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The Frontier Airlines GoWild all-you-can-fly pass has been floating around for a while, but with a stronger route network and a surprisingly low price, it suddenly looks far more practical than I expected.

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Frontier Airlines GoWild Pass: All-You-Can-Fly For $349

Frontier’s route map has matured in a way that actually works quite well for me. The airline serves:

Los Angeles (LAX)
Burbank (BUR)
Denver (DEN)
Chicago (ORD)
New York (JFK)
Pittsburgh (PIT)

These are the cities I will most likely fly to the most often in the next year.

My own experience with Frontier Airlines has not been bad at all, even if my wife and kids had a less stellar experience. Frontier also offers a status match I could take advantage of and will begin installing Wi Fi onboard, two things that would make the experience much more bearable.

GoWild All-You-Can-Fly Annual Pass Details

Here is how the GoWild pass works:

The pass costs 349 dollars for the current sale period (must purchase by December 2, 2025)
Travel is valid from seven days after purchase through April 2027
Each flight booked costs 0.01 dollars plus government taxes and fees
Domestic flights can be booked one day before departure
International flights can be booked ten days before departure
Blackout dates apply on peak travel periods and some holidays (it’s quite a long list, actually…see below)
Passengers must still pay for optional services like seat assignments, carry on bags, checked bags, and priority boarding
Flights credited toward the pass do not earn Frontier Miles or count toward elite status
Travel is always subject to availability and there is no last-seat guarantee

A one-way ticket on American Airlines or United Airlines between Chicago and Los Angeles is 444 USD if purchased less than a week before travel.

Buying these passes for the entire family strikes me as a very reasonable way to travel between the city pairs above for a relatively modest price. Even if I use the pass 10-12 times over the next year and a half, it seems that it would easily pay for itself.

Blackout Dates

Here are the blackout dates for 2026 and 2027 (subject to change):

2026: January 1, 3-4, 15-16, 19; February 12-13, 16; March 13-15, 20-22, 27-29; April 3-6, 10-12; May 21-22, 25; June 25-28; July 2-6; September 3-4, 7; October 8-9, 11-12; November 24-25, 28-30; December 19-31.
2027: January 1-3, 14-15, 18; February 11-12, 15; March 12-14, 20-21, 26-29; April 2-4.

Not horrible, actually…

Why I’m Still Skeptical

For anyone who has used this pass in the past, what worries me most is this caveat:

Seats available to passholders are capacity controlled, limited in quantity, and offered on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.

Will this be like trying to secure a saver-level award seat?

If I want to fly from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh via Denver, will I find that plenty of seats are for sale yet none are available to GoWild passholders because the required fare class is unavailable? I would not even mind traveling on a true standby basis, similar to airline employees, since the no-show factor is real. The question is whether that is possible.

If this pass functions like a hard capacity-controlled award ticket with unpredictable availability, the value disappears quickly, and what looks like a great deal becomes much less appealing (dare I say, fraudulent).

CONCLUSION

The Frontier GoWild pass is priced attractively and pairs well with a route map that now aligns with my own likely travel patterns. The question is whether the capacity controls make it usable in practice. If passholders can reliably clear seats on less busy flights, the value is substantial. If availability becomes a guessing game, the savings may not be worth the uncertainty.

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