re: Has anyone flown frontier airlines recently?

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I flew Frontier 3 or 4 times with no problem before a nightmare experience. Decided then that I would never fly them again, will just pay the extra for a better airline. It’s basically a dice roll. It may be fine, but at some point you’ll get what you pay for.

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I’ve had nightmare experiences on every airline. Yes it’s dice roll and you gonna get got if you fly enough - paying more won’t save you

I fly them fairly often through the years. I've flown Denver to New Orleans, non-stop, r/t, for $49 total. Average price is about $100 r/t though, if you join their Deal Den which is a bargain if you fly often as I do. As others have said, everything costs. But I let them pick my seat and always get an aisle seat, only carry a very small back pack, bring my own snacks, and only fly non-stop. Layovers are a dice roll. Only had one flight cancelled in 5 years and found out a week before. Most flights are on-time which after flying Southwest lately is a luxury. Seats are hard, could not fly coast to coast on them. Otherwise they are solid, imho. Just know what you are getting before committing and you will be pleasantly surprised.

If you know what you’re paying for, it’s a great deal. They do non-stops to destinations other airlines don’t, so I use them fairly regularly, even as a pilot flying for a different airline. Early flights are typically more reliable, as their route structure doesn’t allow for an easy plane swap if something goes wrong. Very low number of cancelations, but slight delays are frequent.

ETA: They also have the newest (i.e generally safest) fleet in the industry. I believe the last number I read said their fleet averaged less than 5 years old. That is remarkable.

Yes. My sons drove to NOLA to fly to Chicago and the flight was canceled entirely. We had to drive back to pick them up. They did not notify them, and the lost money on the hotel they had reserved. It was nonrefundable.