also knew we would have luggage to check, so it didn't seem to be something that would be applicable to our circumstances. What follows is a step-by-step recounting of our outbound trip:

October 26, 2007 - we arrived at Austin-Bergstrom airport Frontier curb 5:35am for 6:25 am departure. Husband checked in with 2 pieces of luggage at Frontier counter @ 5:40am. I, parked car after waiting at curb (trapped by cab and other car for almost 5 minutes). I arrived at Frontier counter to obtain boarding pass – told by counter that it was too late – 5:49am – needed to be at counter by 5:45am. Too late to print boarding pass (terminal had been “locked” by gate agent) and check luggage. At no time was my identification looked at, nor was any data entered into the counter terminal.

I advised my luggage had already been checked, and traveling companion Steve Nelson had already checked in and was in security line. Counter agent advised that I would not be able to make it through security screen in time. At this time there were still more than 30 minutes to departure. Austin Bergstrom is not a large airport, and I've never had problems making it through security previously, even with long lines. Counter agent advised that agent at boarding gate had closed boarding, and that flight was oversold. Husband left line for security check and returned to Frontier counter to request a boarding pass for me. Request was denied.

Husband was still able to make it through security check points even with a CPAP in his carry on which requires a manual check by TSA. Even after all that he was able to make it to the gate and board the plane with 10 minutes left. Counter agent advised me that flight was oversold and that was part of the reason they would not provide a boarding pass. By being 4 minutes late seat had been forfeited. I was put on standby for 2:00 pm flight which was also oversold.

After checking in at 9:30am and waiting at gate, I was not able to obtain a seat on the 2 or 5 pm flight. When I inquired at the gate how stand-by passengers were prioritized the gate agent would not provide an answer, and then proceeded to lecture me about the importance of being on time for flights and that I should have checked in online to avoid this in the future.

This was totally inappropriate and unexpected behavior. I left the gate area, and returned to the ticket counter. There I had to purchase a ticket for the next day's 6:25 am flight at an additional cost of $189.00. Because my luggage was already in destination, I was able to check in at that time and avoid the ticket counter the next day.

I was advised by counter agent (and this was later confirmed by husband) that flight I missed had 10 open seats that were the direct result of people not being able to obtain boarding passes and or make it through security checks in time. Interestingly, the next day's flight, while waiting at the gate to board the plane, I made a note of the time the same gate agent closed the flight for boarding it was 6:10 am, a full 25 minutes later than the flight boarding was closed the day before!

You may be heartened to hear that when I shared this story with others they were very surprised and disappointed that this was a Frontier flight that I was talking about. As we suspected, this is not the usual and customary behavior and experience for Frontier. We've all read and heard through the media that this has been a troubled year for both the airline industry and their customers. Fuel costs, more people flying, increased security processes; they all compound and exacerbate the already stretched and stressed system. The customer experience has an average rating of failure, and Congress is looking into the passenger bill of rights.

Compared to the average US citizen, I travel quite frequently by domestic air for pleasure / holiday, sometimes up to 5 trips in a 1 year period. I have had my share of rude, unpleasant and at times downright dishonest airline behavior and treatment, and until this time, Frontier was not in that crowded and undistinguished group. I admit that I am more than a little skeptical regarding the reasoning behind this appearance of random decision regarding the times that boarding is locked, gates closed, etc. If every flight is oversold, and even 1 or 2 seats, let alone 10 as in my case are forfeited and then extorted to repurchase their ticket, I see a fantastic revenue stream there.

I'd also like to add that I and husband have individual Frontier Airline MasterCards, both with excellent credit ratings and large credit limits. Husband is so unhappy with the additional charge for the flight, and the loss of an entire day of our holiday that he contacted the customer service department for the credit cards and requested that they be closed.

The customer service rep was abhorred and apologized sincerely and profusely for our unpleasant experience. She also asked to take the information regarding our experience and sent that on to her management to see if there was anything they could do to help make up for this experience. This seems to be more in line with the method of Frontier's customer care. We agreed to wait a week to see what if anything would be the result of her effort before continuing on with our request to close the accounts. We are requesting the return of the $189.00 charge.

