Sometimes. It depends on where you fly.
On the 655 days we compared, Discount Den was cheaper on 641 of them (98%), by $9 on average. Count the days it saved nothing and that's about $8 per one-way trip.
A quick test: divide Frontier's current yearly fee by $8. That's roughly how many one-way trips from Indianapolis a year, booked close to departure like these, before the membership pays for itself.
Paid off most often
- Dallas/Fort Worth: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Denver: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Orlando: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
Barely helped
- Atlanta: 82% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Dallas/Fort Worth: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
- Denver: 100% of days, $1 when cheaper
Since oct 26. Fares we saw on checks made 0 to 2 days before departure. Fares booked further ahead can be different.