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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newarknonstop$218
Orlando
Orlandononstop$265
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$87
Las Vegas
Las Vegasnonstop$88
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$239
Miami
Miami1 stop$248
Boston
Bostonnonstop$217
Denver
Denvernonstop$97
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$214
Seattle
Seattlenonstop$131
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$192
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$211
Phoenix
Phoenixnonstop$111
Tampa
Tampa2 stops$290
Houston
Houstonnonstop$269
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$250
San Diego
San Diegononstop$114
Philadelphia
Philadelphianonstop$289
New York
Newarknonstop$218
Orlando
Orlandononstop$265
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$87
Las Vegas
Las Vegasnonstop$88
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$239
Miami
Miami1 stop$248
Boston
Bostonnonstop$217
Denver
Denvernonstop$97
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$214
Seattle
Seattlenonstop$131
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$192
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$211
Phoenix
Phoenixnonstop$111
Tampa
Tampa2 stops$290
Houston
Houstonnonstop$269
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$250
San Diego
San Diegononstop$114
Philadelphia
Philadelphianonstop$289

Book Cheap San Francisco to the United States Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to the United States 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to the United States

Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 3:12 pm
SFO
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LAX
19h 57m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:01 pm - 9:38 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 37mnonstop
$87Multiple Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Wed, Mar 4
Frontier Logo
7:15 pm - 8:57 pm
SFO
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LAS
1h 42mnonstop
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7:30 am - 9:39 pm
LAS
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SFO
14h 09m
1 stop
$88Frontier
Mon, Apr 20 - Thu, Apr 23
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5:49 pm - 7:24 pm
SFO
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LAX
1h 35mnonstop
Frontier Logo
8:01 pm - 9:34 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 33mnonstop
$88Frontier
Wed, Mar 11 - Sat, Mar 14
United Airlines Logo
10:44 pm - 12:17 am
SFO
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LAX
1h 33mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:36 pm - 8:10 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 34mnonstop
$89United Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 10
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11:34 am - 1:55 pm
SFO
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SEA
2h 21mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:10 pm - 11:44 pm
SEA
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SFO
6h 34m
1 stop
$131Alaska Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 3
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:21 pm - 6:40 pm
SFO
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SEA
2h 19mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:40 pm - 9:08 am
SEA
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SFO
11h 28m
1 stop
$137Alaska Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 9
Delta Logo
2:39 pm - 4:58 pm
SFO
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SEA
2h 19mnonstop
Delta Logo
9:45 pm - 11:56 pm
SEA
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SFO
2h 11mnonstop
$152Delta
Tue, Mar 3 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 10:30 pm
SFO
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DFW
3h 35mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 9:39 am
DFW
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SFO
4h 09mnonstop
$215United Airlines
Wed, Mar 11 - Wed, Mar 18
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 3:28 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 28mnonstop
Delta Logo
9:29 am - 1:05 pm
JFK
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SFO
6h 36mnonstop
$219Delta
Thu, Apr 23 - Fri, May 1
JetBlue Logo
2:45 pm - 11:29 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 44mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
8:07 pm - 11:50 pm
JFK
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SFO
6h 43mnonstop
$228JetBlue
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to the United States flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to the United States flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to the United States from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Las Vegas, at $63 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $82.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to the United States?

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 $372, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to the United States, 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 Francisco to the United States is January, when tickets cost $307 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $477 and $437 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to United States?

