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Reviewed Aug. 16, 2017
Called to booked a roundtrip flight & advised the agent I saw a cheaper fare online. Agent was clueless (Yana), didn't even asked to check the website to verify. She just said "We have the lowest price and that's all we can do." Customer Service sucks! Don't put your best price guarantee disclaimer if you cannot implement it.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017
I had looked for tickets to Sofia, Bulgaria, on several travel sites. I called CheapOair and they found me a ticket on the exact day I needed for $400 less than any other place. I am very pleased. The agent was super helpful and very friendly. I highly recommend them.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2017
Even after buying the travel insurance this company made my life miserable. An extra $132.80 to change the date on the trip. Then another $72.80 just to change an C to an N. The fees are kept coming and they would not allow me a refund on my card when I tried to cancel. I will NEVER use CheapOair in my lifetime again. Shame on them when people make simple errors.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2017
Hello when I called to make the reservation I told the lady that I had used CheapOair before, We continued on with our conversation and the reservation took awhile to make and I forgot to say anything more about my discount but I did mention it at the beginning. So my discount was missed and I didn't get to use it and I was little unhappy. It was up to $25 off of your fees and when I call back the guy said well you can use it next time. That didn't seem like a satisfactory answer to me and so that's why I'm writing this to you. Other than that my experience was very good with the agent. She found the one that I had been looking for and the price had went up so the discount would have been nice.
Rita, thank you for being a long standing customer, we appreciate your business. After looking over the information the agent did not charge you a service fee. You had additional $14.95 for insurance and the rest is taxes and the cost of the ticket. If you had been charged a service fee it would be separate charge $25.00 with a minus 25.00 under it. So without the service fee being charged, any promo code would not of been applicable.
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Reviewed Aug. 14, 2017
Graham was very helpful and patient with me on the phone, giving many options to my trip and also with my requests. Very good experience. Wanted him to explore Maridian which was not on his original itinerary. My request ended up costing a bit more in airfare, but he was able to get us a great price and a direct flight to Naples, Italy.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2017
I was unable to board the plane to return to Montréal because of some changes in Canada requiring Canadian citizens to have a Canadian passport or a special authorization. Nobody at CheapOair or Lufthansa mentioned this to me. Cheapoair kept telling me it was up to Lufthansa to help me and Lufthansa kept telling me it was up to cheapoair. At the end of the day, I'm losing over 2000$,+ 1 day of work. I fly at least twice a year, but I won't deal with cheapoair or Lufthansa again. This was a terrible experience. I'm very disappointed. I'm sure somebody could have at least gave me back some money back so I can pay the hotel. What am I suppose to do for 10 days...
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2017
My agent was extremely professional. He was considerate in giving me a better deal on my booking by honoring my status with CheapOair. He made it affordable for me to fly. I will only book via CheapOair in the future because of your fantastic deals!
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2017
I made reservation with CheapOair while later I received an email I need to change my flight date due to storm so I called CheapOair. Said call American Airlines but when I called American Airlines said I can't change or cancel my Airlines. I asked, they said CheapOair put restrictions on my ticket that's why and when I call back after long hold they help nothing. This was very bad experience. I won't recommend this cheap company.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2017
Excellent customer service and the best deal. Try to do it online but had trouble with the internet so I call the 1800 number and Kevin helped me out finding the best deal for me, I am very satisfied with the quality of service.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2017
I booked a flight 7 months in advance, my company plans changed and dread fell over me. I knew I would have to call CheapOair and I prepared myself for arguments and complaints, to find some "humane" in my situation. I found it. I believe her name was Alanna, she listened as if I was important and she understood… and then "made an offer that I could not refuse", it was a delight.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2017
The person I spoke with had knowledge of job position because he was very pleasant respectful and helpful... Person name is Devan. I fly Spirit airlines most of the time and have never had any problems thus far and looking forward to my next trip drama free as usual.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2017
First Time I have used this service we shall see. The agents seemed pleasant however I am concerned about my return. My Brother Mario ** Just had a triple bypass and had numerous complications. Mario has been on a ventilator for 11 days. I hope my purchase of the travel insurance will help. I had No idea this was happening when I purchased my Tickets.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2017
He was lovely. Found me exactly what I wanted for the price I could pay and recommended something I could use. Helped me in every way he could. Polite and nice young man. His English was very good and he understood me very well.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2017
My wife and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary this October. I decided to set up a trip to Hawaii to celebrate. We are on a limited budget so I was trying my best to stay on budget. Found flights, hotel and airfare through CheapOair. Called in to see how it worked. Was assured that if we had a change of plans we had a 24 hour cancellation policy. That's when the nightmare began. Paid for upgraded seating and purchased travel insurance - all was told under the 24 hour confirmation. My credit Card Company texted fraud because there were 10 or more transactions for the same reservation.
First they said the hotel room was canceled due to credit card being declined but in actuality it was noted as fraud. I let Chase know it wasn't fraud assuming all was well. First came the room cancellation of which was never notified prior just got an email saying your room is canceled. Called in, talked to several representatives and they made it seem as though they were doing me a favor to rebook the room. Granted our anniversary is not until October. Then got an email the next day saying our seats were canceled, on my way to work. With those two issues I had had enough, ruined the surprise with my wife and had her call to verify cancellation policy. She was told we had until 3:30 that day to still be within the 24 hours.
Once I had time I called well before 3:30. At first the airline was no problem. Was told and emailed that we would receive 100% refund, I'll come back to that. Next the agent said she could not cancel the room or car had to be transferred at this point at least 10 hours on the phone or hold. Once I got to the hotel and car representative he said we couldn't cancel. Had a one night penalty from the hotel?? I called the hotel directly. They said they received the cancellation, no problem. They have a 7 day cancellation policy.
Called Cheapoair back. Spent another two hours on the phone. Was told the hotel was holding our money. When I explained I had spoken to the hotel and they gave 100% refund nothing but stonewall from there. Was sent an email that stated it would take 24 hours and be credited back they would call. Never heard back. Tried calling, emailing to no avail. They are still holding almost $1800 on a reservation that I was assured had 24 hour cancellation. Save your time!!! Even if the airfare is a bit cheaper stay away!! I'm in the Service industry. If I treated people like that I would be out of business.
This case has been resolved, hotel agreed to waive off the 1 night cancellation penalty of 341.00 and customer is being refunded all in full.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2017
I was having trouble with the internet site freezing up on me and a member of your team named John helped me tremendously book my entire trip. He was exceptional and I thank him for his help. Later Jasmine helped me book on night at a hotel in Venice. She was also very polite and helpful. From what I have experienced, you have a wonderful staff.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2017
Proceed with caution as this website is LESS than accommodating. Trisha the supervisor was far from accommodating. I have booked FOUR reservations on this website and will never use this website again.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2017
This is a website I will never use again and will never let my family or friends use. CheapOair changed my returning flight without telling me, they then blamed me for scheduling the wrong date and said the returning flight had always been the day listed. 2 months later, after having bought a second return flight, scheduling called me and told me it was their mistake and my return flight was changed without my approval.
As any person would do, I asked for a refund. But only a refund for my returning flight, I still wanted to keep my correct departure flight. This was not done, and I got to the airport to only discover my departure flight had also been canceled. Customer service was rude, confusing, and misleading. I can not express enough how frustrated this company has made me. The prices are too good to be true and they will take advantage of you as a customer.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2017
When you first enter your search you are asked how many people will be traveling. Is it fair to assume that your search will show the fare for 2 people OR at the very least, specifically say the fare that is showing is for only 1 person! You do not find out that the fare was for 1 person until you check out and if you're not careful, it is too late by that time.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2017
Company inflated the cost of the airline ticket by $39.95 which presented in a second transaction. When calling customer service $25 of that is for the use of the website and another $14.95 for travel assist. It was explained to me that this is explained in the confirmation email. I noticed that the airline breakdown expenses did not match the itemized receipt by the airline. Those additional charges were buried into the airline expenses in the CheapOair itemized receipt. I would NEVER support or recommend a company that inflates another product for the sole purpose of making money. Very dissatisfied customer.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2017
There is no option for negative star...I had a terrible experience with CheapOair. Firstly they confirmed the booking. After 2 days airline cancelled the reservation but CheapOair didn't notify me. By god's grace I came to know ticket has been cancelled two prior to my journey. So I called them up and asked for alternative solution and I had to travel. But they didn't help me here and they said only option is refund and it takes 30 business days. After a long fight I asked for a confirmation mail but I haven't received any such mails until now. They are pathetic people. I would recommend not to book via CheapOair. Rather I would advice you to book directly on the airline website. Spending $100 or $200 extra is more worth than booking with this third parties... I would recommend CheapOair to change the name to CheatOAir...
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017
I called to make reservations from Boston to Sevilla Spain. Got a price and itinerary. I'm having problems with my computer, and I lost the email. I proceeded to make reservations on my own. Looking at the time spend traveling, it look like the email that I had lost, so, I proceeded to make the reservations. When I called because it look longer time, the agent told me that once I got to England, I would have to go to another airport. The distance would be from 1 hour to 2 in taxi. I was very upset. I'm 71 years old and having some health issues that will make that extremely difficult for me. Even though I have called immediately, the agent told me I would be penalized if I wanted to change and it will be additional for the other flight. I was quite upset about the issue.
Next day, I called again and talk to Kirk, he was more sympathetic to my issue. Finally, we switch airports, and although the time of traveling will be the same, I will not have to leave the airport. Today, I found the email were I had the same flights for $250.00 less. I have travel with your company before, but I think I will not do it again. This incident has really sour me. Knowing that the passenger is elderly, and you send them two hours away to another airport? Also, Where is the savings? I could have flight with any airline for what I'm paying you. I will let my family and friends know about this incident, so they are aware of where they go for services.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017
I always book my flight with CheapOair but this time will be the last. I had a bad experience. I book a flight for my sister and her son. Now we want change just the date for the flight and am getting charged more than what I pay for this flight. Unbelievable. Now they are going to miss the family ceremony. I would never ever book a flight with CheapOair plus the customer service Rep was SO terrible. Am done.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017
I was able to obtain inexpensive tickets to Texas. I believe that this organization looks hard for the best price. I recommend to use their services. The service was great and the person who assisted me was very courteous and helpful. It was a pleasure working with him.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017
I called to change my flight dates and was told there would be a 274.00 charge to change my dates, and if I cancelled my flight it would be 100.00 charge. I am so upset, I will never book with CheapOair again. I never hardly fly so I thought I was covering myself when I purchased the travel protection ins. plan, so I thought I could just call and change the dates. No problem since I had that. Boy was I wrong. This company should be ashamed for taking peoples hard earned money. I spend 446.80 on 2 tickets and after canceling them both I was charged another 100.00 to cancel, so that's $546.80 I'm out of. They only gave me a credit of $194.92 if I rebook another flight. What a ripoff $546.80 and only get 194.92 credit. Never again will I book with them.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2017
After using CheapOair for more than 3 years, lately spending 5 thousand dollars PER MONTH, and recommending ALL my employees (around 20 reservations per month) to use CheapOair, the day that I need to make a change in my tickets THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TRIED TO RIP ME OFF IN 750 DOLLARS for a simple change in my scheduled flight.
I wanted to change it FOR ANY OTHER DATE. ANY. ANY AT ALL. I did not have ANY requirement, I said get me ANY date you want, anytime from now, on the cheapest combination they may have available, this year or next year, with any amount of flight connections. No requirement at all. They wanted 750 dollars (even though I could find on their website HUNDREDS of options for 820 dollars TOTAL for a NEW ticket. I asked to speak with a representative and I was treated disrespectfully, no help at all, and even making fun of me Telling me: "go ahead, contact the airline and see how good of a price you get". So I contacted the airline, and I got my change of schedule for 345 dollars TOTAL.
