Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Nicaragua to New York
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April | Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price. |
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January | Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price. |
Average price round-trip |
$584 | (avg. price over the last 2 weeks) |
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$338 | or less |
Good deal one-way |
$245 | or less |
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Flight was very late."
Cons: "They flight wasnt operated by avianca. The planes the service the food horrible."
Pros: "The staff was accomodating"
Cons: "No in-seat entertainment."
Pros: "Comfort Seats Service"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "The crew was very polite and courteous! Seats were comfy enough for someone over 6' tall."
Cons: "The boarding process was a disaster. Started late, so we didn't depart on time. I also noticed that some passengers who opted not to pay for their seat assignments just sat wherever they felt liked until the actual owner of that seat showed up and were asked to move."
Pros: "Entertainment was ok"
Cons: "Terrible food"
Pros: "Crew was friendly, and they were still able to serve me even though I only spoke English"
Cons: "My entertainment screen was broken (did not work at all) Loud kids yelling throughout the 6 hour flight made it impossible to sleep or even relax. No one was willing to do anything about it (at least try!)"
Pros: "love fligthing with avianca. never dad a problem. always on time always great service"
Pros: "The staff"
Cons: "We had a two hour delay inside the airplane without air conditioning. This delay risked my next flights (connections). Everything inside the airplane is old and terribly maintained."
Pros: "I had a rough time due to stomach problems."
Cons: "When I asked the attendants for some medicine to help my stomach, they replied they were prohibited from giving medicines to passengers. Since they are not doctors, I understood their point of view."
Pros: "Everything is Excellent"
Pros: "Good service."
Cons: "The sits were ok for the first two hous and then they we're very uncomfortable."
Pros: "I love the uniforms of the flight staff so polished and professional. Great airline for international flights at least you will get a meal and can check one bag for free."
Cons: "I paid for a direct flight and ended up in San Salvador?!"
Cons: "The charging USB didn't work and neither did the headphone jack."
Pros: "First, when I bought my ticket they screw my days and asked me to pay to re scheduled. Later, they cancel my trip and re schedule it for the following day, and informed me after I didn't talk with the counter service workers. So, I modified my whole trip with a few days shorts and a lot more pressure because my mother is sick.... Review for you, unacceptable!!!!!"
Pros: "I would definitely book with Avianca again, great service, comfortable plane, movie options."
Pros: "The flight left on time"
Pros: "I received a free upgrade on my way back, it was amazing I wish it would happen more often... on the way their I had the worst seat in the plane. The non reclinable back seat"
Cons: "On the way there my seat was extremely uncomfortable (back non reclining seat)"
Cons: "The only thing on this specific flight was the plane temperature that was TOO cold."
Pros: "The crew was very polite and attentive. Enough overhead space. Online check-in is very quick, easy, and a huge time saver."
Cons: "Accurate updates when delays occur while on the plane are needed."
Pros: "everything, great service."
Pros: "Clean and smooth. No problems. Food fine, nothing special, but no complaints."
Pros: "Great choice of entertainment, individual screens"
Cons: "Disorganized boarding, supposedly there is an sequence of groups, but it was very poorly implemented"
Pros: "the flight attendants were very friendly."
Cons: "boarding was a complete disaster. the lady at the counter gave me all wrong information. the random screening was done very rudely. not a single staff spoke a word of English which is unacceptable for an international flight. the food albeit not significant after the horrendous boarding experience was terrible, and I had to ask several times for water. Further, for the flight to bogotá, we had called and spent a lot of time on the phone to reserve seats, which were then all wrong once we checked in at the airport. what was the point."
Pros: "The flight over to Bogota from NYC was perfect. No complaints. I was raving about it."
Cons: "We sat on the runway and then returned to the gate, resulting in a 2 hour delay, due to a faulty smoke detector in the bathroom. There was a lack of communication about status. At one point, they shut the air. Several times they shut off and restarted the entertainment system. It would have helped if they went through the cabin with water or a snack. It was a long wait and we had no idea why..."
Pros: "Everything"
Pros: "Preference to travel with kids"
Cons: "I don't recommend avíanca it is one of the worse airlines now never again don't waste your money on them"
Pros: "everything is just perfect, is like flight on executive class without pay the extra money from an economy class."
Cons: "Avianca's departure was delayed from Bogota to New York by over an hour, which in turn caused me to miss my connecting flight home to DC. I had to pay $50 fee with Jet Blue because Avianca didn't advise of the delay, and my only option home was 10 hours later in the day. I cancelled Jet Blue flight and bought another ticket home. No service between airlines who are not in the same alliance. Travelers beware!"
Pros: "Very comfortable seats, good food, excellent service!"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "They cancelled the flight THREE times!!! It was awfull, frustrating and I lost my connection filght to Lima on the scheduled day."