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to United States on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to United States. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to the United States?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to the United States, 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 Francisco to the United States, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$36
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas

Flights from San Francisco to the United States: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from San Francisco to the United States 
GregFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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BUR
Jan 2026
Upgrade to first class for free checked bags, priority boarding and half off the SFO lounge for not that much extra
PhilipFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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SAN
Feb 2026
Taking a flight with a smaller plane was pleasant, fewer passengers and.easier boarding and disembarking.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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AUS
Dec 2025
Bid on an upgrade seat if you can, I was pleased with my upgrade.
MitchellFlew with United Airlines
SFO
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RDU
Jan 2026
United had a direct flight to RDU - worked out well just need to manage food timing as arriving in RDU after 9 PM, very limited availability for healthy food. rental car transfer at RDU went very smoothly
ElenaFlew with United Airlines
SFO
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EWR
Jun 2025
Construction in the terminal so allow for extra time in SFO. Very easy finding luggage and getting outside at Newark. Also, this time, took the Express Bus into Manhattan - $25 is a good price, though the bus arrived 20 minutes after the scheduled time.
MaryannFlew with United Airlines
SFO
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EWR
Mar 2025
Bring your own food with you. Airport and airline food is expensive and you WILL need something to eat on such a long flight.
LawrenceFlew with United Airlines
SFO
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HNL
May 2025
Get to your gate early!!! Very little seating at/near gates 19, 20, 21 and 22. The last couple of flights, American boarding (very different gates) has been very straightforward. The last time on United, boarding at gate 19 was bedlam. Really going to look hard before scheduling on United next time!!!
SarahFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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BUR
Feb 2025
Go early in the day so if your flight is canceled, you might have better alternatives than I did when my 12:30 flight was canceled.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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AUS
Jan 2025
Use the lounge access at the discounted rate. It was very nice.
ericFlew with Air New Zealand
SFO
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BOS
Jan 2025
At least two hour connection Buy food pre-flight
GeraldFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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ORD
Oct 2024
Book a flight as early in the day as possible to avoid incoming flight delays.
StevenFlew with Southwest
SFO
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LAS
Oct 2024
Take later flight out side of the hotel check in time. Lines are terrible. Travel light.
William DrewFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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HNL
Nov 2024
Arrive at least two hours before your flight.
BrookeFlew with Delta
SFO
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MSP
Jun 2024
Book early for the best price. Upgrade if you can. Sun country is a more consistent experience but delta has better in-flight entertainment.
IreneFlew with Southwest
SFO
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LAX
Jun 2024
Arrive a least 1 hour before boarding if you’re checking bags. Light layers due weather variation
JohnjimyFlew with ANA
SFO
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LAX
Aug 2024
Layover from NRT(JPN), to SFO (US), to LAX(US) Easy if you are a United States Citizen, when you go to US Border & Customs, bring your Passport if you arrive Internationally. Remember to pick up your check baggage before moving into domestic flights, as they will check the tag for the plane you are boarding in. (They will check your baggage again). Bring your ID/DL (Real-ID COMPLIANT) with you to pass security/TSA, passport works too. SFO is pretty strict as well as LAX.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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SEA
Jul 2024
It is a very crowded flight, so I advice to choose seats in advance. We didn’t have that option and that was the only complaint I’d have because they put us in the middle seats and we both wanted aisle seats. My sister was able to switch but I wasn’t. She was switched to the back, almost to the last row.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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PSP
Jun 2024
SFO ~ most convenient People should prepare themselves for cold temperature inside the cabin, bring coat/jacket and food in case flight is delayed.
NancyFlew with United Airlines
SFO
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ATL
Aug 2024
Bring your own food, shorten your legs by about 4-5" and bring your own entertainment that is not relying on any internet.
FatimaFlew with Frontier
SFO
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LAX
Jun 2024
Frontier requires 3hr preflight check in even on domestic flights
RobertFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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EWR
Jun 2024
Bring some food on board for the flight
JulieFlew with Southwest
SFO
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LAX
Jun 2024
Avoid flying into LAX. It’s a nightmare. Baggage claim took 40 minutes. And then the shuttle to the car rental place took an hour because there are two shuttles. The first is a local bus that makes a stop at every seven terminals and then it takes you to another place where you have to wait for your smaller shuttle to the car rental place.
BryanFlew with American Airlines
SFO
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DFW
Aug 2024
Don't count on wheelchair assistance, particularly if you have a short connection and different terminals. DFW is HUGE and the assistance program is a disaster.
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines
SFO
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DEN
Mar 2024
Get TSA PRE and CLEAR. Life will be easy.
KateFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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PSP
Apr 2024
Fly in the morning when it’s not windy.
SidFlew with United Airlines
SFO
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BZN
Jan 2024
wear layers as you never know if you will be cold or hot (with non-functional vents).

