A Black Friday airfare dogfight appears to have broken out between rival discount carriers Spirit and Frontier airlines, as both announced Friday they are briefly selling one-way tickets for $30 or less under for cold weather travel.
Spirit and Frontier, a multi-time Spirit acquisition suitor, also said members of their loyalty programs can get lower prices than the ones advertised for non-members.
The offers are a continued test of the airlines’ low-price business models which are designed to attract leisure travelers.
Here are details of the deals:
Spirit
Dania Beach, Florida-based Spirit calls its program “Black & Yellow Friday,” after the black lettering and yellow paint jobs on its jetliners. The deals, the carrier said, are designed to give travelers savings during the holiday season and into March.
From the airline, here are Spirit’s sales terms:
One-way flights start as low as $25 for members of Sprit’s Saver$ Club program, and $30 for non-members.
“All fares must be booked on spirit.com between 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Nov. 28, 2025, and 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Dec.1, 2025 [this coming Monday], for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction on nonstop flights only. Seven-day advanced purchases are required. Fares valid for travel from Dec. 6, 2025, through March 4, 2026 (No Friday through Sunday travel). Blackout Dates: Dec. 20, 2025, through Jan. 5, 2026. Fares may be combined with other valid and applicable Spirit Airlines fares on other dates of travel. Lower fares generally available at the airport and all fares are subject to availability. Not all markets are operated on a daily basis during the travel period, or necessarily for the entire travel period.”
Spirit, which continues to operate under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, now serves more than 80 U.S. and international destinations after reducing its fleet and workforce and revamping its route network.
Frontier
The Denver-based airline said in a statement that 2 million seats are now in play for discounts starting at $24 “for a limited time.”
From the airline, here are Frontier’s sales terms:
”Tickets must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 30, 2025. Sale fares are valid for nonstop travel on select days of the week; through Feb. 28, 2026. The following blackout travel dates apply: Dec. 18-31, 2025; Jan. 1-5 and 16-19, 2026; Feb. 13-16, 2026. Seven-day advance purchase is required. Not all markets are available for all dates of travel. Round trip purchase is not required.”
“With 2 million seats on sale for travel through the end of February, and with 50% off new memberships to Discount Den, now is the perfect time to plan your winter getaway and enjoy an affordable escape to destinations throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America,” said Bobby Schroeter, Frontier’s chief commercial officer, in the company’s statement issued Friday.
In another feature of its sales blitz, Frontier is seeking to attract new members to its Discount Den with fares as low as $19.
“… new members to Discount Den who sign up by Nov. 30 will not only unlock this deal and an entire year of savings, but will also enjoy 50% off the standard cost to join [normally $99],” the airline said.