Pros: "Staff was nice. Relatively comfortable, good movie selection. Travel voucher"
Cons: "4 hour delay"
Cons: "Air condition too cold"
Pros: "I'm very dissapointed with avianca specially.now that I have a few trips coming up. When I was at the airport I asked the clerked for specific information ,I asked him how much it would cost to take my surfboards if it was going to be to expensive I would just leave them home ,he said no problem that there would be a charge of.$120_150 and it cover the trip until denpasar ,I asked are you sure?he said YES that he would put it on the note and that if I had any problems in NY to just show them the receipt well no need to say.that.when I arrived in NY I was charged again ,the cs rep of the other airline said they wouldn't have charged if avuanca would have put that the surfboard was going until denpasanr when we said that he had done it we looked stupid because he had just checked our bags on the tag until Bali but not the surfboard. So now I have to return and I'm working if I will have.to.end up paying.$1000 in.total.just for my surfboard.when this could have been avoided from the start if the cs rep of Avianca would have told.me the truth or know how to do his Job. What solution can you give ,I feel very annoyed. Thank you"
Cons: "The beverages and punctuality"
Pros: "Smooth flight and movies were free"
Cons: "Seat I sat in the back near the bathroom and passengers and crew constantly bumped in to me or woke me up"
Pros: "We arrived safely and on time."
Cons: "This is my second Avianca flight. Both times the flights were not full, yet both times my seat was in front of an exit row so I could not recline. A red eye overnight flight while sitting up perfectly straight is horribly uncomfortable. I do not understand why I was placed in this seat when there were other available options. This should be communicated to the customer when placing him in that seat, and a discount should be provided. I am requesting a partial refund, very unnecessarily uncomfortable flight. Thank you."
Pros: "in terms of comfort, i really appreciated what avianca offered. it was a much more modernly designed plane, with a wide variety of inflight entertainment, usb outlets,, and generally comfortable seats. the crew was also very polite and professional."
Cons: "they refused to offer me a vegan meal because i purchased my flight ticket from a third party vendor [ie, kayak]. i think thats bullshit, and pretty sad because otherwise avianca was great."
Pros: "Everything food service crew"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Everyone was lovely anf kind"
Pros: "Petsonnell nice and helpful."
Cons: "Seats on a red-eye did not recline."
Pros: "I love that it was easy to get an exit seat(I need the leg room for my knees) and that they still feed people( not once but twice)"
Cons: "Really nothing to complain about although I did have to wait a little long for my bag(we all did)."
Pros: "me gusto todo el viaje"
Cons: "La comida y el entretenimiento del avion"
Pros: "The crew was okay,"
Cons: "Seats of the plane were unconfortable. Spaces between setas were too small."
Cons: "My wife's chair wasn't working"
Pros: "I definitely will fly with Avianca again ."
Pros: "Thanks for the wine /whiskey, blanket and pillow. What a great combo. Also, I got upgraded to a much nicer seat."
Pros: "It was so great all the food service :)"
Cons: "I am vegetarian and there were no other options so I could not eat much"
Pros: "Comfortable"
Cons: "Surprising that an airline so serious will not let you reserve your seat prior to 24 hours of the flight. - This is not a cheap arline."
Pros: "I like this flight very smooth no worry what so ever I will flight again"
Cons: "Pocas alternativas de entretenimiento, particularmente películas."
Cons: "I was on the last row of the plane. I didn't know the plane could move SO MUCH!!! All passengers in that last row were sick with nausea and throwing up, which shows it wasn't only me! If passengers are going to be so uncomfortable in the last row, it should be sold at all!"
Pros: "left on time and arrived on time choice of meals"
Cons: "uncomfortable seat"
Pros: "El personal muy amable. El vuelo salió a tiempo y llegó bien. La comida buena."
Pros: "FOOD & STAFF. Smooth landing."
Pros: "The crew was nice, and the flights was on time ,so easy to find the terminal"
Cons: "No food in all from lima-panama / Panama-NY , don't even soda, I have to ask for water. The food ny-panama / panama-lima was horrible test and look like dog food....the company have to change that YES or YES"
Pros: "Excellent"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "good food"
Cons: "they didn't turn the lights when i wanted to sleep on an overnight"
Pros: "Copa provided us with nice food and drinks and were very courteous with passengers"
Cons: "Eventhough it was a 2 hour flight, I would have preferred to hear some music, for which nobody provided us with nothing, nor could we watch any movies."
Pros: "The flight was all good. I had a good experience, I would like to add that getting to the airport 2hours early is really not necessary. It's not a big airport and I spend a lot of idle time there.. I liked Copa airlines and will use them again."
Pros: "Overal a good experience"
Cons: "There's no vegetarian options"
Pros: "Nice and smooth Took off late but got there on time Pilot was pushing baby YEAH!!"
Cons: "If you fall asleep you will miss your meal and go hungry."
Pros: "Loved the customer service loved the fact that they actually feed you lunch and dinner. With alchol included. Whole experience was perfect"
Cons: "None"
Pros: "It was a short flight....they made the trip comfortable, and on time..."
Cons: "No complaints....."
Cons: "Flights were delayed"
Cons: "no vegetarian options"
Cons: "On top of what happened with the flight from NY to Panama the situation wasnt handle any better for the conexion. There was not priority conection to the inmediate following flight to Bogota. We had to wait four more hours to go to Bogota. Also the sits were accomodated terribly for me (I can understand they had to use what was available) but if Im traveling with a minor the airline should make sure the child is seated next or near me. Even though, I understood it was a detail that simply they did not control correctly, I requested to two flight attendants to please fix the problem for me, but I was totally ignored by both. When I told them a second time, they said to me there was nothing they can do. But coincidencially, right after I was told, he sat one passanger whom have not seat assigned, right in front of me on the emergency exit. The attendant said minors cant go there which is true, but I would have seated there, and my daughter on the sit that I was which was right behind me. That plus another rude encounter with one of the flight attendants when I was getting into the plane made of my experience with Copa Airlines my first and only trip with them. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE."
