These are the world's worst airlines!
1. TACA AIRLINES (PERU BASED)
Taca are from Peru and are a terrible airline company. They messed up our flight and have screwed up a load of other people's flights down the years. The bus would have been faster! They are best avoided!! Avoid using Taca if you are in Peru.
2. JETSTAR (budget airline owned by QANTAS, AUSTRALIA)
Despite initially loving their cheap kick-ass fares, Jetstar quickly proved their lack of customer service to me in 2011. I had started a new job and been lucky to be given a whopping THREE days off in my first month, just so I could fly all the way back to the UK to attend a wedding. One of my best mates as a child was Michael McClelland and so I wanted to be there in Belfast for his big day. It would also be my first time in Northern Ireland for some 800 days - my longest ever time away from my native land. So I booked 2 flights with Jet Star as it was just so cheap even with connections, I then booked another two flights with Air Asia and Easyjet meaning I could get home to Michael's wedding, but would have 4 flights to take, a half day in Kuala Lumpur and a full day in Paris on route. Two cities I'd been to before, but hey I could see family and attend a wedding and keep my job as a school teacher in Hong Kong. All the flights were cheap. All looking good.
3. Aerolineas from Argentina
OK so I'm including this company but they're the best of this bad bunch to be honest - the onboard stewards were friendly and they eventually sorted me out. BUT here's what they did during the only three flights I took with them:
- they changed my flight time 3 times
- changed the airport of my first flight (from Jorge Newberry to Ezeiza, Buenos Aires)
- cancelled one of my flights (the third flight)
- the next flight was then delayed
- they blamed computer error
4. CATHAY PACIFIC
This airline company Cathay Pacific lost my bag in 2012. It was totally crazy. After losing it they then claimed that I hadn't even handed my bag in which was total negligence on their side as I handed it in and they managed to not even put it on my flight. This meant when I was in Belfast for 5 days my bag was in Hong Kong. I finally got it sent across but with no compensation offered.
5. AIR ASIA
Where do I start - Air Asia are fucking atrocious! I have been on about 7 - 8 Air Asia flights down the years and they have never ever once been on time. They never offer you any kind of compensation and their customer service level is shocking. I can't begin to say how much I despise Air Asia. Please take my advice and NEVER use them. My recent Air Asia experience in Hong Kong Airport was actually the catalyst for this blog post. Here's a quick overview of what happened.
- Never trust Air Asia
As a person who has worked in the travel industry, the customer service industry and in Public Relations during my life, I'm fairly qualified and knowledge to know that these 5 shit airline companies suck. I would like to mention that Aerosur (Bolivia), Ryanair (Ireland), Air Canada (Canada) and British Airways (England) have all been good airline companies to fly with.
It's a life of ups and downs and I want to give you the good and bad stuff from my journeys.
1. TACA AIRLINES (PERU BASED)
Taca are from Peru and are a terrible airline company. They messed up our flight and have screwed up a load of other people's flights down the years. The bus would have been faster! They are best avoided!! Avoid using Taca if you are in Peru.
2. JETSTAR (budget airline owned by QANTAS, AUSTRALIA)
Despite initially loving their cheap kick-ass fares, Jetstar quickly proved their lack of customer service to me in 2011. I had started a new job and been lucky to be given a whopping THREE days off in my first month, just so I could fly all the way back to the UK to attend a wedding. One of my best mates as a child was Michael McClelland and so I wanted to be there in Belfast for his big day. It would also be my first time in Northern Ireland for some 800 days - my longest ever time away from my native land. So I booked 2 flights with Jet Star as it was just so cheap even with connections, I then booked another two flights with Air Asia and Easyjet meaning I could get home to Michael's wedding, but would have 4 flights to take, a half day in Kuala Lumpur and a full day in Paris on route. Two cities I'd been to before, but hey I could see family and attend a wedding and keep my job as a school teacher in Hong Kong. All the flights were cheap. All looking good.
3. Aerolineas from Argentina
OK so I'm including this company but they're the best of this bad bunch to be honest - the onboard stewards were friendly and they eventually sorted me out. BUT here's what they did during the only three flights I took with them:
- they changed my flight time 3 times
- changed the airport of my first flight (from Jorge Newberry to Ezeiza, Buenos Aires)
- cancelled one of my flights (the third flight)
- the next flight was then delayed
- they blamed computer error
4. CATHAY PACIFIC
This airline company Cathay Pacific lost my bag in 2012. It was totally crazy. After losing it they then claimed that I hadn't even handed my bag in which was total negligence on their side as I handed it in and they managed to not even put it on my flight. This meant when I was in Belfast for 5 days my bag was in Hong Kong. I finally got it sent across but with no compensation offered.
5. AIR ASIA
Where do I start - Air Asia are fucking atrocious! I have been on about 7 - 8 Air Asia flights down the years and they have never ever once been on time. They never offer you any kind of compensation and their customer service level is shocking. I can't begin to say how much I despise Air Asia. Please take my advice and NEVER use them. My recent Air Asia experience in Hong Kong Airport was actually the catalyst for this blog post. Here's a quick overview of what happened.
- Never trust Air Asia
As a person who has worked in the travel industry, the customer service industry and in Public Relations during my life, I'm fairly qualified and knowledge to know that these 5 shit airline companies suck. I would like to mention that Aerosur (Bolivia), Ryanair (Ireland), Air Canada (Canada) and British Airways (England) have all been good airline companies to fly with.
It's a life of ups and downs and I want to give you the good and bad stuff from my journeys.
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