Vueling Airlines

Low cost - high expenses. Booked 6 times, four times the respective flight was massively delayed. The most recent experience: a 6hr delay of a 2.5 hr flight. Ground personnel were not helpful. When I asked for an alternative, I was offered a flight leaving at the same time as the delayed flight (not the original departure time) and flying to a destination 300 kms away. Ended up paying twice: Vueling tickets and for the alternative with a different airline.

I went to Rome for a couple of days, made the reservation 5 months before because it was for a very special occasion. For the flight Paris to Rome, Vueling sold too many tickets so when I made the check in at Orly they told me I was in "standby" which means that I didn't have an assigned seat and that I would probably be able to take the flight if someone doesn't come to the boarding. In the end I could not board the aircraft. So I had to go out to check in again for the following flight to Rome. The women from Vueling who gave me my new boarding pass didn't seem very sorry about the situation. No apologies, nothing, it basically seemed completely normal for her to make clients who paid a ticket for a precise date and a precise hour, wait an entire day at the airport. So I finally could board at 7:00 pm (all Vueling flights where delayed) whereas I was initially supposed to take off at 2:45 pm. A complete travel disaster with no compensation from the Vueling. The return was no better - 4 hours of delay! I did the check in online and had to pay 7€ to get a seat? Incredible! So now we pay our ticket and we pay our check in? Never happened to me before and I take the plane once a month ! I spent 2 days at the airport out of 5 days of vacations, that is a quite interesting proportion! Just to say. I also took Vueling to travel from Sevilla to Paris and it was a very enriching experience too. After the boarding the captain explained they had to fix something very quickly before take off. After an hour waiting in the aircraft they told us it was quite serious so we had to change aircraft, it took 5 hours to wait for another aircraft ahaha nothing you know just a couple of hours waiting without even knowing when we would arrive to Paris. Compensation and apologies from Vueling? Just for still being alive I will give a 1/10 for overall review of vueling. That's a pity because because Vueling was a nice company 3 years ago but it got worse and worse the last years and now cannot even manage the crowded summer season which is the most important.

My daughter and I were had booked a flight to fly from Rome to Paris on the evening of July 29th, with original departure time at 18.35 and arrival in Paris at 22.50. Our intention with this Vueling flight was to return to Paris to catch our return flight from Paris (on American Airlines) to Boston on the following day, July 30th at 12.10pm. We arrived over an hour early at Rome airport and checked in without a problem. The check-in agent told us to go to departure area D and to check the flight boards as the time of departure got closer. We did as she told us and proceeded to area D. After waiting until anticipated departure time, there was still no indication as to departure time. My daughter signed onto its email notification system and shortly after 21.00, she received word that it would depart at 23.00. Half hour before 23.00 there was NO still indication of departure gate. I ran to the customer service desk in the D area where the agent tells me that it is currently boarding at a gate below us. So, we run downstairs, only to find a massive crowd waiting. As we waited, there was an announcement that our flight was canceled and that we needed to proceed to the arrivals area to receive further directions. When my daughter and I finally arrived at this area, there must have been 400 to 500 hundred people jostling trying to get to the one of three agents. It was chaos, with no lines or anyone senior from the airline to direct or provide guidance. After waiting for 6 hours, I finally made it to an agent only to have him tell me that the only flight to Paris they can put me on was the one that evening, July 30th at 17.55. Of course, with this we would miss our flight to US from Paris. Being stuck in Rome, our only alternative was to fly directly out of Rome that day.

The service is shocking. All was well until 1 hour before departure and then there was a 2 hour delay. We went to the gate and the staff was clueless as to why exactly this was and said our plane was on its way. Another two hours passed and it's delayed for another 2 hours and the same thing happened 2 hours later - we were waiting and stressed for 6 hours. During this time everyone was crowded around the information desk with not very much information at all. At 23.50, our flight was canceled and rescheduled for the next day at 10.45 so we had to stay at a hotel in Gatwick. The next morning our flight actually left at about 11.30. Never again.

First flight was over 3 hours delayed, we were given non refundable €20 coupons for the next flight on Vueling - that we will not be booking. Arrived in Barcelona, promised we would be on the next flight to our final destination. We were not permitted on the next flight. The line for Vueling customer service was huge and unmoving, except of course when people gave up and left. Staff were rude and unreasonable, unwilling to help those that they had seriously inconvenienced. We have spent over 9 hours waiting for Vueling to get their act together as I write this review. Hands down the worst experience wth an airline I had ever had, even over one losing my luggage for 8 days.

