Frontier or Delta?

[Kennedy Cooke]

Hello everyone...

I am looking to book a one way flight to Orlando (MCO) out of Detroit (DTW) in June but can't decide who I should book with. Frontier is much cheaper and has a good flight time for $193 CAD (1 checked bag), or a similar Delta flight is $349 CAD (1 checked bag). I've never flown with Frontier, but I've flown with Spirit tens of times with no issues, so I'm no stranger to what a budget airline flight is like, and it's not an issue of comfort or anything for me. I've been hearing some not great things about flying Frontier however, so I am just wondering if it's actually worth it to pay that much more for a flight with Delta? TYIA

 

[dancin Disney style]

I’ve flown Frontier a couple of times. No issues at all. Since you’re familiar with Spirit it’s similar. You just need to be aware of all the extra charges. Personally, I prefer to go with the flight times that suit my schedule best. That said, occasionally I will go with a slightly more expensive flight if I’m going to earn rewards.

 

[Sue M]

It depends how many flights a day Frontier has going to MCO. I booked with them once and they canceled my flight. This was years ago. But they didn’t have another flight for a couple of days. They did have great customer service and put me on another airline.

 

[Rotoninja72]

Hello everyone...

I am looking to book a one way flight to Orlando (MCO) out of Detroit (DTW) in June but can't decide who I should book with. Frontier is much cheaper and has a good flight time for $193 CAD (1 checked bag), or a similar Delta flight is $349 CAD (1 checked bag). I've never flown with Frontier, but I've flown with Spirit tens of times with no issues, so I'm no stranger to what a budget airline flight is like, and it's not an issue of comfort or anything for me. I've been hearing some not great things about flying Frontier however, so I am just wondering if it's actually worth it to pay that much more for a flight with Delta? TYIA

I fly all over the country with my competitive gymnast and we have to bargain shop for the number of time we have to fly. Frontier is fantastic and a great bargain. If u are willing to fly mid week, kids under 15 fly free with their discount program. It is not worth it to pay more for Delta (in my opinion). Cheers!

 

[a1tinkfans]

Not sure which is worse based on some recent posts. My friend lost days vacation as F canceled her last minute with no flight that day at all .. it was awful. I still believe you get what you pay, budget is budget and risk is risk. Best of luck! Read up on recent complaints. Here and elsewhere then decide??