Frontier’s first-class seats slated for early 2026 debut

Frontier Airways expects to start putting in its new first-class seats shortly after the beginning of the brand new yr, the provider instructed TPG this week.

It is going to mark the primary true premium seat the funds airline has supplied — and a significant shift for an airline lengthy recognized for its no-frills onboard expertise.

It is also a little bit of a delay.

Frontier first introduced plans to launch a real first-class product a yr in the past this week. On the time, CEO Barry Biffle instructed TPG the provider hoped to start putting in the seats in September and add them to its planes over a two-month interval.

However on final month’s earnings name, Biffle instructed analysts the Denver-based airline as a substitute anticipated the total first-class rollout to occur by the spring of 2026.

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Your entire world airline business has been affected by delays to the seat provide chain, so it is not stunning that Frontier did not meet its authentic time-frame for debuting the brand new front-cabin product.

Nonetheless, that vacationers will see the brand new recliner seats on board its Airbus A320 and A321 planes within the coming months must be an attractive new growth for each passengers and the airline.

Frontier is hoping to faucet right into a premium wave that is seen clients show extra keen, in recent times, to pay extra for higher-end merchandise.

The provider is sourcing its new first-class seats from Italian seatmaker Geven, as first introduced this previous spring. As soon as the airline’s first-class rollout is full, these seats are anticipated to occupy the primary two rows of each Frontier aircraft.

Frontier plans to supply complimentary, space-available first-class upgrades to the brand new seats to members of its Frontier Miles loyalty program who attain Gold standing or greater.

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