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Maryland
1 review
27 helpful votes
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I have been using this website for the past few years. The site itself is well designed, however my complaint stems from their lack of understanding. Amidst this coronavirus out break, unlike other companies that have adjusted their booking policy, they are refusing to allow me to change my flight. Instead I must loose the current flight, and book another at full price.

It seems they are more concerned with making money than public safety. I would understand a transfer fee, but outright refusal when a pandemic is out there makes no sense.

Date of experience: March 18, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Worst Scam of a Travel Agency
April 8, 2022

Never ever use Kiwi.com for any travel booking. Their customer support is horrible with agents eating food while on phone and talking profanity. They have such bad refund and rebook policies that if you don't read the fine print you will end up losing a lot of money which in our case we did.

Date of experience: April 8, 2022
Arizona
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Flight was cancelled and Kiwi didn't even bother notifying us. The airline has announced a refund setup that I can't even access because Kiwi hides away your booking information to force you through their garbage support. I've wasted hours on hold with them - their system has cut out or hung up on me twice. We're on hour 2 of hold time for now.

They want me to pay 20 dollars per ticket to "maybe get a refund in 6 months". That's insane. You'd do well to never even consider looking at Kiwi.com.

Date of experience: March 24, 2020
Saudi Arabia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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After choosing the cheapest flights, the site prompts you to upgrade various options such as baggage, flexible tickets and insurance. After avoiding all these I was hit with a 'price adjustment' during the booking process just before entering my card details.

Date of experience: September 2, 2022
Indonesia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible and save your money
December 12, 2023

Horrible airlines Horrible travel agent. I couldn't upgrade to business class. Air asia charged me $450 extra for bags. Terrible service. Buy your tickets directly with a good preferred airline. Don't buy from kiwi or air asia. They will rip you off.

Date of experience: December 12, 2023
TW
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Complete SCAM!
June 10, 2019

I've booked a flight from bali to thailand, They sent me an conformation email with "FAKE" reservation number... I entered that number on airline's website and it doesn't even exist!
This is a complete scam... Don't know why it still appear in skyscanner...

Date of experience: June 10, 2019
GB
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Never again
October 2, 2023

Kiwi.com - the worst online flight search engine. Thieves, I paid £458.20 for 1 piece of 20 kg luggage, return flight on the London - Larnaca (Cyprus) route. Never book flights with them, they will rob you!

Date of experience: October 2, 2023
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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1.5 years waiting for my refund
October 5, 2021

I have had my flight canceled by Virgin Atlantic, having had it booked with Kiwi.com.
I have even paid their extra fee for assistance and no response was ever given.
Kiwi is impossible to contact as they do not have any numbers available.
Terrible agency!
Avoid them!

Date of experience: October 5, 2021
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They didn't put any disclaimer, so I thought I would update our flight with different connector city - clicked on "Change" and I got better connection, but my original tickets were cancelled and even less than 24 hours, I been told - money won't be returned.
Then on the second connection I paid for VIP bundle and never got that service and communicated more than 1 month, before flight - it was only texting back and forward - no result.
Lost money and time (approx. 10 hours in total)- will never use that company and do not recommend them to anyone.

Date of experience: July 6, 2022
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Disgusted - Minus 5 stars!
January 12, 2022

No customer service or compromise offered after not being allowed to check in at the airline because kiwi.com failed to show that I required more than 1 document to enter 3 different countries. Thank you for taking all my money and refusing a refund including the flights that are still valid but you canceled them all!

Date of experience: January 12, 2022
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Avoid at all costs
August 23, 2018

Avoid this company complete robbers booked through them for my daughter and her friend received no confirmation and had to book again they then charged me twice a flight that should have been cheap cost me 320 gbp and not interested when I contacted them

Date of experience: August 23, 2018
New Jersey
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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One word: BEWARE. They will put cheap itineraries together but have no customer service, will not help if there are schedule changes or even call you back as promised. Do yourself a favor and use a reputable travel site or book direct with the airlines (using their fares), but don't use them.

