Review of Frontier Airlines flight Atlanta Trenton in Economy

Airline Frontier Airlines
Flight F9806
Class Economy
Seat 3B
Aircraft Airbus A320neo
Flight time 00:00
Take-off 12 Nov 22, 12:00
Arrival at 12 Nov 22, 12:00
F9 5 reviews
V51Aviation
Published on 12th February 2023

introduction


I flew to Atlanta to for a few days, and now I was flying back to Trenton, New Jersey. I was pretty exited, because the random seats that were booked because of their "Low Cost" way of doing it, it was seats 3! which was a "Strech Seat."

It would be a short hop back to New Jersey, so  nothing much to prepare.


Getting to the airport


Getting to Hartsfield Jackson International is really straightforward. I took the Shuttle directly from my hotel, (The Renaissance Concourse Hotel). 

One drawback was that I had to remind the driver to drop us off at the North Terminal also (North Terminal is where all non-Delta domestic flights leave at ATL) . All in all very smooth.


View from the Concourse Hotel by the airport.


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Ground experience


Check-In was very simple, Frontier has free Self-Check-ins to print boarding passes. 

The TSA was Really quick, especially being the busiest airport in the world!

When I approached the terminal shuttle, The Plane Train, I noticed something was off. My boarding pass and confirmation E-Mail said that the gate was D3, but the departure boards for the same flight said it was at Gate E4.

I first went to the E gates, and found a Frontier A320neo, heading to Denver. In 5 hours. As my flight was in about in hour, I took the pretty useless Plane Train one stop to the D  gates. At the D gates I munched on a bagel sandwich from Einstein Bagel Bros, and watched some Delta 717s pass and go by the window.

Boarding went smoothly, but a huge messy line was formed during boarding. I don't blame Frontier for this, they just use a terminal used for 90 seater 717s. 


aircraft


Type: A320neo
Registration: N378FR
First Flight: 4/20/2021


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cabin/seat


The Frontier Airlines A320neo has 180 seats all in economy in a 3 by 3 config. The newly built A320neo had a more modern cabin, and a table larger than those on older Frontier Planes.


taxi and takeoff


Taxing out went smooth and was short, followed by a quick westerly takeoff.


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food/beverages


Snacks and Drink were offered for purchase, but I was not hungry fore anything, and I had my own water.


Arrival experiance


The Landing and Taxi into Trenton was smooth and quick. I boarded off the unique ramp and got my bag from the puny shed at TTN.


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Verdict

Frontier Airlines

4.6/10
Cabin7.5
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi0.0
Buy-on-board menu3.0

Atlanta - ATL

7.4/10
Efficiency8.0
Access7.0
Services10.0
Cleanliness4.5

Trenton - TTN

6.0/10
Efficiency8.0
Access6.0
Services0.0
Cleanliness10.0

Conclusion

Overall a quick and nice flight with Frontier! The confusion with the gates was pretty much the only problem. Aside from pushy cabin crew trying to promote their card, they were friendly, and it was a simple short flight with Frontier. If you want a quick cheep hop out of a small Airport, I would even suggest Frontier, compared to Spirit and Allegiant.

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4 Comments

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  • Comment 621110 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6744 Comments
    Hi there welcome and thanks for sharing your first review here with us. Good detail for a first review, just missing some cabin pics. Would have been interested in seeing what the BOB menu looked like as well.

    We don’t get review on F9 too often so it’s good to see.

    Thanks for sharing!
    • Comment 621111 by
      V51Aviation AUTHOR 1 Comments
      Thank you for your feedback! I had no intensions of making a review during this flight hence no pictures inside. Next time look forward to more cabin pics!
      • Comment 621173 by
        KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6744 Comments
        Sounds good! Yup, I figured as much. My first time I forgot to take pics of food and wasn’t sure I would make a trip report. Now it comes naturally after many many years. Back in the day over 10 years ago it was awkward, now with smartphone cameras being so good and people naturally taking pics of everything it’s much easier!

        Looking forward to future reviews!
  • Comment 621113 by
    Pilpintu TEAM 997 Comments
    Hello, V51Aviation!

    it was seats 3! which was a "Strech Seat."

    You mean you got extra legroom for free?? That's lucky!

    and I had my own water.

    I see I'm not alone. I got fed up with lousy and expensive BOB menus and started bringing my own stuff with me when I fly.

    I boarded off the unique ramp

    That's one nice fuselage photo! I didn't notice the pretty shade of green of their livery before!

    You might want to check the time of departure and arrival you entered in the flight data. I am reading a flight time of 00 hours.

    According to Wikipedia, Frontier and my local JetSmart are members of the same family! Both were created by the same investment fund. They only have 8 A320-neo, though, but as far as I know, more were coming. Still waiting!

    Congrats on your first report, and welcome onboard! Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Looking forward to more reports from you!

    Fernando here

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