All about Frontier Airlines’ all-you-can-fly passes for 2024-25

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Few things get frequent flyers more excited than an all-you-can-fly pass. Theoretically, it's the holy grail that grants you access to a travel buffet of flight options.

For the last year or so, Frontier Airlines has offered a variety of all-you-can-fly passes — some that feel vaguely similar to a subscription model for air travel.

There are seasonal passes, monthly passes (sometimes free for the first month, excluding the enrollment fee) and an annual all-you-can-fly pass.

Here's what you need to know about Frontier's all-you-can-fly passes, including the 2024-25 annual pass.

Monthly Frontier GoWild! Pass

Frontier's monthly pass allows customers to commit to travel windows 30 days at a time.

There's an enrollment fee of $99 for the first month with a $50 introductory fee.

After the first month, customers pay $149 monthly for unlimited travel for 30 days from the date of purchase. At the end of 30 days, the pass will automatically renew unless canceled. The booking rules match those for other passes (can be confirmed the day before a domestic flight or 10 days before an international one), and it will cost 1 cent in airfare plus taxes and fees. Fees for bags and seat assignments are extra, adding costs for anyone who doesn't travel light.

Monthly: $50 plus $99 enrollment fee for the first month, then $149 for 30 days.
Valid for travel during a 30-day period from the date of purchase.

As long as you trust yourself to cancel in time to not be charged for a month of flying that you don't want (before midnight Mountain time on the final valid date of travel on the pass), this may be the best way to try out Frontier's subscription model for discounted flying.

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Frontier all-you-can-fly pass pricing

There are three other versions of Frontier's GoWild! Pass: an annual pass, a fall and winter pass, and a summer pass. Historically, Frontier offered introductory pricing for a limited time after launching new versions of the all-you-can-fly pass. After the first year or season(s), the pass will automatically renew at the regular (much higher) price unless you cancel.

Here are the current prices and dates of use for all passes:

Annual GoWild! Pass

The annual pass costs $599 for the first year.
Valid for travel between May 1, 2024, and April 30, 2025.

Summer GoWild! Pass

Regularly priced at $499.
Valid for travel between May 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2024.

Fall & Winter GoWild! Pass

Limited-time offer: $299 per year. It automatically renews at $399 per year.
Valid for travel between Sept. 1, 2024, and Feb. 28, 2025

Monthly GoWild! Pass

There's a limited-time offer of $50 for the first month (excluding the $99 enrollment fee). The pass automatically renews at $149 per month.
Valid for travel for 30 days.

Note that passholders will still be charged for full-size carry-ons, checked bags and advance seat assignments — just like you would on any other Frontier flight. The trick here is to try to get Frontier elite status to avoid some of those fees. You can get it through spending on the Frontier Airlines World Mastercard® or a status match with other travel cards. Then, use those status benefits to get complimentary advance seat assignments or free bags when flying on this pass,

As of this year, passholders can earn Frontier miles for purchasing those extras with their GoWild! booking.

The information for the Frontier Airlines World Mastercard has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.

Where you can fly with the Frontier GoWild! Pass

Frontier's all-you-can-fly pass is valid on flights to Frontier's domestic and international destinations. This opens the doors to the airline's routes that touch Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America.

The booking window technically opens one day before travel for domestic flights and 10 days before departure for international travel using the GoWild! Pass . However, in our tests, some flights have been available further in advance.

You can view the route map on Frontier Airlines' website.

Frontier GoWild! blackout dates

There are blackout dates when you cannot use your all-you-can-fly pass.

2024

Jan. 1 and 15
Feb. 15, 16 and 19
March 3, 10, 15-17, 22-24 and 29-31
April 5-7 and 12-14
May 23-24 and 27
June 27-29
July 5 and 7
Aug. 29-30
Sept. 2
Oct. 10-11 and 13-14
Nov. 23, 27 and 3
Dec. 1-2, 21-24 and 26-31

2025

Jan. 1, 4-5, 16-17 and 20
Feb. 13-14 and 17
March 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30
April 4-6, 11-13 and 18-21

Dates from May 2025 onward are not yet available. Note that the number of Frontier Airlines blackout dates appears to be growing over time. For example, in January 2024, there were two blackout dates, but in January 2025, there will be six. Additionally, in April 2024, there were six blackout dates, but in April 2025, there will be 10.

How to use the Frontier flight pass

After you purchase the pass, you can search and book your flights on Frontier's website. Although you aren't guaranteed to be able to use the Frontier GoWild! Pass for domestic travel until the day before travel, you can plan ahead and book select flights early.

This year, the website has a new feature — travelers now have the ability to search and choose GoWild! flights when available. However, an early booking charge might apply.

For international travel, the airline's terms state that you can book and confirm travel 10 days in advance.

In either case, flights are subject to availability and "last seat availability is not guaranteed," per Frontier.

While flights on the pass will qualify as activity in your Frontier frequent flyer account to extend the life of your miles, they will not earn miles or count toward earning elite status.

Flights taken with the pass earn miles on purchases, including bags and seat assignments, and they also extend the expiration date of members' existing Frontier miles.

Lastly, flights must be booked online.

Is the pass available to kids?

The Frontier GoWild! Pass is available to travelers of all ages, but only those 18 and up can purchase it. Passholders under 13 must be enrolled by their parent or legal guardian. Passholders under 15 must be accompanied by another person at least 15 years old when traveling.

Is the Frontier pass a good deal?

The idea of an all-you-can-fly pass is borderline intoxicating for travelers.

Unfortunately, it might only be a good deal if you don't spend much on bags or seat assignments regularly. You also must be content with not having confirmed flight plans until just one day before travel (or 10 days when traveling internationally). Not to mention, you will still have to pay taxes and fees.

If you get the pass, I highly recommend securing Frontier Miles elite status to mitigate those fees. You can get status via the cobranded Frontier credit card, and there's often a way to match or buy into Frontier status, too.

Frontier frequently has sales that bring the cost of flights down to $19 or $29 each way. So, in many cases, it could make more sense to outright buy a flight rather than pay $14-plus for taxes and fees in addition to the hundreds of dollars required to purchase the pass.

Additionally, as the number of blackout dates grows, the utility of the pass decreases.

Bottom line

There's an undeniable allure to knowing you can fly as much as you want for a fixed time at a fixed price. We love the ingenuity put into these passes.

Frontier's GoWild! Pass could be a great match for someone who has the freedom to go where the wind — and seat availability — takes them. It would also be good for someone with elite status, which mitigates many of the incidental fees that come with flying Frontier Airlines (or is OK avoiding them on their own).

However, there are many catches, and exactly how much this pass will cost you depends on your travel dates and flight routes. Also, if the blackout-date trend continues, the pass will have less and less value for most travelers.

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Editorial disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.

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