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Frontier Seat Selection & Upgrades — Summary

How Frontier seat selection works by fare, extra legroom options, upgrade routes, and the family seating rules that let children sit with a parent free.

Key Travel Facts & Insights

  • Choosing a seat: All seat assignments are paid on Basic fares.
  • Extra legroom: Stretch seating adds several inches of pitch.
  • Upgrades: Stretch and UpFront Plus can be bought at booking, check-in or the gate..
  • Seating children with a parent: Frontier seats children 13 and under with an accompanying adult at no cost under DOT rules..
AirlineFrontier Airlines
IATA CodeF9
TopicSeats & Upgrades
Last reviewed2026-07-31

Choosing a seat

All seat assignments are paid on Basic fares. Declining a paid seat gets a free random assignment at check-in.

Extra legroom

Stretch seating adds several inches of pitch. UpFront Plus blocks the adjacent middle seat in the first rows, giving a two-across experience.

Upgrades

Stretch and UpFront Plus can be bought at booking, check-in or the gate.

Seating children with a parent

Frontier seats children 13 and under with an accompanying adult at no cost under DOT rules.

Cabins available

Frontier operates: Basic, Economy Bundle, Premium Bundle, Business Bundle.

Frontier seats & upgrades — common questions

Do I have to pay to choose a seat on Frontier?

All seat assignments are paid on Basic fares. Declining a paid seat gets a free random assignment at check-in.

Can my child sit with me on Frontier?

Frontier seats children 13 and under with an accompanying adult at no cost under DOT rules.

How do I upgrade on Frontier?

Stretch and UpFront Plus can be bought at booking, check-in or the gate.

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