frontier airlines chicago flight diversion leads to passenger posting midair Yelp review of the snack aisle
CHICAGO, IL – A Frontier Airlines flight bound for Orlando was abruptly diverted to Chicago O’Hare after a passenger allegedly tried to trade their $1.50 bag of pretzels for an upgrade to first class, sparking a 45 minute delay and a viral TikTok debate about whether budget airlines are an avant-garde form of performance art. The incident, which has already been dubbed “Pretzlegate 2.0” by meme historians, comes as no surprise to those who know Frontier’s business model is essentially a low-budget experiment in human endurance. Witnesses claim the passenger was seen frantically refreshing their phone’s map during the 12-minute hold pattern, and upon landing, immediately posted a scathing one-star review for the airline’s “artisanal turbulence” service. As passengers deplaned, one was overheard asking if the diversion counted as a connecting flight for their miles, which, given Frontier’s policy, likely does not. Historians note that this is the second most significant Chicago flight diversion since the time a seagull hijacked a snack cart in 2019.