FAQs - booking United States flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to the United States?

    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 Francisco to the United States.

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

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

    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 from San Francisco to the United States with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from San Francisco to the United States up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United States?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $381 on average. Morning departures are around 29% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $492.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United States

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the following destinations at these prices or less: New York $166 one-way - $279 round-trip; Las Vegas $83 one-way - $153 round-trip; Los Angeles $99 one-way - $173 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to the United States? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11874 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

Delay for switching planes. Then delay after delay (mechanical) after boarding so that we were almost 3 hrs late, getting in at 230am. Crew was good.

4.0 Okayjeff, Feb 2026
SFO - PDX
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Delay for switching planes. Then delay after delay (mechanical) after boarding so that we were almost 3 hrs late, getting in at 230am. Crew was good.

The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

I paid for wifi and it never worked... it was miserable. I couldn't access my shared files to work on the plane, it didn't work on my phone. I paid for nothing but frustration and continual refreshing, hoping it would work

The stewardess are very nice and pleasant, Someone onboard had a medical attention, and they attended that person non-stop all throughout the flight, and yet, did not forget to serve and help other passengers.

The Alaska Airlines app made it very difficult to find my boarding pass. It was very frustrating to use! The flight itself was flawless.

The flight was excellent and very friendly and helpful staff. Will travel again and recommend to friends. Thank you

Did not have In flight service on my round trip due to turbulence. I did not partake in In flight entertainment. Flight descending into LAX was very turbulent. It would have been nice if the pilot communicated with us during that rough descent into LAX to ease the minds of some of us more nervous flyers.

They canceled my flight with only a couple hours before checking in at the airport and offered no alternatives to get home.

I had entered my TSA pre number when I bought the ticket but TSA pre was not on my boarding pass. I went to find an agent at check in and there was only one agent one duty for first class and a line of people waiting for check in/baggage with no agent manning that area.

Comfort level was below par. Food selection was non-existent. Paying $35 for 1st bag is never appreciated. I will not fly them again. I am actually trying to change my return flight.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

The flight was delayed for about 2 hrs. Other than it, it was good.

I am extremely disappointed that delta internal pilot manuals now refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “gulf of America”. You can bow down to the Orange turd on your own. I will never fly delta again

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.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

Food should be changed in menu Many muslims travels in this airlime they need to add one Halal meal

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

Some flight attendants were great others were cranky. Seats were very tight and sitting on an aisle was very hard as the carts and people walking constantly bumped shoulder and arm.

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

United airlines has the best customer experience from booking to arrival. I always fly United airlines. The mileage program is excellent

from SFO-> FRA flight, AVML meal was significantly less compared to regular meal, especially no Desert, no Bread, no sides.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

Flight was delayed for 2 hours, then last minute the change to on time. The satélite location is far and a nightmare to get to.

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

For a 5 1/2 hour flite i considered the "business class" to be subpar. The seats were just ok, no amenities, really nothing more than a long domestic flight. Frankly disappointed.

It would be nice to have some low carb options in the snacks.

The entertainment options were at best, fair. It was exactly the same as my outbound flight. It would have been more entertaining if there were some series from Apple TV, HBO, Showtime or other carriers for me to catch up with.

The flight was on time and arrived early. The crew were friendly and helpful.

Overall experience was great. Flights were almost on time in departing and we arrived at our destination as scheduled. No issues with amenities or flight crew. Everything went well as as expected. Will fly again with American Airlines in the future!

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

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.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

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.

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