BOISE, IDAHO -- Air crew forced us to violate FAA'€™s on-board regulations! 12/22/06 - During our recent trip back to Austin, TX, from Boise, ID, the Frontier JetExpress' crew forced us to violate FAA'€™s on-board regulations, put our toddler baby in danger, and violated our right of use of a paid-for seat by forcing us to have our 2-year-old baby travel on my lap instead of on his own seat. The flight was Frontier Airlines 4272, on Mon. Dec. 18, 2006.

Since our toddler baby is over 2 years old, knowing the airlines'€™ requirements and the FAA'€™s regulations, we dutifully purchased a ticket for him for our trip to Boise, ID. And rather than hauling around his toddler car seat with us we decided to shell out the close to $80 for CARES, the FAA-certified Child Harness Device (from www.kidsflysafe.com).

After my wife and I watched the instructional DVD and read the handy pictorial brochure (a single letter-size card folded in half, like a booklet) included with the CARES harness, we felt pretty happy with it and confidant of its function, its ease of use (it really takes less than a couple of minutes to set up), and of the safe travel it'd provide for our toddler. Then we just made sure the seat assignments we had for the 3 of us were OK to allow its use on the aircraft. We determined we were in full compliance with the usage limitations list, including not being seated in an exit row.

We completed our travel to Boise without incident, using the CARES harness on both trip segments (Austin-Denver, Denver-Boise), having our toddler securely and happily strapped in his own seat for the entire duration of both flights. We also had no problems on the last segment of our return flight, from Denver to Austin. It was truly great not having to haul around a car seat through the airports, security checkpoints, and down the narrow airplane aisles.

However, our nightmare started from the moment we got on board our return flight segment from Boise to Denver. Having been among the first to board (after a couple of people on wheelchairs), we got to our seats, 16A, 16B, and 16D (on the CRJ-700 jet, there'€™s no 16C seat. But there'€™s two seats on each side of the isle, so the remaining seat was 16E), and quickly setup the CARES. As soon as I started to set it up, the flight attendant (she was at the very rear of the aircraft, facing passengers as they boarded) told me, "€œYou can'€™t use that; at least not for take-off"€.

To which I replied, as I completed the setup, "Oh, it'€™s OK, this is FAA approved". Having verified that the harness did not affect or interfere in any way with the tray behind (it opened, closed, and locked OK), I went on to take my seat. "œI'€™ll have to check on that", she said, as I proceeded to strap in our toddler. By then a few of the passengers sitting behind us were taking their seats and the flight attendant was on the phone inquiring/reporting on a "€œproblem with a baby harness"€.

A few minutes later the plane was almost full. She then headed to the front, to consult/check about the CARES, and came back to me saying "I'€™m sorry but you cannot use that harness"€.“ "€œYes I can. It is FAA approved. Please read this FAA notice", I told her as I handed her the CARES brochure, which highlights in a framed quote: "€œFAA APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 21.305(d)". Which is followed by "€œThe article may be carried on board an aircraft and installed by the passenger according to amended operating rules under Title"€€. She read it and browsed through the remainder of the brochure. "I don'€™t know. I'™ve never seen one of these harnesses. I'll be back in a second".

And she headed back to the front, brochure in hand. Returning after a few minutes, she told me: "€œSir, I am going to have to ask you and your toddler to move to the last row, where your toddler's harness won'€™t interfere with the tray behind". By this point I am amazed that she'€™s still unclear about the FAA'™s usage approval and, even more, than no one at the front is clear either. So I said, "œBut the harness is not interfering at all", which she checked by lowering and closing the tray back up. Plus I asked the lady sitting behind if she thought it was interfering.

"€œNot at all"€, was her reply. Still the attendant insisted we move to the back, saying in a quite audible tone (ensuring passengers nearby would hear), "œSir, the captain has indicated he cannot start taxiing until you move to the back". I guess she intended for me to feel pressured by implying all was ready for the plane to take off and that everybody was waiting on me.

However, taking a quick glance to the back I realized that there were no seats on the right side (no seats D/E, but only A/B). Thus, moving to the back meant that our family would be separated; something neither I nor my wife wanted to do. So I said, "Please, I want to talk to the captain. I'€™m sorry, but the CARES is FAA approved. Plus moving back there means we'€™d be separated. I bought the tickets well in advance and chose these seats purposefully for us to be together"€. By now I'€™m wondering, is the CARES approved or not? Why is it OK in the back and not here? How contradicting and confusing these people are!