SO, "Cheapo Service Air": this is exactly the perfect way you lose one GREAT customer like me, and ALL my employees that I sent to your website. I will buy my 5 monthly thousand dollars worth of flight fares SOMEWHERE ELSE Because, after all, their page IS NOT THE CHEAPEST, IS NOT THE EASIEST TO USE, and, now I know, IS NOT AT ALL DECENT in the way they help your customers. Feel free to contact me if you need further details on these crooks. I HAVE A RECORDING OF THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM. I will make sure everyone knows what I have experienced with these people.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2017
This is the first time I used CheapOair and it will definitely be the last! Those who want to use their service please think twice! CheapOair are charging you high service fees on top of the fare and trying to make money wherever they can. Their best price guarantee is a joke and they have the worst customer service ever! The following is my experience with them. I booked two tickets from Beijing to Los Angeles for my parents on August 2, 2017, the price they quoted was $908 each. Since the best price guarantee window popped up when I booked the tickets, I didn't think too much for I thought I could price match even if I bought the tickets at a higher price. So I checked the price on other websites like Kayak, Priceline, etc. as well as Air China website immediately after that and was very upset to find the price was $874, I.e. $34 less each.
Therefore, I called the customer service and wanted to cancel my reservation, that was within 10 hours after my reservation. The representative told me I had to pay $75 for each ticket to cancel because it's their policy. Can you believe it? Within 10 hours, you have to pay $75 for each ticket!!! When I mentioned the best price guarantee, she gave me their email address. However, I checked my online banking and found Air China only charged me $878 per ticket, which was only $4 difference each ticket, so I didn't bother. Two days later I received a Balance Due Collected email from CheapOair.
I immediately called the billing number and complained about the money charged. They clearly told me that the $60 is for their service, that they are a travel agency and have to collect the service fee. Why don't they state it clearly in their email? Instead they said it's a portion of my fare! It is neither taxes, shipping fees nor insurance fees! I have used Kayak and other websites and it never happened to me! The price other websites quote includes taxes and everything. Also, it also means the price they quoted was not the best price. However, they told me the 24-hour price match limit had passed so they could not do price match for me! It's only because they collect their service fee after the best price match expires! Who knows they can keep your credit and billing information 24 hours after you booked the tickets and use it to charge you extra?
I called and was transferred to different lines (they outsourced the service to Indian people who have strong accent and don't know much!) and the reasons they gave me include that I have already agreed to the price they quoted, they are entitled to extra service fees and I did not read their terms and conditions before I booked the tickets. I agreed to the best price which they guaranteed, but not the quote, or extra service fee they collected! The truth is they may have most probably added extra to the original fare (since the price quoted by other websites is much lower) or used the fluctuating nature of ticket prices to make dishonest money! I have read their reviews and other customers also lost a lot of money for this reason! They charged a person $200 for their service on top of the fare! They are not giving us the lowest price!
FYI, they are also trying to make money elsewhere. I was selecting seats for my parents, and no matter which seats I selected, CheapOair charged me some $30. So I gave up and selected seats with Air China, guess what? the seats are free! However, when I mentioned it, CheapOair said they don't charge for the seating. If the airline doesn't charge, where does the money go to? Besides, the last lady who talked to me as if I were an idiot. She asked why I didn't read their terms and conditions carefully? Do you always read the terms and conditions before you book an airline tickets? I wonder. Please be careful before you choose CheapOair. Hope what I write is helpful!
Yifang, very sorry for the experience you had while booking on our website. All the information you described is listed in our terms and conditions and as you mentioned, you don't read them. The bpg is for the cost in airfare and as mentioned $4.00 difference, you cannot include our service fee that we charge for processing your reservation, ticketing it, and keep track of it until day of departure for any airline changes. The fee is for the cost of doing business, and it's not uncommon for travel sites, or airlines to charge for their services. My apologies for any inconvenience.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2017
CANCELLATION FEE WORST IN THE INDUSTRY - Not happy about $50/TICKET cancellation fee for cancellation within 6 hrs, given that everyone else allows 24h. Never going to book through here again. Why take the risk? Not good business.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2017
I was very pleased with the agent & the assistance she gave me in making my reservations. I have already recommended CheapOair to family and friends. I had tried several airlines and other travel booking sites with no success for the dates and prices that we wanted. My wife saw the ad pop up on Facebook and told me to call right away. I did and we are very pleased.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2017
Can't say enough about how easy it was to work with your representative Vincente **. I had lots of requests and a ton of questions and he was so patient and kind and made the whole experience delightful! I could have never done this on my own! He kept me calm as we worked through my itinerary.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2017
I was surprised to find I was charged a $100 fee for cancelling a trip that was covered under the travel insurance I purchased when booking. I rescheduled a different trip without purchasing the insurance, believing I had 24 hours to cancel as the site advertises. This turned out not to be true. After determining that I would still not be able to travel and cancelling the trip well within the 24-hour window, CheapOair charged me another $100 cancellation fee, and the airline charged me over $150 each for two tickets. When I called CheapOair to question these charges, I was directed to a fees and policies tab at the bottom of the page, and the last in a long list of fine print, for these cancellation policies. When I asked why at the top of the page in bold print they promised "free cancellations within 24 hours," I was repeatedly told to go to that tab. This is flagrantly misleading advertising. A trip I never took cost me over $500.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2017
I had purchased some 5 airline tickets for a certain day and time. As soon as I finished my order the tickets have a different day and time on them. I call to cancel them no longer than 10 mins after they tried to change to correct day and time but charge me $700 extra so I asked them to cancel them. They charged me $50 for each ticket. They are a scam!!!
Dee, we do see that this was booked online and an alternate date was chosen by you,. that would be the reason for the different dates. The $700.00 was the price difference for the date you chose, and what you actually wanted. The cancel fee is stated in our terms and conditions, as well as on the payment page right above the submit button, so you can review the terms prior to purchasing. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2017
I made a double booking by mistake and called to try to correct this. I was treated so well; the complicated mistake was resolved with kindness and patience by your representative. Your representative was able to negotiate a reduction of my fine for a necessary cancellation of one of the bookings. Such goodwill will not soon be forgotten. Thank you.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2017
I feel like these people are a bunch of thieves trying to somehow fool you. My experience booking with this website has been a nightmare. This is the second time I try to book flights with this website and both times the very same thing happens... After I've picked my flights, itinerary and times, reviewed them like two or three times (especially the second time, after getting burned the first time with them), confirm the tickets, buy them and then BANGGGG, the confirmation comes back with COMPLETELY different times??!!
So I have to call them to try and fix it, (literally within minutes after I get the confirmation) and that's where they start killing you with extra fees after fees, and extra charges for "re-booking" to the point that it gets RIDICULOUS. After all the extra charges (FOR THEIR MISTAKE, "GAME"), my total charge (for 6 tickets) went up buy $535... I just had it with them and decided to cancel the whole thing, which in turn ended up costing me $300 in cancellation fees. WILL NEVER USE THIS WEBSITE EVER AGAIN AND IF YOU'RE BOOKING WITH THIS WEBSITE BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THEM.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2017
Though your website says you need to call to change a booking, I was able to do it over chat, which was much more convenient as I am traveling and don't have a sim card for the country I am in. Thank you for allowing the change to take place over chat.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017
Booked with CheapOair a family vacation in May 2017. While in Montana I received a call from Fire Marshal that a home I had recently purchased had been struck by lightning and a fire had destroyed over 50% of the structure. This was on Sunday and I could not find out all I needed by phone, so I decided to fly back home that day and leave the family to finish the vacation.
I called CheapOair and made a new reservation to fly back that Sunday and cancel my flight on the upcoming Wed. with the family returning. CheapOair said there would be a $356.00 change fee charged by Delta Air. I felt that was high but I really needed to get home. Drove to airport within three hours of booking and was in airport when my insurance agent called and said I was completely covered and even with the fire damage I did not need to come home before the end of the vacation. I immediately told Delta, they understood and said I needed to call CheapOair and change back to the original flight. I did just that and was told Delta was going to charge me another $200.00 for change. I thought this is outrageous, but if Delta charged this I had to pay.
When I flew home I talked the Delta rep during a lay over in St. Paul, I was informed that Delta did not charge any change fee on either change. Also the original flight with my family had never been canceled or changed. Delta would not have charge any fee either due to the fire emergency. I have since arriving home verified with Delta no change fees or charges were made by Delta but CheapOair is still demanding payment from my credit card company. Sending fraudulent claims that they had paid Delta these fees.
I also submitted a claim with the travel insurance company recommended by CheapOair, but the claim was denied. The flight insurance company "Trip Mate" is a subsidiary of CheapOair. I have spent countless hours on the phone with CheapOair trying to resolve this dispute. Needless to say I will not use CheapOair again and would recommend that you do not either. I'm not going to drop this, I am going to the FAA and see if anything CheapOair did was unlawful.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017
I had the worst experience with CheapOair. I'm not the one to write reviews but I have been so fed up with these people. On February of 2017 I had purchased a 2 way ticket to Europe for two departing from JFK on July 15th 2017. Unfortunately for me, due to heavy traffic that day, I arrived at the Airport 45 minutes prior to the departure time and I was informed that the check in and the gate had already been closed and I could not get on that plane. I called CheapOair to see if they could help me board another plane that day. I was informed since I missed the flight they have to consider me a NO SHOW therefore the entire trip for two including the return had to be voided (In other words I lost the money for the two airplane tickets in the amount of $1855.88). They could only offer me "Airline credit".
The agent I spoke with (I regret not taking his name down) suggested since the airline I was originally supposed to fly with, did not fly to Europe that day again, I could purchase a one way ticket to my destination with another airline and use the"Airline Credit" to purchase the return ticket. I did as the agent suggested. I bought one way tickets for two and also paid for selective seats which I NEVER SAT ON since they had been sold to someone else.
A week prior to coming back I called CheapOair to book the return flight by using the "Airline Credit". I was informed that I could not possibly use the "Airline Credit" to book a one way flight for two. I was devastated that they played me this way. I thought CheapOair was a serious agency and reliable. It didn't take long to realize they are a bunch of liars who like to rip people off their hard earned money. I went ahead and used another agency to book my way back to the States. I would never use CheapOair again. AVOID CheapOair AT ALL COSTS. They are there to feed you any lies to make them business. They don't care about their customers.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2017
They charged my card twice for plane tickets, totaling $1646 and then when I called about it, told me very rudely I'd have to wait up to 5 business days to have the first charge removed. The customer service was awful, and when I finally spoke to a manager, he gave me the wrong information. I'll never be back to this company ever.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2017
I booked a ticket with CheapOair, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I needed to cancel my flight. I spend several hours on the line talking to representatives, some of which were very rude, and they told me in the end that I would not be able to receive any refund. I later called the airline directly and they told me that they could process a partial refund, but it would have to be through the travel agency. Next time, I will just be book directly with the Icelandair because it is cheaper, the customer service is better, and there is no need to use this awful travel agency.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2017
Unhappy when I close the deal you said I can canceled before 24 hours. I call to change flight and you said I need to pay. I think this is my last time that I buy from you something!!! Even the new flight that I want is cheap than I order in the first time.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2017
I received the best service possible. I had what I thought was a complicated, complex, multi-city travel plan, but CheapOair showed me that nothing is too complicated for them. They took the time to walk me through the details and showed me that it could be done. That's when I finalized things. I am very grateful to them for their due diligence and professionalism.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2017
Even though the company took 75 dollars. It's ok. I'm please with the service... The lady was gentle on the phone, 10 thumbs up for her. I will join my trip like always. More discount will be nice in the future. Like that we all can keep using this service that you provided, to all of us.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017
My agent, Mr. **, provided service to my utmost satisfaction. He is truly a gentleman, who put client above all interests. He was extremely attentive to his customer's needs. His service met my expectation beyond words. He was very articulate, courteous, sharp, patient, friendly and most important, caring. Thank you CheapOair for keeping such good staff to meet our needs. It is my pleasure to rate his services 5 of 5 for his professionalism. I am much pleased with CheapOair and will continue to do business in future.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017
It was nice to have to talk to someone booking a flight, he was very helpful to me... He tried to look for a flight that I want. I am satisfied on the flight that I have. It's just a little high price for me but I'm happy. Thank you...
