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Frontier Airlines is selling a social distancing upgrade for $39. Democrats in Congress are appalled.

Starting Friday, customers will be able pay extra to guarantee a spot on the plane next to an open middle seat.

May 6, 2020 at 5:53 p.m. EDT
A passenger checks in with an agent at Denver International Airport on Sunday. (David Zalubowski/AP)

Democrats on Capitol Hill are blasting a plan by Frontier Airlines to sell a social distancing upgrade to passengers concerned about the novel coronavirus.

Frontier says that starting Friday, customers will be able pay $39 to guarantee a spot on the plane next to an open middle seat as a way to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic