When I was a kid and went on my first flight we dressed up. This was probably 1988. On the flight to Orlando we were served chicken and several sides. Obviously flying then isn’t what it is now.
Fast forward to today and I’m like ‘how does anyone afford more than one plane ticket?’
I mean seriously? Are ya’ll in debt? Hooking? Selling drugs? How is this possible? I’m trying to find tickets for my sons and I to visit my cousin in LA this summer. I thought I was well on my way to success via Frontier till the RIDICULOUS nickel and dimming. Here is what they were going to charge. Grab a glass of wine because you’ll need it to steady you from falling off your chair in disbelief.
So to fly from Columbus, Ohio to Los Angeles I managed to find 3 tickets for a grand total of $804. Not bad, right? Wait till you see these extra charges.
On top of your base fare you must now select your seat and the only 4-15 seats that don’t cost extra are either back middle ones or the last row. See for yourself.
Every other seat you have to pay an additional fee. Now because this is a connecting flight going and coming, this extra fee is on every ticket, every leg. For simplicity and comfort I chose row 12 for this example which now added a combined, round trip total of $360.
Next up is the baggage. I have accepted that checked luggage costs something and prepared to pay. What I was not prepared for was the outlandish cost to carry on for Frontier. Both carry on and checked are $35 a piece each way, per person. Multiple that by 3 and you’ve just amassed another $420.
So, let me break it down for you guys:
Base fare: $804 (635 pounds)
Seat selection: $360 (285 pounds)
1 carry on and 1 checked bag per person: $420 (332 pounds)
Grand total for 3 people to fly from Columbus, Ohio to Los Angeles, California? $1,584 (1254 pounds) or $528 (418 pounds)per person. What…the….fuck?
I’m about to get in my covered wagon and head west at this point. I get that what would take days only take 1/2 a day in flight but Jesus! This is ridiculous!
At this rate, we’ll never get to LA! Do you guys have any secret tips on scoring cheap flights? I am all ears!!!
Flights are so bloody expensive. It’s why we’re holidaying in the UK this year. Companies had better be careful though. They’re turning us away from flying.
Exactly! I can’t afford it!
Geez! That’s more expensive than our flight from D.C. to London for 2!
Seriously? I just think it’s such a scam!
You have to pay all that money and then you run the risk of getting beat up and thrown off your flight. Hahaha. Covered wagon sounds like a safer option.
I agree! Covered wagon it is!
why do you have to pay extra depending on where you sit? I have never had to do that! Well, once – if I wanted to sit in an emergency row for the extra leg room I’d have to pay and extra $120 or something. But flying from Seoul to Toronto it was free, just from Toronto to Seoul I had to pay extra. Strange!! And paying extra for baggage?! Sure if I have like 3 checked bags I expect to pay for 1 of them, and never for a carry on!! What is happening down there HM?!
I don’t know whats happening down here! It just pisses me off the level of shadiness Frontier has made this.
yeah man! craziness!!
That’s ridiculous. Wow!
Yes, it’s extremely ridiculous!
I haven’t flown in years, this is one of the reasons. I don’t understand friends of mine who are seemingly always hopping planes to concerts or impromptu weekend trips. Daaaaaaaaaaaang!
YES!! I know! I’m like, how are you affording it? I don’t understand!
I’ve never been impressed with Frontier, and the nickle-and-diming is only one reason. The one Frontier flight I did book (Denver to Seattle) was not only delayed/cancelled/delayed again, but the service was horrible and the seats weren’t properly bolted to the floor of the plane – every time the teeny 85lb woman at the end of our row shifted in her seat the whole row moved, and when she stood up it tipped!
Most of our travel since we had the sprog has either been driving distance (a term which has been redefined several times due to the rising cost of air travel) or through a travel agent – yes, we’ve still found that booking through a travel agent saves us more money and headache than any other way.
Wow…that’s really interesting that a travel agent saves you money. I always thought it was the other way around!