Plenty of families run the GoWild playbook, and for a family of four the math gets absurd: four passes bought on promo can cost less than one peak-season round trip for the same crew. But family travel on the pass has its own rules, and they're strict.
Rule one: everyone 2+ needs their own pass
To book children on the same GoWild reservation, every traveler age 2 and older needs their own active pass, and each child needs their own FrontierMiles loyalty account attached to it. There's no kid discount and no sharing. Budget accordingly: a family of four means four passes.
The alternative for a rarely-flying child is to buy them a regular cash ticket on your flight, which support agents can sometimes manually merge with your reservation. Workable for a one-off, tedious as a lifestyle.
| Traveler | Needs a pass? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 (lap infant) | No | Flies on your lap free; strollers gate-check free |
| Ages 2 to 12 | Yes | Own pass plus own loyalty account; family seating guarantee covers kids 13 or younger |
| 13 and up | Yes | Own pass; seated like any adult |
Lap infants fly free
Children under 2 travel on your lap at no charge, and necessary baby gear like strollers gate-checks free. The pass suddenly looks very good to new parents who want grandma to meet the baby without a $400 ticket.
Book everyone on one reservation
When booking, enter the full traveler count up front, then verify each passholder's FrontierMiles number and date of birth as prompted. Have those details saved somewhere you can paste from, because as noted in the booking walkthrough, inventory doesn't wait for you to text your spouse asking for birthdays.
Seats: do nothing, on purpose
As covered in the seat selection guide, the free family seating guarantee for kids 13 or younger is all or nothing: pick seats for everyone or pick none. Resist the upsell screens, skip the seat map entirely, and the system places at least one adult with the kids no later than the day before departure.
Is the family version of the pass realistic?
Honest answer: it's harder than solo, because you need GoWild inventory for three or four seats on the same flight, not one. It works best midweek, in shoulder season, from bigger stations, and with the blackout calendar printed on the fridge. Families who treat it as "we fly when the seats say we fly" report the pass paying for itself several times over. Families who need Saturday-to-Saturday during school breaks should do the math very soberly first.
Quick answers
Does my child need their own GoWild Pass?
Yes. Every traveler age 2 and older needs their own active pass and their own loyalty account to book on a GoWild reservation.
Do lap infants fly free on GoWild fares?
Yes. Children under 2 travel on your lap at no charge, and essentials like strollers gate-check free.
How do we sit together without paying for seats?
If you are traveling with children 13 or younger, either select seats for the whole reservation or select none at all. The free family seating guarantee places at least one adult with the kids, and a partial selection can void it.
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