Pros: "this veggie meal had dairy, which makes a big (postive) difference for me the entertainment worked much better. although if it had been working on my first flight, it would not have been enough variety in options for movies"
Cons: "seats were too close together not enough water available"
Cons: "The departure was delayed, but we arrived at the time that was scheduled in New Yotk."
Cons: "We got stuck in taxing for 30 min. We waited for our laggedge more than an hour!!!"
Pros: "The flight was very smooth from boarding to landing- everything and everyone was great!"
Cons: "Everything was great, no complaints here!"
Pros: "Great in flight service"
Cons: "Not so friendly people at front counter"
Pros: "The crew was extremely nice. They tried their best to keep every passenger comfortable. They pai attention to details and the most important to me was their pleasant disposition. I love them."
Cons: "The airline does not provide you with a vast varieties of tv shows"
Pros: "I did allmy endeavors, very good service."
Pros: "I upgraded to business class and it was worth it! Very comfortable! The chair reclines, you have your own personal tv, the flight attendant is very attentive to all your needs, plenty of space, priority boarding."
Cons: "No complaints."
Pros: "Great service"
Pros: "I liked how helpful the people at check in were, how comfortable the flight was and the fact that food and drinks are still offered, beat part was the movie options. Would without a doubt choose this airline again"
Pros: "Good process, fast and very smiley agents"
Cons: "Interaction from the crew was a bit cold"
Pros: "Cordialidad"
Cons: "Comida"
Pros: "The food was good"
Cons: "Everything was good, food, service, the crew, no complain at all."
Pros: "Food wasnt bad movie selection wasnt bad either Flight was pretty smooth"
Cons: "Ran out of chicken too quickly"
Pros: "Flight on time, pleasant staff"
Cons: "I arrived and my baggage was mishandled and broken by Copa Airlines. I have submitted a claim and they have yet to rectify the situation."
Pros: "Always like flying copa. Easy and the people are friendly."
Cons: "Cramped. I wish there would have been a second beverage service"
Pros: "All went very smoothly"
Pros: "I like how profesional and friendly is everybody"
Cons: "Timing"
Pros: "It was the best flight in years!"
Cons: "Attention is excellent"
Pros: "Everything was good!"
Pros: "Ground Crew is alwyas super friendly and very polite. I Normally love to fly with COPA for a number of reasons...but this short trip had two inconviniences that are noted here on the what I thought needed to happen."
Cons: "Male Flight Attendant had attitude and asked me to put my set back in upright position...it was and I had a broken foot, so it would not have been appropriate to put my seat back due to pain. He jkumpoedf all over ma and even the lady next to me...she to was reading and did not have her seat back either! Food was a bag of chips...1 OZ bag of Frito Lay Chips..... HERE IS A HUGE HINT: BEST TO NOT GIVE ANYTHING...DO NOT INSULT US MORE!!!"
Pros: "No extra fees, flight was on time, staff was pleasant"
Cons: "Only 1 person boarded us, slowing up the process considerably. There were 2 employees there, and both should have helped"
Pros: "the fact that I made it home safe"
Cons: "that we did not have assigned seats and had to run to get out connecting fight before plane took off. All passengers didn't know where to go and waited to get assigned seats and plane took off late. I was not happy that my husband and I got place in separated. When I asked to be put together person at counter said once we were in plane. On plane we were told to wait until everyone was seated and that plane was not full. Once everyone was seated I was told plane was full and no seat left. When we arrived to N.Y. one of our suitcases did not arrived. It is now Sat. and still no suitcase. We contacted Copa and suitcase will be Fedex on sure when it will arrive"
Pros: "The food options were amazing! They even had free wine (white and red). Even on the short flight from Cartagena to Panama City, they gave us a little sandwich."
Cons: "Boarding in Panama was crazy. While the crew on the plane was excellent, the employees that got everyone on the plane were rude and flustered."
Pros: "Entire efficiency fluid from check in to departure"
Cons: "?? Not fan if airline food - but I didn't eat it . Nice to know if you get on plane starving that you don't have to pull out your wallet . Other airlines charge you for everything but "air" to breathe."
Pros: "All was good."
Cons: "My boarding ticket said that boarding starts at 6:06pm when boarding actually started at 5:26pm. I almost missed my flight."
Pros: "The flight took off and landed on time."
Cons: "The flight was crowded."
Pros: "Copa is an excellent airline with great seating options and food service."
Cons: "Copa does not honor Global Entry!"
Pros: "All is great!"
Pros: "Copa does everything with excellence and although economy seats are small, their superb service overshadows everything else. I'll definitely continue to use Copa Airlines and recommend it to everyone."
Cons: "Llegue temprano al mostrador me paso a Migracion sabiendo que mi pasaporte estaba roto y no pude viajar perdiendo mi vuelo si el me uniese dicho eso yo uniese tenido tiempo de ir a sacar pasaporte nuevo y poder viajar y me cobran otra maleta y no me regreso el dinero sabiendo que no viaje"
Pros: "The flight was good. It crashed zero times. I was pleased not to check my carry-on bags. The in-flight meal and movie selection were both really great."
