changing the tickets from the booked flights to another multiple carriers. long delay and irresponsible behaviour by etihad.
To,
The Managment/ Customer Service Desk of Etihad Airways
Ethihad Airways, UAE.
Sub: Compensation claim for the financial loss, mental stress, losing self esteem and the sufferings faced due to the most atrocious act by the Etihad Airlines to myself and my family. Immediate response & action required.
Dear Sir,
I, Haris Kuruvangadan is writing this letter to the management with the highest concern on my recent experience with ethihad airways. The intention of writing this letter is to explain how the Ethihad Airlines has gifted me a helish travel experience on my recent travel to Riyad from calicut and to claim my compensation from the airways. Please note that I demand an immediate response and action on this mail as any delay will push me to take this matter to the Consumer Courts of India and Saudi Arabia.
I am living in Riyad, Saudi Arabia with my family for the last 14 years. My family consists of my wife and 3 children of age 8, 6 and 2 respectively. Every year we plan our vacation to our native in India in the month of June. As our plans are fixed, we always book our tickets well in advance and this time also for our return travel to Riyad from Calicut on 19/Aug/2019, We have booked our tickets on 14/03/2019 itself. The objective of booking the tickets well in advance is to have a trouble free and smooth travel with the family.
My return flight to Riyad was booked on EY 251 which was scheduled to take off from Calicut at 4.40 AM on 19/Aug/19. As we had to catch an early morning flight and had to do the check in 3 hours prior to the flight timings and since had 5 hours drive to the airport, we had started to the airport with the luggage on the previous day after noon and while we were ont he midway to calicut airport around 4.00 PM on 18/Aug we have received the message through the agent saying that our flight schedule is changed and the new flight is at 11.20 AM on 19/Aug. This was a shocker as the delay was for more than 7 Hours and we had to do plan our stay in calicut. As it was the last minute room hunting we had to pay higher prices for the room in calicut.
After reaching the airport on the morning of 19/Aug we have understood that our travel is arranged in Air India Airlines (Flight number : AI 0937 at 11.20 Hrs ) and have a connection flight to Riyad from Dubai in Saudi Airlines (SV 0559 at 16.00 Hrs). We were also shocked to know that the EY 251 was taken off at the right time on 19th Aug itself and only our seats were shifted to other airlines as the flight was over booked. This was highly disappointing as the Ethihad airlines has decided to move the tickets of a family who had booked the tickets well in advance ( 4 months before) and also has 3 children out of which 1 is an infant.
We were instructed to collect our luggage from the Dubai airport and were asked to do the re-check in to the Saudi airlines from Dubai.All we had was hardly 2 hours between two flights and there was no one from EY to guide us or assist us at the Dubai airport. After reaching Dubai airport which is totally a new airport for me and my family we had to undergo immense mental strain to get through the re-checkin process and luggage collection. Due to the long delayed travel our kids have suffered a lot and all of us were mentally and physically tired. Due to this multiple airlines we had to complete the immigration process in Dubai to collect the luggage, but as there was no Dubai Visa with us, we had to depend on Marhaba agency to get the luggage process completed and as the service charge we had to pay Marhaba agency 420 Dhirhams.I was not carrying Dirhams and had to use my personal card to swipe in the money. Still after reaching Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 17.00 Hrs, our luggage were not sent in the same flight. Our luggage reached only after 3 flights and we all had to wait for another 6-7 hours to get our luggage from the airport. By the time we collected the luggage the Taxi/Cab service driver whom I have booked to take us to our house from the Riyadh airport left the airport as he was not ready to wait for so many hours and we had to pay him in full amount as the delay was from our side. As the luggage was not with us we had no clothes to change and our kids were wearing the same soiled clothes for almost 24 Hours.
Initially when we got the message from Ethihad airways about the change int he flight and timings we contacted your Customer care executive Ms. Anju in Kerala and she has completely washed off her hands saying its the Airport Authority's decision to change our flights.It was completely a false claim and Airport Authority did confirmed to us then and there itself that its the decision of the Airlines to change the Airlines and timings .
I have the following questions to be asked to the management of Ethihad Airways:
1. Why have you decided to move our family tickets booked in EY to multiple carriers with a delayed schedule?
2. Why EY has not communicated to us directly and why there was no explanation given to us by the airways ?
3. Why there no assistance provided to us at calicut airport, Dubai Airport and Riyad Airport despite being aware that we are travelling with the small kids and the entire travel plan was changed by EY without our consent?
4.. Was it not very clear that 3 kids of Age 8, 6 and 2 were with us?
