• Bravofly UK

Bravofly UK

Overview

Bravofly UK has a rating of 1.64 stars from 117 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Bravofly UK most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and full refund problems. Bravofly UK ranks 206th among Plane Tickets sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Exemplary service”

Rey F.
4/18/22

After my traumatic experience with previous travel agency which I mentioned from previous review I was hesitant to book again with other international travelling agency fearing that I might facing the same issues. However my instinct prodded me to try once more because in fairness with international travelling agencies they offer the best prices compared to local agencies within our vicinity.It just happens some bad eggs were ruining their reputations.So I search again and fortunately I found this site Bravofly.com which also peddles competitive prices but way ahead better from my previous travel agency. Customer service is superb and very accommodating with all my queries.And added perks they were also offering vouchers that I could utilized on my next trips. Its a worth value of money. I highly recommend them for travelers who were looking for affordable ticket fares.

Top Critical Review

“[ZERO star] Bad Experience with Bravofly”

Justin Y.
8/5/23

I had a very bad experience with Bravofly. They didn't send updated itinerary to passengers when there is a change in flight timing. Moreover, when u ask for the updated itinerary, they will make u difficult to go through the tedious process or push to the air flight comp. Also, whatever they have booked, cannot be found in the flight comp's system, Scary experience! Regret to book from Bravofly, last and no more next time.

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Thumbnail of user rakeshagr11
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 9th, 2023

There is no 0 star rating, don't go with bravofly one of the worst. There customer care team is very rude and miss guided us for cancelling ticket.They will charge like anything if need any further service…. Must to avoid and save money for hassle free flight

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Thumbnail of user jimmyykc
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 5th, 2023
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I had a very bad experience with Bravofly. They didn't send updated itinerary to passengers when there is a change in flight timing. Moreover, when u ask for the updated itinerary, they will make u difficult to go through the tedious process or push to the air flight comp.
Also, whatever they have booked, cannot be found in the flight comp's system, Scary experience! Regret to book from Bravofly, last and no more next time.

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Thumbnail of user hannax2
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 17th, 2023

Cheating! Pop up of extra fee for full flex AFTER you have given the info of your credit card for a total amount of your flight.

Thumbnail of user georgiam5
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 18th, 2015

My boarding passes are notmloading with bravofly, im booked to go on the 30th to tenerife and need to print 7 days before. I know its not 7 days before but why cant i still view them?!?!
Getting very worried from the reviews ive seen.

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear georgia m.,

In order to receive your boarding passes, you will need to check-in online on the airline's website.

Check-in opens three hours prior to departure and will close approximately one hour before flight departure. This is to allow time for any delays in queues and security checks.
Online check-in on the other hand usually opens 24 hours before the flight departure time, and you will be required to print your own boarding pass.

Please note these are guidance times only and you should check with your airline for the latest information. We would be very grateful if you could please provide us with your Bravofly 9-digit Booking ID and we will be able to verify the correct information.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user peterg1478
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 25th, 2022

They will charge you £35 a person if the airline cancels the flight
They bury it in T&C and give that after you book the flight
Never use again.

Tip for consumers:
only book if you are willing to risk being charged £35 fee

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Thumbnail of user jamesm380
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 25th, 2016

I knew it straight away when I couldn't do my online check-in I tried & tried but have put it aside & re booked with the Airline, but I wonder how do these scammers keep getting away with it with all the letters I've just read ( I wish I wasn't in such a hurry yesterday) but now I know it will be a waste of effort to do any more...
Stupid business plan & my star rating for them would be stardust °

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Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear James M,

Thank you for providing us with your valuable feedback.

I am sorry you have had cause to complain regarding our services. I would be grateful if you could please provide us with your 9-digit Bravofly booking ID at your earliest convenience so that I can look into the matter and verify the reasons why you were unable to proceed with the online check-it.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user denisl108
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 30th, 2022