Cons: "The servers were a bit rude--they spilled juice on me--but, to be fair, I was failing to speak spanish, which is also very rude. The only tough thing about this flight was that we changed gates about 4 times, then got switched to a very distant gate at the ass-end of the terminal (literally, the lights were flickering. It was eerie.) THEN we had to take a bus out onto the tarmack to get onto the plane. But that's a small inconvenience considering we travelled from Mexico City to JFK in like 5 hours."
Pros: "Didn't like much."
Cons: "Seats don't decline much. Worst of all, no pillow in business/ first class"
Pros: "In general the service was good!"
Cons: "In México city needs to be better organized the people from Aeromexico who attende the customers!"
Cons: "Big delay"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Entire experience. Fly a better airline"
Pros: "Breakfast, leg room, entertainment"
Cons: "Boarding, took very ling, apparently waiting for a first official"
Pros: "A few seat empty xso we all could stretch"
Cons: "AEROMEXICO SUCKS BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE NEVER TRAVELING AGAIN WITH THIS AIRLINE"
Pros: "attention, meal with wine, on time"
Pros: "Amazing airline ! Great everything."
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "Worst customer service, ticket reps are rude and lack any kind of sympathy. Flight attendants were rude and inattentive. I will never fly Aeromexico. I will avoid it like the plague. If you can go through another airline."
Pros: "Quick boarding, takeoff and loading off the plane."
Cons: "I paid additional fee for preferred seating and my seat did not recline."
Pros: "There was nothing to like about my experience."
Cons: "I booked round trip ticket's to Cancun from NYC. I had a change of plans . I needed to add my 2,4yr old to my trip.The Aromexico agent wanted to charge me over 1000.00 for the two children, to travel with me even though online the tickets were $200.00.They would not let me book my tickets online because the children were minors even though my ticket was already bought. I ended up purchasing tickets on delta to get to Cancun. However I was under the impression that I would return with Aeromexico on the round trip ticket I had already bought.NO! according to Aeromexico even though you buy a round trip ticket if you fail to use 1 leg of the trip you loose both ways WHAT! Then they refused to allow me to speak to a supervisor it was hands down the worst experience I have ever had with an airline in the 30 yrs that I have been traveling internationally. I would paddle boat rather than use this air again."
Pros: "Not too crowded"
Cons: "We didn't know the gate number until after boarding time. We boarded very late. Couldn't get comfortable in the seats"
Pros: "Some of the staff (especially at the counter) was nice. The entertainment was good."
Cons: "Flight attendants weren't particularly nice or helpful. No veg options to eat. Had to wait forever at the tarmac."
Pros: "boarding was good and easy."
Cons: "got a non reclining seat and a next door passenger that kept pushing me with his leg onto mine"
Pros: "If you have not had the chance to flight in this plan, you have to, it offers more space between seats, and the comfort is in another level. Plenty of choices in entertainment about 20+ movies to choose. Food and service were great."
Cons: "Landing was not the best but considering it was windy, it is acceptable."
Pros: "Great staff and comfortable aircraft"
Pros: "Check personnel was very helpful in Puerto Vallarta getting us on an earlier flight. He was very pleasant as well Boarding was easy attendants were attentive Flights were on time"
Pros: "The Dreamlines is terrific. Great service, attentive staff & clean airplanes & food."
Cons: "I was coming from colombia were I can take 2 bags free of charge then I was charged from mexico to NY for the second bag, this is unexpected and just seams wrong. the people were not helpful at all."
Pros: "Entertainment system is excellent"
Cons: "Movie choices were average. More new releases."
Pros: "Is on time"
Cons: "The food is terrible"
Pros: "comfortable seats"
Cons: "Plane was chilly and poorly illuminated. No coffee or snack before landing."
Pros: "I like the service on my way back home. The movies were up to date."
Cons: "On my way to mexico wasn't as pleasant because i wasn't served anything to drink. The flight attendant asked me but then walked away and never returned."
Pros: "Vegan vegetarian food option. Ability to pay extra for more legroom in coach."
Cons: "After the announcement at the gate to prepare to board, we went to wait on line (Group 2). However boarding did not begin until more than 45 minutes later. I did not appreciate standing in line for that long. There were no announcements from the gate staff about the delay. This seemed disrespectful to the many people waiting on line."
Cons: "Food was bland and 1st class was similar to a domestic flight to Fort Lauderdale from NYC"
Cons: "Seats felt very small"
Pros: "The seats were extremely comfortable. They provided free entertainment."
Pros: "great customet service on phone and at airport"
Cons: "none"
Cons: "Everything was fine and our luggage went straight Through to New York."
Pros: "On time. Comfortable. Curtious."
Cons: "No pillows and blankets provided on flight. Flight was extremely cold. No option to book seats upon booking flight."
Pros: "Una hora de retraso"
Cons: "Una hora de retraso"
Pros: "The comfort of the flight was outstanding. Spacious, nice temperature, and good movie selections."
Cons: "The boarding process wasn't the greatest. They only had 2 or 3 kiosks available for bag check-ins but they had 3 international flights all around the same time. The line was ridiculous."