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017
I was booking a flight to St Louis, when I was ready to book I got the message that the price had changed and the notice to accept or start again. I decided to start again. As soon as I hit the enter, I got a phone call from CheapOair call center and thought they are confirming the sale. My surprise is that the lady at the phone made an offer, a better offer than the one I rejected. I made my mind and decided to accept, she gave me the final price and accepted. After that we started to fill out the information to book the flight. The conversation was very friendly and polite. I liked the value of the proposition made by the phone attendant. CheapOair is in the right track, centered in the customer. Regards.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017
This website is a scam. They attempt to get money out of you through all different means. I attempted to change my flight which usually cost 200-300 dollars but they wanted to charge me 700-800 dollars, more than double my original ticket. Nobody has answers when you call the 888 call center number which is located in India. Save yourself the headache and buy your ticket somewhere else. You will thank me later.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2017
We wanted to book a flight and did a search for a specific day. When the results returned there was no indication of alternate dates as a default so we selected a flight for the wrong day. All other websites ask if you want alternate dates, they do not default. The website is so convoluted that it is near impossible to decipher that they are setting you up for mistakes (seems intentional). They say you can make changes online, but no, you must call. Very painful since English is not their first language. We were told that there are several pop ups that warn you are getting alternate dates, but there were not. To make sure we tried again and not even a blip. Took 1 1/2 hours to fix and $228 more (even though the actual difference in price was $188).
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2017
When I changed my reservation I was not aware that it would cost me over 100% more. I understood that it would cost 50.00 dollars more for the change and that total would be 222.00. Now the 222.00 is on top of my ticket of 176.00. I will not be booking thru you anymore.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2017
I noticed a few days ago there was an error made to the city where I suppose to arrive in Mexico. I suppose to get to airport Tajin in Poza Rica, Veracruz Mexico. The tickets I bought, the plane arrives at Veracruz, Veracruz Mexico. So I was told by the agent that the state of Veracruz, Mexico only had one airport. But it turns out there's more than one. But in different cities. I'm hoping someone can help me. This is my first time using CheapOair. Not able to speak to a supervisor.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017
This company switched my flights and charged me a $60 cancellation fee within 5 minutes of calling them to cancel. I had to speak to 4 different departments to finally get the 4th Indian accented guy, who I could barely understand to process the cancellation.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017
I booked two bookings at different times (one for my wife's parents booked a couple of months ago) and another for my wife, and our two sons (booked recently) on the same flight. After completing booking, I got a call from CheapOair saying that I can have the seats confirmed and I can have them all sit together. My 2 month old baby can also get a confirmed bassinet, I was told. I paid 19.90 USD for onward and 19.90 for return trip for confirmed seats and confirmed bassinet. However my family neither got to sit together nor did we get a bassinet. My wife underwent gallbladder removal surgery last month after a C-section surgery last to last month. She was advised not carry weight. However because of this seating, my wife had to carry the 2 month baby all night.
I called Emirates to find out if our seats have been confirmed. I was told that our seats are not paid seats and that they can be moved if someone pays for our seats. So It's a glaring irresponsibility that cheapoair charged me for NOTHING. When complained cheapoair offered to refund 19.90 USD. When not satisfied and instead wanted the issue resolved, they offered 40 USD and then 80 USD. They think money solves all the problems. I want CheapOair learn and pay for its mistake. It's a very costly one for us.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017
First and last time using CheapOair. I booked two separate round trip flights for weddings that needed to be correct. I booked the dates I needed and when I looked at my itinerary, all the dates had been changed to Wednesday's to save me money. All of this is fine except that I was not able to change the dates of the flights at all (even if I paid) and they were Absolutely non-refundable. Overall CheapOair left a bad taste in my mouth and next time I book a flight will use a different service.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2017
So disgusted with company in INDIA! They charge 100 dollars per ticket to change to correct month plus 200 to the airline per ticket or 1500 dollars to change the family vacation tickets booked 3 days ago online inaccurately by the computer as March 1-8 instead of May 1-8. They were unwilling to budge on price even for 4 year old. I may stop flying entirely. It has become such a hassle and I WILL BOYCOTT CHEAPOAIR FOREVER! This is bait and switch! Be very careful booking anything and save everything you put into the computer. Why is this legal?
Reviewed July 31, 2017
All I can say is the airline cost me more than purchasing directly from airline. It says 24 hour no cancellation fee yet I was charged for changing one of my flight times and it was less than 24 hours... I also had to change the time of picking up the car rental and I was told I had to cancel and make a new reservation rather than just changing pick up time. It looks like I'm not going to get a full refund as I was told by the agent. Needless to say I am very aggravated.
Reviewed July 31, 2017
I booked, several months ago, a trip to Europe. As the name says a VERY low priced ticket. I have had to make changes to the flights. Although not cheap (!) The service and attention given to me were exemplary. I felt that I actually mattered to the person on the other end of the line. (Half a world away) So, here's the facts. Really, Really try to avoid flight alterations. But if you must. Then CheapOair will be very helpful. I'm an old traveler and I highly recommend them.
Reviewed July 31, 2017
Your rep/customer service employee was wonderful! His name is HARLEY and he looked and found everything I needed in order to make this trip. At first I was about to give up, but he took the time and the patience to find me a perfect flight. All customer service persons should be so accommodating and helpful. Make sure you tell him how pleased I am with his efforts. I told him already but hearing it from you, the boss, I think will make it more impressive.
Reviewed July 31, 2017
Phil is very pleasant to talk to, very patient and I could easily understand what he was saying. He was able to book me 2 flights without any issues. I would highly recommend Phil. Best customer service ever! Booking was easy as 1-2-3.
Reviewed July 30, 2017
I have been using CheapOair a lot this summer. No matter the time of day I search for a ticket I am satisfied with the price. I will recommend CheapOair, at any given time. I am not one to always purchase my ticket online. The representatives take their time, with assist, as well as being very friendly.
Updated review: Aug. 4, 2017
Upate: I sent an email via the Best Price Guarantee instructions with all of the required information (screenshot of cheaper itinerary etc.). The email went unanswered for more than 24 hours. I even sent an email to their customer service email to follow up. This also went unanswered until I called their main customer service line to explain the situation (again) to a customer service rep. At this point, I just wanted a price adjustment as ALL of the available packages for my flight had gone up across the board, but, as before, this rep also spent a decent amount of time talking over me and offering to cancel the booking with no cancellation fees instead of just refunding the difference. It wasn't until I read CheapOair's BPG policy, word for word that he went to ask his supervisor. The supervisor never got on the phone and ultimately, I was refunded. Initially, he tried to tell me that I was going to get a lesser amount back than what the difference was, but at the end of the call changed it to the proper amount after I cancelled something that was 'automatically applied'.
Ultimately, The issue was resolved and that was my goal. It was a headache to deal with and I believe that more respectful Customer Service reps would make a huge difference, but it's not my company. The refund was not for $100, but the difference that was refunded was the correct amount. The refund comes in 2-3 installments, so I'm keeping an eye out for the last two. I've changed their rating to two stars since they did end up refunding the difference, but it was pulling teeth. They also made it a point to answer all of my emails and send me satisfaction surveys after the issue was taken care of (and I think they saw this review). Customer service is in great need of improvement, and I doubt that I will continue to purchase from them if avoidable. If this is how they act towards their own customers/policies, then I'm good. I am grateful that the issue was resolved and that they took the time to respond.
Original Review: July 30, 2017
I booked my trip abroad via CheapOair and moments after I booked, I found the SAME ITINERARY available for over $100 less. I called to cancel my itinerary and book the cheaper option, only to be repeatedly hung up on, forwarded or placed on a permanent hold by an automated system. When I finally got a real person, I was told that I would be charged a $75 cancellation fee even though I booked my flight 15 minutes before. The reasoning was that the 'airline had already sent the ticket', which is rubbish because I booked the ticket 15 bloody minutes ago! The money hasn't even been taken from the card yet, how have the tickets been sent?
So I went on to explain this to 'Mark' who proceeded to raise his voice and speak to me like I didn't have the ability to add 2 and 2 together. I asked if there was a way to do a sort of price match or anything and he just kept saying "no" and that it's guaranteed that I've gotten the best price and if the price has changed, then I wouldn't be able to see it unless I went through all of the steps to rebook the same package. You would've thought I was a complete imbecile with the way this man was speaking to me. Completely unhelpful and inappropriate. Usually, I book through CheapOair, but after the customer service phone call, I doubt I'll give them business again.
Alice has been refunded the difference she had requested, $100.00. We consider this matter closed.
Reviewed July 29, 2017
I have purchased several flights from them before. Recently I purchased 4 flights for Nov. and Dec. 2017. For some odd reason my password on their website is no longer working. The forgot password feature doesn't send a reset link. Their customer support is useless. They have no idea what to do or who to transfer you to. They gave me a reset link for CheapOair.com which is not where I have my account. None of my info is show on that website including my rewards point. EVERYTHING IS LOST. I CAN'T GET ACCESS TO MY ACCOUNT ANYMORE. Do yourself a favor and read this review before signing up. When you call the 888 number it's a call center in India. They are useless like all other call centers in India. I am still without access to my account. No answers, nothing.
Reviewed July 29, 2017
It's excessive to pay an additional $15.00 to select my tickets online. I will not use these services again. After paying $50 to change the date on my flight and then not being informed upfront that there will be additional fees is bad business practice.
Reviewed July 29, 2017
The customer service was outstanding, very nice to talk and they were very helpful. In the other hand, the policies of CheapOair need to be review since charging $50.00 dollars to the customer just for correcting his name, are not helping the company to have long time customers and bad publicity for CheapOair as well.
Pedro, our apologies for the inconvenience. Once tickets are issued name changes/corrections are often not allowed due to FAA rules. We have to request waivers from the individual airlines, once approved your ticket has to be reissued. it's very time consuming and airlines are now asking for a penalty for their time, on top of ours. Everyone should check out their travel documents prior to making a reservation for accuracy on how their names are entered to avoid problems like this.
Reviewed July 29, 2017
I personally feel like there are bunch of thieves trying to somehow fool you. My experience booking with this website was worse. Recently I booked a flight for mother to London one way, all the prices were quoted in Canadian dollars. For return I have been checking flights and all the prices were always in Canadian. When I finally booked a flight I was charged in US dollars... Guys if are booking at this website be careful.
Reviewed July 28, 2017
Thank you Cheap O Air and agent Lindsey (if I got it right) for your help in locating the most affordable text I could afford. This will allow my mother to hug & kiss her great-grandbaby up close for the first time. Very grateful to work with someone like agent Lindsey who was very professional and patient with me. Thanks again!