I wanted to book a ticket from LHR to BOM direct flight for 1 passenger, returning after 5 months. Bravofly led me down the booking path without once showing me flight details apart from departure dates, and fares.
I was led into booking the flights without further details. The booking confirmation was the first I knew of the flight being via Kuwait. I immediately realised that I had to cancel the deal and was forced from pillar to post to get communication in order to do so. I managed to get to a customer service 'human' who said it will be done and I will get confirmation in 7 to 14 days. I informed Barclaycard of the situation and felt reasonably safe.
After more than 28 days there was no communication from Bravofly so I tried to get in touch again. Round the mulberry bush and eventually on a chat I got confirmation that the communication to cancel was received on the same date as the booking. I decided to get in touch by phone and eventually got an email stating that cancellation was in progress and would be notified by email within 7days. I do not expect any refund as the system that is being employed is totally fradulent. It takes one to the cleaners while appearing to be honest.
My opinion thus far is do not go anywhere in online transactions with Lastminute or its subsidiaries as they are set up to take money without delivering honest service or refunds. Any email confirmation without a clear reply process is an attempt to defraud. Taking you to a site, registration and a host of complicated avenues is not honest in its complexity.
Every purchase online must be subject to cancellation within 24 hrs at no cost, and the reply method must be immediate without having to register elsewhere.

Thumbnail of user phyllism5
1 review
6 helpful votes
September 30th, 2014

We have one good and one very bad experience with Bravofly in Berlin.
The good one is that we got an full refund for a cancelled flight and were able to book a new flight to the same (USA) destination. Easy, as this was not their fault and they get reimbursed too by US Airways.
The very bad experience is that for this flight we now need to fly to Brussels in order to catch the corresponding flight. So far so good, however what Bravofly never mentioned on their website while booking is that with Brussels Airlines only handluggage is free but you do pay for baggage in the hold of the aircraft.
After several calls from our side and promises to repair, nothing happens and undoubtedly will not happen! This means that we are now obliged to either buy new tickets directly from the airline company or pay a considerable fee for reviewing our tickets, 3 in total!
As soon as it is their mistake, they are not taking any responsibility whatsoever and hide after a deafening silence curtain!
So, despite the few positive reactions I read here on this site, for us it is the very last time we'll use Bravofly for further bookings.
I don't really think they're scam nor swindlers, but I do think they are extremely incompetent and unprofessional, especially in dealing with problems they cause themselves. Probably due to underpaid staff, thus indifferent and unexperienced.
We certainly will never recommend them to any of our friends.
Regards from prm.

Thumbnail of user std6
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
October 27th, 2020

This and its parent company have not refunded my cancelled ticket for six months now, have to take them to court! No other way to get money back

Thumbnail of user pers4
1 review
2 helpful votes
October 19th, 2018

Do not use BravoFly They can not take enough money from you ordered the flight online with Visa therefore they took 25 % extra for the ticket when I came to the payment there was also travel insurance on do use that compani many complain about TrutsPilot immediately *******246

Thumbnail of user bilald6
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 5th, 2016

I booked my flight for 9 Feb [Booking ID: *******] on 14th Jan 2016. On Feb 5th they sent me an email saying "... due to a system check your reservation with booking ID ******* had to be cancelled.". They took 5 mins to pull the money from the CreditCard but now i am trying to call them up for the refund amount and i am not getting any proper response from them. Really pissed off.

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear Bilal D.,

We are sorry that we have been unable to confirm your booking. Our system automatically detected an unsecure transaction, therefore it was blocked immediately in order to protect your booking.
The reason there may still be a transaction pending on your card is due to the temporary credit limit system used to take payment. The amount has been released by us but the time taken may vary depending on your bank or card provider. I have asked our Customer Care Team to send you a proof of transaction document that you can pass on to your bank and may help speed up the process somewhat.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user ahmedm91
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 21st, 2018

I had a very bad experience with Bravofly and Fullflex, I paid the requested fees of flight ticket to Fullflex, for flexibility on change, and when I requested a change i didn't find a reply, even confirmation of receiving emails. And after more than 72 hours of requesting the flight change, I had a reply for start processing my email while my flight were about 36 hours.

They are not professional not dynamic and it's totally unprofessional, they are very very slow. Still this is my first step of complaining againts this very poor service which does not meet the amount paid as well.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use Bravofly & Fullflex they are cheaters.

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Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Hi Ahmed M,

Thank you for your valuable feedback here on SiteJabber. I'm sorry to hear that you have had a cause to complain about our services.

