Frontier Airlines Adds First-Class Seats Starting at $129 One Way

Frontier Airlines, long known as a low-fare carrier that charges extra for many services, is introducing a first-class cabin. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Denver-based airline is offering first-class seats for flights beginning March 5, 2027, with introductory one-way fares starting at $129.

What the new seating includes

The first-class section will occupy the first two rows and use a 2-by-2 layout that removes the middle seat. Seat pitch, the distance between seats, will be 37 inches, compared with Frontier's usual 28 to 31 inches.

Rows 3 to 8 will be sold as extra-legroom seats, with pitch increased to 34 inches. Frontier says both sections will have individual USB-C power ports, which will roll out during 2027 aircraft by aircraft. The airline also said Starlink Wi-Fi, announced in July, will be part of the upgrade.

Meals and snacks are not included in either premium section unless passengers pay extra. The Points Guy, a travel advice site, noted that the new first-class seats do not actually recline, although Frontier describes them as pre-reclined for a relaxing journey.

Introductory pricing and competition

To promote the new cabins, Frontier is offering introductory prices for flights booked before November 17 for travel between March 5 and April 5, 2027. One-way first-class fares start at $129, and one-way extra-legroom seats start at $90.

The move follows JetBlue's announcement about six weeks earlier that it would create a premium category on domestic flights, called Bluefirst. That product will include wider reclining seats, a meal, snacks, drinks and priority baggage service, with flights beginning in December, January and February depending on the route.

Frontier's background and recent rankings

Frontier was founded in 1994 and flies about 170 aircraft to roughly 120 destinations in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. The airline went through a bankruptcy reorganization in 2008.

Performance reports ranked Frontier last among the 10 major U.S. airlines in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Those rankings considered on-time arrivals, passengers denied boarding and customer complaints.

What next

The new first-class and extra-legroom seats are scheduled to begin with flights from March 5, 2027. Introductory fares apply only to bookings made before November 17, and the rollout of in-seat power and Wi-Fi is expected to continue through the year.