Update, 11/16: Frontier has now added an FAQ with these tidbits:
- Current government and airport taxes, fees and charges start at “approximately $14.60 per person, per flight.”
- Frontier writes that they will not be charging the online/phone “carrier interface charge” fee for these tickets, and will just charge the $5.60 security fee, the $4.50 segment tax, and the $4.50 facility charge on a nonstop flight such as Miami to LaGuardia. Per US law, those are the max fees in those categories for domestic one-way nonstop flights. Connecting flights will cost slightly more.
- Elite status benefits will apply to these tickets, though you won’t earn miles or status from these tickets.
- You can only book one-way travel, so if you want to fly round-trip, you won’t be able to secure the return ticket until the day before your return flight.
- For now this pass is only valid on domestic flights, as international flights require proof of return travel. Frontier says they are looking into potential options to add international travel in the future.
Will you buy a GoWild pass based on this new information?
Update, 11/15: The GoWild pass is now available for purchase. As an intro deal for an unspecified limited time only, the cost is $599 for the first year, which would start on 5/2/23. The pass will then auto-renew for $1,999 in subsequent years.
The pass is valid for travel between all US destinations, including Puerto Rico. You can only book travel the day before the flight.
Blackout dates include:
- 2023: May 25, 26, 29; June 29, 30; July 1-5, 8, 9; August 31; September 1, 4; October 5, 6, 9; November 18, 22, 24-27; December 16, 17, 22-24, 26-31;
- 2024: January 1, 15; February 15, 16, 19; March 3, 10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31; April 5-7, 12-14. Blackout dates for May 2024 and beyond will be posted in advance of accepting any enrollments for pass periods which cover those dates.
Bags and advance seat assignments are not included, but are available for purchase.
The biggest caveat is that “Taxes, fees, and charges apply at the time of booking.” It’s unclear how much those fees will be, so I’ve reached out to Frontier for comment on that and will update this post if they respond. Frontier charges an online and phone booking fee and it’s unclear if that will apply to these bookings or if you would be able to make these bookings at an airport to avoid those booking fees, as you can do with regular tickets.
Another big caveat is that “the ability to make bookings is based on flight and seat availability; not all Frontier flights will be available for booking through the GoWild! Pass. Last seat availability is not guaranteed.”
“You should only book flights that you intend to board. You may not book flights that overlap each other, that are duplicate itineraries, or that are impossible to fly. Pass holders who repeatedly book and no-show flights, or who otherwise violate the terms and conditions contained in these Rules, are subject to financial penalties up to and including the revocation of pass privileges without refund.”
Travel doesn’t earn any miles, though it will help to extend existing miles.
You must be at least 18 years old to enroll and the pass is non-transferrable.
Some 48% of poll respondents below said they would pay up to $600 or more for this flight pass. Will you do that or are the terms too onerous or vague at this point to make that commitment?
Originally posted on 10/26:
Frontier Airlines has opened up a waitlist to buy an unlimited flight pass and emailed members this link to request a chance to purchase one.
They say that they will sell a limited number of GoWild! Passes at a yet to be announced “WILDLY discounted rate” that will allow unlimited travel on Frontier flights systemwide for a full year, with a big caveat. You will only get confirmation that you have a seat on the plane the day before your flight.
Unlimited travel on Frontier isn’t exactly my cup of tea.
I always Say, Friends Don’t Let Friends Fly Spirit (Or Frontier).
But if you have the flexibility to deal with not knowing whether you have a seat until the day before the flight, it’s potentially a fun way to spend a year.
I do miss Airtran’s X-Fares and Airtran U, which allowed for discounted standby travel for 18-22 year olds. That was an innovative way for the airline to fill empty seats without cannibalizing advanced sales and I was able to travel to NYC all the time with that special. I even opened an Airtran corporate account so that I’d get free upgrades to business class as well. However planes are a lot fuller these days, and the concept probably wouldn’t work anymore.
What would you pay for an unlimited Frontier travel pass that only confirms travel the day before your flight?
Or is that like a raffle where 1st prize is 1 year of free travel on Frontier and 2nd prize is 2 years of free travel on Frontier?
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They would have to pay me
They would have to pay me. And even then I’d think twice.
What are they offering?
You left out the option most would pick. I have a real job a Wife and Kids and can’t travel whenever I want even if it was free.
True. Probably the case for many of us.
+1
I was thinking the exact same!
#FriendsDontLetFriendsFlySpirit
*or Allegiant & Frontier
I have never had a negative experience on G4.
They are verykind.
Dan, can you make more news round ups?
Agreed. I know they’re time consuming but I always enjoyed them. It may not have a direct benefit to your bottom line like an Amazon deal but I think it keeps engagement high
Same. I love those!
Can’t wait to visit the whole USA wherever Frontier fly’s !!
The last time I had this chance was a $600 Unlimited Jet Blue travel for 2 months in 2010 !
Those were fun, but those were confirmed seats in advance.
$5.00 and that’s $4.95 too much.
I would assume this only covers the base Fare which is usually a dollar or two and they would require you to pay taxes which is usually the most of their Fare
Most of the fare is a carrier imposed fee, https://www.dansdeals.com/airfare-deals/domestic-flights/heres-beat-frontier-spirit-allegiant-game-fly-nyc-south-florida-15-way/
I’d assume they won’t charge that on these tickets, but TBD.