Reviewed July 28, 2017
This company gave me round trip tickets saying it was the only flights available from Tampa, Florida to Bordeaux, France. It included a 13 and a half hour layover and changing planes twice. They stress there was only four tickets left and I had to book and since I was going for my daughter's wedding I paid and took the booking only to find out that a few days later my son got the same destination for $1,500 less going on a different Airline. When I called and tried to change I was told I could not even though I have a physical problem that will make the layover very painful. I got no help whatsoever and was told I could not change unless I paid separately. It cost me 2,500 VS the 800 my son paid elsewhere. Come to find out this company only sells seats others can't fill.
Reviewed July 27, 2017
The customer representative was polite and helpful, so far she's the only representative that I talked to that was nice and informative. The rest was rude and lazy. Problem was they increased the price when I ordered her to booked a flight from Cebu-Dallas. I saw it online the price was 1,070.43. But then she sounded out that based on her computer, it was $1235.43. I Was like seriously they will really take advantage of you once you badly need that flight. I should have booked it myself online, but the thing is I need to cancel one of my brother's flight since I need to put him with the same flight with my sister.
She said they will charge me $200 for cancellation fee, which fine with me. When I determined the statement from my credit card, American Airlines took only $1035. 43 and they took the $200. This is really frustrating when you saw it online the real price was only $1070.43. They deceive me. I have been a loyal customer since 2013 but I think that doesn't matter, what matters is that they can get more money in their clients. One thing for sure, I will never use CheapOair again.
Customer was refunded $75.00 as a goodwill gesture, we would consider this case closed.
Reviewed July 27, 2017
Just booked a flight a week ago with CheapOair. Today I looked up my confirmation with them to put together my schedule, and noticed my name was wrong. I logged in with Facebook who has my correct spelling, and my daughter's name was correct. They tagged it and said I wouldn't fly if my name wasn't exactly matching my ID. There was a number to call to change it, and they rudely asked me why I waited so long to say something.
"When I booked it I didn't notice," I said. Why would I misspell my own name. They then proceeded to charge me to change it. $50! I wondered if anyone else had a problem and found on reviews that it happens a lot. CheapOair is not cheaper after they pull this on you! I had another flight where I purchased insurance and then canceled for blizzard conditions in MN. They would only cancel and refund after the fact, if the airline canceled the flight. So the risk is canceled and bank it or risk losing all of my money, family of four, very expensive. Well I canceled, and when I went to use the credit, I had to use the same airline, the same distance. Sun Country Airlines only flies certain days, so to rebook is difficult. Also they charge $250 per person to change it. What a rip off!!! I will NEVER use CheapOair again! I would never ever trust a company that is so underhanded.
Laura, the website inputs exactly what is entered into the system, mistakes can happen that is why it is so important to look over anything you purchase and check for accuracy. You have 24 hours from the date you purchased to call and report any problems, you could of canceled and rebooked with the corrected name without incident. As for the other problem with airline cancellations, that is upto the airline to refund your ticket at that time if you chose to keep the credit, that credit is only good on that airline, those are airline industry rules, not ours. If you still require help with changing your ticket, we will be glad to submit to the airline, and request a name change waiver.
Regards,CheapOair
Reviewed July 27, 2017
The representative Amsley who booked my flight was very professional, pleasant and patient to hear my needs carefully and find the best flight connections for me. I truly appreciated her attention to details and the ability to diligently work through numerous itineraries to find the best match for my travel needs. Thank you for making it an easy and smooth process for me. You made my day, thanks again and God bless.
Reviewed July 27, 2017
I was visiting Rome for 2 weeks and because a family member was sick I had to visit Iran right after. I called CheapOair. I booked a flight from Rome to Iran and speak with someone at Cheapoair. They guaranteed best price and I specifically requested to have 2 luggage guarantee for my trip. They promised 2 luggage for my travel which was Rome to Turkey and Turkey to Iran being the final destination. I went to Rome Airport to find out that Pegasus only allows 1 luggage for 20KG and they ended up charging me $13 EUROS per extra KGs which totaled $435.02 Canadian $ for my extra Luggage.
This is absolutely ridiculous that the rep at Cheapoair did not provide the correct information and guaranteed me the best price as I booked last minute and chose to have an extra stop in Turkey instead of going straight to Iran. I could have booked a flight with Lufthansa straight to Iran for $500 Canadian $ where I instead had a 3hrs layover and ended up paying a total of $758 with my luggage.
Reviewed July 27, 2017
OMG I will never ever but NEVERRR will do business with CHEAPOAIR. I'm 100% I did put my second last name on my ticket and GUESSS WHAT!!! They said, "Ohh you must paid 50 dollars to add it!!!" Are you kidding me? It says 24 hours to make changes on your purchase... but this what you got to deal with not American airplanes customer service. OMG is terribleee. I'm so furious!!! DONT BUY ON CHEAPOAIR. NEVER, this is just an insult!!!
Reviewed July 27, 2017
I purchased a ticket for 982.86 from CheapOair. My plans changed and I cancelled the next day within 24 hours per their policy to be issued a refund with the exception of a charge of a $75 cancellation fee. The fee was assessed the next day and the hold was released from my account. Twenty days later I receive a charge for 982.86 from Etihad Airways. I contact my bank and was sent a dispute form which I completed. I contacted CheapOair and was told it was an issue with my bank.
I decided to wait and let my bank resolve the issue. Five days later two additional charges 982.86 was debited from my account by Etihad Airways. I once again contacted CheapOair. After having to submit my bank statements and being placed on hold for hours by various managers and billing I was advised that the issue had been escalated to Etihad Airways and would take 7 business days to resolve. They have taken a little under $3000 from my checking account, wreaking havoc on my ability to pay my bills and access my funds.
Reviewed July 27, 2017
I booked a reservation for three nights. I then had to change my reservation and was charged $25 to change. When they sent me the bill to change the reservation it was the exact same price. So what they did is they change the rate so that the cost will still be exact amount. If they were going to do that why charge me $25? This is unfair and not right and has to be some sort of fraud.
Reviewed July 27, 2017
Went online to book airline tickets and when I made final payment having inputted credit card details and pressed final input the price became unavailable and a price of over $300 more was substituted. A phone call was then received from India and I was sold the more expensive tickets. I was then sold a seat pre selection package for $31. When I tried to make the pre boarding selection it was not available. Telephone calls to 877-249-5365 and the toll free number have not resolved this issue. I have waited online for over AN HOUR to talk to a supervisor AND STILL WAITING. Also I note the current Air Canada ticket is almost $140 less than I have paid and is close to the original amount I would have paid.
Customer was offered several options that were cheaper but didn't like either the flight times, the airline (united) or transfers through Montreal, So the flight that was offered at higher rate was the one that worked best for the customer. The calls were reviewed and found no over billing.
Reviewed July 26, 2017
I had to change the dates on my airline tickets after given the wrong dates when I first purchased my tickets. They changed my tickets to the correct date and I had to pay the airline exchange fee which was fine with me.
Updated review: Aug. 4, 2017
An investigation team called the AA counter to find out where the issue happened. It seems as if the AA counter has encountered problems with accessing the complete reservation from Dallas to Etihad. Cheapoair indicated that nothing went wrong from their end as the booking was made no different than any other international booking. At least I am glad that the team responded and investigating this further. I hope that these glitches can be avoided in the future.
Original Review: July 26, 2017
I always booked with CheapOair in the past. But this time, the experience with the customer care and the booking done left me with horrible experience. We requested the customer care to prepone the booking from Detroit to Hyderabad (Detroit to Dallas (AA Flight), Dallas to Abu Dhabi (Etihad) and Abu Dhabi to Hyderabad (Jet Airways).
The customer care guy (Brian) took like 10 mins every time I asked to provide me for a better price for the dates I mentioned. The call took 45 mins to modify the reservation. Once the booking is confirmed, they never updated the reservation on the CheapOair website. I called the customer care again asking for the confirmation number. Guess what, the customer care gave me 2 confirmation numbers as the guy Brian booked American Airlines flight separately and Etihad separately which I was not told during the booking.
Once I go to AA ticket counter, they could not retrieve the booking for Etihad flight and gave us the boarding passes till Dallas, where we are told to collect baggage and check in the international flight again with the layover time of 2.30 hours. They indicated that the ticket agent did not book the whole itinerary on a single ticket but made 2 separate bookings. It was a hell to collect the bags from Dallas Airport and locate the Etihad ticket counter and follow the same international check-in procedure. I am never going to recommend CheapOair in the future to any one for such a bad customer service.
Reviewed July 26, 2017
Very bad experience booking and canceling. You have to pay $250 for cancellation, and they will not take it from the refund you are suppose to get. They also lied when I asked them for canceling a ticket in less than 24 hours after booking. CheapOair told me that I had to pay a cancellation fee that the airlines is charging for a cancellation of a booking in less than 24 hours, however when I checked on the official airlines website and spoke with the customer care of the official airlines website they told me that they do not charge for a cancellation of booking less than 24 hours.
Reviewed July 26, 2017
First and last time using CheapOair. I booked a flight online and the dates were not what I submitted. I called customer service 20 minutes after I booked. CS said I selected alternate dates which showed at the bottom of my selected dates. I explained I did not see that and I could not fly on the alternate dates. The dates I needed would cost me $1100 more so I requested a refund. CS stated they could refund the money with a $50 charge per traveler which would cost me $300. This is 20 minutes after I just ordered the tickets!
I explained I purchased trip cancellation insurance. They stated that can only be used for a dire medical emergency with documentation. Which means you're paying for no protection unless you are deathly ill and want to go through the process of proving it. So beware of using CheapOair because it is anything but cheap and would not recommend. Will stick with the airlines and maybe pay more but use a reputable airline company.
Reviewed July 25, 2017
The customer service representative was informative, patient and she spoke very clearly. She had good communication. She took her time to be helpful. I did not feel rushed. I am glad that she was the person who helped me. She was able to explain their policies and assist with any changes.
Reviewed July 24, 2017
I just had a very negative experience with CheapOair. I entered my flight dates and after booking, they came back with different "alternate" dates which I did not want at all! I reached their customer service and in order to get the dates I requested, I had to pay an additional $163. To cancel the whole thing, I would have been hit with a cancellation fee of $50. It just wasn't worth it to make another reservation with a different airline adding in the $50 cancellation fee, so I paid the additional $163 just so I could get the flight. I just called their New York office to make a complaint. They took my number and said they would call me back. So far, they have not done so. I am extremely unhappy with them.
Steve, our supervisor from our New York has reached out to you twice, as well as sent an email. I'm confident you will connect regarding your concern with the flexible date issue.
Reviewed July 24, 2017
The customer service is outstanding!! My wife and I could not decide on a hotel to save our life and your rep never gave up on us. She looked and researched over and over again until she finally found a perfect fit for us!!! Thank You!!!
Reviewed July 24, 2017
I booked a flight for my wife and sister-in-law on your Web-site. I selected the days I wanted to fly and booked the flight. I was unaware that your website changed the dates on the flight. I did not see the date change until after booking the flight and received the confirmation. I immediately called your company to correct the issue (Less than 5 minutes) only to be charged $120.00 for the change. I understand that if this is a change in plans that we may be charged, however I feel that the confusion was in the website changing the date that I requested. I did not request dates close to the time of my flight. I requested exact dates. Very poor on your part for the $120.00 charge. I will not be using you again and will certainly will not be recommending you to anyone. I will however be talking about this to everyone I know.
Kim, our apologies for the inconvenience. Our website does display flexible date options above the flight and also highlights it that these dates are different but you are saving $$ do you want to continue. When you called back there was a fare difference in which we collected, as well as a rebooking fee which is also mentioned on the booking page above the submit button. You can also see our entire Terms and Conditions on our website prior to booking.
