About Our Tier Levels
In addition to reknown friendly service, our most frequent travelers receive additional benefits, privileges, and recognition.
2012 EarlyReturns® Tier Qualification Requirements
Ascent Level:
- 15,000 Frontier flight miles flown in one calendar year (January through December)
- 20 Frontier flight segments flown in one calendar year (January through December)
Summit Level:
- 25,000 Frontier flight miles flown in one calendar year (January through December)
- 30 Frontier flight segments flown in one calendar year (January through December)
Membership Levels
We offer three levels of EarlyReturns® membership benefits, as shown below. Note that you earn bonus miles when you reach Ascent or Summit status - so you can earn award travel even faster.
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| Earn one mile for every mile flown |
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| Earn miles through partnerships |
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| 25,000 miles for a roundtrip award ticket within the U.S., including to/from Alaska |
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| 35,000 miles for a roundtrip award ticket to/from Mexico and Costa Rica |
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| Two complimentary checked bags on all Fare Options 1 |
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| Free DIRECTV® service on all Airbus flights |
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| Priority check-in and boarding |
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| Priority security lane access in many airports |
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| Preferred Seating in the rows between STRETCH and the exit rows 1 |
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| Complimentary access to STRETCH seating 1, 2 |
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| Designated customer service toll-free number |
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| Exclusive Frontier & partner offers |
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| Bonus on flight miles |
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| EarlyReturns® Last Seat Available Award (additional award seat option) - Redeem 50,000 miles for a roundtrip award ticket within the U.S., including to/from and Alaska |
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| EarlyReturns® Last Seat Available Award (additional award seat option) - Redeem 60,000 miles for a roundtrip award ticket to/from Mexico |
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| EarlyReturns® Last Seat Available Award (additional award seat option) - Redeem 60,000 miles for a roundtrip award ticket to/from Costa Rica |
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| Free same day confirmed alternate flight on day of travel ($50 Economy and $25 Classic same day confirmed fee applies for Base & Ascent members) |
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| Complimentary premium beverages |
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| Itinerary change fee waived 1 |
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| Summit members only guaranteed seat availability 3 |
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1 Select benefits are also extended to Summit traveling companions booked in their same reservation.
2 Based on availability EarlyReturns® Summit members can upgrade for free to a STRETCH seat when booking, or can upgrade when checking in online or at the airport kiosk, ticket counter, or gate. EarlyReturns® Ascent members can request an upgrade when checking in online or at the airport kiosk, ticket counter, or gate. STRETCH seating is not available on Frontier Express flights.
3 Get a spot on the fullest flights. We guarantee Summit members only a seat on Frontier and Frontier Express flights when you purchase an unrestricted fare (booked in Y class), even if the flight is full. Just call the Summit dedicated customer service number on your membership card prior to departure to secure your seat. The Summit service center is open 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Saturday and Sunday.
Tier Status Terms and Conditions
Ascent and Summit status must be earned by using a single method of Flight Miles or Flight Segments; you cannot combine Flight Miles or Flight Segments to earn tier status. Flight Miles and Flight Segment calculation is based on activity in a calendar year schedule (January through December). A segment is defined as a flight between two airports using only one flight number, regardless of the number of intermediate stops or changes of planes. Redemption flight miles or segments do not count towards tier status.
Flight miles = actual miles flown on a Frontier or Frontier Express scheduled flight.
Any tier level bonus miles earned are automatically credited to your account once travel is completed and do not count towards the Ascent Level or the Summit Level tier qualification. Once reached, Ascent or Summit level status remains activated through the following calendar year plus January of the next year.
Example: Qualify on October 15, 2011 and receive tier status effective through January 31, 2013
Only mileage or segments earned from qualifying flights as defined in the EarlyReturns® program rules will qualify for Ascent or Summit status. Travel on tickets that are excluded from earning miles in the Program will not count toward Ascent or Summit status.
EarlyReturns® members will not receive full tier-status benefits on codeshare flights operated by Great Lakes Airlines.
For additional EarlyReturns® program information go to Terms & Conditions.