FullFlex policy is an additional service that our customers can purchase on our website at the time of the reservation process and it is valid for cancellation requests rather than change queries. If, for an unforeseen event, you are unable to travel on the selected dates, you can request a cancellation before the departure of your outbound flight and you'll receive a voucher code worth 90% of your original ticket price.
Regarding any change request, you won't be charged additional administrative or handling costs from us if you have the FullFlex, however, airline change fees have to be paid the same.

Being a travel agency, we act as an intermediary between the customer and the airlines and we have management times to deal with a request based on the urgency of the query.

It is strange to hear that we told you that the request would be managed within 72 hours even though the flight departure was within 36 hours. I'd like one of our Customer Care Agents to investigate this further and get back to you. Could you please respond to our private message with your Booking ID number and more details.

Best,
Bravofly

Thumbnail of user balwantb
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
June 21st, 2015

I used KAYAK for flight comparison and found that Brave fly were offering me tickets for
£945.57, but their confirmation showed £1,075.75. They have taken this amount from
My visa debit card. This is fraud and thieving. It was in March, and since then I have made
Effort to recover the difference of £125.18 without any success.

Whilst there is nothing much I do, but I do not understand how such rogue companies are
Allowed to be in business. And what is the point of price comparison?

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear Balwant B,

Thank you for booking with us and providing us with your valuable feedback.

The extra payment is probably related to the card payment fee and agency fees (which are both updated on the payment screen when you choose the method of payment). The final price is then displayed before you confirm your booking.

Could you please send us a private message with your 9-digit Bravofly Booking ID and we will then be able to verify whether the correct commissions have been applied to your booking.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user imranr11
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 21st, 2016

I booked my flights with this company and they took the money from my credit card straight away. The next day I received an e-mail saying that my tickets have been cancelled due to a system error and they have refunded my money. It has been over a week and the money hasn't shown up on my credit card. I have been trying to contact them. I wait in the queue for 10 minutes and their system automatically disconnects me. Should've checked the reviews before booking with them..

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear Imran R.,

Thank you for contacting us here on Sitejabber.

We are sorry that we have been unable to confirm your booking. Our system automatically detected an unsecure transaction, therefore it was blocked immediately in order to protect your booking.

The reason there may still be a transaction pending on your card is due to the temporary credit limit system used to take payment. The amount has been released by us but the time taken may vary depending on your bank or card provider.

I would be very grateful if you could please provide us with your 9-digit Bravofly booking ID so that I can ask our Customer Care Team to send you a proof of transaction document that you can pass on to your bank and may help speed up the process somewhat.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user peterj123
1 review
2 helpful votes
November 25th, 2016

They are based in switzerland for a reason. You can't get hold of them when something goes wrong and they won't pay up. Most bookings end in tears and they pocket your cash no matter what. Stay away and warn your friends to never use them.

Thumbnail of user chrisn65
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 10th, 2017

This company is a joke they don't care about people, I asked the airline to change ticket or cancel a month in advance and they said they were processing, every time I sent an email it was the same response so I assumed they were in contact with airline. To top things off the only reason we needed to change was because my daughter was ill and having seizures and many issues, i had medical reports and certificates and told them that and they kept on saying be patient we are processing. Now the flight is about to leave in two days and now they tell me that they made it a priority now to answer me and I got my answer not only did they not cancel ticket due to medical they are now telling me that they can refund 280 euros out of a $7000 euro ticket. Now they have delayed my response caused my daughter added injury as we have no flights home and cost me a lot of money, i think this company should be given a negative rating not 1 star I want to give them negative 100. Also if you have a problem you have to pay to talk to them on your credit card what a joke. I am now going to take legal matters when I get back to Australia and hopefully I can shut them down i will make sure everybody knows about this provider, they don't class a child who is having hundreds of seizures a priority then they are lacking any type of humanity and they should be ashamed in there company and themselves, shame shame shame! I hope God Blesses and touches your heart because something is very lacking in your responses to me and my family over last month. Writing this letter even makes me sick as I now have to get my family home and now I don't know how I am going to do it as we needed refund money to pay for new ticket, but I guess its not there problem because sick children are not a priority in this world anymore, Thankyou Bravo good job you guys excel in customer care.

