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The Offer
- Frontier Airlines is offering a status match to Gold through December 2026 for $69
Our Verdict
You need to be a Southwest Rapid Rewards®, JetBlue TrueBlue®, Spirit Airlines Free Spirit®, or Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ member but no minimum status is required so not really a status match. Gold status provides the following benefits:
- Free carry-on bag
- Free seat assignment
- Priority zone 1 boarding
If you’re planning to fly Frontier then this is likely worth paying for.
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Which airlines match Frontier Airlines' status?
It seems like Alaska Airlines and United Airlines will match Frontier Airlines status with a status challenge.
https://statusmatcher.com/company/frontier-airlines
Edit: Press release says this match is good until Sept 9, so no point getting it until before you book your next flight: https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-offers-elite-gold-status-through-2026-to-members-of-other-airline-loyalty-programs-for-just-69/
Is there a known end date for this "match" promotion?
Is there a fare calendar that shows prices for the upcoming Go Wild Pass eligible flights (and the prices)?
I got this error in a red box when trying to purchase this:
> This membership number has a pending or approved application in the system. It will be processed shortly.
I previously purchased the $40 Southwest status match on 2025-04-17 and am still enjoying that. I hope this doesn't make me ineligible for this one, as that one only lasts until the end of 2025.
per https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-offers-elite-gold-status-through-2026-to-members-of-other-airline-loyalty-programs-for-just-69/
Front class seating on Frontier is 2 card boxes!
Maybe if they paid $69 for me to accept the status and consider flying with them... Neh, not even then...
It has been said that you cannot apply the select seats/carry-on perk to flights already purchased. However, if you did already purchase a bundled fare, you can cancel that fare and receive full travel credit for it. Then, after matching status, you book that same flight without a bundle. Won't that work?
I'm anxiously awaiting a data point on how quickly the status match actually occurs once applied for.
You can. Did it earlier to a flight I booked a few weeks ago. Status was added within 30 mins.
Like the number 69, Frontier status is hilarious.
Only problem is that now you're on Frontier Airlines
Did this a few years ago when they had a similar offer. Thought it'd be nice to have for a nonstop flight from my small regional airport to Orlando. Save me the 1.5 hour drive to a major airport, plus parking, and all that jazz. All for $80 roundtrip. On paper it was perfect.
Tried it once, booked a good seat up front, boarded first. Then we sat on the tarmac for 2 hours. Issues in Orlando they said. Sat in Orlando for another hour before we could deplane. Maybe that was MCO's issue and not Frontier, I told myself.
Three days later driving my rental car back to MCO, I get a notification that my flight was straight up cancelled. As Frontier only has flights 3 days a week to my airport, I was screwed. Their alternative was a 3 leg journey that would have me home in ~30 hours. I managed to find a Southwest flight to the nearest major airport later that night for $600. Took me 6 months to get reimbursed by Frontier for that after 10+ calls. Not to mention the $120 3AM Uber ride home from that other airport.
Not everything was Frontier's fault, but I now seriously caution against using an airline that doesn't have daily service somewhere. I've been stranded many places, but that day I felt truly helpless.
Learn the rules. and the cost and frontier Airlines is OK. most of the time.
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