Airfares for the cheapest U.S. airline jumped in price this year, but that hasn’t stopped fliers from booking.

Frontier Airlines revealed that its ticket prices surged in its third quarter earnings report, published on Wednesday. The airline’s fare revenue per passenger jumped from $39.74 to $67.82 in Q3 – a 71% increase. That metric looks at ticket prices alone and doesn’t factor in the add-on costs passengers might pay for things like upgrades and checked luggage. 

Frontier’s total revenue per passenger rose 30% during the same time frame, from $106.44 to $138.22, while its non-fare revenue per passenger stayed relatively flat, growing only 7% during the same time period. More people flew Frontier compared to the same quarter in 2025, with its passenger load rising 18% from 8.33 million to 9.81 million. 

“Frontier’s revenue execution in a higher than expected fuel environment resulted in an adjusted profit, meaningfully above the Company’s guidance and Wall Street estimates,” Frontier CEO Jimmy Dempsey said in the report, with a nod to the company’s efforts to keep costs down. Frontier is also benefitting from the recent demise of its low-cost competitor, Spirit Airlines, which imploded earlier this year.

In the third quarter, Frontier posted record revenue of $1.4 billion, a 53% increase compared to the same quarter last year. The airline credited strong demand “continued execution” of its commercial strategy for the growth and ended the quarter with $1.18 billion in total liquidity.

“These results reflect the successful progression of the Company’s strategic initiatives set out earlier this year, and it gives us confidence in our ability to translate our momentum into sustainable profitability,” Dempsey said.

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