You know why you experience an unexpected amount of calls because you are scammers and you are going to hell.Do not be overcome with evil but overcome evil with good, that is why I am praying for you people working for this shameless company. I have reported you to international consumer protection, my own country in Australia, in America and endless chat sites that ask for reviews, you have found a friend now in me and I am going to shut you down and find out where you guys practice, my solicitor has received a file and I will be chasing you endlessly, you hollow hearted human beings. Repent and ask God for forgiveness. Sincerely people like yourselves will end up in hell please seek God you need it, I don't want to go there so I forgive you.
God Bless
Chris

Your new best friend

Thumbnail of user davidl205
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 10th, 2015

Lufthansa cancelled the main leg of the flight and indicated I should rebook through Bravofly, but the only option Bravofly offered is a refund with some administrative charges (I'm still waiting for this refund after two weeks) or a voucher.
Now I do not know how long I would need to wait for the refund or how much are they going to refund (I also bought an insurance, but apparently I'm not getting that money back)
One thing is sure, I will never again book through Bravofly. Worst client service ever.

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear David L.,

Thank you for providing us with your valuable feedback.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by the cancellation made to your booking and how it has affected your trip.

In our role as an intermediary between the airline and the client we are subject to all the airline's decisions and timings regarding schedule changes, cancellation and refunds.

I would be very grateful if you could please send me a private message confirming your 9-digit Bravofly Booking ID and I will be able to verify the status of your refund immediately.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user jamies107
1 review
1 helpful vote
June 8th, 2016

SO HORRIBLE!
My outbound flight was cancelled, I received incredible grief about a partial refund. They kept telling me it was my job, not theirs to contact the agency. I had to purchase separate outbound flight as they would not refund my car rental or my inbound flight. Then they would not adjust my car rental time to match the new flight time.

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear Jamie S,

Thank you for your review, I am extremely sorry to read about how inadequate was your booking experience with us.

From the review, I was unable to catch exactly what happened and how the outbound flight was cancelled. In order to understand the case I kindly invite you to send me a private message confirming your 9-digit Bravofly booking ID.

We will be in touch as soon as an outcome has emerged from my investigation.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user mikem251
1 review
2 helpful votes
April 27th, 2015

I booked using this site for cebu pacific and paid with credit card (or at least i thought).

When i arrived at the ticket counter i saw them my passport and the stuff reported that there is no reservation!
At a closer look, he noticed that there was a reservation and right after, a cancellation. Bravofly has informed me about my reservation, all seemed normal, but never informed me that they cancel it one moment earlier. So i had to stay in the hotel and look for another ticket next day morning!

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear mike m.,
I am very sorry to read about the problems you experienced at the airport and how this has affected your trip.
The quickest and most efficient way to contact us here on SiteJabber is via private message therefore we kindly invite you to provide us with your 9-digit Bravofly ID.
I look forward to hearing from you soon again and helping you sort the issue out.
Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user brandyb10
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 1st, 2015

This company needs to be shut down. Going through my own equally horrendous process of changing my flight that others have had, only being offered taxes to be refunded $80 or a voucher for $100 on a $1000 ticket... only to find out via the airline directly that these con artists changed the credit card form of payment in my record to THEIR own and obtained the full refund... Disgusting

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear l s.,

Thank you for providing us with your valuable feedback.

Whether an airline offers a refund for a cancellation and the amount of it depends both on the airline and the type of ticket purchased as rules vary greatly.

I highly doubt that our system automatically changed the credit card type at the time of booking. I would be very grateful if you could provide me with your 9-digit Bravofly booking ID to verify whether a full refund has been issued by the airline.

If so, I will promptly ask our Accounting Department to transfer the amount back to you.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user burjut
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 8th, 2015

Im planning to purchase ticket with this website since they offering good & cheapest price for my last minute trip. I can see lots of negative comments. But just want to make sure before i proceed. Appreciate your advise...

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear Burju T,

Many thanks for contacting us here on SiteJabber.

I am truly sorry that the bad comments you have recently read on the Internet about our company have led you to doubt regarding the level of service we provide.

Unfortunately these bad reviews can easily be found, but I can assure you that these are just the tip of the iceberg compared to the huge amount of happy and satisfied customers who book everyday on Bravofly.

Bravofly is one of the major leaders in the online travel industry and manages thousands of bookings every day. As a matter of fact, the vast majority of them lead to satisfied customers.

We hope that in the future you will take advantage of our services and become one of our satisfied and regular customers.

