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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to Chicago 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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Thu, Oct 23 - Tue, Oct 28
Southwest Logo
12:45 pm - 11:05 pmSAN-ORD
8h 20m1 stop
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5:25 pm - 9:25 pmORD-SAN
6h 00m1 stop
$141Southwest
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Tue, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 11
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5:00 pm - 10:55 pmSAN-MDW
3h 55mnonstop
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8:35 pm - 11:00 pmMDW-SAN
4h 25mnonstop
$141Southwest
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Sat, Nov 15 - Mon, Nov 17
Frontier Logo
6:41 am - 12:12 amSAN-ORD
15h 31m1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:17 amORD-SAN
7h 17m1 stop
$146Frontier
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Sat, Oct 4 - Sat, Oct 11
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5:19 pm - 11:59 pmSAN-ORD
4h 40mnonstop
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10:00 am - 1:00 pmORD-SAN
5h 00mnonstop
$150Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Oct 10 - Mon, Oct 13
Frontier Logo
6:41 am - 12:59 amSAN-ORD
16h 18m1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:54 pm - 9:20 pmORD-SAN
25h 26m1 stop
$154Frontier
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Wed, Oct 1 - Sat, Oct 18
American Airlines Logo
1:17 pm - 7:41 pmSAN-ORD
4h 24mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:55 am - 12:24 pmORD-SAN
4h 29mnonstop
$157American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Sat, Oct 4
United Airlines Logo
4:07 pm - 12:54 amSAN-ORD
6h 47m1 stop
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7:20 am - 9:40 amORD-SAN
4h 20mnonstop
$171United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 2:50 pmSAN-ORD
4h 40mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 6:50 pmORD-SAN
5h 00mnonstop
$176Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Tue, Oct 7
American Airlines Logo
1:17 pm - 7:41 pmSAN-ORD
4h 24mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
10:07 am - 12:29 pmORD-SAN
4h 22mnonstop
$182American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Sun, Oct 19
United Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 4:37 amSAN-ORD
4h 07mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 9:31 amORD-SAN
4h 21mnonstop
$187United Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from San Diego to Chicago

 
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American's Main Cabin Extra offers early boarding and complimentary drinks for a small fee.


American Airlines offers high-speed Wi-Fi for purchase; T-Mobile users may get free access.

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United's Economy Plus offers up to 6 inches more legroom, enhancing comfort on medium-haul flights.


United's Wi-Fi offers free messaging; check coverage before purchasing for streaming.

Southwest

Southwest offers early boarding with extra legroom seats, providing 34 inches of legroom.


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

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SAN

Security lines at SAN are generally manageable, even during peak times. Expect waits of 30–35 minutes at most, often much less.

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ORD

The CTA Blue Line connects ORD to downtown Chicago in about 45 minutes, offering a reliable alternative to traffic-prone roads.

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MDW

The CTA Orange Line offers a direct route from MDW to downtown Chicago, taking about 25-30 minutes.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Chicago flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to Chicago to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

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Planning a trip from San Diego to Chicago? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

What is the cheapest San Diego to Chicago flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from San Diego to Chicago costs $135 on the route between San Diego (SAN) and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 6% cheaper than other San Diego-Chicago routes. It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Chicago?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Diego to Chicago clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Diego to Chicago, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Chicago, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Chicago, 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 San Diego to Chicago is August, where tickets cost $262 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $460 and $426 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Diego to Chicago?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $238, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to Chicago?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Chicago, 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 San Diego to Chicago, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$77
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 16% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Chicago O'Hare Airport

When to book flights from San Diego to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Chicago 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 San Diego to Chicago

  • How can I rent a car when I arrive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)?

    All of the major rental car companies have locations at the Multi-Modal Facility located offsite from the airport. Dedicated shuttle buses run 24/7 from the airport terminals to the facility. Pickup locations for the shuttle buses are clearly marked with locations just outside of the terminal baggage claim areas.