Pros: "Great flight, comfortable"
Pros: "I enjoyed that my kids had a great movie selection and food."
Cons: "I absolutely found it ridiculous how they board the plane. They did it both times coming and going. They didn't call anyone by zone they just allowed anyone to board at any time so I was in row 9 and people in row 20 boarded before me. What sense did that make."
Pros: "the only good service is the way the crew treats you"
Cons: "All the flights in on the round trip were delay. on the first flight going to my destination, the airline switch gates twice. the seat on the plane were uncomfortable. had to get back massage once i got home. on my way back to new york. A 80 minute layover in mexico city turn into a 230 min layover."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "Our flight was delayed but we got to our destination early. Lots of turbulance but the pilot flew in such a way that you barely felt it."
Cons: "Took 2 hours for the bags from our plane to get to the belt. Landed at 10:30pm and didnt get our luggage until about 12:45. There was 2 planes that landed right after us and all their baggage was on the belt within 10 minute!"
Cons: "We were stuck for appx 2 hours on the tarmac before deplaning. Then the baggage took another 2 hours to start unloading after our flight waited with no notice as to what was happening with our belongings."
Pros: "Aeromexico sucks"
Cons: "Flight information for our connecting flight at Mexico City was ridiculous. Almost missed flight to NYC due to no display of: departure time, which section of Terminal 2 to be in, gate number displayed on departure screen. We were also mis-directed by Aeromexico employees MULTIPLE TIMES WE ASKED that we were in the "right place" when our actual flight was in a DIFFERENT section of the terminal. NO INFORMATION about gate # was displayed in the section we were in. HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN WE WERE IN THE SAME TERMINAL?!!!! No markings noting which area (M? S?) in the terminal. Flight crew not very friendly. Very brusque manners."
Cons: "The flight was canceled and Aeromexico did not notify us until we arrived to check in. Luckily they were able to book us on a United flight."
Pros: "Comfortable seats, good service, convenient schedule, personal entertainment available"
Cons: "A broader selection of new movies releases would be great"
Pros: "Great service from Aeromexico staff, & good food Tech friendly (charging station for phone/tablet) tvs. Comfy Seats"
Cons: "The only complaint I have about Aeromexico is the overlay. The time you have to spend waiting for your connection flight is a little to much. Otherwise my trip was great"
Pros: "I liked it because the fly was on time"
Cons: "The part I didn't like was that my fly had a connection in Monterrey Mex. and I had to wait for about 11 hrs on my fly from Monterrey to my destination ( Mexico City)"
Pros: "Overall the service was nice. It's a shame that the negative had to detract so severely from what was an otherwise nice trip."
Cons: "I'd been warned that Aeromexico is notorious for baggage weight overages. When returning to JFK from Mexico City, I was lucky with my checked bag, but when boarding the flight, an employee had me put my carry-on, my purse, the heavy wool coat I had removed during security, along with a 1.5L bottle of water and other items I'd purchased in the terminal, on a scale, then declared my carry-ons were 4 kilos over the airline's allowance. I then had to head down the terminal to a customer service desk to pay ~$60USD so I'd be allowed to board and not miss my flight. I was the last person on-board. They didn't do this at JFK on my 1st leg of the trip, as I suspect they know they'd never get away with this in the States. I spoke to employees aboard the flight, then at JFK upon arrival, and also on the phone. No luck yet regarding a refund for highway robbery."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "The JFK airport has no connection between terminal 1 where the domestic flight arrives with terminal 4 where the international flight zone is. I had to take a train from terminal 1 to 3 and then go outside the airport, walk on the street for 3 blocks and get into the airport again. Once inside terminal 4 nobody could help us (we were 20 people doing the same connection) and we went from one person to other asking what to do next and nobody knew. We were so afraid of losing our flight. Finally one police person helped us and we had to pass check point again when we had to take our shoes and be scanned again. Then we had to run because the plane was leaving. This was the worst traveling experience in my whole life. I tweet about it and I had no response."
Cons: "The airline needs to board and deboard by group number."
Pros: "no"
Cons: "on time departure"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "They canceled the flight"
Pros: "Gates, delays, changes"
Cons: "Boarding was a mess. No opportunity for priority boarding. Flight crew no help. Just another hum drum experience."
Pros: "Friendly staff"
Cons: "Rickity old plane. Needs updates badly. No drink service options. Cash only bar? Hello, this is the 21st century calling the 20th... You can have your plane and payment methods beck."
Pros: "On time arrival"
Cons: "Everything else"
Pros: "On time, no issues, friendly and professional staff."
Pros: "smooth disembarking"
Cons: "30 mins delay"
Pros: "Full meal service, friendly and helpful crew, checkin agent went above and beyond to get us checked in even though we were late in getting to the airport."
Cons: "Ancient plane with old, uncomfortable seats and no in-seat entertainment. AA should warn customers when booking these old planes."
Pros: "Just being able get home."
Cons: "After madly rushing to get to the gate, we found out 5 minutes before scheduled boarding time that there would be a 15 minute delay in boarding. After that, we were told there would be another 30 minute delay. Once we were on board and the cabin doors were closed we were told there would be another 55 minute delay. Also, LGA is such a mess these days due to construction and would have been nice to get an email notification beforehand about it. We barely made our outgoing flight!"