If you wish to book with us, please visit our website www.bravofly.com, in case you want to be assisted in the booking process, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following 24/7 Worldwide number, 0039 0423 402040.

Should you still have dilemmas, do not hesitate to drop us a private message with your query and we will reply to you immediately.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user daniels150
1 review
3 helpful votes
July 26th, 2015

Absolutely no idea whatsoever. Extremely slow in replying to important emails. Never have the answers you want or need.

A simple scheduled flight change has become an absolute nightmare. Service staff have no idea on the refund process, nor can they explain simple discrepancies. Never ever ever book through Bravofly.

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear Daniel S.,

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.

As I understood from you, our service was not on par with the level you had expected.

I would be very grateful if you could please send us a private message confirming your 9-digit Bravofly booking ID and we will look into the matter immediately.

Kind regards,
Sofia

Thumbnail of user kirstyk2
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 22nd, 2016

I would not use this company. I was booking flights and having input payment details I went to confirm, the company then added an insurance surcharge of £34. I tried to abort the booking and as I did not receive a confirmation email I assumed the booking had been cancelled. I later received confirmation and then tried to cancel by telephone to be told that they would refund 90% of the cost in the form of vouchers!
I responded to the message below, but received no reply - just put it down to an expensive mistake, but won't make the same mistake twice!

Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear Kirsty K.

Thank you for your message.

I'm sorry to hear that you have had issues with your reservation. Please note that all additional services, such as insurance or Full Flex- package are supposed to be selected by Customer and these services that we offer during the booking phase are completely optional.

The cost of every additional service selected by Customer during the booking phase is added into the grand total of the booking which Customer sees prior confirming the purchase.

Unfortunately many of these additional services aren't refundable ( as for example Full Flex package which entitles you to receive 90 % of the ticket price back in form of a voucher code in case of cancellation) but I would like to verify further your booking details and the particular service you purchased.

Please reply to our private message with your 9 digit booking ID and we will check the details of your reservation.

Kind regards
Sofia

Thumbnail of user abic1
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 1st, 2017

Having searched for cheap flights and finding a great deal - I continued to place my card details and book the flight, selecting the purchase button. It was at this point that I realized I had been entirely wrong to assume that the price i had found and agreed to pay, would be the actual price taken from my account!
One prompt confirmation email later, and I realise my great flight prices were coupled with an extortionate and unethical 32 euro card charge! NOT WHAT I AGREED!
Even worse, when I called customer service, I was connected to last. Minute CS who blamed another website entirely - cancelled my flight and were unable to refund my money for a further 2 weeks! By which point flight prices have inevitably increased by more than 30 euros! An appalling experience - DO NOT USE

Thumbnail of user msm6
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 29th, 2016

L cancelled my flight in November 2015 with bravofly due to illness and not being able to fly. I received a response confirming my cancellation and the amount due to be refunded via either voucher or money. But after that email I have sent several emails and made several calls requesting a flight cost breakdown for my insurance company and almost 6 months later i still have not received one. I have been told on a few occasions that they do not have to provide that information or i am sent the same standard refund message. My insurance company need to know the taxes, supplements, charges etc. I do not understand why this is so difficult.
I am also still waiting for my actual refund (which is approx 1/4 of the cost) since november 2015! I have not received a penny back as yet. I have never experienced anything like this before with any travel company but i am disappointed with myself for not checking out bravofly before booking with them.
I would advise everyone to stay away from this company as what should be a straight forward resolution has been and still is a headache!

UPDATE 31. 3. 16
I have received a response since i sent a private message to sofia B but now Bravofly claim that i never responded to the cancellation request which is not true. I responded on the 9th November 2015 which is within the 72 hours limit. I am fed up of these excuses not to pay my refund. It seems like one excuse after the other. Is there a governing body for bravofly surely they must have to answer to someone?

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Thumbnail of user sofiab3
Sofia B. – Bravofly UK Rep

Dear ms M.

Thank you for having contacted us here on Sitejabber and I'm very sorry to read that you've had problems with your refund process.

As you perhaps may already know, the airlines may take several months to process a refund depending on the number of requests they are having in queue.

In order to verify your reservation and also in what stage your refund process is, please send us your 9 digit booking ID through a private message.

Kind regards
Sofia

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