Frontier Airlines Deceptive Ad Claims Are Trimmed From Lawsuit

A class of Frontier Airlines customers suing the air carrier can only continue with a breach of contract grievance after a district court adopted a magistrate judge’s findings that nearly all of their claims are deficient.

The customers allege Frontier is violating Florida consumer protection statutes through a “bait and switch” fee structure they say is deceiving consumers at the time of their ticket purchase. Baggage fees, among others, “water down” the purportedly attractive airfares, the customers say.

The findings from Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman Price’s March report and recommendations were adopted on Monday in the US District Court for ...