Cons: "No entertainment on board Wifi not working."
Pros: "I was just happy to get a flight out early the next morning when my Thursday afternoon flight was cancelled."
Cons: "I ended up in a middle seat due to having to be rescheduled, but it was still comfortable."
Pros: "We boarded the flight pretty quickly"
Cons: "This elderly woman took long to put her baggage above so someone that was sitting a row behind my seat decided to take all of the overhead bin space, he definitely did not have a carry on size luggage and I feel that would have never happened if tsa would have noticed his carry on was too big"
Cons: "Everything was great."
Pros: "I liked how quick the flight was to New York"
Cons: "Once boarding the plane and searching for my seat number , all of the cabin went pitch black . The lights went out for not more than a few moments. When the lights came back it was problematic and dim then fully lit to flickering off and on. Whenever it "seems" to have any electrical or mechanical failure. It's natural as a passenger my first thought is it's a Bad omen . I had genuinely lost some faith in the plane ."
Pros: "Swift boarding."
Cons: "As hot and humid as Mar-a-lago under investigation by the DOJ in August."
Pros: "flight left and arrived on time. Service was efficient and friendly."
Cons: "Older plane"
Pros: "It was good fly can't complaint the attention was great"
Cons: "When I was flying to Arkansas from NY they didn't give anything to eat"
Pros: "Movies"
Cons: "These new airplanes are AWFUL. The storage under the seat in front can barely fit a backpack, and if you're over 4 feet tall you'll hit your head trying to get anything off the floor or out of a bag. I could barely store my book in the seat pocket in front of me. Looks like this is the new face of flying with this awful airline."
Pros: "Very professional and friendly."
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "Staff was professional and friendly."
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "Volare con American"
Cons: "No snacks offered! No alcohol drinks offered!"
Cons: "I found out that my original flight (Wilmington to NY) was canceled 5 hours before it was scheduled to leave. I was rebooked on an earlier flight to Charlotte, which I could do because I had coincidently finished packing early and lived close to the airport. At the airport, my new flight was delayed, which could have caused me to miss my connecting flight to Boston and be stuck at the Charlotte airport overnight. I was then rebooked on a flight that was leaving to NY, with a connecting flight to Boston at 7."
Cons: "Always a problem with these guys"
Pros: "The cookies were good"
Cons: "The gangplank was broken. It took so long for them to ascertain the situation, move the broken gangplank away, move the plane from gate B15 to B16, load passengers & luggage and take off, that I missed my connection in LaGuardia. I had to get a standby flight & thankfully got on. Why wasn't that equipment checked out long before it was used?"
Pros: "Flight attendants."
Cons: "Last Friday I had booked my flight for 8am, but when I woke up at 5am I found that they had just cancelled my flight without reason or rescheduling at 4:30am. I called the flight (American Airlines) and was put on hold for 45 minutes. Once I was able to get a hold of someone I rescheduled my flight to 7am, which was very rushed. I still managed to reach on time. my 1st stop was LaGuardia and there my gate was exchanged several times and my flight was delayed for 2 hours to Montreal Canada. I reach Montreal and missed my connecting flight to Winnipeg. Again American Airlines did not reschedule for me, the best they can do is give me a $12 voucher for food. So I get my rescheduled for a flight 3 hours later with an additional atop to Toronto. Unfortunately due to all these circumstances I miss one of the wedding events. I was supposed to reach Winnipeg at 4pm but end up reaching at 12:30am. When returning from Winnipeg, I came across more problems. My flight was cancelled due to weather, and again it is delayed for two hours. Our plane had left the gate and so when the airports in NY were closed we were far from the gate. They made us take our luggage and walk back to the airport. There were no clear instructions given and again I had to reschedule. I was stuck in a country with no family or friends at the airport two hours short of a 24hour day. I am really disappointed in the kind of treatment I received as a flyer, and I have flown many times with other airlines. I also don't buy from Kayak, and this will be the first and last time I ever do."
Pros: "EVERYTHING"
Cons: "EVERYTHING"
Pros: "Crew was very friendly. It was very comfort and the seats are very good."
Cons: "They changed the terminal for departure three times. Every time it changed al lot of people had to take the shuttle between terminals again. I don't think it was American Airlines fault, but the la guardian airport was not really customer friendly"
Pros: "Delayed 3 hours"
Cons: "Rude people"
Pros: "Nothing !"
Cons: "My flight was delayed an hour before being departed. And then canceled and then they moved my Flight and that flight was delayed too. I miss my grandmothers service, I am very upset to say the lease. I am not pleased at all."
Pros: "Excellent service fligth on time no complains"
Pros: "The airline staff was friendly"
Cons: "Well I actually got to the airport 2 hours early. When we took off on schedule I never imagined we would fly for 40 minutes in the air and actually turn the plane around to land at the same airport that I left from! They said there was a mechanical issue with the plane. I spent 12 hours at the airport. It was an awful experience and I missed the celebration I was going to attend in New York. I arrived in NYC at 10:00 in the evening."