My son flies to an out of town Yeshiva from an out of town location on Frontier. They’re the most convenient flies. Can’t complain! Already spend almost $1000 a year…
But what will happen when flights are full and he can’t get on?
shoot. Let’s hope no one bites on the offer!
I had an idea like this some 4-5 years back
The idea was based on Groupon or deal sites, you’d get flight offers 3 hours prior for super cheap.. once you get to city, partnerships with rental car companies or ride shares would get you a ride cheap.
Hotels could fill rooms, restaurants could market and airlines fill seats
Many years ago, there was something called student standby that was similar to this.
Got this same email earlier today and am conflicted if I would want to take that many flights on Frontier or not..
How many free surgeries by a University of Phoenix (ha jk) grad would be too much risk?
Secondarily, you might get stuck in a city because Frontier doesn’t fly all routes everyday.
does this include carry on or checked?
can i just “book” like 5 flights on the same day and hope one of them have an available seat?
I suspect that they will still add all of their booking fees to the “free” flights. This is hardly a deal.
Major marketing ploy. If they sell 100 of these “exclusive” passes they are probably hoping for 100k people to join their mailing list. But hey. I joined might as well try
Unlimited travel on frontier is of no interest to me, but here’s what’s I’d like to know. When was the last time shmais.com saw this much traffic?
I like frontier, you get what you pay for. No complaints.
i would want to bid on the never fly frontier pass are they offering such a option?
Not much. And that’s only if it includes free baggage
what happens when everyone buys the pass and a week later they declare bankruptcy and get overtaken by spirit or luftansa
People saying you’d have to pay me are saying it because it’s just a poll. I am willing to bet plants of people that actually fly at least 5-10 times a year would be very happy to pay $1000+ for an unlimited pass.
Sounds like you never flew fronteir
I fly a route an average of 12 times (6 rt) a year that frontier flies. I happily fly Southwest and #Youcouldn’tpayme toflyFrontier
Their routes are limited from my home airport and therefore does not have a value.
For each flight, you’ll pay $0.01 in airfare plus applicable taxes, fees, and charges at the time of booking.
Thats $50 roundtrip in taxes on a $.03 air fare
https://imgur.com/a/2uCz7in
Maybe. As I wrote in the post, it’s unclear what fees they’re going to charge with this or if you would be able to book at the airport.
Exactly! I’ve used those 90% off coupon codes, to find the actual savings consisting of a single buck or two. This Frontier pass may end up being the biggest scam out there if it only covers the base flight fare
Dan, if i have this pass, can i book at the airport to avoid some of the fees?
Thought of that, read the post 🙂
It’s a darn shame you can’t use this for Cancun, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, or St Thomas
Since you can only books flights the day before departure, does that mean you have to make a one-way ticket to your destination and then hope that a day before you want to return, there are tix available?? Seems hard to make a RT ticket if you can only book the day before departure?
“Taxes, fees, and charges apply at the time of booking”
Meaning at the time of booking whatever the standard price will be at that time they will just remove the base fee and swap it with a $0.01 base + taxes and fees with a minimum of $5.60 as in terms and conditions “Award Flights are subject to taxes and fees, with start at $5.60”
So to summarize, after paying $600 you get a pass to the worst airline, with almost 50 blackout dates, to possibly fly if they are not 100% booked, and if they haven’t cancelled or delayed…
And pay somewhere between ($5.60+$0.01-$2 pass divided in day’s) $7.71 – $160 (including taxes and fees)
I would consider it if it included the day of the flight, or even maybe if it was only the day of the flight. That way you could just show up and fly wherever is empty. You could fly multi-city trips etc. But the day before a flight requires lots of planning / optimization and likely wouldn’t use it very much
All very well outbound, but how do I get home? Pay full fare I suppose
They recently had a 100% off sale. Even during that sale, fares from east coast to west coast came to about 80 each way. Great fare. But not free, per se.
A flight to miami one way the airfare cost 5 dollars and the taxes are 37 dollars, check out of for yourself this is going to be a scam BE AWARE
Key word is “start” at $14.60. As others have pointed out, the taxes and fees are currently a significant percentage of their total fares, so even with the pass, you may still pay a significant amount to fly with them
Nope. Nonstop flights will cost $14.60. Connecting flights are more.
This is one of the best airline deals I have ever seen. I am not sure why everyone is saying such bad things about it.
In my experience Frontier is a completely normal good airline. Even though they often have discounted fairs this is usually only on non busy dates and almost never on weekends. This will give access to fly anywhere with the free rate.
A round trip from NY to Mia on a busy weekend can easily cost $300. Doing this twice already will pay back for this.
Can this be used in conjunction with “kids fly free” discount den flights?
“You can only book one-way travel, so if you want to fly round-trip, you won’t be able to secure the return ticket until the day before your return flight.”
Anyone who buys this pass is nuts!
Is this the same airline that throws an entire Jewish family off their flight because their 2 year old wasn’t wearing their disposable mask up to their eyes while they were munching on their snacks???!
What does “Last seat availability is not guaranteed” mean?
I assume that “last seat not guaranteed” means that even if Frontier has an open seat,
they still might not let you fly it .01 + tax + fees. I think the deal wouldn’t be so bad if they could guarantee a return seat, if you flew the outgoing.
I just got an email that this now includes international and those can be booked 10 days in advance.
I guess that had enough interest cuz it’s now priced at $799