Frontier gets internet soon. Starlink, to be specific. The fastest connection in the sky by a wide margin.
Currently? Zip. Nothing. You fly Frontier, you disconnect from the world.
That ends next year.
They plan to outfit every single plane. Gate to gate connectivity, handled directly by Starlink. Not a third party. Starlink does the heavy lifting.
This isn’t just a Frontier thing, either. Indigo Partners controls Wizz Air, Volaris JetSMART and Cebu Pacific too. Expect Starlink across their 1,000+ combined aircraft soon enough.
Look at the board right now. Frontier just leapfrogged Delta.
Really? Think about it. Delta is “unbundling” premium travel. You buy a domestic first or business class ticket but slap “basic” on the label and suddenly priority check-in vanishes. You don’t get perks. You pay extra for things that used to come standard.
Delta’s base product is basic now. Anything nice costs more. Just like Frontier.
So you have to ask. Where’s the value?
I’ve avoided Frontier because of the internet blackout. But the table turns soon. Better Wi-Fi than Delta? Yes. And that lead stays intact for a while because Delta isn’t starting its Amazon Leo install until 2028. Then only on half their planes.
Frontier is adding First Class soon. They already sell extra legroom with blocked middle seats in coach. It’s actually better than Delta Comfort+.
United? American? Southwest? Alaska? They all get Starlink too.
Delta and JetBlue get… wait times. And Amazon Leo. Which remains unproven. Smaller satellite footprint. Question mark on the reliability.
Years ago former CEO Barry Biffle said wait for cheap Starlink. That was before post-pandemic premium travel became the assumed norm.
Frontier isn’t a budget joke anymore. It’s a serious option. Delta might want to take notes.