Pros: "Made it to LGA"
Cons: "Didn't make it home"
Pros: "Prompt boarding, checked our carryons for free"
Cons: "Air up too high like a refrigerator"
Cons: "Delays are always bad point"
Pros: "Fast entry... Great crew"
Cons: "Entertainment"
Pros: "I made it to NY somehow"
Cons: "Everything. I have 2 roller bags I carry on to every flight I have ever taken and they charged me $25 per bag to check because it was a "snug" fit into their dimension box. Also gave no snacks and only half can refreshments, no entertainment."
Cons: "Not being told the real reason for the diversion and being 7 hours late to LGA."
Pros: "The crew was very friendly."
Cons: "It was freezing cold on the plane. There was no way to control the amount of air blowing on me."
Cons: "Horrible they transfer my bag to a different airport"
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Flight delayed 4 hours, AApersonnel at Luis and counter a little rude, seat was broken on plane....waited almost an hour for luggage!"
Pros: "Very comfortable."
Pros: "Customer service was great"
Cons: "The landing to New York was very scary,"
Cons: "There's no room for non skinny people. It was awful"
Pros: "staff was friendly and helpful."
Cons: "The flight cansel"
Pros: "Kayak sent several updates regarding the flight delay."
Cons: "Flight was delayed over 3 hrs however the airline itself didn't contact me only kayak"
Pros: "Courteous staff, let us on board as we were late arriving to the gate at no fault of ours."
Cons: "We flew into DC at terminal B and had to run to terminal C. We had to checkin again and security almost made us wait on the long line. We complained, stating we had 15 mins to make our flight. Finally they let us through and we ran to the gate, which was closed but the staff opened the door and we got on. Thank goodness!!!"
Pros: "The only reason they have two stars instead of one is that the flight crew was good, and flight in general was ok. Also United service counter went above and beyond to help me with my situation, and I am grateful that they were able to rebook me on a new flight and check in my luggage without issues."
Cons: "There was no one at SAS service counter... I had to Google my flight number to find out that I actually had to check in with United since it was actually a United operated flight. Why was I not informed beforehand?? My itinerary said that this is SAS flight, how was I supposed to know that i was supposed to go to United?? Because there was no one at SAS counter, I had no one to ask, I ended up waiting for the counter to open for an hour. When I found out I had to go to United, it was already too late for me to check in so I ended up missing my flight. Thank god for the agent at United however, who helped me rebook my flight and check in my luggage."
Pros: "Flight was cancelled, basically no communication and I had to stay 3.45 hours in line to be able to reschedule my new flight."
Pros: "Delayed to Albany 2 hrs, no compensation, not even a beer!"
Pros: "Short flight, so no food or entertainment"
Pros: "Boarding was quick and leg room was much better on this flight."
Cons: "Being delayed for several hours without an explanation was very disappointing and frustrating. I was waiting at airport for 6hrs! Flight staff was not overly friendly either."
Pros: "Personal tv was on this flight. Everything on time and great service"
Cons: "My July 11 fiight UA1259 was delayed and I could not connect to Milan. I had to stay in Newark for 1 night. But UA assigned me a hotel about 1 hour driving from Newark Airport. I had to rent by my own money $160 a day. UA should arraign a hotel either close to the airport or pay the rental car for me."
Cons: "Plane sat on rinway in Newark. For 4 hours before takeoff with no explanation provided. I miissed my connection to Dubrovnik. I was flown from munich to frankfurt and then to zagreb. I was put up in a very low class hotel. I aarived in dubrovnik at noon the following day. This caused me great anxiety and aggravation and a losd of a full day of vacation."
Pros: "Free upgrade to Economy + (more legroom) , I even did not know why I have been cerdited toget it, bit I definitely lieked it. I also liked the option to volunteer for check our carry-on at the gate. Coffe and snck quite adequte for th short journey"
Cons: "No issues to report."
Pros: "Like the free snacks while we waited 2 hours to board."
Cons: "Did not like waiting 2 hours to board."
Pros: "The crew was excellent - courteous/aware/friendly. The flight, although 2 hours delayed (9;20pm scheduled departure) was pleasant and smooth. Also, the de-boarding process was surprisingly quick."
Cons: "A 2 hour delay at 9:20pm at night is unfortunate yet frustrating experience, especially when we moved our flight up due to a travel warning for EWR (ironically enough, our originally scheduled flight (1922 MCO-EWR). I'm giving an overall OK (instead of good) due to the fact that there were no snacks (although I did not want anything, it didn't go unnoticed) and although there was free inflight entertainment for personal devices, I feel the passengers should have been given free internet access - in my opinion, it would have been the appropriate thing to do. In any case, this experience doesn't change my positive opinion of United."
Cons: "Made me take off sweater out of my bag cause my bag was 0.5 lbs over weight."
Pros: "Smooth take off and landing"
Pros: "Flint got delayed"
Cons: "My suitcase was damaged no longer usable"
Pros: "Aguadilla airport is crazy at 2:00 am. I never really heard them call for me to get on the plane to Newark so if I wasn't really paying attention I might have missed my flight"
Cons: "It was late and getting there was even worse. I was told I wouldn't make my connecting flight in Newark on the way there so I had to go home and come back the next day. Of course it was weather related so you can't control that."
Pros: "On time. Crew was good."
Cons: "No complaints."
