Best Time to Buy Frontier Airline Tickets

Published by Rick Seaney on February 8, 2024

This is the latest installment of my "best time to buy airline tickets" series, featuring profiles of major U.S. carriers. It began with Southwest, followed by AirTran, then American, Continental, and Delta. More profiles are in the pipeline; meanwhile, here is my latest effort: Frontier Airlines.

A Brief History of Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is a major ultra-low-cost American airline with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. It operates flights to over 100 destinations within the U.S. and 31 international destinations around the world.

The original Frontier traces its lineage to the old Monarch Airlines, which was founded back in 1946. Over the next 40 years, Frontier became known as "Denver's hometown airline." The carrier fell into financial trouble and was eventually taken over, first by People Express and later by Continental.

In the 1990s, a "new" Frontier was formed by a group that included former executives from the "old" carrier. In 2009 Frontier was acquired by Republic Airways – along with Midwest Airlines – and the two airlines continue under the Frontier name. Airline headquarters is in Indianapolis.

In April 2021 Frontier went public with an IPO on the Nasdaq exchange. In early 2022, Frontier attempted to acquire Spirit Airlines, another US-based ultra low-cost carrier, which would have created the fifth-largest airline in the country. Shortly thereafter, JetBlue made a competing offer. That July, Spirit announced that its shareholders had rejected Frontier's offer.

How to Find Frontier Deals

Frontier doesn't tend to hold regular sales with the precision of, say, Southwest, but when it does have a sale, it's often a good one. As an ultra low-cost carrier, its fares are already some of the most competitive in the industry.

Airfares on Frontier are often available with as little as a week's advance purchase – and sometimes less. However, sales sometimes require a 14 day advance purchase, so again – it would be wise to check with a flexible search calendar.

Also, when other airlines launch sales, which you can check out on our deals section, Frontier is known to be quick to match prices on overlapping routes.

When Is the Best Time to Fly on Frontier?

If you're wondering when is the best time to fly with Frontier Airlines, you'll recall that the advice rings true for most U.S. airlines.

• Cheapest Days to Fly: You can typically find Frontier deals on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

Being flexible with travel plans will almost always work to your advantage. If you can toggle your dates to travel on at least one of the cheaper days, you'll maximize your savings and have a better chance of getting a good deal.

If you see a great deal, don't delay – great airfare deals never last long. In fact, on average only about 10% (or less) of an airplane's seats are ever "on sale." Travelers that hesitate to delay are guaranteed to miss out on cheap flights and airfare deals.

Get the Best Deals with Frontier

For Frontier and other airlines, follow these simple steps:

1. Sign up for real-time email airfare alerts
2. Follow our section that showcases all of the airfare deals
3. Shop for tickets on Tuesdays at 3pm
4. Make sure you're following airlines on social media

If you do these things, you are guaranteed to save money and find cheap airfares.

Other Fun Facts About Frontier Airlines

Hubs & Passenger Stats

According to Frontier, their hubs include Denver, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Miami – among others. Frontier has alliances (code share agreements) with Midwest, Chautauqua and Great Lakes Aviation that extend its route system to service over 100 cities.

The airline has more than 135 aircraft, which is an all-Airbus A320ceo and A320neo family fleet.

Frontier Airlines on Social Media

In November 2022, Frontier eliminated its customer service phone line completely, referring customers to online channels for support. Customers looking for information or help must now use an online chatbot, social media, or WhatsApp. Travelers wishing to speak with a live agent can use the carrier's 24/7 chat tool.