Saudi Arabian Airlines

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4 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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1/10

"flight was cancelled"

(Netherlands)

Trip Verified | Amsterdam to Dubai via Jeddah. Never again. Flight delayed at first (original departure time 15.55h), finally boarding at 19.30h. At 20.00h (still waiting to enter the plane) the ground staff came to tell us that the flight was cancelled. Only because the pilot had issues with his crew and their flying hours. After the cancellation, no service was provided. All passengers had to find their own way to a certain service desk where (as we were told) they would take care of the situation and try to book all of us on another flight. This service desk was nowhere to be found, nobody was willing to help us. When we finally found the service desk, they told us that maybe the flight might leave after all. (Our luggage was still on the plane). At 21.30h they confirmed that there was no flight and there were no other possibilities to fly to Jeddah or Dubai. The bags should come any minute, the said. At 23.30 h we were still waiting for our baggage. All that time there was no possibility to get something to eat or to drink; not even water was provided. Short summary: the issues of one pilot of this airline did cost us our complete holiday trip to Dubai, to which we were looking forward to for months - no other possibility was offered. Thanks a lot, Saudi Arabian Airlines!
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteAmsterdam to Dubai via Jeddah
Date FlownApril 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
5/10

"flights were pretty underwhelming"

(United Kingdom)

Not Verified | My first experience of flying Saudia, the dates I needed plus the value for money made it quite a viable option. I was happy with the booking process plus the contact centre communication, as well as email updates and the app too. Saudi Arabian lose scores because that they have absolutely no idea what customer service means, my connecting flight was rebooked for 15 hours later and I only found out at the boarding gate of my flight, apparently because the flight from London to Jeddah left 30 minutes late I was rebooked. I was completely frustrated as people were boarding the flight to Islamabad and I was just left. There was no help offered by anyone at the airport, I was asking to speak to a representative from the airline but no one was available, 15 hours wasted in the lounge and there was no offer of compensation / accomodation. Logged a complaint but heard nothing back. I will still be pursuing them. The flights were pretty underwhelming, uncomfortable seats, unresponsive screens and cabin crew seemed chaotic and frustrated, the meals were okay and that's pretty much it. I won't be flying with them again, as the whole experience was annoying especially as there was no explanation for why the flight was rebooked also that there was no one to approach about it, any attempts to complain or approach staff were batted away, with the lack of English being cited as the reason for not understanding....
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLondon to Islamabad via Jeddah
Date FlownApril 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Awful customer service"

(Canada)

Not Verified | Awful customer service - avoid at all costs. The help desk attendants were all on their cell phones and refused to serve my family and I. They passed us off to 3 different people simply because they couldn't be bothered to help us. When we approached them to help us check in for our flight, the tone of voice and their attitude was completely unacceptable. First the ladies passed us off to the next counter attendants, because they wanted to spend time on their cell phones instead of helping customers. Then when we tried to check in our additional baggage, the men kept sending us back and forth between the guest relations simply because none of them knew where to pay the fees for the additional baggage. Absolutely useless.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteRiyadh to Madinah
Date FlownApril 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"Poor quality airline"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | Poor quality airline - dirty interior and no seat belts available for infants (not a one-off experience - I’ve had the same experience on three internal flights).
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteAl Ula to Jeddah via Riyadh
Date FlownApril 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Absolutely horrendous experience"

(Malaysia)

Trip Verified | Absolutely horrendous experience with Saudi Arabian Airlines. Booked a one way ticket and wanted to cancel it to rebook a return ticket after only a few hours (due to additional research), so I went to Manage my Booking as the website requested - only to not be shown any options to change or cancel. I then went to the Refund page, submitted a request, but was not shown the refund amount and website directly proceeded to tell me to wait for the cancellation and refund (and their website is not clear whether they have a 24H full refund policy). I tried to contact them via the website chat as well as whatsapp - after 5 hours there was no response by any agents. I then made the final decision to call their HQ, incurring expensive overseas call charges, waited 33 minutes, and was answered by a bored-sounding customer service staff. I introduced myself and asked if it was okay if I used English to converse. He paused for 5 seconds, then terminated the call. Tens of dollars down the drain.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKuala Lumpur to Munich via Jeddah
Date FlownMarch 2022
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Never travel with them"

(India)

Trip Verified | Amman to Mumbai via Jeddah. Worst Airline with no support. Never travel with them, they are the worst. No ground support and no instructions. Food was also really bad.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteAmman to Mumbai via Jeddah
Date FlownMarch 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"worst airline I have ever experienced"

(Algeria)

Trip Verified | I booked my flight with booking.com, but Saudia cancelled my flight 1 day before boarding. I contacted booking for refund but they sent to me e-mail explaining that the company is not answering. I tried to reach their customer office, no answer, finally 3hrs before boarding I got answer by phone, but they refused neither to change my flight in same day or after one day nor to refund my ticket saying that ticket was issued by hahn and they should refund. It is the worst airline I have ever experienced in my life. I don't advise any person to try flying with Saudia.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMuscat to Algiers via Jeddah
Date FlownMarch 2022
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"I have a really bad experience"

(Singapore)

Trip Verified | Did check in at the biz counter in Madinah airport and was served by a rude gentleman. Finally he told me he need a health declaration which was required by Singapore government. After I have completed the online declaration i start again the check in. This time he asked for the booking ticket for my onwards flight KUL- SIN which was operated by MAS. I told him many times that it was reflected on the ticket which i have printed out. The flight details is clearly shown on the printed hard copy ticket. He told me that MAS luggage allowance is 16 kg per pcs. I told him it’s ridiculous and ask him to show me where he read about the luggage allowance. When i read, it is actually referring to carbon emission details and nothing about the luggage allowance. I told him that the info he read is nothing to do with luggage allowance. He then issue the boarding pass after a long unnecessary disruption he made on the service experience he had caused which I clearly unnecessary in the first place. I paid a high price for a fast and efficient service (Business Class ticket), but instead I have a really bad experience.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteMadinah to Kuala Lumpur
Date FlownMarch 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
10/10

"amazing attention to the level of details"

(Saudi Arabia)

Trip Verified | My experience in flight SV20 on Feb 21 2022 was great. The care and the level of service was awesome. The amazing attention to the level of details paid by the crew to each passenger was noteworthy. It felt like if you're flying a private jet. Having a Flight Chef on board makes a great deal of difference in the level of service.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteNew York JFK to Jeddah
Date FlownFebruary 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"cabin crew are pleasant on this route"

(Malaysia)

Trip Verified | SV 0834: JED-KUL. I only flew this airline because the date of my travel was changed. I thought it can't be that bad. Extremely rude and arrogant ground crew at check-in at Jeddah International Airport with privileged attitude that made us feel as if we begged to fly their airlines. Fellow friends get shouted at. However, cabin crew are pleasant on this route. Get their job done well accompanied by a genuine smile. Seat and food are pretty standard. Never again.
AircraftBoeing 777-300
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteJeddah to Kuala Lumpur
Date FlownMarch 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no