Cons: "I had to wait 16 hours, it was a serious delay"
Cons: "3 hours late departing, missed connection in EWR"
Cons: "2 hours delay"
Pros: "-"
Cons: "No reply from the airlines regarding my damaged baggage."
Cons: "Flight attendants disappear after early dinner serving. They hid in the galley until breakfast service. For a 15 hr flight, this is unacceptable. They should be able to offer snacks and drinks during the flight."
Pros: "The flight got me from point A to point B"
Cons: "The check in process was a zoo. Stood in line for 45 minutes to check in with United. Only 2 reps were working manual check ins. About 6 reps were accepting bags but mostly just chit chatting between themselves. They pointed anyone with a question to the very long manual check in line. It was very obvious they did not care. The plane was packed solid and it was uncomfortably warm on the flight."
Pros: "United hires good people. Flight was comfortable and on-time."
Pros: "Crew was very friendly."
Cons: "No leg room."
Pros: "I boooked through Kayak based on recommendations fron Rick Steves. When I tried to check in the night before, I was told I wasn't on the flights I had booked. Turns out SAS had switched me to a later flight without any notice. It took hours on the night I was readying yo leave for a three-week trip to find out what had happened. At best, I would have found out the next day at the airport and waited an extra three hours. Not the big fun! At worst, who knows? Would someone have been able to figure it out in time? Huge run-around!"
Cons: "See above. Also no vegetarian meal offerings."
Cons: "The seats are Uncomfortable. The food no longer exists. They give you two ounces of drink"
Pros: "On time."
Cons: "Uncomfortable seats"
Pros: "I liked the ticket counter person who helped straighten things out. When I arrived"
Cons: "When I arrived st 3:30am I found out that the first leg my flight had changed. The ticket person convinced the person she spoke with on the phone to confirm the change and not make me call the 3rd artsy booker. Unfortunately, I lost the seats that I had paid extra money to book. Everyone wants to blame everyone else!"
Pros: "First class was fine - nothing too special"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "From the surly check in personnel, to the confused boarding. Even less charming than usual. The flight was scheduled to depart at 11:40 from Tampa to Newark. Twenty minute delay for boarding and then additional 40 minute ground delay. Flight scheduled from 11:40 to 2:20 p.m. Onboard the flight attendant came through with the food carte. Were any of the "lunch" items available? "No, we only have snack items on this flight." But it's during lunch time... "It's not a long enough flight." WHO COULD MAKE THIS UP? We declined to complain for fear we would be thrown from the plane. Oh yes, I have 1,800,000 miles on United."
Pros: "The soda"
Cons: "Crazy lady sat next to me complaining about noise"
Pros: "Nothing positive to say about United Airlines"
Cons: "Everything was terrible"
Cons: "The seats and leg room are awful"
Pros: "Flying through the night freed me up the next morning. I'll fly red eye anytime."
Cons: "Nothing."
Pros: "Everything about my whole trip was amazing"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Seats so cramped. Fat person next to me invaded my space in my middle seat"
Cons: "When experiencing turbulence, the flight attendant came over the speaker and requested everyone to be seated with their seat belts fastened. A few moments later she came back on reprimanding that "THIS IS NOT A JOKE YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN WITH YOUR SEAT BELTS FASTENED" which was still ok. The third announcement was the one I felt was highly inappropriate when she then stated "I DONT KNOW IF YOUVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS LATELY, BUT THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE TURBULANCE IS GOING TO GET WORSE" frankly I have been watching the news lately and there is plane CRASHES on the news. My husband is afraid of flying and that announcement was terrifying, even for someone who is not afraid to fly. There has to be some sort of protocol of verbage to use when the turbulance is getting bad, because to insinuate the plane could crash to get your point across is crossing the line. I have been on planes where the turbulance is a lot worse and felt this was really out of line."
Pros: "We got home! After canceled flights on other airlines, United got us home safely. There were delays and turbulence, but we all landed safely."
Cons: "After booking my flight months in advance United change are seating and separated us. Spent hours on the phone with no explanation and no assistance. Didn't even help me upgrade when I was willing to pay for it. The worst of it all was the nonsense that their customer service kept spewing. Brushed and straight up lied to. Will do everything possible to never fly united again"
Cons: "horrible service representative in newark."
Pros: ".."
Cons: "Flights was delayed and connection was unable to be made. My younger brother is now im limbo in newark nj and is not getting much help at all. Very dissapointed in united. He may have to spend the night in the airport they said. Smh"
Pros: "Not much"
Cons: "Absolutely NO leg space."
Pros: "The first leg of the trip was very good and no complaints. Food and entertainment-N/A"
Cons: "Perhaps the people who have a tight connection could be allowed off of the plane first. I only had a half hour layover so by the time I got to the proper gate, I had missed my flight and had to wait eight hours for the next flight ."
Cons: "Price was not competitive"
Pros: "The international flights were fine."
Pros: "Everbody seemed nice. Smooth ride."
Cons: "The back bins get filled too quickly. Same issue going and coming."
Cons: "Had to rebook, flying first to Munich then to Newark. Arrived home 6 hours later than should have."
Pros: "delayed"
Pros: "Sitting in the flight on the Tarmac for over 2 hours is a terrible experience"
Pros: "They give me a opportunity to check my bags it also was overweight and they give me a chance to flight my bags and paid the extra"
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