5. Why was it informed only just before 10 Hours before the original departure time?
6. How are you going to compensate the mental stress my kids have gone through for more than 20 Hours?.
7. How did you expect a family with 3 small kids to clear the immigration in Dubai without proper visa and do a re-checkin into a different airlines at a airport which is very vast and totally new to us?
8. How did you expect a woman to handle 3 kids alone at worlds busiest airport when her husband has to run around to complete the travel process? Still why was no assistance provided to us by EY team even after making our travel a complex one?
9. What we should have done if incase we could not complete the re-checking process on time and if we would have missed the flight? Who would have hold responsible if Dubai immigration team has taken action on us for staying more than 5 hours in that country without approval documents?
10. How will you compensate the mental stress and physical stress Myself, My WIfe and kids have gone through for more than 20 Hours starting from Kerala?
11. What about the direct financial loss we incurred?
12. What about the last minute staying arrangement we had to hunt in Kerala near the calicut airport for a family?.
13. What food & stay arrangements have you done for our family when the flight was delayed for more than 6 Hours from the starting point.?
14. What arrangement have you done for my wife and kids for changing the clothes and essential requirements of ladies when we had to wait for a such long time in dubai and in saudi Airport for the luggage.?
15. Who will compensate for the extra cab payments we had to do in Riyad?
16. How will you compensate the 7 hours delay at Riyad Airport for waitng the luggage?
17. Who will compensate for the loss of an extra leave at office and also for the damage of self respect and reputation for not reporting back on time at office after the vacation?
As a compensation for the above mentioned mental and physical torture and stress my kids and wife suffered, the metal stress, loss of self respect, loss of reputation, loss of time I have personally suffered and the direct financial losses we have incurred, I demand a compensation of 18350/- Saudi Riyals ( INR 3, 50, 000/-) at the earliest. This is inclusive of the direct financial losses which we have suffered by paying for the stay at calicut, food and beverages, luggage fees at Dubai, Cab service at Riyad, Essential clothes for the kids etc.
I request your assistance for an immediate response and action.
Awaiting for your positive response.
Attaching the originally booked tickets by self and second one ( Air India + Saudi Airlies) is the one Etihad altered and rescheduled without my consent .
Regards,
Haris Kuruvangadan
+[protected]
[protected]@gmail.com
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ticket refund problem
Good Day Sir/Madam,
I, Taimoor Khan Ghauri booked Etihad Airways on 8th May 2019, having booking reference number T9WGPP. I availed the ticket from Pakistan to singapore on 15th May 2019. For return flight, I informed my travel agent and also to Etihad Airways, well in time before departure of flight, that I was unable to fly back to Pakistan, due to my course extension in Singapore.
Now, I want the refund of my return ticket. I have contacted Etihad Singapore Office, and they told me to contact my travel agent. My travel agent is saying that, refund is not possible.
Kindly look into the matter. For your reference, I am attaching my E-ticket.
Hoping for your kind and generous response.
Taimoor Khan Ghauri
email id : mr.[protected]@gmail.com
Home Telephone # +[protected]
Mobile # +[protected]
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Delay in refund for the voucher money
My name is Patel Meenaben Rajeshkumar. I have so much trouble regarding the travel from from AMD to YYZ due to which I received a gift voucher worth 10000 INR Rupees. I have claimed it while a long ago as well as take many follow-up but in conclude I received only one answer "wait", "wait" and "WAIT" which is now above my patience level.
My Voucher no- [protected].
Please resolve the problem as soon as possible.
Dear Rose,
I have already send my bank details with Void cheque. Can you please follow it up? Moreover what is RQID number? I can send if i know it but let me know whats it in first place.
Thank you
Hi,
I have received a voucher just because of the inconsistency i had faced coz of over booking. Today its been almost 5 months now but they haven’t send me the money that they supposed to give me with in a week. Moreover whenever we call for some updates they tell us that it will that at least 3 week more and they can do nothing. This is my second complaint, i have to complain because they don't answer us back for the mail when we are expecting any answers/query. I think it not worthy after take over Jet airlines.
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200 people stranded for 24 hours with flight, delay by etihad, without accomodation false promises by step no lounge access
PNR CZWAJB
Delhi to chicago
Every passenger on this flight feels cheated.
No matter what Etihad cannot do this to passengers and it is highly recommended from each passenger not to travel ever witj Etihad.
Even the staff and their behaviour in this disruption scene was ruthless as if they are least bothered and arguing to each customer leading to heated discussions.
