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Does Frontier allow a personal item and a purse?

Frontier Airlines (F9) allows 1 personal item (purse, briefcase, laptop bag) per passenger fee free. Carry-on baggage is not included as fee free. You may pay for carry-on baggage fees at the time of booking.



No, Frontier Airlines strictly enforces a "one personal item only" policy for its most basic fares. On Frontier, your "personal item" must fit entirely within the 14" x 18" x 8" sizer at the gate. If you have both a small backpack and a purse, the gate agent will require you to pack the purse inside the backpack before boarding. If the two items together do not fit in your single personal item or if you cannot combine them, you will be charged a "Carry-on" fee at the gate, which in 2026 can be as high as $99. This is a common "traveler trap" that catches many people off guard. To avoid this, peer-to-peer advice is to ensure your personal item has enough "empty space" to accommodate your purse or laptop bag right before you reach the boarding group. Frontier’s business model relies heavily on these ancillary fees, so their agents are trained to be very meticulous with the "one bag" rule, often checking every passenger in the later boarding groups to ensure no one is "double-carrying" items.

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What is Frontier Airlines' (F9) carry-on baggage policy? Frontier Airlines (F9) allows 1 personal item (purse, briefcase, laptop bag) per passenger fee free. Carry-on baggage is not included as fee free. You may pay for carry-on baggage fees at the time of booking.

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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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Think purses, totes, computer bags, briefcases, and kids backpacks! Carry-On Baggage: Carry-On Bags can be no larger than 24” tall, 10” wide, and 16” long (including handles, wheels, and straps) and no heavier than 35 pounds. Carry-on Bags may be placed in the overhead compartment or under the seat.

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Technically, any piece of luggage that you “carry on” to an airplane is a carry-on bag. Most airlines allow one piece of carry-on luggage or “hand baggage” that can fit in the overhead bin, plus a “personal item” (a smaller purse, computer bag, diaper bag, small backpack, etc.

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In general, your personal item should be smaller than your carry-on and under the specific airline's carry-on dimensions, allowing it to fit under the seat in front of you. In most cases, backpacks are considered personal items as long as they fit under the seat in front of you.

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Domestic carry-on policies. A good rule of thumb is that if your carry-on bag fits under the seat in front of you, it's considered a personal item. This includes small backpacks, purses, briefcases, laptop bags, etc. Larger bags, including suitcases, must fit in the overhead bin compartment.

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Usually, many airlines won't check every carry-on but will instead go for ones that look oversized. If your luggage does not fit in the sizer, you might have to pay a checked bag fee along with the gate checking fee and have your bag transferred to the airplane's cargo.

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NOTE: The size of your personal item will be checked during boarding.

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In most cases, an airline will allow you to bring one carry-on baggage and one personal item. A personal item is normally something like a purse, laptop, backpack or camera case. Personal items should always be small enough to fit underneath the seat in front of you.

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While these sizes vary by airline, a personal item will typically measure no more than 18 x 14 x 8 inches or 45 x 35 x 29 cm. If your bag does not fit within these dimensions, the airline will likely consider it your 'carry-on' bag and charge you accordingly.

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Firearms, ammunition, and fireworks are prohibited, as are all knives and safety razors (including pocket knives and Swiss Army knives). Straight razors and replacement blades for straight razors are also not allowed. Most tools also cannot be packed in carry-on luggage, as they have the potential to cause harm.

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According to airline policy, any personal items stowed beneath seats should not exceed 18 inches by 14 inches by 8 inches.

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