Date of experience: April 6, 2019
New Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I'd give a 0 if I could
November 6, 2022

I'd give a 0 if I could. Do. Not. Use. This. Website. Expedia is better, and direct purchases with airlines the best. Kiwi.com doesn't even provide the cheapest options yet have the strictest rules and unbelievable ctrl c + ctrl v 'customer service' options. I booked a $440 flight and then realized ONE MINUTE later that I needed to change my dates. The chat repeatedly said there's nothing that can be done because I bought the savers ticket, which basically means there's no mercy for anything. They could've told me that all airlines have to give full refund if requested directly within 24 hours. But during the TWO WEEKS of conversations I had with the chat, starting the minute after my booking, the only thing I was told was there was nothing to do.

Date of experience: November 6, 2022
Cyprus
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Stay away
June 13, 2018

Very disappointed with their service.
Our flight got cancelled and still waiting to see if they will refund the money. They said that it would take max 30 days to decide but they are taking more than this. Never again

Date of experience: June 13, 2018
KR
1 review
0 helpful votes
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DO NOT EVER USE THIS WEBSITE!
August 2, 2023

Their customer service is an absolute disgrace - a shambles of dishonesty and outright deceit! I can assure you, I will NEVER do booking with them again! It seems they're more interested in hoodwinking customers and pocketing your hard-earned money than in delivering a fair, honest service! Beware - transact with them at your own peril! They've shown their true colors to me, and I won't stand for it!

I mistakenly clicked the refund button and the system informed me that this action is irreversible; the refund has been processed and no further reimbursement can be claimed. This experience has been incredibly frustrating, ranking among the most challenging I've faced. In an effort to prevent fellow Koreans from encountering similar issues, I plan to pen a comprehensive article shedding light on the situation.

Date of experience: August 2, 2023
Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bait and switch
May 9, 2023

Paid $650 for flights with confirmed booking. A few weeks before the trip and the "airline" removed the flight. Only alternatives they offer are 2 days later with minimum additional $500 upsell. There are flights online right now for same day as booking that match original.

Cancellation policy is 3 months with no guarantee of money back (likely "voucher" option).

Definitely save yourself the time and effort. I would pay a premium to book through another option.

Date of experience: May 9, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Poor service
May 18, 2020

Amid the pandemic, Kiwi has put in minimal effort to assist customers obtain refunds. They offer a few options, but none guarantee you'll be receiving anything significant back. They won't supply the credentials I need to contact the airlines directly to try to solve it myself. They're making it as difficult as they can to get even a decent refund. It has been frustrating contacting them about this issue. They don't appear to care that you may lose a large sum of money if you want to cancel. It would probably have been a better idea to book with the airlines directly, or to have booked with another travel company. I don't suspect Kiwi will receive many flattering reviews. It is in anyone's best interest to look elsewhere when booking flights. When times get tough, Kiwi doesn't truly care about their customers.

Date of experience: May 18, 2020
Germany
1 review
4 helpful votes
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kiwi.com, I thought will be with European moral and ethic, but found out (1) they were selling tickets of the airlines which do not have permission to fly during lock down, (2) later the airlines cancel the flights, and (3) kiwi.com do not refund in proper way. For me it is now 5 months, still yet did not receive the refund. Also I will probably loose around 200-300 euro, where everything was kiwi's scam. Technically my life became problematic with lose of money. "Never Ever Buy or Suggest Anyone to Buy Tickets from KiWI.com"

Date of experience: November 20, 2020
AE
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Booking 259170208
August 1, 2022

Kiwi is a complete scam of an enterprise do not use them at all costs and please book directly with an airline. I booked flights to the dubai for around 1450 aed for 2 people which was a pretty good deal, however I received an email the next morning stating the flights had gone up by 1850 aed, basically doubling it to the same price found on my carriers website. Their customer service is also us... Not recommend!

Date of experience: August 1, 2022
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Kiwi.com charges exorbitant fees and has terrible customer service. AVOID this scammer. Their "margins" and "service fees" are near of 50% of the flight cost, which could have been purchased directly.

Date of experience: March 12, 2019

Overview

Kiwi.com has a rating of 1.3 stars from 2,166 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Kiwi.com most frequently mention customer service, full refund and credit card. Kiwi.com ranks 236th among Plane Tickets sites.

service
1,068
value
1,028
shipping
690
returns
872
quality
933
This company does not typically respond to reviews
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