Originally Posted by madRiver
My wife booked a trip from Portsmouth, NH(formerly Pease AFB) to Orlando Internationa Round Tripl for $300 including one checked bag(50lbs!) for a family of 5.
We all carried personal items (backpacks) with a few articles because they charge for carry-on.
Review:
Plane was airbus A321 relatively new and actually cleaner then recent normal carriers. The seats were poorly padded but tolerable for 2.5 hrs, thin and had a half tray not able to hold a lapto properly (screen tilted down) so had to use lap. No tv screens.
The cabin crew was better then United, Delta and America I have flown recently. Not jaded lifers. I chatted with stewardess who was working on online college courses to move on from career. Pilot was entertaining and engaging. The checkin process was flawless and easy.
For the paltry airfare wonderful but I do understand if something goes amiss with flight they attempt to rebook you however mostly refund your small fare and then you are stuck.
I love reading these things. My experience was exactly the opposite.
1) By the time I was charged for the check-in and carry on, the cost was equal to the same route on American.
2) I really don't care about which plane I'm on. Just give me enough legroom for a 6'4" frame. On Frontier my knees were against the seat in front of me. I just flew American over the weekend and I had about 2-3" in front of my knees. Huge difference. The Frontier seats are like sitting on cardboard and are like 90 degrees upright. It was the longest three hours of my life.
3) I found the crew on board to be more concerned with me applying for the credit card than doing anything else. It was probably mentioned 6-8 times and they went seat to seat asking you. It was like they were on commission for credit apps.
4) The check in process was horrible. I don't need to wait 20 minutes to meet someone face to face to get checked in. A portal can do it in 2 minutes. Much more efficient.
5) The pilot's job is to get me to my destination safely. If he doesn't want to chit chat, that's fine by me. I'm just happy I made it to where I'm going and need to get a move on.
Just for giggles, I just now tried both AA and Frontier for 6 days in August from O'Hare to Cancun. Frontier was $483 with a checked bag and a carry on item. AA was $436 at the price level where I get to pick a seat, but I'd pay $30 each way for a checked bag, so it would be $496. Frontier was a total of $13 cheaper. No thanks.
My wife booked a trip from Portsmouth, NH(formerly Pease AFB) to Orlando Internationa Round Tripl for $300 including one checked bag(50lbs!) for a family of 5.
We all carried personal items (backpacks) with a few articles because they charge for carry-on.
Review:
Plane was airbus A321 relatively new and actually cleaner then recent normal carriers. The seats were poorly padded but tolerable for 2.5 hrs, thin and had a half tray not able to hold a lapto properly (screen tilted down) so had to use lap. No tv screens.
The cabin crew was better then United, Delta and America I have flown recently. Not jaded lifers. I chatted with stewardess who was working on online college courses to move on from career. Pilot was entertaining and engaging. The checkin process was flawless and easy.
For the paltry airfare wonderful but I do understand if something goes amiss with flight they attempt to rebook you however mostly refund your small fare and then you are stuck.
I love reading these things. My experience was exactly the opposite.
1) By the time I was charged for the check-in and carry on, the cost was equal to the same route on American.
2) I really don't care about which plane I'm on. Just give me enough legroom for a 6'4" frame. On Frontier my knees were against the seat in front of me. I just flew American over the weekend and I had about 2-3" in front of my knees. Huge difference. The Frontier seats are like sitting on cardboard and are like 90 degrees upright. It was the longest three hours of my life.
3) I found the crew on board to be more concerned with me applying for the credit card than doing anything else. It was probably mentioned 6-8 times and they went seat to seat asking you. It was like they were on commission for credit apps.
4) The check in process was horrible. I don't need to wait 20 minutes to meet someone face to face to get checked in. A portal can do it in 2 minutes. Much more efficient.
5) The pilot's job is to get me to my destination safely. If he doesn't want to chit chat, that's fine by me. I'm just happy I made it to where I'm going and need to get a move on.
Just for giggles, I just now tried both AA and Frontier for 6 days in August from O'Hare to Cancun. Frontier was $483 with a checked bag and a carry on item. AA was $436 at the price level where I get to pick a seat, but I'd pay $30 each way for a checked bag, so it would be $496. Frontier was a total of $13 cheaper. No thanks.