Reviewed July 24, 2017
I appreciated how CheapOair kept me abreast of fares daily while I worked out the details of our stay in Atlanta. Planning a trip can be stressful so not having to re-look up fares daily was a very nice feature. I also appreciated how the agent worked with me to retain low fares when I missed the original deal I sought.
Reviewed July 24, 2017
Agent was able to accommodate us to be in the same flights, and on the same dates, bookings had been done separately and we wanted to fly together. Agent explained the difference in price for the whole itinerary and the amount of layover if it was applicable.
Reviewed July 24, 2017
I experienced a bad CheapOair's customer service after I booked a flight. I booked the flight for my wife on May 10 per Cheapoair.com (after a Visa Office told her that her visa to USA would be delivered to her in three to five business days) and the flight (from PEK to PDX) was scheduled for June 6. And then after the business days, my wife didn't receive her visa, and the office didn't tell her when she would receive her visa either, so I began to contact CheapOair's agents to ask about rescheduling or canceling her flight at end of May.
English is my second language, it very difficult to understand the agents who spoke with strong accent, so I always tried to ask them to email me the information. And one of the agents emailed me on June 3 to say "...When you use the credit, there will be an airline penalty of CNY1000/USD 147.00 per person, plus any applicable fare difference. Please don't forget that you need to do this before the date of departure." By following this email I had to cancel the flight on June 5 that charged me extra $50 but didn't refund or credit a cent for this book.
Later on June 9, my wife finally received her visa, so I rescheduled her flight (to June 14) through a CheapOair's agent. Later I found some problems about the reschedule charge from the agent's email. So I began to email feedback@cheapoair.com to ask the question about the charge for rescheduling the flight. And then one response from feedback@cheapoair.com to explain the charge as below: Airline Penalty: 147.00 USD. Fare difference: 123.70 USD. Agency service fee: 106.00 USD.
For this explanation, I only understand the first charge and accept it. For the second charge, I have the two fares price on hands: the original one was $432.96 (for June 6), and the next fare was 451.66 (for June 14), so the fare difference is wrong. For the Item 3, I am not clear where it was from. In the agent's email on 6/3, she didn't mentioned about it.
I asked the question about the charges by emailing feedback@cheapoair.com. Since June 10, there are at least 20 emails between me and cheapoair.com, but I got no answer to the questions I am concerned. Sometimes the responses from CheapOair seemed to come from robots, because they didn't answer your questions with exact answers but some formatted ones. I am very disappointed to cheapoair.com with two things: I got unfair treatment from this company about the charges of rescheduling flight including the “Cancellation fee”. This company's customer service doesn't answer my questions about the Fare difference, Agency service fee, and the cancellation fee.
Ning Fu, the prices difference is due to the timing of when you first canceled and the current pricing was available for the add collect. Because it was not done that exact day, you now have to go by the current fare at that time. Fares do change constantly as the seats get booked. We would be happy to go back over your options, and assist with rebooking.
Regards,CheapOair
Reviewed July 23, 2017
I asked for credit for two Alaska/United airfares that we are not using on 7/25/19. I received credit from Eric but will have to pay $200 for each new ticket as a booking charge. I will be looking forward to using this credit.
Reviewed July 23, 2017
Booked a flight using the wrong month key Aug instead of July. Called and spoke with the customer service agent who very professionally assisted to correct same. It was very pleasing to know the matter was resolved the same time. Good job.
Reviewed July 23, 2017
I purchased two tickets with CheapOair. They charged me for the tickets twice. When contacting them about the mistake they had made and emailing them a picture of my bank statement with the double charge they refused to reimburse me the money they had taken and wanted to speak with my bank. I was on the phone with customer service with CheapOair and my bank as they explained to the CheapOair representative that the double charge had happened and if my money had been taken from my account by CheapOair. With my emails and bank letting them know of the double charge they still refused to refund the extra charge they had taken from me. This is a terrible company. Do not use them. They ripped me off and will do the same to you.
Jash, you used a bank debit card therefore your bank automatically puts a "pre authorization" on your card when you booked. It put's the money aside and also verifies if the card is valid. Once the tickets got issued that's when the actual charge goes through. It will appear like you've been charged twice, but in fact you haven't. As discussed with you, and you bank, the authorization will drop off within a few days. Unfortunately this happens alot with debit cards, it's sometimes better to use a creditcard to prevent the additional hold on the card. But this is resolved, and we show no extra charge, and your bank will release the funds in a few days. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Reviewed July 23, 2017
I want to thank you for a good service we got yesterday. I called CheapOair, Mr ** help us and diligently, tried to find me a ticket with the same flight in a lower price my budget can afford. The only thing is that I didn't notice he wrote my name as ImeLda which when I called last night, Mr ** said that it will not be a problem since all names will be in capital letters. Kudos to all your representatives, they are so knowledgeable and patient to us customers.
Reviewed July 22, 2017
I booked flights for specific dates, when it was final the dates were wrong. After several calls I reached a supervisor who gave me a one-time full refund cancellation - no $50 fee. I am very pleased!
Reviewed July 22, 2017
I called customer service within 1 hour of booking online to please cancel my booking as I only saw bill in US funds in my receipt, not in my confirmation. I Kindly asked as a customer to please cancel my booking and refund me. I spoke to 2 csr and 2 supervisors, kindly explained and asked for refund and waive the cancellation fee. They kept regurgitating their script. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPASSION WHATSOEVER! Any CSR has exceptions and due to me calling right away, can have some compassion to the situation. I ate the cost to cancel as the customer service just shocked me! I use online searches all the time and see the US or CAD listed. So sad and disappointed. Shame for the misleading information and taking advantage of the consumer. Another lost customer's business. I sent my complaint and no one contacted me from Customer Care, I guess they don't Care.
Reviewed July 22, 2017
Ripping off people. Whatever they advertisement nothing is true. The price they say something they charge something and top of that if you have anything to change everything cost. In short extremely bad experience. Never ever again. People don't know how to talk.
Reviewed July 21, 2017
If there's 0 star, it will be more appropriate. Their customer service especially managers are the worse you'll ever encounter. Puts you on hold for hours...! And promises to call back but never calls back. Tells you to email document to them only to give you false hope. Transfer you to different departments to handle your concern but end up nowhere till you're left with no choice but hang up. Trick you with their price and never goes by their policy "Match Price Guarantee." Will never recommend this website. It's a scam!!! Save your money and buy your tickets somewhere else. Too we travel very often and will never recommend this website to anyone.
Reviewed July 21, 2017
I bought 3 tickets from CheapOair, they don't mention about the baggage allowance on your ticket and they don't mention about meals, so the airline will have right to say that you have to pay extra charges for those subjects as I was charged for my baggage. They said your ticket is without meal and baggage so you have to pay for them, and I was going to get my third flight's boarding pass in the end of my trip so I had to follow what they say in the checking disk because on the ticket that I got from CheapOair there were not any points about baggage. I checked from the website of the airline the ticket price was same as from CheapOair even with meal and baggage. Therefore, don't be so innocent to buy your tickets from this website, instead of that just try from the company website directly. I am so disappoint because of the fakes of CheapOair.
Reviewed July 21, 2017
I was very pleased with the service I received over the phone. The consultant was friendly, knowledgeable and professional. She helped me get the best deal! I wanted a connection flight with less layover time and I got it. I would recommend CheapOair!
Reviewed July 21, 2017
We booked tickets from SMF to New York with one stop in Denver and return flight from NY to SMF with one stop. We only had seats together on one flight and leg room on one flight. So 3 flights were with no leg room and us not seating together. We feel we did not get what we paid for!!! We talked to booking person about seating being important with my leg problem and seating together. We are very disappointed in our experience with this company.
Reviewed July 21, 2017
I booked my ticket using CheapOair. Source to destination (ORD to VTZ). Online. Now once my mother reached to Delhi and she is supposed to change the flight (AIR INDIA), they asked my mother to pay for additional bag. They said they will allow only 1 bag. This is insane for international trip. This was either told by CheapOair. When I called them they say we need to read the airline baggage from specific airlines. If I need to go and check for those details why I will need to book using CheapOair. I can directly book tickets from the actual service. This is very cheap way of getting customers and getting them fake. I will start reporting this with all the means of media to make people understand the fraud. There could be many people like me who got cheated by CheapOair. Please share this information with many people for the sake of their next safe travel.
Reviewed July 20, 2017
I love CheapOair. So convenient for me since I start with them. It seems easier when travelling. Their agent are very patient and the part best about CheapOair easy to reach them. No hostile and a great customer service. I will definitely recommend to whom want to get a great journey.
Reviewed July 20, 2017
I lost 775$ within minutes with CheapOair. Please be very careful when you give your credit card information. Once you provided, they would just steal your money. I was halfway thru booking the ticket in their website and exit it out after realizing I would be charged for seating. But since I gave my credit card info, the ticket has been booked automatically even I exit it out in the middle. I immediately called customer service for cancellation but the person who talk to me said not to worry as "You did not complete your booking and you won't be charged" but later after 2 days I was charged with full amount.
I called them again and this time there was a lady from billing said the ticket is not cancelled and if I want to cancel, I will lose 775$ out of total amount which is insane. I told her several times to waive the amount as the mistake is in their side but she refused it. And that too to get the remaining amount I need to wait for 60 days. Awful. I will never recommend to anyone... stay away.
Reviewed July 20, 2017
In the past I have been very satisfied with finding best-priced flights with CheapOair. This time, my friend gave me incorrect information, so I booked a Friday flight and later that night, found I would have to change it to a Saturday flight. "No problem", I thought, "the policy says no charge for changes made within 24 hours." In fact, I was charged $40 for changing from one day to the next on the same flight. I was also double billed, so $737.70 was debited from my account for a $365 flight. I was told that two of the charges will be taken off, but it could be 2 weeks. None of this was explained or made clear at the time of the change of flights. Clarity and honesty are always the best policy!! And yet, thanks for generally providing good service.
Reviewed July 20, 2017
Good and immediate assistance in order to change my fly dates. A little expensive the fees for changing dates as the change was made after 2 hours from booking. The Telephone assistance was good and efficiency. Good site with logical prices. I will recommend it.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
This was a flight I had previously canceled due to medical reasons. I called and talked to customer service. My 1st attempt was not successful due to difficulty understanding each other. My 2nd attempt was MOST successful. Robert ** at CheapOair was super helpful. He assisted me with my flight schedule and resolved all issues and answered all my questions. Should I ever have another concern or problem, I can only hope to have someone as effective and professional as Robert.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
On the April 2017 I bought a ticket from Denver to Israel for $697.93. It was the first time for me to use this company. The website picked my last name twice, as a last name and as a middle name. I do not have middle name. I had conversation by email to Michelle ** about to make correction. After three week received email that it is not possible. The CheapOair give me offer to buy a new ticket with pay different amount plus pay $25 fee for corrected mistake that company did. It wasn't my mistake.
So I canceled the ticket with no refund money to my bank account and the CheapOair charge $50.00 for cancellation fee. The CheapOair gave me a credit. But I have to use it for the same airline company and the same distance by the April 12th 2018. I am not going in the next year to the Israel. I have a plane to go to Europe or travel inside US. The credit must be flexible distance with the same air company. Absolutely inconvenience company! I am not recommend to use the CheapOair. Also, the one flight connection was canceled.
