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=== | ===Deliberately selling more seats on flights than available, then denying boarding for passengers=== | ||
Compared to other airlines, including other airlines with a ULCC model, Frontier Airlines has the highest involuntary denied-boarding rate among carriers in the United States. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Matt |date=August 22, 2024 |title=The Airlines That Deny the Most Passengers |url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/transportation/airlines-deny-most-passengers |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250324104445/https://www.travelagentcentral.com/transportation/airlines-deny-most-passengers |archive-date=March 24, 2025 |access-date=June 9, 2025 |work=Travel Agent Central}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Alex |date=September 23, 2024 |title=The Airlines Most Likely To Bump You [2024 Data + Survey] |url=https://upgradedpoints.com/news/airlines-most-likely-to-bump-you-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413204317/https://upgradedpoints.com/news/airlines-most-likely-to-bump-you-2024/ |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=June 9, 2025 |work=Upgraded Points}}</ref> In 2023 to 2024, Frontier had 3.21 involuntary bumps, the highest recorded number of involuntary bumps from 2023 to 2024. As a comparison, American Airlines follows this number with a rate of 0.6, a rate 400% lower than Frontier Airlines. At about 3.21 involuntary bumps per 10,000 passengers, this means that a paying Frontier Airlines passenger is about eight times more likely to be denied boarding than an American Airlines passenger because of Frontier Airlines' practice of deliberately overbooking flights. | Compared to other airlines, including other airlines with a ULCC model, Frontier Airlines has the highest involuntary denied-boarding rate among carriers in the United States. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Matt |date=August 22, 2024 |title=The Airlines That Deny the Most Passengers |url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/transportation/airlines-deny-most-passengers |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250324104445/https://www.travelagentcentral.com/transportation/airlines-deny-most-passengers |archive-date=March 24, 2025 |access-date=June 9, 2025 |work=Travel Agent Central}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Alex |date=September 23, 2024 |title=The Airlines Most Likely To Bump You [2024 Data + Survey] |url=https://upgradedpoints.com/news/airlines-most-likely-to-bump-you-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413204317/https://upgradedpoints.com/news/airlines-most-likely-to-bump-you-2024/ |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=June 9, 2025 |work=Upgraded Points}}</ref> In 2023 to 2024, Frontier had 3.21 involuntary bumps, the highest recorded number of involuntary bumps from 2023 to 2024. As a comparison, American Airlines follows this number with a rate of 0.6, a rate 400% lower than Frontier Airlines. At about 3.21 involuntary bumps per 10,000 passengers, this means that a paying Frontier Airlines passenger is about eight times more likely to be denied boarding than an American Airlines passenger because of Frontier Airlines' practice of deliberately overbooking flights. | ||