Frontier Airlines World MasterCard Credit Card Overview
[Updated 2021.9] The new sign-up bonus is 60k.
[2020.6 Update] The current sign-up bonus is 50k.
[Updated in June 2018] Barclays has made many updates to the benefits of this card. The sign-up bonus remains unchanged at 40k.
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- 60k sign-up bonus: earn 40,000 Frontier miles after spending $500 or more within 90 days of account opening, and earn an additional 20,000 Frontier miles after spending $2,000 or more within 6 months of account opening.
- The Frontier miles you get with this card are worth about 1.1 cents/mile, so the 60k sign-up bonus is worth about $660.
- [New] Earn 5x Frontier miles on Frontier Airline purchases, 3x miles on dining, and 1x miles on other purchases.
- 【New】Each $1 spent can earn 1 Qualifying Mile (Qualifying Mile is a qualifying mile, which is used to accumulate premium membership, not to exchange for air tickets).
- 【New】With this card, you can enjoy the benefit of combining mileage with your family members.
- Every year (Card Membership Year), if you spend $2,500 or more, you will receive a Frontier voucher worth $100.
- As long as you use the card at least once every 6 months, your Frontier miles will not expire.
- I had priority boarding (Group 2) at Frontier.
- No Foreign Transaction Fee (FTF).
shortcoming
- The annual fee is $79, and the first year annual fee is not waived.
- If you cannot apply for the advanced version of Frontier airline card, Barclaycard may issue you a downgraded version. The lower-end version has only 10,000 miles for opening the card, 0.5 miles for ordinary purchases, and 1 mile for Frontier purchases.
Frontier Miles Overview
- Frontier does not participate in airline alliances, has no partners, and its miles can only be redeemed for its own flights.
- It is very easy to use the miles: one-way tickets within the United States start at 10,000 points, round-trip tickets start at 20,000 points, and one-way tickets within the United States and Mexico start at 15,000 points, round-trip tickets start at 30,000 points. See also.
Recommended application time
- Barclays places great emphasis on recent Hard Pulls and recommends applying when the number of Hard Pulls within 6 months is less than 6, although this is not a strict rule.
- [6/24 rule] Similar to Chase’s 5/24 rule, Barclays will also reject you if you have 6 or more new accounts within 24 months. However, unlike Chase, Barclays’ rule is not strictly enforced and there are often counter-examples.
- It is recommended that you apply after having a credit history of more than one year.
- Theoretically, only Permanent Residents (green card holders or citizens) can apply for Barclays credit cards. The screenshot below is from the application details. In fact, the bank does not really verify whether you are a green card holder or citizen. Non-green card holders can also apply, but at their own risk.
Summarize
Frontier is a low-cost airline with poor service quality (see here People's comments on it). Its miles can only be exchanged for its own flights, unlike UA AA DL and other miles that can be exchanged for many good partner airlines. Although it is an interesting innovation that you can earn tier miles by swiping this card, is anyone really interested in this airline's senior members? Personally, I think it is still not worth swiping it. If you often fly this airline, it is okay to open a card to get the card bonus.
After applying
- Barclays can check the status of your application Click here.
- Barclays reconsideration backdoor number: 866-408-4064. Barclays will like to ask you various questions in detail, so you must be confident about your personal situation and credit report. In addition, their reconsideration is likely to hard pull again, but they will also inform you in advance, so you can use your own discretion.
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