Svetlana, our apologies for the inconvenience. As a travel agency we must follow the rules of the ticket that are mandated by the airlines, not CheapOair.com. You are given 24 hours to review the confirmation and advise us of any errors, unfortunately this was not done and your ticket is non refundable, as well as a restricted ticket. We will be glad to assist you with making new reservations when the time comes.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
I purchased a ticket online to visit my family in Costa Rica, the names in my Costa Rican passport do not have my married name and it causes confusion when traveling. I have found the way to make it work but this time I totally forgot! So I called right away (within 30 minutes) to add my second middle name... no way no how unless I paid them for it. The 24 hr window to make changes was no longer available. I received this response from the Customer Service Team: "We would like to inform you that as per FAA guidelines, once the ticket is issued, name correction/change is not permitted. It totally depends upon the airline if they allow the correction.
For the correction you will have to pay the amount which has been advised to you by our team. If you agree to make the payment then kindly let us know so that we can assist you better." Interesting enough the change was allowed if I paid the fee... regardless or the FAA or what the airline thought about it. CheapOair has the worst customer service and "Beware" of their hidden fees...
Patricia, our apologies for the inconvenience you are experiencing with the name error. Our agents were only following policies related to making changes to an existing reservation. You were offered 2 choices, in which neither one you had agreed to. Once tickets are issued name changes are often very difficult to get corrected and is all upto the airlines. Because your ticket was still within 24 hours, we did offer to cancel the booking with a $50.00 fee, which was later reduced to $30.00, or keep the booking and we would try for name correction with COPA but they also have a $50.00 fee which is not our rule. Both options were not acceptable. Therefore, we would be happy too still contact copa on your behalf, to get the name corrected. Reach out to our sales office if you decide to correct it.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
I'm pregnant women. I bought ticket from NYC to DAL. After purchasing ticket, I confirm with my doctor and she said better not to travel because of Zika Virus. I then call customer service and ask to cancel my ticket, these sucker said I will charged 50 dollar for cancellation. If any of you guys search ticket on this site you will see 24 hr cancellation. What does this mean?? Why the hell you sucker didn't mention there that we will charge 50 dollar for every cancellation no matter what time you purchase. I had Virgin American airline, I called them, they said " CheapOair should refund all" but these people who are sitting on customer service hang up my phone. I ask them, I will talk with their manager, and they hang up. What the hell is wrong with these people. I will never ever visit this site again. I will ask anyone of my known people not to purchase ticket from here.
Reviewed July 18, 2017
I called in to book a flight with CheapOair, and the agent that picked up the phone was able to find the flight I was looking for. However, my flight originated from LAX and was going to MDE with a connection in Miami. This was what I was told by the agent at the time of booking the flight. Everything looked good so I went ahead with the booking. A day before the flight, I called CheapOair to figure out the baggage policy since I was making an international trip, and it was at that moment the agent disclosed to me that I was going to have to change airports to catch my connecting flight. I was never told this at the time of booking.
She said that my first flight was going to FLL and then my connection flight was leaving from Miami International. I was puzzled as to how she expected me to get to that airport seeing that I am not from Miami. So I let her know that that arrangement cannot work and then she transferred me to a different department that takes care of these types of situations.
Long story short, I spent over 3 hours on the phone with different agents and managers, got hung up on several times and got blamed for not knowing that there was an airport change (even when I wasn't told by the agent), and ultimately, nothing got done about the issue. My flights were never changed to make it more convenient either on the departure leg or the return.
This was my first time booking anything on CheapOair, and it was most certainly my last! Even worse than making the mistake on the booking, the way their customer service department treated me was utterly disgusting, and I would not like any paying customer to be treated in such a manner. If there was a Zero star rating, that is what they deserve!
Reviewed July 18, 2017
The online booking was fast, easy and straightforward, with no hidden costs. Many flights were listed from which to choose. When I had to change my flight time the next day it was handled by phone courteously and efficiently. Great service. I will recommend to friends.
Reviewed July 18, 2017
It started out fine, although your phone people are very, very difficult to understand. After my bookings were complete, I saw a red button on my confirmation form, to book a hotel and put it on my confirmation. I pushed the button, and was offered a variety of hotels, and several attractive prices. I selected the hotel, and booked it. Today, I called back to get a confirmation of the hotel, and your folks knew nothing about it, and could find any records. Now, online with CheapOair, they want to book a room for me... But I don't want to be billed for the other hotel. Certainly causes me not to trust your confirmation process.
Reviewed July 17, 2017
Finding great prices then booking the flight was easy and relaxing. Ohhh but then I had to correct the departure and arrival time and the lady on the phone was fantastic, very patient, professional and with no problem. She corrected the problem and then advised me to check my email. TKS so much and I'll be back!!!
Reviewed July 17, 2017
Put on hold by customer service for more than 1 hour and then recording told me this number is no longer in service!!! Nobody was able to help me edit some simple account details. The person on live chat gave me the runaround and at the end simply said to email CheapOair.
Reviewed July 17, 2017
I had booked a flight from Doha to Mumbai on Etihad Airways. I had to cancel my booking as the airline has stopped their services from Doha. On checking with the airline I was informed that I'll be getting 100% refund on my ticket. I've been following with CheapOair for my refund since 45 days but there is no response as of date and I wasted a lot of money in calling CheapOair. Kindly think twice before making a booking with CheapOair.
Reviewed July 17, 2017
Paid $171 for aisle seats and when called customer service to change the outgoing flight the seats disappeared and the charge remained, emails were all retained as failed mail delivery, several attempts to get a boarding pass with United failed as they did not recognize the booking number... Very frustrating and nowhere to turn for corrections.
Reviewed July 17, 2017
You misunderstood me. I had an emergency. Couldn't fly on time. I had pay an extra $ 280 when I checked out. I found a ticket on September 20th like $380 equals I pay my for $700 because the cancel one was 420. I thought you would consider my inconvenient like founding another at the same price.
Reviewed July 16, 2017
February 2016 China Southern at SFO informs me I need a visa to stay in Guangzhou (CAN) during my layover, because of midnight falling in the middle of 23.5 hours in China. And I needed to get it two weeks ago. China Southern tells me there is nothing they can do. Only CheapOair can change my tickets. So CheapOair.com charges me $500 fee and cashes out my return ticket so I can get a ticket with a layover that meets Chinese Immigration rules. What China and CheapOair.com are not telling their customers is there are other stops in China on your way on to for example Southeast Asia. When you land in China Guangzhou for example you go through Immigration and then get back on the same plane as a Chinese DOMESTIC flight to Wuhan China. Then you clear Immigration at the next Chinese airport and fly on.
Long story short CheapOair.com is selling tickets that have extra stops in China not on your itinerary and it forces you to have to actually enter the country versus just waiting at the airport for your connecting flight. CheapOair blames this on the customer and then forces you to buy a new ticket and pay a huge fee. I am going to bring this to the attention of the U.S. State Department and the FAA. China is not informing you that you truly have to enter the country. CheapOair is not informing their customers of the extra stops on the itinerary.
Reviewed July 16, 2017
Good experience with initial booking. However when I requested a change only on the return trip, the seats were changed without honoring the paid-for choice seats. I thought it was not fair to pay for the partial change of $53 but lost over $200 worth of choice seating. I was given the window seats even though I requested aisle seats. I hope I get a refund for the cost of the choice seating. Otherwise this was an expensive experience. I had expected the company to be upfront and reliable.
Reviewed July 16, 2017
Whenever I need to get a flight you guys always seem to find that little extra I need to make sure I have the info updated in a timely manner! Even when I was running late from traffic to airport and I didn't think I could make, you were trying to get next fight available if I didn't make it! Thank you again for that!
Reviewed July 16, 2017
I booked online and did not check the flexible dates. HOWEVER after putting in dates and checking them at checkout somehow when I get my email it's very different dates! I called THAT min... within minutes of my booking and was in hold for HOURS literally 2 hours! Trying for them fix this mistake. They said for me to change my ticket was gonna be over $300! Or I could cancel for $100. Or I could keep the tickets I'd got... those were my only options! I will never use this site again!
Reviewed July 15, 2017
Booked round trip tickets online, received my confirmation. The date was wrong. Immediately called, was charged 150.00 to change date or 150.00 to cancel. Can not understand customer service reps, told me it is their policy to charge for changes. I believe the website is very confusing with pop ups offering cheaper flights as your booking resulting in wrong dates, seems fishy to me.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
Made the mistake of booking a flight through CheapOAir instead of going directly through the airline. Something I thought I had learned long ago but forgot. Had I booked directly through the airline, I would have paid a lot less for the baggage fee. Apparently my punishment for booking through CheapOAir.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
The man in customer service who finally helped me was WONDERFUL! He sorted out what I needed and helped me make my booking accordingly. Difficult part was as I was trying to make a reservation on my own, ticket I wanted was no longer available... Don't know if there's anything you can do about that. Also, seems like it should be easier to work with alternative reservations online.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
The service I received from Diane was of a high standard. She was very patient and obviously experienced in her role. I was very satisfied with the outcome and will use CheapOair again. This was the third time using this service and I will be back.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
Flight was so delayed for the domestic from Memphis to Los Angeles. We missed my international flight the next day, end up purchasing another international round trip tickets. It wasted my time, money and energy. Heartless people!!! Never again!!! This airline sucks! CheapOair, CHEAP SERVICE that's what it is!!! What a nightmare. I haven't seen my family in 12 years! Me and my 5-year old daughter were so exhausted and drained emotionally and financially due to this horrible experience with cheapoair. I needed to borrow money from a friend just to get us to our destination and come back. Never trust Cheapoair! It is run by heartless money machine people! They will not help you in times of your flight problems. I am very very disappointed. I filed complaints but no updates yet, it's been a month ago.
Reviewed July 15, 2017
This company will continue to access your credit card and even charge for items you did not get. Charged for seats even though the 3 passengers didn't even get to sit together. When arrived at airport no tickets could be accessed. Stood for over 2 hours trying to sort. Staff could see the booking but could not access the tickets to allow boarding. The stress for two minors and their 81 yr old grandmother was not even acknowledged by the company. I emailed. It was ignored. I rang to complain to ensure it was sorted for return leg of journey was okay and was put on hold for over 30 minutes and still didn't get to chat to anyone. It was mysterious cutoff. I will be ensuring that matter is highlighted to everyone that will listen until it is acknowledged.
UPDATED ON 07/28/2017: Warning to others to avoid this company at all costs. They don't stand over your booking. No back up service. After a disastrous start to this trip, when treated like third class citizens. Had to spent over two hours trying to prove to airline that we had a booking before eventually allowed to board plane. To make the outward bound leg of journey. Made a number of complaints all ignored, rang the company to complain only to be put on hold then mysteriously disconnected after 30 minutes. After posting a blog on here I get a phone call every day requesting me to remove the blog. Yesterday was told everything was fine with the return leg of the journey. We had seats on the flight for the return journey. Everything was in order. For the seats we booked and paid for months beforehand.
Despite the lies given to me, that everything was in order and to remove the blog, I told the company I would only consider removing the blog when the journey was completed. I received no less than 7 phone calls about my previous blog. When the party attended the airport for the return leg of their journey not only had they no seats but no booking could be found. After 2 hours of hard work by the staff at American Airlines. Only two of 3 the bookings could be retrieved. I rang CheapOair during this incident who were so so unhelpful. I have a crying totally distraught teenager who fears she was going to be left alone in a foreign airport. The staff just quoted me booking numbers I already had. They told me to leave the American Airlines desk (who were the carrier provider) and go to a British Airways desk as that was who the flight was originally booked with (they sold to AA line).