She darted to the front and along come another flight attendant. He came, holding his operations manual, which was open to a pertinent section and told me "Sir, you cannot use that baby harness. So we'€™re asking you to please take it off and hold your baby on your lap"€. Unbelievable! I was completely dumbfounded. I could not believe my ears. "€œBut my toddler is over 2 years old, I paid for his plane ticket, and using the CARES harness is the safest way for him to travel. Please let me speak to the captain"€, I said. "€œNo, those harnesses aren'™t allowed", he said, as he was now browsing the CARES brochure.

And the female flight attendant (the one that started off this whole thing) chimed in again, "œSorry Sir, I'€™ve never seen one of those. You can'€™t use it". At this point, Frontier'€™s gate attendant, **, came to join the discussion. "œIt is OK. We used it a week ago on our way here without any incident; on this airline, same segment, and same aircraft.

All the flight attendants were OK with it. They even served our toddler his apple juice and everything"€, I told them all. But the gate agent just asked me again to comply, "€œPlease Sir, remove the harness and hold your baby on your lap". By now my mind is racing, in shock with the crew's ignorance, knowing that I was right, and trying to decide what to do.

Quick thoughts were flashing: "I could stand my ground; I know I'™m right. Then they'll probably end up throwing us all out of the plane. That'™ll be a huge scene, with a great deal of embarrassment. Once on the ground they'€™ll find out we were right, apologize, and put us on another plane. That seems like a big hassle for us, especially for the baby [who now is seating comfortably, happily browsing the plane's safety card, and looking up once in a while to see all the people just above him]. Plus we'll get into Austin much later, if at all, today. But after all is said and done that'™ll teach them a lesson".

The episode having been going on for about 20 minutes, I was finding it extremely difficult to keep my composure and my leveled tone of voice. My heart is pounding like crazy. My blood pressure, through the roof. My stress level, through the roof. So is probably my sugar-level (I'€™m pre-diabetic). Plus my dear pregnant wife, very stressed out by now, had asked me, during the last interim we were alone to "please be nice", with a resigned expression on her face that meant, please give in, put an end to this.

So with much reluctance I said, "€œWe bought a ticket for our son to comply with FAA regulation. If you are not going to let him use his seat, I want you to give me a full refund for his plane ticket. I want a note from you that states so". The gate attendant kind of wavered (about the refund part, that is) and stepped back. Then the male flight attendant stretched out his operations manual and showed me a highlighted note about baby harnesses not being allowed for take off, landing, etc.

But it referred to Baby B'air'€™s vest in particular, which is a completely different application (used for infants only, who MUST fly on an adult lap). So I said, "€œThat is a completely different application. Your book doesn'€™t say the CARES harness is not allowed. Sorry to tell you, but you are not up-to-date. This is an FAA-approved harness and the regulation is that my toddler be in his own seat"€. And here came the Pinnacle of this mountain of ignorance: He answered, "œWe are up to date. The FAA recommends it, but it is the airline's discretion whether we allow it or not"(!). So I insisted, "You are going to refund the ticket?"€

At this point **, Frontier'™s gate attendant, said, "I'€™ll take care of you. Please check in with Frontier'€™s Customer Service when you get to Denver"€. And as he saw that I started to unstrap my baby, he walked off. So I packed the CARES harness, held my toddler on my lap, my wife moved to his now empty seat, everyone went their way and we started taxiing. Here we went, with 3 paid seats but only allowed to use 2. So bizarre.

In fact, the nice older man seating behind my wife, who along with all the passengers around us witnessed the whole thing, kind of booed the flight attendants, seeing that they had their way with such baseless arguments. [Incidentally, our toddler had played briefly with him as we strolled around the waiting area prior to boarding]. I was so upset psychologically and drained physically from the whole episode that I ended up eating most of the snacks we packed for our toddler (saltines, graham crackers, baby carrots, etc.) during the flight.

Once we landed, we decided to wait to de-plane last, so we could ask more details about our refund. As the two older couples behind us passed by, they all wished us well and good luck with our claim, sympathetic with us. As we waited immediately outside the plane, we asked the captain for a note from him of how they forced us to comply with their request, he brushed us off, saying "€œSorry, it's not up to us. Whatever we give you won'€™t help you much. Just check in with Frontier'€™s CS."

