Avianca

✅ Trip Verified | Bogotá to London. Yet another great trip with Avianca. I flew on their economy class and I had an amazing experience. We arrived into check in and we took around 5 minutes, which is amazing given that it was the time were all Avianca international flight departe. When boarding we were met by their crew and then boarded their Boeing 787. Upon arrival to our cruising altitude, meal service started with a pizza of a known Italian restaurant in Bogotá, an amazing pizza. Legroom and recline were above average for long haul flights. I had an amazing sleep in the confy seat which was quite soft . Around two hours out from London, breakfast was served. We could have a selection of cereals with a parfait yogurt, and a full colombian breakfast (scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, toasts and a colombian treat called arepa.) I went for the Colombian breakfast which was amazing as well. Our bags were delivered quickly. Overall an amazing trip.

✅ Trip Verified | Upon purchasing my ticket the airline spelt my name wrong (they had my passport). When I tried to select my seat they refused to let me and said I had to go to the airport. When I tried to speak with a supervisor, I was told “they only spoke Spanish”! I needed an aisle seat and they were giving me the hardest time. On my next flight I tried to change the time and they charged me $1082. I experienced the worst customer service and I will never fly with Avianca again!

✅ Trip Verified | Scheduled to fly out May 24 10.20pm. Duration of trip was 3 nights/4 days. After many confusing hours, flight cancelled. Staff couldn’t tell me if I could get a refund for my ticket. If I took the replacement flight (next day afternoon) whether I could get a refund for my ticket Despite our short vacation being cut even shorter we decided to take replacement flight. Given a nights stay (it was 2am at this point) at nearby hotel. Made the most of vacation but wanted resolution with the airline. Summary of how that went: Emailed on May 25, 10 June refund request created, 25 June refund request rejected, 27 June reason for rejection was the fact that I’d taken alternate flight. Forwarded my complaint to another department. July 7 new department said no compensation will be given. Waste of time and money and zero customer service.

✅ Trip Verified | Pereira to Bucaramanga via Bogota. We were advised 24 hrs before departure that the original flight from Pereira to Bogota was cancelled for no reason. We were re-scheduled to leave four hours before. The first leg of the trip was late for no reason. The second leg of the trip was three hours late. This simple trip took 7 hours more than it should have taken. We never received explanation, a word of excuse, an extra service nor anything that would explain such changes in schedule or delays. Fly with Avianca if you must, otherwise avoid it if possible.

✅ Trip Verified | They cancelled my TACA/Avianca flight from Havana to San Francisco via San Salvador, i told them i had a connecting flight from San Francisco to the Philippines. They never compensated and told me my flight to the Philippines is not their responsibility even if i missed it because it is with a different airline, although obviously I missed it because of their flight cancellation. This has got to be the worst experience ever. Terrible customer service.

✅ Trip Verified | Los Angeles to Cali via Bogota booked for July 2018. I received and email that my flight was changed all of a sudden. The only solution they gave me was to apply for reimbursement, but I would still be charged the penalties. Avianca does not respect their clients and makes you adjust to their needs. Horrible airline. Never again will I buy from them.

Not Verified | Lima to Trujillo. This airline offer good price only for locals and overcharge to international customers. Then the flight was late and I arrived later because delayed. The airplane was there yet but they didn't let me check in my luggage because they affirm that the flight was closed. How they can close a flight which airplane is behind and has not arrived yet. I requested to talk with the supervisor and ignored me saying that the supervisor was busy helping another person. I was with my 1 year old baby and my grandma of 83 years old, my daughter and husband and I was mistreated by their personnel. Ignoring my situation and condition in that moment. I came to Peru after 5 years and my day was so far pretty bad due to these people.

Not Verified | Luggage lost and not compensated. I took a flight with them last October and at the check out they forced me to register my tent separately from my luggage. I said it would get lost because it is small but they didnt care. When I arrived at my destination, not only were both luggage and tent delayed 1 day because our flight was late, but the tent was never delivered to me. I have sent 3 messages on their client platforms, called many times and even went to their offices. Every time they acknowledge the tent is missing and file some paperwork and say I will hear from them soon. It is June and I still haven't been contacted back despite my many attempts. Clearly the tent is lost, but the company refuses to offer compensation. I trusted them with an object worth 500 euros and they lost it and haven't even tried to find it. They probably hope that by ignoring me I will stop asking for decent service, but at least I can inform other passengers about how customer service is handled by Avianca.

✅ Trip Verified | A really bad experience, full of miscommunication and poor customer service. It started when I landed in Rio de Janeiro and I didn't have my suitcases. The ladies at the Avianca counter told me I'd have my basic expenses reimbursed. They told me my luggage would be delivered on the following day. I explained to them that I wasn't in a hotel or in an apartment with a doorman/ receptionist. They said it'd be considered when they analyzed my situation. I had 2 choices either to picked up my luggage at the airport or wait all day for the delivery since they don't have a certain time to do that. I called Avianca on the next day to make sure my baggage would be there and the associate on the phone told me a flight from Colombia (where my suitcases were suppose to come from) had landed that morning. I headed to the airport and then the flight was delayed, no flight had landed. Later on, I sent somebody to pick up my suitcases at the airport while I was having my birthday party. After all that inconvenience, I had to struggle with Avianca for 2 months to have my transportation expenses reimbursed. The whole process was very disappointing.

✅ Trip Verified | My wife and I used Avianca on 5 flights within Colombia and an international flight to the USA and a r/t flight to Peru from Colombia. All five flights in Colombia were delayed by as much as 2 hours causing us to miss connections twice. All five! The Peru flight was canceled and via a much longer route we arrived a day later. The USA Miami flight was late departing and arriving and we were 15 minutes from missing a United Flight connection. I have been flying Internationally for 28 years. I have used many 3rd world airlines. Never have I experienced such an unreliable and poorly run airline.