The staff at American Airline desk could see how upset and distressed the teenagers and grandmother were and advised them to stay put she would go out of her way to help sort. I rang and asked to speak to a supervisor at CheapOair and was put on hold before being (wait for it) disconnected after 16 minutes. This company cares more about negative blogs than it does about the care of its customers. So if you don't want to be left stranded at the airport, or begging airport staff for assistance to get on a flight that you have booked and paid for in advance book elsewhere. No doubt I will be getting lots of calls after this blog. Yet at 2am GMT with an inconsolable teenager, a distraught grandmother this company didn't give a damn that I was totally distressed, feeling desperately in need of assistance quite a few thousand miles away needing them to stand over a booking I made with them. Avoid avoid avoid avoid at all costs.
Eileen, we do apologies for the inconvenience experienced at the airport. The booking was made as British airways however operated by Aer Lingus which was on the email confirmation, but was not noticed. This is what caused the delay and going to the wrong airline counter. But we are glad it got worked out! as for the credit card charges, when you called to make a name change, you asked if we had the credit card on file, and we said yes, it was our understanding you gave permission for the airline to charge your card to make the correction to the name. If you have charges you didn't authorize, please contact us so that we can go over them with you.
Reviewed July 14, 2017
My flight with Azores Airlines on June 27 was cancelled TWICE. Not wanting to lose any more precious minutes of my vacation, I booked another more expensive flight on a different airline. Now I'm trying to get a refund from CheapOair for that cancelled flight. I've now spoken to 3 different customer service representatives, answering the same questions every time, each telling me I need to speak to someone else. I sat on hold for 45 minutes, called back, and now I'm on hold AGAIN. This is a ridiculous waste of time! Trust me, you get what you pay for. Do NOT book through CheapOair website, or fly on Azores Airlines!
Reviewed July 14, 2017
I had three occasions to use CheapOair recently. One of the reservations was complex, involving a three legged trip and two different travelers on different legs. CheapOair handled it all perfectly. I used them originally to get the cheapest fares, which I believe they did. They also made all the reservations with attention to detail that is essential to successful travel these days. There is just no room for error anymore.
Reviewed July 14, 2017
I booked two tickets (Mpls/Ist/Fra/Mpls) on the 12th of July at about 8.00pm with assistance from CheapOair agent over the phone. When I got another online flight fare offer for the identical flight (at 9.00 am on the 13th of July) which was about $50.00 cheaper each ticket, I called CheapOair immediately as I assumed ticket changes or cancellation with 24 hours of booking was possible without penalty. The Customer Service staff asked me to send proof of the reduced fare offer and I did. The customer services staff said that CheapOair would not be able to change without penalties, however since it was with 24 hours, CheapOair would consider keeping the existing reservation but refunding the difference (about $100.00) back to my credit card.
I agreed and I was put on hold. The customer service person came back on the phone after 5 minutes and said that what she proposed was not possible and just hung up. She did not give any explanation for the change of decision or offer another possible solution which would be satisfactory for both CheapOair and myself. Any assistance to a satisfactory solution will be appreciated. I am a frequent customer of CheapOair.
Rajen, we regret the inconvenience you have experienced. We took the information that you sent to us with a lower fare, however, per our best price guarantee, it has to be the same airline, dates, and city pairs, and it was not. Therefore it didn't meet the BPG. We offered to cancel it for you, however, you asked to keep the reservation.
Reviewed July 14, 2017
Don't use this company!!! Read the reviews!!! I did not read the reviews before using this company. If you have any problem what so ever you will regret it!!! I had a name change on a ticket that was $50 extra. The operator had a hard time with English. Additionally when I asked them why I was charged twice for the same ticket after the 50 dollar name change. I was told, "We stole your money without asking to re-book your flight with a different name change... You should get a refund in 7 days." Regardless they stole my money without asking. The double charged cleared not pending. WHERE IS MY MONEY THIEVES.
Customer purchased a ticket with the wrong name, he called and we canceled the original booking and made a new one. He was charged for the new set of tickets with the correct name for $50.00 change fee, the first set of tickets were of no use and were voided out, therefore he will have 2 charges, with the first one falling off within 3-5 business days. Our apologies that it was not understood how the charges would appear, but this has been resolved.
Reviewed July 13, 2017
I have been trying to cancel a simple car reservation. You can not do this online. When you call the number to speak with a customer service rep be prepared to be passed around from customer service rep to another customer service rep. I have talked to 5 service reps and they keep passing me back and forth from Air to Car service reps. I was on hold for over 40 minutes. Then to top it off, the service is outsourced and undoubtedly unable to speak English. This is the WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. DO NOT RENT CARS FROM CHEAPOAIR!
Reviewed July 12, 2017
HAVE HAD A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH CHEAPOAIR. I booked my ticket with them and in less than 24 hrs, I received a family emergency which would require me to cancel my flight reservations and make a new one. They now have this PREPOSTEROUS policy of $75.00 cancellation fee. Why should I have to pay to cancel what I paid for, in order to pay you again? Do they think money falls from trees? I have 6 children. I can definitely use that money to their benefit or to a bill! Why should we provide you with free money, because of mishaps in an individuals life? For this I do not recommend this site for anyone with this horrible policy. I'll be sure to tell friends and family, as well as posting my experience on social media and hoping to pass this message along to other individuals, so that they do not encounter such a bad experience.
Latifah, at the time of booking on our flight page we do advise you for cancellations can be done within 24 hours for a fee. It is also listed on the payment page right above the booking it tab that we do have a fee for cancellations. It is time consuming for the processing of a cancellation and lost revenue when customer's cancel. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.,
Reviewed July 12, 2017
I never write reviews but this incident needs to be reported and escalated. Imagine having a confirmed ticket in your hand and waiting to check in and the airline rep informs you he can't find your ticket? Can you believe how frustrating it will be? It happened to me last week. While I had paid for my ticket and had the confirmation emailed to me through CheapOair, the airline did not find my ticket and mentioned the ticket has been VOIDED. They even asked me "When did you cancel your ticket?" And I was like, "Why would I cancel my ticket and come to the airport to board the same flight?"
I called CheapOair and waited online for 2 hours and obviously missed my flight. Then I was connected to a supervisor who had no shame for screaming at me (just imagine my frustration at the time). Their feedback: "We won't have any updates for you until tomorrow." I asked them if they can book me on the next flight. They said it is impossible. I purchased my ticket from them for 670$ and I had to buy a new ticket (not through them) for 1300$ so I lost 600$ here for their mistake. They told me they don't know IF I WILL GET MY MONEY BACK. EXACT WORDS, so I wasn't even sure I wanted to travel cause I had to pay for my ticket two times. All of this aside the tone of voice was terrible. No apologies, no understanding of the situation of me being flightless at the airport?!
They refunded the money after 12 days but they still have to pay me back the extra amount I spent on the new ticket and sincere apologies. What if I didn't have enough money to buy a new ticket at that time? Anyhow I guess where the mixed-up happen was when I changed my return flight and paid an extra 108$ and while this happened the ticket was somehow canceled and I was not notified?
Reviewed July 11, 2017
I then booked a flight through him. However, subsequently they booked the original flight so now I have two flights returning to Portland. I have spent over 4 hours today trying to resolve this issue. I have been transferred 3 times. Twice I was put on hold for over 40 minutes until I finally gave up. Three times I was disconnected. No one will help me. As I write this I am still on hold going on another 40 minutes. I have been polite and have explained the situation repeatedly.
Reviewed July 11, 2017
CheapOair sucks. Do NOT buy from them. I went to purchase my son a ticket back to school. He needs to be back before the 4th of August. I explained that they still booked me and after I complained I was told that was the date I wanted. And I asked the company for I explained why I would not do that and how important it was he be back to Cali before the listed date. And explaining that it was not me who picked this flight and date. I wanted something on or before the 4th. I was told I could change to that date with a fee.
Why do I have to pay for this mistake that is not my fault but it is CheapOair fault. Then I said just cancel it. Not the next day or days later the same day even after speaking to a supervisor who is no help which I was told could help me. They charged me for something that wasn't even hrs after it was minutes later. They get you with the small print so if you choose to be suckered into purchasing from them put your glasses on and have your lawyer look at it before your purchase. I hate I have to give them any star that don't even deserve one star.
Reviewed July 11, 2017
I was disappointed that the flight I wanted and chosen had been booked completely but, then the customer service agent noticed my failed attempt at purchase and found me a similar flight for the same price. It can be a struggle trying to book flights but, here they are always helpful.
Reviewed July 11, 2017
My wife and I booked return flights from Winnipeg to Fredericton. CheapOair booked us on Air Canada on the outward flight and WestJet on the return flight. When we got to the Air Canada check-in in Winnipeg, they had no record of any bookings and, as the flight was full, we had to book another flight which leaves 7 hours 40 minutes later and arrives in Fredericton at 1.08 am rather than 4.22 pm. When I mentioned some form of compensation to cover two extra taxi fares and inconvenience, the CheapOair representative told us it was unlikely we would receive any as, according to the representative, it was the airline's fault. Surely, it's up to CheapOair to compensate us and for them to recover the costs from the airline if, indeed, the airline is to blame.
Reviewed July 11, 2017
Airfare - I am flying to Ohio in September to celebrate my uncle's 95th birthday. I was getting very disappointed and frustrated trying to match nonstop with my $300 budget. Finally after many calls Zoe with CheapOair gave me exactly what I needed.
Reviewed July 11, 2017
BEWARE!!! After being on hold for an hour I get a message stating the # I've reached is not service. I needed information on a ticket change due to a family emergency. This is the worst customer service I've experienced in a long time. I've never used them and should have continued to stay away!!!
Reviewed July 9, 2017
CheapOair is not so cheap. My wife and I needed round trip tickets to Europe. We both are elderly and have arthritis so we needed premium economy seating. Using the Cheapo website we paid $4200 for two nonrefundable tickets. Later, with the help of a family member and using an airline website we found two similar tickets for $1900 less but on another airline. I could list other reasons here about my experience but the subject is too irritating. However, I will say that while talking to the Cheapo sales reps I felt as if I was in a used car sales office.
Reviewed July 9, 2017
I went to their website to book a flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas one year ago. After entering all my info including payment, at the end it said it did not go through. At this point I was frustrated, took a screen shot where it clearly said payment did not go through and decided to book it through a different website. A couple of days later I checked my account and the transaction was processed. When I called them they said it was not their fault, that it did go through. Good thing I took a screenshot, I asked them to give me a refund. After arguing with them for more than 2 hrs they finally decided to give me a credit.
Today I try booking a flight to Vegas again with the credit I have, well this is where it all begins. I was with them on the phone for 4:30hrs, they hung up on me several times, and mind you they had my phone number and I never got a call back. The last time they hung up, I called them back again for the 8th time. They sent my call to the supervisor which took him 58 minutes to answer my call and he said I needed to call the airline. I nicely explained to him that I was not going to do that because I already knew what they were going to say, because they had nothing to do with the issue. I was on the phone with him for 45 mins on top of the 58 mins that I had already been waiting.
At the end he tells me that I can't use the credit for the days I wanted, so I gave him different days. He then tells me I can't get all the credit that I'm only allowed to use part of it. I told him that I had it on the email and it clearly said how much was my credit. After him putting me on hold for another 15 minutes he said he will be giving me the full credit. After 4+hrs I finally get to book my flight, but supposedly he gave me the cheapest flight and I ended up paying a lot more. I am NEVER booking another flight with them. I hope that other people can read this and never book with them. These thieves should be out of business. I know I learned my lesson and before booking through a website I will first check their ratings, or maybe just book the flights directly with the airline.
