Summary
- Frontier Miles has four elite levels: Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond – with benefits from free luggage to priority boarding.
- Status points are earned from flights and credit card spending with increasing points needed for each elite level.
- “Last Seat” award bookings offers the highest availability for all elite members, with Diamond level providing even more value with free Discount Den membership.
Frontier Miles is the points and loyalty program of US-based Frontier Airlines. Frontier is a low-cost airline and is not a member of any of the main airline alliances. As such, its loyalty program is more limited than others, with no grand or aspirational benefits or global use. But it does offer valuable benefits for regular Frontier flyers, with four elite levels offering increasing benefits.
There are real and tangible benefits guaranteed from the lowest level. By the time you reach the highest level of Diamond, you will receive free carry-on and checked luggage, free seats, discounts on fares, increased ticket flexibility, and more.
Elite status with Frontier Miles
The Frontier Miles program was revamped in early 2024. There were only minor changes to benefits, but a new elite level of Silver was introduced. There are now four elite levels (plus a standard free entry-level): Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond.
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Status points are earned similarly to miles – but only from flights and from credit card spending. This includes the elite status bonus for flights. Status points are not earned from spending on hotels, car hire, or elsewhere.
Progress up the levels is as follows:
|
Elite status level |
Status Points required |
|---|---|
|
Elite Silver |
10,000 |
|
Elite Gold |
20,000 |
|
Elite Platinum |
50,000 |
|
Elite Diamond |
100,000 |
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The benefits of Elite Silver
The first level of Elite Silver offers benefits including:
- 20% bonus on miles and points earned from flights.
- No change or cancelation fees for tickets up to seven days before departure (for the member and up to eight other members on the same reservation).
- Priority boarding (Zone 2), for all members on the same reservation.
- Free standard seat selection from the time of booking.
- Family pooling of miles.
- Access to “Last Seat” award tickets. This allows the purchase of an award ticket on any flight that is not sold out for a relatively small increase in miles.
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The benefits of Elite Gold
Elite Gold status adds the following benefits (on top of what is offered at Elite Silver level):
- 40% bonus on miles and points earned from flights.
- A free carry-on bag on flights (for the member only).
- Standard or preferred seat selection at time of booking.
- Free premium or preferred seat selection at check-in (for the member only).
- Priority boarding (Zone 1) for the member (others on the same reservation remain at Zone 2).
The benefits of Elite Platinum
Elite Platinum status adds the following benefits:
- 60% bonus on miles and points earned from flights.
- Free premium seat selection from the time of booking (for the member only).
- Free premium seat selection at check-in (for everyone in the same reservation).
- Free carry-on bag (for the member and up to eight in the same reservation).
- Free checked bag (for the member and up to eight in the same reservation).
- Pet fee waiver.
- The ability to gift Silver status to another member.
- 50% discount on Discount Den membership (this usually costs $59.99 per year and offers discounts on flights – and free child tickets in some cases).
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The benefits of Elite Diamond
The top level of Elite Diamond status adds the following benefits:
- 100% bonus on miles and points earned from flights
- Free premium or preferred seat selection from the time of booking (for up to eight in the reservation).
- Free UpFront Plus seating at check-in (for the member only).
- Priority boarding (Board First).
- Two free checked bags (for up to eight in the reservation).
- The ability to gift Gold status to another member.
- Tickets are refundable up to one day before departure (for up to eight in the reservation).
- Free Discount Den membership (worth $59.99 and potentially offering large savings on cash tickets).
The value of “Last Seat” booking
One of the standout features of the Frontier Miles program is the award pricing system, and the option for “Last Seat” booking is particularly important. This is a benefit available to all elite members, starting at Silver.
Frontier Miles prices awards at three different levels:
- Value. This lowest-priced category has the least availability. Value seats are more likely to be available when booking further in advance, at off-peak times, and on less popular routes.
- Standard. This category is also restricted, but more seats are available at higher prices.
- Last Seat. This is the highest-priced option, but it guarantees an available seat on any flight that is not sold out.
|
Award region/route |
Value award price (miles) |
Standard award price (miles) |
Last Seat award price (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Within the US and Puerto Rico |
10,000 |
20,000 |
22,500 |
|
To/from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, El Salvador, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Antigua |
15,000 |
25,000 |
27,500 |
Of course, going higher in the status levels brings even more value. Discount Den membership is offered free at the Diamond level, which gives potentially good discounts on cash fares.
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Additional benefits from a Frontier Airlines credit card
Like most loyalty programs, Frontier Miles offers co-branded credit cards. These allow miles to be earned from spending, and also boost elite status earning. There are also benefits from cards in their own right (independent of elite status).
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The Frontier Airlines World Mastercard benefits include:
- Increased miles earnings on flights (all Frontier flights earn an additional five miles per dollar).
- The ability to pool miles with family members.
- Priority boarding (Zone 2).
- Award ticket fee waiver.
- Receive an annual $100 Frontier Airlines flight voucher (when spending $2,500 on the card).
Are you an elite member with Frontier Miles? What do you think of the benefits on offer? What do you find most useful or valuable? Feel free to discuss in the comments section below.