re: How terrible is Frontier and is it worth the hassle?

In the beginning of September, I flew From NOLA to Austin on Frontier. Round trip was $81 and I had a free place to stay. Packed everything in my backpack and had no issues with getting on or even hassled about my back pack. Flight was 45-55 minutes and it was fine. If you want food or drinks on board, you pay for it. I'd definitely fly frontier again if it's only for a short getaway.