Choice between spirit or frontier

[Cshel85]

Booking flights would you pick one airline over another Spirit vs Frontier. Flying out of PHL

 

[_19disnA]

Lots of older threads on this topic. One's opinion of them seems to relate to whether they had more good/bad experiences. Where I used to live, Spirit was constantly on the local news with irate passengers stuck somewhere with no good way to get home. If there was a mechanical issue or weather delay, they don't have a lot of extra planes to take up the slack. It might be a few days before another plane becomes available.

 

[Duffy Lover]

I love Frontier when flying out of their hub in Denver, but anywhere else has been a bit more stressful. They do not have enough bag check stations at MCO and it is always a sh*t show getting bags checked. Other than that, and then weighing the costs of the extras you need, I do like Frontier.

 

[holden]

One thing to consider is how many flights a day they have. If your flight gets canceled and there are no more flights after yours, you are stuck - possibly for days.

We usually fly American out of PHL because they have so many flights if ours were to get canceled.

 

[justafigment27]

I’ve never flown Spirit, but have flown Frontier a couple of times without issue.

Maybe check out Spirit and Frontier arrivals and departures for a few days to see if they mostly take off on time, etc.

 

[RoseGold]

I would book whichever has a bigger presence at your airport. More likely to have another option if things go badly.

I've flown Spirit quite a bit and never had more than a few hours delay, which happens with all airlines.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

We have flown both and I prefer Frontier. THe seats are more comfortable and they sales are great. Just got a ticket for $19 one way

 

[Pooh2]

I would walk all the way to Florida before flying Frontier!

After a 4 hour delay of sitting at the gate, flight was cancelled citing mechanical issues.
Options were to fly three days later (on a 5 day Disney trip) or get a refund.
BUT they would not refund the return ticket because that had not yet been cancelled!

 

[Giraffe_Zen]

Frontier

 

[Ross Kratter]

They both absolutely suck. Fly one of the major carriers if it’s an option.

 

[gharter]

We got burned by Spirit years ago and will never fly them again.
We had a group of 16 flying our of MSP. 2 months before our flight, they cancelled the flight. Said, here's your money back, good luck finding a flight. They were of NO help rebooking. We have had this happen with other airlines and instead of refunding the money, they got us booked on another airline.

 

[EACarlson]

I would pick Frontier over Spirit, but they are both bad options in my opinion. I would rather fly one of the big 5, it's usually not that much more by the time you pick a seat, have a carryon and check a bag. I looked and flying Spirit from my home airport to Sanford is $25 more than Southwest once you include those things.

 

[Lewisc]

I would pick Frontier over Spirit, but they are both bad options in my opinion. I would rather fly one of the big 5, it's usually not that much more by the time you pick a seat, have a carryon and check a bag. I looked and flying Spirit from my home airport to Sanford is $25 more than Southwest once you include those things.

The opposite side of your, VALID, point.... An educated flyer who doesn’t care where he sits and needs minimal luggage can save $$$. I'll start a thread when I return home. AP Tron preview.

 

[JenBush]

It might depend on your airport. I’ve heard better experiences with Spirit at my airport than Frontier, but from reading the other responses it clearly varies.

 

[EACarlson]

The opposite side of your, VALID, point.... An educated flyer who doesn’t care where he sits and needs minimal luggage can save $$$. I'll start a thread when I return home. AP Tron preview.

Absolutely true. I've considered it for a weekend trip with the wife where we could pack in a backpack each, and had no real important plans. Once the kids are a little bigger we'll probably try again.