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$81 Find Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Kansas City

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Raleigh to Kansas City, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$162
Overall average: $353
Frontier
Mon 12/29Mon 1/5
RDU - MCI • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$199
Overall average: $199
Delta
Wed 1/28Thu 2/5
RDU - MCI • Non-stop
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Southwest's free carry-on policy adds flexibility.
Expect quick rideshare access at Kansas City Airport.
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Frontier
Cheapest • from $188 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Kansas City (RDU-MCI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Kansas City that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Raleigh to Kansas City

Mon, Dec 29 - Mon, Jan 5
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6:00 am - 10:08 am
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MCI
5h 08m1 stop
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11:38 am - 12:13 am
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RDU
11h 35m1 stop
$162Frontier
Mon, Feb 2 - Sat, Feb 28
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6:10 am - 11:50 am
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MCI
6h 40m1 stop
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10:00 am - 7:00 am
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RDU
20h 00m1 stop
$164Frontier
Thu, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 8
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3:08 pm - 10:31 am
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MCI
20h 23m1 stop
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8:41 pm - 5:40 pm
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RDU
19h 59m2 stops
$175Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Tue, Feb 3
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3:08 pm - 10:31 am
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MCI
20h 23m1 stop
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5:04 pm - 4:30 pm
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RDU
22h 26m1 stop
$178Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Wed, Feb 4
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3:08 pm - 10:31 am
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MCI
20h 23m1 stop
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5:04 pm - 3:40 pm
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21h 36m1 stop
$180Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Thu, Feb 5
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3:08 pm - 10:31 am
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MCI
20h 23m1 stop
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8:43 pm - 6:44 pm
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RDU
21h 01m1 stop
$181Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
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3:08 pm - 10:31 am
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20h 23m1 stop
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12:45 pm - 12:11 am
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10h 26m1 stop
$183Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Sun, Feb 1
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2:15 pm - 10:31 am
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21h 16m2 stops
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11:26 am - 2:13 pm
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25h 47m1 stop
$184Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
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3:08 pm - 10:31 am
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20h 23m1 stop
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8:41 pm - 11:51 pm
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26h 10m2 stops
$185Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Sat, Feb 7
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3:08 pm - 10:31 am
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20h 23m1 stop
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11:26 am - 11:56 pm
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11h 30m2 stops
$186Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Raleigh to Kansas City flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Raleigh to Kansas City to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Raleigh to Kansas City?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Raleigh to Kansas City clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Raleigh to Kansas City, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Kansas City back to Raleigh, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Raleigh to Kansas City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Kansas City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Raleigh to Kansas City is July, where tickets cost $207 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $389 and $383 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Raleigh to Kansas City?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $329 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh to Kansas City?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Kansas City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Raleigh to Kansas City, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 67% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Raleigh to Kansas City

 
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KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airlines
Delta

Delta offers free Wi-Fi for SkyMiles members on domestic flights, enhancing productivity and connectivity.


Delta's Sky Priority check-in speeds up the process for elite status passengers and premium cabin travelers.

Southwest

Southwest offers free carry-on and personal item, but checked bags now incur fees.


Southwest's cancellation policy allows changes up to 10 minutes before departure.

Airports
RDU

RDU offers free Wi-Fi throughout the airport, lasting up to 48 hours, perfect for staying connected during delays.

MCI

At MCI, rideshare and taxi services are readily available outside arrivals, offering a convenient 20-30 minute ride to downtown Kansas City.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$81
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 25% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
Flight from Raleigh to Kansas City

When to book flights from Raleigh to Kansas City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Raleigh to Kansas City based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Raleigh to Kansas City

  • What is the cheapest flight from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Raleigh to Kansas City was $81 for a one-way ticket and $162 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Raleigh and Kansas City?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Raleigh to Kansas City. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    Raleigh and Kansas City are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Raleigh from Raleigh-Durham and will be arriving at Kansas City.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    Delta, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Raleigh to Kansas City flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Raleigh to Kansas City flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Raleigh and Kansas City, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    There are nonstop flights from Raleigh to Kansas City on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Raleigh to Kansas City, Delta or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Raleigh to Kansas City are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $254 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $356 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Raleigh to Kansas City.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kansas City from Raleigh is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Kansas City with an airline and back to Raleigh with another airline. Booking your flights between Raleigh and MCI can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Raleigh to Kansas City?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Kansas City from Raleigh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Raleigh to Kansas City

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $168 or less one-way and $259 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Raleigh to Kansas City?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Raleigh-Durham to Kansas City.
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Direct departures

Raleigh-Durham to Kansas City

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Direct returns

Kansas City to Raleigh-Durham

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Raleigh to Kansas City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Raleigh to Kansas City. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
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They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

2.0 MediocreRobert, Dec 2025
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They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Had to get off plane from prior flight even though I had to reboard same plane to continue to my final destination.

Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

Lady Pilot was perfect in every way wheels up to wheels down communication, professionalism, excellent on time departure and on time arrival, excellent communication! Fantastic job with Superb attitude!!

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

Left on time, a bit delayed due to headwinds most of the trip.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

Good seats in Main cabin, excellent service and excellent landing

My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

Very smooth, on-time, and pleasantly uneventful flight. The team at the gate and on board were professional and genuinely courteous. The pilot kept us well updated throughout, and both takeoff and landing were steady and enjoyable without any drama. Just a good, solid flight. Thank you! 💗

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

United have really come back. Airport and boarding process is clear and good, app and information also very good

Flight was delayed 8 times. We were sitting at the airport for 14 hours. We got 2 hours of sleep (if that) on what was not meant to be a red-eye.

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

They brought an empty plane to the gate. Then a flight delay was announced for maintenance and waiting on a part. I was then put on a flight to San Francisco instead with a connecting flight to my final destination. Arrived at my final destination 2 hours late.

The only downside was my cell phone charger wouldn’t work in the charging port but everyone else’s would work in them all. My cell phone cable works fine in my hotel room in Frankfurt.

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

Waaay too small plane. They also need to up the size of the overhead bins. I would love to keep me 3k with of camera equipment in my hard case baggahe instead of it being thrown into the belly of the plane

After arriving in Dallas, the aircraft taxied for an unusually long time and was unable to park at the gate, which caused a significant delay and made me miss my connecting flight. I then had to wait in a very long line to be rebooked, and I was told that no hotel or meal accommodations would be provided. What is even more unacceptable is that my luggage was mishandled and has still not been located. My suitcase contains important medications that I urgently need, and I have been unable to access them due to the airline’s mishandling. This situation has caused me considerable stress and inconvenience, and I need this issue to be resolved immediately.

I had a positive experience on American. I'm blind and traveling with a guide dog and the flight attendants were so kind, friendly, and helpful towards us. They checked in on us during the flight and they made us feel comfortable and welcomed. There was an hour delay before depature, but overall the flight was a smooth ride. I appreciate that there were no issues on this long flight back home.

Flight delayed and missed connection. Rescheduled flight cancelled after 6 hrs wait. Rerouted thru ORD, flight cancelled, overnight stay in ORD. Still in the air on new flight!

Flight was delayed because of a bird strike. They had another plane available within 45 minutes.

You can plug your phone in & use their wifi to watch movies, etc, but the plane’s wifi was disconnected for most of the flight.

Very below average , plane from Dallas to Toyko was very poor designed plane. I had to sit for 13 hours next to fat man. Really bad seat and entertainment screen sucked

Sat on the ground in Cincinnati for 50 minutes before deplaning

Flight was delayed. Staff at the gate effectively and proactively communicated about the delay.

Not clean and was told I would get a great seat and it was not great at all

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

Horrible. I would never fly Frontier again. The booking process is tricky at best, but fraudulent in my opinion. Frontier customer service did nothing to rectify my purchase -- I ended up paying more than double what I could have gotten from other airlines and nearly triple what I thought I was buying from Frontier. Their booking practices are unfair to the consumer.

Delayed. Text notifications were slow. Not much information o what was happening. Boarding was slow and confusing. Wasn’t even offered water other flight. Had to ask. No entertainment at all. Felt like.a Greyhound bus.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Better than expected. Staff were friendly and nice on both flights.

There was no one at the counter to assist with our check in. The app didn’t work, so I arrived at the airport with time to check in and I couldn’t because no employees were there. When I finally got someone on the phone, it was inside the 60min rule and they said I could no longer check in and they could sell me another ticket. We had to scramble and pay an additional $800 for tickets and THEN AFTER (about 60 min from my original convo with customer service and 10min after original departure time) I had boarded my new flight, there was email saying my original flight from Frontier was delayed and leaving 2hr 50min later, but I STILL wouldn’t have been able to check in. Which means customer service should have been able to see it and let me check in because I was well within my check in time. When I call Frontier, they hang up on me. So their app didn’t work and they employees left and they take zero responsibility or assistance with their “customer service”

Terrible. Flight cancelled with no reasoning and no flights to rebook. Employees were useless and did nothing to help. Did not even know where to retrieve luggage from the cancelled flight. Flyers beware.

No fault of Frontier staff: plane was very late, reached Orlando at 1 am, took a while to get luggage. Weather, gov financial shutdown impact on TSA, air controllers seemed to have multiple flights backed up. Frontier staff seemed to cope as gracefully as possible. It did reassure me that I and my new hip could adapt to travel challenges. Food/entertainment were irrelevant to my trip.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

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