Reviewed July 8, 2017
I bought a R/T ticket for a friend in another country. A day later I got word that their grandfather was very sick. So I called the company and asked if I could switch it to my name so I could later in a month go see them instead. Or a later date. So it was cancelled. Then I asked a second time all these questions and the man from India said, "Sir you did not tell me this. You have to cancel it right now or you will be out ALL of your MONEY." What kind of customer service do you people run. I never complain and I have been traveling since I was a teenager on flights and this is the worst customer service I have experienced in over 16 years. Total cost of flight 1400 dollars. This company does not work with you. I will call my credit card company and ask if I have protection against companies like this.
Mr. Howell, name changes are not allowed once tickets are issued, you also have upto 24 hours from the purchase date to cancel a non refundable ticket, and receive a refund in which we did cancel for you, and we did process your refund of the ticket cost. We consider this matter closed, as you did and will receive a refund.
Reviewed July 8, 2017
I purchased flight tickets with Cheapoair which advertised 4 tickets left at this price. If you purchase the insurance you can get money back 7 days later. My husband decided to do something else so I decided to cancel. When I called they inform me that I couldn't get a refund, only if I die car wreck or some other tragedy so I ask why purchase insurance. Never will I purchase another ticket trough this company. They got the last laugh because they got not only the price for extra insurance but also 1000.00 for tickets we can't use.
Reviewed July 7, 2017
I am sick to my stomach upset that your company takes advantage of people. We booked our flights thru your company and choose your site because you offered at $198 a ticket then once we placed our card with you and was placed on hold for a very long period of time, the customer service rep comes back on and says those tickets were sold out and that we have to now pay over $400 a piece for the tickets. We had to pay over $1400 for 3 tickets, you all should be ashamed of yourselves. There was over 40 open non booked seats on the both flights that we booked. We were traveling for a funeral service as well.
Nicole, seats can sell out at any time and does take time for the website to update. Spirit airlines is a low cost carrier and does take them alittle longer to update all the websites that pull from the same inventory. At that time when the agent advised you he could no longer get that fare, you had the option to cancel with no penalties, the tickets had not been issued and you were at no time under obligation to pay for the higher fare. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Reviewed July 7, 2017
BEWARE - SCAM! CheapOair's customer service is HORRIBLE, Do Not Use this WEBSITE to book flights. You CANNOT get a refund and you CANNOT change the flight info, no matter what! You will be donating $$ to them for no good reason. Worst customer service ever, no help and or true service to the customer. STAY AWAY!!!
Dear Mr.Green, you purchase the ticket on June 20, you called on July 7 to cancel for a refund. You purchased a non refundable ticket, and those rules are mandated by the airline themselves. We also advise you during the booking process that the tickets are non refundable and that is the standard rules regardless with whom you booked your ticket with. As for the changes, usually you can make changes to the dates and pay the applicable penalty and airfare difference, you declined to make the change. Travel isn't until Aug, so if Tatiana changes her mind, give us a call, we will be glad to assist with the date change, but no name change is allowed.
Reviewed July 7, 2017
I called initially to ask about reservations to attend my mother-in-law's funeral in Kansas City, MO and ended up making reservations online as the representative was so very helpful. I sincerely appreciate the courteous and professional assistance he rendered. I will definitely in the future return to CheapOair for all my air travel.
Reviewed July 7, 2017
I purchased 3 tickets through this website. Due to an unexpected change, we needed to fly out a day after. Since the ticket was booked within the 24 hours, 3 hours to be exact, I called their customer service line to cancel our flight. I must start by saying I never experienced such frustration with any customer service. Not only have I called over 6 times, but I have been disconnected while on hold, transferred to the wrong department, and to top it off, no supervisor ever picked up the phone! After 3 hours of trying to reach a supervisor or the executive office, an agent passed the phone to a floor manager that was extremely rude. CheapOair indicated that I would incur a fee of $75 per person for the cancellation of flights, while their website misleads travelers to have the ability to cancel within 24 hours.
When I asked to see their policy in writing, everyone hesitated but no one would provide me with the information. I also asked if they were able to accommodate me with a better flight that I found through another website. They then wanted to charge me as well for the change on top of the $3000 that I paid for the tickets. I had to cancel 3 reservations through another travel agency, which they were able to do at a full refund without incurring any fees. I find it very disturbing that they publish a misleading advertisement. I would like this message to be filed as an executive complaint. I am a frequent flyer and I have used other websites where I had the option to cancel within 24 hours without incurring any fees. I've also e-mailed them with the above information and have not received any confirmation of a call back or response.
Reviewed July 6, 2017
I book a ticket with CheapOair and ten minutes later realize the last name was not correct. I called within 15 minutes of booking the ticket, they told me it would be 75 dollars to cancel and 25 dollars to change the name. It was not even 24 hours later... Do not book with them, stick to others that let you cancel within 24 hours.
Reviewed July 5, 2017
I recently had a death in the family and had to make emergency arrangement to travel with a limited budget. I booked a flight on Monday and 5 minutes later noticed that I booked the wrong departure date. I called customer service to have it changed and pay the additional fee for price difference. I was given a new flight time leaving Thursday at 12:16pm but when I received my confirmation email on Wednesday it had a different departure flight time (7:16pm). I then called CheapOair where the Rep did not recognize the new flight arrangement they gave me but insisted that I take the 7:16pm flight with an additional rate increase.
Let me say that I would love to continue using CheapOair if we can come to a mutually benefiting conclusion. The Rep I spoke to on Wednesday informed me that the Rep on Monday put the wrong information into the system. I'm looking for an urgent and peaceful resolution to this situation because this is a very sensitive time with loss of a loved one. I hope we can resolve this immediately! The family viewing is tomorrow and I need a resolution right away. I do not and cannot pay any additional fare for this trying time. Please advise.
Reviewed July 5, 2017
An agent, Wright, talked to us and did our booking. The tickets originally started at $397.60 each. He offered us an upgrade for $80.00 each to be able to select our seats, which we accepted, and assigned our seats, which we wrote down. United Airlines was not aware of our seat assignments. Our credit card was charged $871.20 for our flight. CheapOair charged $180.00 for taxes and fees. Print out from CheapOair shows $145.62 for taxes and agency fees, which tells us we were charged too much. This was all done on July 2, 2017 (at fare prices of that day) would appreciate an explanation of what happened. Thank you.
Reviewed July 5, 2017
I booked a flight and had to change my dates to fly in less than a 24 hour period of time. I was charged more money to do so. I feel very strongly that I shouldn't have been charged even more when the date was even farther out for my departure. If anything it should've made my ticket cheaper! It should not have cost me more money! I explained to the person helping me that I live on a limited fixed income of Social Security and that the price increase is very hard for me. I'm very displeased about paying more because it was like only four hours from the time I originally booked it!!! Emitt that helped me was great but that's not my problem or my issue here. It's the whole money thing!!!
Connie, very sorry to hear that the change in plans has caused a financial inconvenience. When ever you make changes to a booking, you have to pay the applicable airfare for that date. If you had booked the dates originally that you preferred, you would of paid the higher airfare in the beginning. We don't control the prices for the flights, the airlines do, and we must abide by the policies put in place.
Reviewed July 5, 2017
After purchasing ticket for Florida, I found the exact same flights on the airline's site for $150 LESS! Even though I had a screenshot of the cheaper fare, CheapOair refused to address the problem and when they finally did and the price had gone up, only refunded $70 of the $150... and still charged me a $20 fee!!! For what, ripping me off?
Reviewed July 5, 2017
This review is in regards to a booking I made through CHEAPOAIR.COM for Korean Airlines from Las Vegas to Manila ($2978.82). The booking was made on 4/19/2017 for 3 people (myself and my 2 children). When I received the confirmation ticket, I immediately noticed errors on the middle names of my children and I thought because of these errors, which doesn't match my children's passport that they might not be allowed to board the plane. So I immediately (just few minutes after booking) called CHEAPOAIR.COM's customer service and told them about the errors, but apparently per the representative they will have to charge me $50 for each name change plus ticket reissue fee (which was not clearly indicated on their website, plus there was supposed a change name function that you can click on their website but does not work neither).
I was devastated to hear their response so I asked if I could speak with their supervisor hoping they will give me consideration since my family don't have any other extra money for the extra fees which I didn't know they will charge even after a few minutes of booking. They transferred my call from one person to another multiple times and all these people consistently do is telling me that I will get more charges for either by moving forward, sideward or backward, bottom line is their customer care people's ultimate goals is not to help me but to get more money from me which pushed me to tell the last person I've talked to cancel everything (booking).
He transferred me again to cancellation department where I've waited for almost 30 mins but no one get back on me until the line got off. I've called Korean Air to ask if there's anything we could do to resolve the issue but they said it was only through CHEAPOAIR, meaning they are the ones that could've resolved it but they just won’t. On their website it clearly says FREE CANCELLATION within 24 hours. I was cancelling the booking just minutes after the booking was made, but they wanted to charge me more ($250 per person) for cancelling.
So on 4/22/2017, I decided to book the same flight from Las Vegas to Manila through KOREANAIR.COM (3 x $977.78). My credit card company (CITIBANK COSTCO) advised me to dispute the amount charged ($2,978.82 via CHEAPOAIR) soon as the charges appears on my recent transactions and the credit card representative assured me that I should not be getting charged since I clearly stated to them that I wanted the booking cancelled and that mean I shouldn't be getting charged against my will. I still attempted to contact CHEAPOAIR to follow up through email and phone call, but again they wouldn't allow me to cancel. When I received a call from them on May 5, I told them again that I wanted everything cancelled but they insist that everything is already charged and there's nothing they can do.
CHEAPOAIR lacks proper customer service, aside from excruciating way their people speak (hardly understandable English/thick accent/rude/they put you on hold for a very long time and then leave you hanging without any resolution, even when I made a recent conference call (7/4/2017) with KOREAN AIR rep Jolyn and CHEAPOAIR rep Joseph, Ms Jolyn experienced how frustrating and how they address issues like these by leaving you on hold (with no response) which makes the communication ineffective. All CHEAPOAIR wanted was to push all the charges on me. So I was left with no choice but to cancel everything due to lack of the desire to help a single parent like me. Then they started calling/harassing me even at my job by calling me non-stop due to the dispute I made on the charges on my credit card.
At first my credit card company ruled on my favor and applied conditional credit of the total amount, but CHEAPOAIR just won't let that slide because they wanted the money so they appealed and now they continued to charge my credit card. All I tried to do is booked for that flight for me and my kids to go back home and visit my sister who recently lost her husband, we planned that this trip will be an opportunity for our family to bond and create good memories especially my children. But now I'm getting victimized, getting ripped-off, getting charged twice for the same 3 tickets. For the same flight... this is totally unfair and unjust on my part.
Reviewed July 4, 2017
Flight to Mia from LAS - Ralphy was excellent and I could understand him. I like the fact that CheapOair handles the major airlines and the fares are lower than any others I found. He also put in the reservation that my husband and I need wheelchairs. Good-excellent service.
Reviewed July 4, 2017
If the goal of this company is to provide excellent customer service, each situation should be strategically analyzed, people have to learn to look at each other through eyes of compassion and exercise empathy. I have booked with this company in the past, but this experience has left a very distasteful impact on me, and unfortunately in the future I will never book with this website again. Even though the agent waived the $25 rebooking fee, the fact of the matter is that the ticket ended up costing me $456 which I honestly did not have. I refused to leave a nasty review to make my point clear, however this encounter has taught me that no one is ever a valued customer!
CheapOair Company Information
- Company Name:
- CheapOair
- State/Province:
- NY
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.cheapoair.com