  • Are there nonstop flights from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chicago?

    There are several nonstop flight choices from Chicago to San Diego. Southwest Airlines offers nonstop service to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW), while both United Airlines and American Airlines offer nonstop service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD).

  • What is a good way to get from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to the city center by public transportation?

    The Chicago Transit Authority offers a train service from the airport. The Blue Line train operates on a 24h basis, making several stops on the way, with both the Clinton and Grand stops being great places to hop off the train in Downtown Chicago.

  • Is there a public transportation option to get from Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) to the city center?

    The Chicago Transit Authority's Orange Line offers service to Chicago Midway Airport. The trains run from early morning until after midnight every day. The trip to Downtown Chicago from the airport takes roughly 25min. The Roosevelt Station is a great place to hop off the train to explore Downtown Chicago.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Chicago?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Chicago was $77 for a one-way ticket and $141 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Chicago?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Diego to Chicago?

    On your way to Chicago, you’ll fly out from San Diego. You’ll be landing in one of Chicago’s 2 airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Diego to Chicago?

    American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Diego to Chicago flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Chicago?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Diego to Chicago flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Chicago?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Chicago, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Diego to Chicago?

    There are nonstop flights from San Diego to Chicago on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Chicago, Southwest or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Chicago are Southwest and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $412 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $414 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to Chicago?

    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 San Diego to Chicago.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Diego to Chicago?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from San Diego 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 San Diego to Chicago?

    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 Chicago with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego to Chicago?

    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 Chicago from San Diego 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 San Diego to Chicago

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $160 or less one-way and $217 or less round-trip.
  • If you’re looking for something to eat after your flight from San Diego, Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) offers a wide variety of choices. This includes everything from quick and simple options like Einstein Brothers Bagels and Dunkin Express to the artisan pizza found at Woodgrain Neapolitan Pizza.
  • The city bus 992 offers service between Downtown San Diego and San Diego International Airport (SAN). The bus operates from early in the morning until almost midnight and offers buses every 15min during the week and every 30min on weekends and holidays.
  • If you are looking for a place to wait before your flight to Chicago, stop in at the Airspace Lounge located in Terminal 2 of San Diego International Airport. For a fee between $20 and $30 per hour, you can enjoy a host of amenities, including a wide array of food and beverage choices, plus restrooms, showers, and an abundant seating area.
  • Are you planning on driving yourself to San Diego International Airport before your flight to Chicago? There are parking lots located at both terminal buildings. Both of the lots offer an hourly rate for the first 24h and then offer daily rates after that. The lots are adjacent to each terminal building and the terminals are easily accessed by a covered walkway.
  • If you’ve forgotten your favorite entertainment or technology device for the flight from San Diego to Chicago, there are two Best Buy Express vending machines located at San Diego International Airport. These machines carry things like chargers for mobile phones, noise-canceling headphones, and digital cameras.

Prefer to fly direct from San Diego to Chicago?

 
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Direct departures

San Diego to Chicago

Monday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

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Friday

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Saturday

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Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +2 more

Sunday

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Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +2 more

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Chicago to San Diego

Monday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +3 more

Tuesday

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Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +3 more

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +3 more

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +3 more

Friday

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Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +3 more

Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Chicago

 
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My flight wait is 3 hours delayed due to Unknown reason. We waited a very long time in the tarmac. Our flight 24 was scheduled @ 7, therefore we left my house at 330 to park our car. We were at the gate @ 530, then we were told at 6a that it will be late , we boarded at 930 but did not take off until 1015. Therefore my arranged pick up in JFK was cancelled because of no show. Before all these I got an email offers of changing my flight to a different date which I took a day earlier. I will never again take Alaska Airlines, very Inefficient and Disappointing.

