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Does Frontier Airlines partner with anyone?

Frontier doesn't partner with any major airlines, but you can earn miles on car rentals and hotel stays. American Way, Hemispheres, CultureMap, JohnnyJet, and more. Alisha is a freelance writer and photographer.



Frontier Airlines is an "Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier" (ULCC) that operates on a point-to-point model, which means they historically do not have traditional codeshare or alliance partners like the major players in Star Alliance or Oneworld. Unlike United or Delta, you cannot book a seamless international journey on a partner airline through Frontier's website. However, they do have a significant business relationship with their parent company, Indigo Partners, which also owns stakes in other budget airlines like JetSMART in South America and Volaris in Mexico. While not a formal "partnership" in terms of frequent flyer reciprocity, Frontier often coordinates with these airlines for market strategy. In 2024 and 2025, there was significant talk about a "merger" or closer partnership with Spirit Airlines, but after that deal was blocked by regulators and Spirit faced financial restructuring, Frontier has remained largely independent. For passengers, this means your Frontier "Frontier Miles" are only useful on Frontier flights, and you are responsible for self-connecting if you book a trip that involves Frontier and another airline.

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Is Frontier better than Spirit? Though Spirit is attractive to more frequent international travelers, has Wi-Fi available and offers more credit card options, there's still a clear winner according to our 2023 airline-industry analysis: Frontier.

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Reliability. Air travel data tracker OAG's 2023 Punctuality League ranked Frontier Airlines No. 8 out of 10 U.S. airlines when it comes to on-time performance. In 2022, 66% of its flights took off on time and just under 3% were canceled.

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Although Frontier will provide adjacent seats if available at the time of booking, Frontier might not provide seat assignments right away. Frontier will provide the customer the adjacent seating assignments no later than the day before scheduled departure of the flight.

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Frontier Services Group is partially owned by CITIC Group, a state-run investment fund owned and controlled by the People's Republic of China. CITIC is FSG's largest shareholder. FSG's current CEO is Dongyi Hua.

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Frontier serves many of it's destinations only once (or twice) daily. This is bad when your flight is delayed or canceled, since it means that they can't just put you on the next flight and get you there a few hours late.

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While one personal item per passenger is allowed for free, Frontier charges a fee for all carry-on luggage. Carry on bags must not exceed 10" x 16" x 24" in size and 35lbs in weight. Bags exceeding this size must be checked at the gate at a cost of $60.

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Personal Items and Frontier. Passengers may board a Frontier flight with one small personal item, such as a purse, tote bag, computer bag, or small backpack. The maximum size for a personal item is 8 x 18 x 14 inches, including handles, straps, and wheels.

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