But that'™s not the end of the story. There'€™s more. It turns out the Customer Service Desk people couldn't care less! By that I mean they showed not a hint of an effort or intention to make things right. I told the first guy I talked to, "œHi, I'€™m here to request a refund for one of my plane tickets. Did a gate attendant from Boise call you about this?"“ "€œNo. And for that type of request you need to talk to her"€, indicating another woman.

Although very sympathetic and friendly, as soon as I finished asking her the same question, she handed me a business card and told me "€œyou need to call Customer Relations. Sorry, but our hands are tied"€. You'€™ve got to be kidding me! (I thought). What? What kind of joke is this (I was still thinking). So feeling like a completely deflated tire (really, the pitiful customer service I was getting felt like a big punch that drained any remaining air I had in me), I said, "œWow, after such serious aggravation we were just victims of, we still have to waste our time on the phone, on hold, etc". "œSorry. So what happened", she said (on the plane, she meant).

Then I summarized in one phrase: "they didn't let my toddler sit on his paid-for-seat; they didn'€™t let me use the CARES harness on him. Plus they made me hold him on my lap, which is clearly against FAA regulation and puts him at unnecessary risk"€. She was completely shocked, an expression of unbelief in her face. "€œMy. I don'€™t know what'™s wrong with them. I don'€™t know why they did that. We all, all attendants, have gone through specific training about this new toddler harness. I'€™m so sorry. But give them a call"€, she said pointing to the business card.

"œTell them what happened. They'€™ll send you some forms. But you have a very strong case, so I'€™m sure they'™ll refund you. Also send them an email to make sure they get your complaint". That was that! And if you think it can'€™t get worse, wait. It can. I called the toll-free number, repeatedly, and it was always busy! Then I tried their direct dial number (on my dime). Guess what? It rang, and rang, and rang... No answer! I mean, we'€™re talking about 1 P.M., on a weekday. Whatever. I decided to just post this on the web to let others beware. And I'€™ll post it to the FAA too. Maybe they'€™ll make the airline understand what the regulations are. A distressed parent.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- I will never fly with them again... My flight was supposed to leave from Sea-Tac at 6:15 am on a Saturday morning, boy was I in for a long day. First we sat on the plane at the gate for an hour. We were then told to de-plane due to a mechanical problem and that We would be back on board in no time at all. 45 minutes after exiting the plane we were then told we would have a 3 hour delay. That's when I hopped in line knowing that if I didn't do something soon that I would never make it to my final destination of NYC. The 3 hour marker was of when we were supposed to take off vastly approaching and it was obvious we weren't going anywhere anytime soon.

Sure enough I was right, we were then told that our flight would be delayed 8 hours... Yes, I meant to type 8 hours. At this point I wasn't sure what to think. I had been in line for almost 4 hours along with roughly 80+ people watching one person being helped every 30-45 minutes. Did I mention that they only had one person at the desk assisting us. At this point I was making phone call number 2 to Frontier's customer service, my first attempt the representative told me next to nothing and that she couldn't really do anything for me because technically the status of my flight was in route but that clearly wasn't the case. This second call felt a little more promising...

While the representative said that I would probably arrive 4-5 hours later than expected I was assured that I would make it to NYC that day or into the wee hours of Sunday. While waiting in line I called an additional 2 times to which I was given the same "We'll get you there today, just later than expected." 5:45 rolls around and I finally make it to the ticket counter right as I get up there they announce that the flight will finally be departing. They ask everyone to come to the ticket counter to confirm they have the correct boarding pass and then we'd be on our way.

The employee looks at my ticket and says that indeed your flight will be departing but I cannot get on the plane, I won't be making it to NYC until the following evening. I was furious at this point but I know that the woman at the ticket counter couldn't do much and had already been yelled at by 85% of the people that she had been helping. I calmly asked her what they could do for me and that I needed to be on a plane first thing in the morning.

She made it happen and they offered me a $200 voucher for another flight and I left the following morning and finally made it to NYC. I followed up with customer service and they essentially told me to take a hike and that this kind of stuff happens. In order to try to please me they offered to add an additional $50 to my $200 voucher but I highly doubt that will be used because I will never fly with them again.

The entire time I was on the phone with the representative she tried to get into a lengthy conversation about company policy and the things they "comped" for me in order for me to get to and from point A and B. I wasn't buying it and to be honest, at this point, I had zero hopes of them making things right. Regardless of the cost of future flights, I will never fly Frontier ever again. This whole mess was handled so poorly, no wonder they were rated the 3rd worst airline in 2011.