Sometimes. It depends on where you fly.
On the 1,054 days we compared, Discount Den was cheaper on 982 of them (93%), by $4 on average. Count the days it saved nothing and that's about $3 per one-way trip.
A quick test: divide Frontier's current yearly fee by $3. That's roughly how many one-way trips from Atlanta a year, booked close to departure like these, before the membership pays for itself.
Paid off most often
- Austin: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Boston: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Buffalo: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
Barely helped
- Cleveland: 29% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Fort Lauderdale: 41% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Baltimore: 47% of days, $1 when cheaper
Since oct 26. Fares we saw on checks made 0 to 2 days before departure (0 to 10 for Cancun and Punta Cana). Fares booked further ahead can be different.