Lawsuit Filed Against Frontier Airlines Over COVID-19 Refunds
We have seen a few lawsuits already regarding airlines and they way they have handled refunds for canceled flights during the pandemic. This latest lawsuit is against Frontier Airlines for refusing a cash refund and instead giving out vouchers with a short expiration date.
Shirley Johnson, a Frontier Airlines passenger, has filed a class action lawsuit saying she and other passengers should be provided with refunds for trips canceled due to the coronavirus.
She had booked a trip to Florida on Frontier and it was canceled because of the coronavirus crisis. She wanted a refund of $797.83 for her plane ticket, but the airline only offered her a flight credit that expired in just 90 days.
Johnson was notified by email that her flight was cancelled and that she would only receive flight credit. She asked the company that she be refunded for the cost of her trip, not credited for future trips, but her efforts were unsuccessful. The only response she received was an email from the CEO of the airline, sent on May 6, 2020, that outlined Frontier’s policy during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Department of Transportation has clarified twice that airlines must give customers refunds when flights are canceled or significantly delayed during the coronavirus pandemic. DoT said “it is receiving an increasing number of complaints and inquiries from ticketed passengers, including many with non-refundable tickets, who describe having been denied refunds for flights that were canceled or significantly delayed.” To make matters worse, the credit that Frontier was issuing customers had an expiration date of 90 days, which meant that most people would still not be able to use it. Credit issued in March would expire in June, when the pandemic was still problematic and travel was still not possible for most customers.
3 thoughts on “Lawsuit Filed Against Frontier Airlines Over COVID-19 Refunds”
how do we get on this class action lawsuit. Same here trip was cancelled due to covid… they gave me a 3 month voucher that canceled 10/4, they refused to give refund… lost $440… for nothing… frontier just kept the money now.
Plaintiff is represented by Shanon J. Carson, and John G. Albanese of Berger Montague, and by Adam E. Polk and Jordan Elias of Girard Sharp LLC. Could try reaching out, or just wait until there is a possible settlement and you should be a class member. Keep all records just in case.
Frontier refused my refund. I tried looking for flights and their flights were 5 hours or longer to what used to be about 2.5 hours. They have free money and I have 0.