A passenger who was thrown off a Frontier Airlines flight for refusing to part with her “emotional support” squirrel now vows to sue the airline. Passenger Cindy Torok relies on her emotional squirrel, Daisy, to deal with her anxiety. She`ll...
Woman Thrown Off Plane For “Emotional Support Squirrel”
Miniature horses may be allowed, but squirrels? Not so fast. A wheelchair-bound woman in Orlando was thrown off a Frontier Airlines flight for refusing to part with her so-called “emotional support” squirrel. Frontier Airlines Flight 1612, bound for Cleveland,...
Frontier Pilot Suspended: Online Bullying or Protected Speech?
A Frontier Airlines pilot was suspended for allegedly encouraging children to beat up a transgender student in Oklahoma. Some context first. In rural Oklahoma, a 12-year-old transgender student began using the female restroom in the new school year after using...
With Whom Is Frontier Airlines Competing?
Frontier and other airlines offer impossibly inexpensive prices. Frontier is so much cheaper than other carriers it’s unclear with whom they are competing. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: May 27, 2018
Los Angeles has been experiencing “May Gray” all week and I love it! Every year around this time I am reminded of how I should be living in London or Seattle…but I digress (while hoping for “June Gloom”). This...
Man Accused of Punching Pregnant Seatmate and Her Dog May Actually Be VICTIM
A man accused of punching a pregnant woman and her dog onboard a Frontier Airlines flight was attacked himself…and may actually be the victim. A few days ago I wrote about a story out of Orlando in which a...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: May 20, 2018
Good evening from LA. For the first time in weeks, it appears I will not set foot on a plane this week. I’m looking forward to it. Honestly. Last week, the Gulf Carriers “kissed and made up” with their...
Deaf, Pregnant Frontier Airlines Passenger Punched in Stomach by Angry Seatmate
An angry passenger who felt a service animal was taking up too much space on a Frontier Airlines flight took out his aggression on the dog…then on his owner, a deaf, pregnant woman. He attacked them both. The Frontier...
Real or Mistake? Frontier Airlines Slashes Fares by 99%
Since the subject of “mistake fares” seems to be a recurring theme on this blog, let me ask you this: is 99% off too good to be true? Frontier closed 2017 with a 99% off sale using the promo...
The Godfather of the Airline Industry
Freddie Laker. Richard Branson. William Franke? Although not a household name, William “Bill” Franke is the man we can thank for the ultra-low-carrier model in the USA. He also hired both Doug Parker (CEO of American) and Scott Kirby...
Frontier Airlines Forgets to Collect Fee, Kicks Off Child
While Kyle and his family may have had a good experience on Frontier Airlines, I’m not touching the airline with a 10-foot pole. First they throw off a senior citizen for complaining to his daughter about a long delay....
Be Careful What You Whisper Onboard an Airplane…
As if you needed another reason not to fly Frontier Airlines, we have one: FAs may get huffy after eavesdropping on your private conversation. A 70-year old man and his 25-year old daughter were kicked off a Frontier flight...
Overconfident? United Airlines Mocks Frontier Airlines
United Airlines’ President Scott Kirby is a smug man. I don’t even use that term in negative way. Such bravado has served him well at American and now United. But did he step over the line during a recent dressing down...
Flight Attendants Sue For Right to Pump Breast Milk on Job
Two Frontier Airlines flight attendants are suing their employer for forbidding them to pump breast milk while working on flights. Stacy Rewitzer of Denver and Jo Roby of Boise, Idaho claim they were forced to either stop breastfeeding or take...
A return to airline regulation?
Some members of Congress are worried about what the CO-UA merger will mean for the consumer and are considering introducing a bill to restore airline regulation if the merger goes through. Deregulation has been credited with making airline travel affordable...
Midwest, Frontier Will Officially Become One Airline
Not that I would ever fly either carrier, but: Midwest Airlines has planned an event for April 13 at which time it will release details about the combination of the Oak Creek air carrier with Frontier Airlines of Denver. Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings...
