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Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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"The service is really bad"

(United States)

Not Verified | The service is really bad, delayed the flight about 4 times whit out having a representative telling us. Seats on the airplane are very uncomfortable, no tv or radio. They sell all the snacks and drinks and the flight wasn’t cheap, it was a regular price in other airlines. Also they charge you for all the luggage, the reality is that this supposed to be a cheap flight but is expensive and bad services in all. Our flight was scheduled to board at 6:30 pm we boarded at 12:00 am at the far end where is not a tunnel, just stairs to get in the airplane with kids and we have to carry our luggage on stairs to get to the plane, it was a nightmare.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGuadalajara to Tijuana
Date FlownJanuary 2022
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"oversold, no seats available"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Worst experience ever, don't waste your money, Worst customer service, professionalism, no ethics at all / no respect after checking in couldn't board my flight, airline tickets were oversold, no seats available. Had to get other flights for next day and flights in between because was the only flights available.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGuadalajara to Tijuana
Date FlownJanuary 2022
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Hands down the worst airline I've ever used"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Hands down the worst airline I've ever used. I trusted someone else to book my flight for a Cancun trip from TJ and this will be the last time I will let someone else book my flight. Before the day of departure they changed our times multiple times and canceled our flights just to have us rebook the exact same flights with different flight numbers. They do not provide water nor snacks on the flights. When they have delays they don't tell you anything about why the flights are delayed. They caused me to miss my connecting flight due to a 3hr delay. They changed our flights from a 2-3hrs layover to 12hrs layover. 5hrs flight with no water provided. I will never use them again.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteTijuana to Cancun via Mexico City
Date FlownDecember 2021
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

2I would not recommend this airline"

(United States)

Trip Verified | The people at the Monterey airport were very rude. I had a connecting flight and they tried to charge me almost $200 just because I happened to go over by 2pounds over weight on my carry on. When I tried to distribute my items to lose to pounds they decided to weigh the other peoples items just to make me feel bad and on top of that they did not let me take any food overboard and made me throw all of it away. I would not recommend this airline, staff are very rude and none of them did the slightest thing to help instead tried to guilt trip me. Avoid airline if possible I know its cheap but their costumer care is always in a bad mood and will do about anything to charge you extra.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMonterey to Guadalajara
Date FlownDecember 2021
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Terrible and rude customer service"

(United States)

Not Verified | Cancelled my flight twice, both the day of a couple of hours before. They never refunded me, was forced to buy day of flights that were over $500, the flights that weren’t cancelled all got delayed and my last flight got switched gates 3 times all while we were supposed to be boarding. Terrible and rude customer service in person and non-existent online. Never ever ever again.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteCancún to Reynosa
Date FlownDecember 2021
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Don’t take a risk with this airline"

(United States)

Not Verified | This airline is a criminal enterprise. They moved my flight up by 10 hours and sent me a notification about the update 2 hours after the new departure time. How is this even legal? Don’t take a risk with this airline, because they will just steal your money.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMexico City to San Antonio
Date FlownDecember 2021
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"They are unreliable"

(United States)

Trip Verified | I had a flight from Tijuana to Puerto Escondido on November 5th. First, they delayed the flight a few days before, which is pretty typical of them. When I was in the terminal everyone was confused on which flights were flying from which gate and there were no employees there to help at the kiosks. After an hour of being in the terminal I was able to find my gate, which wasn't showing the correct information or have someone manning the kiosk. When the flight was delayed another hour, no one told all of us waiting through any means of communication, we all had to swarm the attendant when he walked by. Our flight was delayed another hour and an hour after that it was canceled. The front kiosk gave everyone a number to call, which did not work and told everyone to go to the front check in to ask questions. I waited for three hours to talk to someone at the front desk and literally all she gave me was the same faulty phone number and as option to have my flight for 11.30pm 2 nights later. Everyone was upset and some people had their flights canceled two nights in a row and no compensation for the inconvenience. I didn't trust the airline to actually have a flight that would be reliable so I flew back home from San Diego. VivaAerobus claimed the reason for the cancellation was the fog, but I literally flew out of San Diego a few hours later, an hour away. Some planes were still landing at Tijuana and there wasn't much fog. The worst part was trying to get a hold of the company. I had been calling and trying different menus for hours in the airport and talking in circles with the bot. Whenever I got a hold of someone, they would transfer me and drop my call. Terrible communication and it's impossible to get a real person. When I finally reached the manager, they helped very little and only gave a refund on the flight they canceled, not the flight that I had as my return (which I couldn't even use since I wasn't there!) Overall a terrible experience with both the airlines at the airport, the manager, and the call center. Don't use this airline if you want to get somewhere within a couple of days. They are unreliable and don't compensate when they don't deliver on their promises.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteTijuana to Mexico City
Date FlownNovember 2021
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"an attempt to charge you extra"

(Mexico)

Trip Verified | Do yourself a favor, when they ask you to line up to check bags before boarding, just skip it. It's only an attempt to charge you extra. I had a backpack and a ukulele with me. I was told at the check in counter that the ukulele was fine. Then in this second bag check line the guy said I had to pay a $599 peso fee ($30 USD) for special handling of the instrument. I was not happy about this as the instrument is much smaller than the majority of the carry ons that people had. I didn't have a choice, the instrument wasn't even mine, I was bringing it for a friend. I paid the fee thinking they were going to put it somewhere secure for me. No, I showed the stewardess my receipt and she said just put it in the overhead. Seriously? Then what was the fee for? I put it in the overhead and it fit perfectly front to back. They were just making a grab for extra fees. I was angry, I should have never gotten in that line. I have messaged Viva Aerobus asking for a refund. I doubt I get it. I will try to dispute the charge with my card, because you can't charge a "special handling fee" and do nothing for it.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGuadalajara to Puerto Vallarta
Date FlownNovember 2021
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"not received my money back"

(United States)

Trip Verified | VivaAerobus cancelled my two flights a day before my flight. The options they gave did not work for me. I had to cancel and buy very expensive tickets with another airline, since Last minute flights are so expensive. It took me 40 minutes on the phone to get a refund, which was not automatically made to the card I used to buy, but a bank refund (why?) I was told to expect my refund in 7-10 days. Two weeks later I have not received my money back.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteHouston to Mexico City
Date FlownOctober 2021
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"I am not at all impressed"

(United States)

Trip Verified | As a travel agent, I enjoy testing different airlines. This is my first experience with Viva Aerobus, and I have to say, I am not at all impressed. My flight houston to Huatulco was changed by the airline - to a flight it isnt even possible for me to make as i wont even land in Houston until 3pm. (new flight at 10am) After 3 customer service calls, i ended up getting a voucher - it wont be available to use for 3 days. they could not rebook me Houston - Monterrey - Huatulco, even though there are flights available. The USA customer service line does not work, i had to call the Mexico customer service line (yes there is an English option) they would not issue a refund, even though this is a change they did they would only issue a voucher, agent #2 said the voucher is good for a year, agent #3 said the voucher is good for 120 days now I have to wait 3 days to use the voucher to do the Houston to Monterrey to Huatulco
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteHouston to Mexico City
Date FlownOctober 2021
Value For Money 12345
no