Frontier changed their reward program so it rewards points and tier credits based on revenue, as opposed to distance flown. You earn 10-20x points per $1 spent, depending on tier status. This lowers the earning rate drastically for many of their flights that are mostly taxes and fees.

For the above flights, with two segments for 24.98 each, I earned a grand total of 192 miles. As a Diamond member, I should get 20x points per dollar, so apparently $9.60 of the $49.96 above was not taxes/fees. The only part of the $49.96 fare that was eligible to earn points was the $2 base fare (not listed) and the $7.60 CIC fee. Under the old program, these flights earned 500 miles each way, but now only earn 96.

The takeways are:

1. the only part of the price that earns points is the base fare + the CIC fee.
2. Booking through a 3rd party adds a $5 per segment Electronic Commerce Charge that isn’t eligible for points.

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