10.0 ExcellentGRACE, Aug 2025SAN - JFK
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My flight wait is 3 hours delayed due to Unknown reason. We waited a very long time in the tarmac. Our flight 24 was scheduled @ 7, therefore we left my house at 330 to park our car. We were at the gate @ 530, then we were told at 6a that it will be late , we boarded at 930 but did not take off until 1015. Therefore my arranged pick up in JFK was cancelled because of no show. Before all these I got an email offers of changing my flight to a different date which I took a day earlier. I will never again take Alaska Airlines, very Inefficient and Disappointing.

Such great crew, from checkin to the plane. So friendly and helpful, I was genuinely impressed.

Seats extremely uncomfortable, no entertainment, no snacks, and when boarding, half of the passengers needed to check in the carry on luggage without any explanation.

The flight was jumping between being delayed and closer to schedule about 5 times. Alaska air website showed incorrect times while google had latest info. This panic was horrible to deal with.

I always heard this was a terrible airline but I was happy to experience otherwise. The seats were more comfortable than delta. They did board late and gate was a little chaotic, which is to be expected for a budget airline. I would definitely do it again for that price.

Very expensive for short flights. Can’t communicate with Alaska Air about passport issue at check-in. Also no replies to my text messages. Wanted to extend our vacation for two more days but this expensive flight ticket is called SAVER and I couldn’t make changes or cancel or get a credit even, so I paid another airline for the return trip. Extremely disappointed.

They canceled my flight then changed me $155 for the same flight the next day

Our flight time was drastically changed which caused us to lose a day of vacation

I like the new adjustable headrest. Unfortunately 2 crying children were in front of us. But it was the first time and not holding Alaska accountable for that. Alaska always seems to have everything in order professional but comfortable.

Very bad, terrible food and late by 2 hours. Then no to open aircraft doors

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

It was okay. The plane was delayed from earlier in the day, but they kept updating the departure time, sometimes later, sometimes earlier. That was stressful. Once we finally got on and took off, it was fine. I was supposed to have a connection in Chicago to Los Angeles, and the time for so late I was rebooked to arrive in LA 3 hours late. The departure time to Chicago later became early enough to have taken my original connection and arrive earlier but that wasn't an option.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Everything was on time. I was disappointed by the front section female, African American flight attendant. I did not see her name tag or would have identified by name not race. As passengers moved to the bathroom early in flight, she would say with a disdainful tone “I have to say the seat belt light is on” then go back to her book. Better trained flight attendants say something like be careful the seat belt light is on.

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

Overall poor for me I paid extra for seats with leg room and my regional flights exit row seats have less leg room then the others that's money that could have been saved and on my final flight home the flights air was not operating it was unbearably hot in the cabin I will be contacting United and filing a DOT complaint

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

On Wednesday, July 30 we were in mid flight from Manchester to Charlotte and we turned around because the right engine was malfunctioning. That was the last flight out of Manchester that night. I was rebooked for Thursday, which became a weather event Friday. There were no seats left on the flight from Manchester to Charlotte. Consequently I didn’t leave Manchester until Saturday morning and we flew to Chicago so to say the least my scheduled flight and return to Iowa was three days off and it messed with my business schedule. Consequently cash flow. I would like some sort of acknowledgment of this event.

Dreadful experience. Our flight was delayed more than 8 hours due to a maintenance issue and the assistance from rebooking was poor. I was travelling with a bad knee and needed assistance waited in one place more than 3 hours before someone came with a wheelchair. The woman next to me was a 91 year old great grandmother who had waited more than 4 hours. There were moments of support from the staff but it appeared as they were going against the direction of management. It was apathy, lack of ownership and dismissive responses with small moments of kindness and understanding typically from grey haired, female, veteran staff..

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

We were delayed three times ,and that destroyed my plans, and reservations

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

The flight itself was ok and the pilot was very communicative. However, our flight was delayed for almost 3 hours, the gate was changed 3 times and there was no communication as we were waiting. The flight staff was overall a little crabby...I understand as they probably had a long day but we all did.

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