After checking through without as much as a hint from the check in desk we discovered an initial 2 hour delay. This extended as the afternoon progressed to an eventual departure 4 hours late. Gatwick airport information desk were very helpful and sympathetic. After several hours we were given a £5 voucher for food which at Gatwick purchases very little beyond a coffee and a bar of chocolate. When the flight eventually left the journey itself was fine. On the other hand the cabin crew were pleasant enough on the rare occasions that we saw them on the flight but spent 90% of the journey 'hiding' behind the curtain at the front of the plane, actively discouraging people from using the toilet. The customary trolley service was advertised in the customary seat pocket literature. 1 hour 15 minutes into what transpired to be a 1 hr 45 minute flight the service commenced. One reluctant member of the cabin crew somewhat hurriedly scurried along the plane avoiding eye contact and thwarting any attempt to eat by announcing when asked that they basically had no food, no ice etc etc.

We were travelling home from vacation and had booked an 18.50 flight with Iberia but operated by Vueling. There were seven family members travelling including my 74 year old parent-in-law. We arrived early, about 1630, and then had to queue for 45 minutes to check in. That turned out to be the most efficient part of the service. We got through security and headed to the gate, sitting down and waiting. We then proceeded to have 8 (I think) gate changes in the space of an hour. We had the ridiculous situation of all the passengers walking to one gate and then turning around and heading to another, only to do so again. My son wondered if this was some kind of sick candid camera Joke. Some time later we realised that the plane was 2 hours late. We never did find the staff to ask and I ended up ringing customer service to confirm. I am not sure whether the gate was the airline or the airport's fault but I will be reluctant to use either again. We ended up leaving 3 hours late and getting into Zurich just before midnight. The plane was an old wide body 767 run by Air Europe which was fine. I could not recommend or fly Vueling again.

On 13 July we flew from Amsterdam to Rome. At Schiphol waiting at the correct gate we noticed the plane was going from a different gate and had a 2.5 hours delay without any explanation. This change was only called once through the intercom. The boarding was really slow, one employee was doing nothing. On board still no explanation about the delay, only that we have to wait for 30 minutes more until the other cabin crew arrives, the cabin crew on board has reached their time limit. This took in total another hour, so total delay was 3.5 hours. During the flight we got a coupon with 20 euro discount for when we fly again (valid for 6 months.) We were sitting in the last row of the plane, row 31, right side. When the flight attendant reached our row with food and beverages, the row next to us left side, placed their order and we had to wait. My wife is pregnant and needs to eat every 2 hours. When it was our turn, we placed the order but the flight attendant informed us that the kitchen was closed. We will not use the coupon and this was the last time we fly with Vueling.

I have taken this airline twice. Both times it has be over 2 hours delayed. There is no priority boarding for "excellence" passengers at least not in my experience. Apparently "excellence" equates to nothing more than a velcro attached head rest. I do not care for much of their service but I do depart before my scheduled arrival time.

On par with all the reviews for Vueling. We flew Vueling from BCN to VGO domestic flight with in Spain the OB flight was on-time and no issues with taking carry-on bags on the plane. On return from VGO the flight was delayed without sending notices via the Vueling mobile app. Arrived at the airport on time and proceeded to check-in and was stopped by Vueling agent to pay for carry on bag. Informed the Vueling agent that coming from BCN Vueling did not charge me for the carry-on agent could care less. Anyways paid with trusted credit card so I could call them once back home in the USA. Got to the gate and notice all the locals with the same size carry-on bags as mine were not made to check them in. Some had bigger carry-on bags that could be classified as checked in luggage. While at the gate no information that the only flight flown by Vueling on Saturday was delayed by two hours. As the night went on in VGO we went back to Iberia which was handling the Vueling flight as the Vueling ground crew left the airport. Told flight will come but if it gets cancelled you are on your own for hotel. Note Vigo is small town lacking hotels. Finally the plane arrived from Barcelona with a fresh crew and made a quick turn around. Since the flight was delayed 2+ hours by the time we left Vigo it was now 11pm. We arrived back at 1am having to wait for Vueling to located ground crew in Barcelona as most the Vueling planes had already returned for the night and the airport while it is open 24 hours keeps limited people on hand after 12am. The hold in Barcelona was not acceptable being that Barcelona is Vueling's hub. I would fly Vueling again but I will fly them with being sure to take morning flights in case of any delays also keep my trusted Credit Card on hand to dispute carry on charge for not being local.