Frontier

Frontier Miles status

Frontier Miles Elite is earned on points from Frontier flights and its card in a calendar year. Frontier is in no alliance and has no lounges; status buys seats, bags and fees. Confirm current thresholds on flyfrontier.com.

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The ladder

5 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

How to earn it

Free to join.

What it gets you

Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

At the lounge door

No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2.Silver

How to earn it

About 20,000 points.

What it gets you

Free seat selection, priority boarding, a free carry-on.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access; the airline is not in Star Alliance, oneworld or SkyTeam.

3.Gold

How to earn it

About 35,000 points.

What it gets you

Adds stretch seating, a free checked bag, and a dedicated line.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access; the airline is not in Star Alliance, oneworld or SkyTeam.

4.Platinum

How to earn it

About 60,000 points.

What it gets you

Adds a second free bag and family pooling of benefits.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access; the airline is not in Star Alliance, oneworld or SkyTeam.

5.Diamond

How to earn it

About 100,000 points.

What it gets you

Top tier: everything above plus the best seats at booking and companion benefits.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access; the airline is not in Star Alliance, oneworld or SkyTeam.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with Frontier. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.