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refusal to return points to american express account
On or about June 6 2019, I contacted Royal Air Moroc to inquire about using American Express Business Platinum Points for a trip from Washington D.C. to Casablanca in october 2019. I was told by Royal Air Moroc representative that I should transfer point to Etihad from American Express and Etihad would book flight to Casablancea on their partner Royal Air Moroc. This apparently was a very common thing to do and there would be no problems. I wanted to make sure this was the procedure because apart from this trip to Morocco, I as a rule would not be flying to other Etihad destinations.. I contacted Etihad and confirmed with Etihad that this was correct, i.e transfer points from AmEx to Etihad, Etihad would then book flight to Casablanca, no problem. I then transfer 100000 points to Etihad the for which I had spent o$100000 US dollars. I called Etihad and tried to book flight having first made sure there was availability on flight I wished to take. When I called Etihad, they said that Air Moroc had not released flights yet and I should call back. I did so 4 times. Finally I was told there was no possibility to book the flights. I asked for my points back and I was refused. Etihad has essentially taken 100000 in points from me that will never be used by giving me incorrect information. I would not have transferred points if I had any idea this could happen. I want my points to be returned to my American Express Account. I look forward to a response
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flight re booking (without advice)
To Whom it May Concern,
I would like to complain about my flight on August 18, 1:00am, EY 421. Manila to Abu Dhabi.
There is sunden change of flight to early departure, eventhough i have confirmed flight they changed it without informing, even it show it in the system and was changed three times.
The ground crew is simply saying its not possible to get in, because the gate is closed even I arrived 2 hours before my flight at 1am, without thinking and considering the consequences of the passenger.
Due to this it affects my work and other commitment as i need to report the same day at 8am, for Management meeting.
I received email the next day from our HR department which will be recorded which will affect my performance evaluation.
It is so much disappointing, that we, as the customer expecting the high quality service of ETIHAD and value the customer in respected to the flight had booked ahead of time.
The travel agency ( Block and black, ) was not informed as well as she sending message she will request to investigate it.
The most hated part is that, 1'. they give you seat at no. 46 and it was hot, the AC is not working well . 2. I got salary deduction. 3. Got Memo from HR department.
If you put yourself in my situation what would be your reaction?
If I Lost my job are you responsible for that?
From:
Maricel Angeles
BD and Marketing
M:r [protected]
E: m.[protected]@bmnr.ae
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missed flight extended transit
Please refer to booking reference number for myself QKAHX8 and my son Manav Aggarwal, SDEFYD. We are highly disappointed on our first travel in Etihad despite we bought in Business class such an expensive fare just for the quality travel as we heard a lot by Etihad as the best airline to travel to Toronto from Delhi.
Flight EY211, Aug 24-delayed 3 hrs in Delhi and due to this we missed connect for EY141 and waited 16 hrs at Abu Dhabi airport. No hotel. Flight routed thru London on Air Canada 869 and Air Canada didn't have the Vegeterian meal for us and we are only Vegeterian, so travelled Hungary in business class. Also, Air Canada doesn't give Etihad guest Air miles from London to Toronto
We bought last minute flight on Etihad for an urgency to reach Toronto on August 24th afternoon for a grand family re-union and we arrived Toronto on Aug 25th--after 40 hrs journey, we trusted Etihad and highly disappointed as we missed the purpose for our trip.
We r looking for necessary compensation from the airline for both tickets as we really missed the main purpose of the journey despite.
Please refer to booking reference number for myself QKAHX8 and my son Manav Aggarwal, SDEFYD. We are highly disappointed on our first travel in Etihad despite we bought in Business class such an expensive fare just for the quality travel as we heard a lot by Etihad as the best airline to travel to Toronto from Delhi.
Flight EY211, Aug 24-delayed 3 hrs in Delhi and due to this we missed connect for EY141 and waited 16 hrs at Abu Dhabi airport. No hotel. Flight routed thru London on Air Canada 869 and Air Canada didn't have the Vegeterian meal for us and we are only Vegeterian, so travelled Hungary in business class. Also, Air Canada doesn't give Etihad guest Air miles from London to Toronto
We bought last minute flight on Etihad for an urgency to reach Toronto on August 24th afternoon for a grand family re-union and we arrived Toronto on Aug 25th--after 40 hrs journey, we trusted Etihad and highly disappointed as we missed the purpose for our trip.
We r looking for necessary compensation from the airline for both tickets as we really missed the main purpose of the journey despite.
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Travel discomfort
Dates of Incidents 4th August 2019 5thAugust 2019 16th August 2019 17th August 2019
client numbers EYO 463 EYO0009 EYO0026 EYO462
I am 79 years of age and a an advanced Cancer suferer with Arthritis and I needed an isle seat because of my incontinence, I pleaded with your booking staff at Merlbourne and they refused me and gave me a middle seat instead at Abu Dhabi I again pleaded with the booking staff and was refused and given a middle seat,
On my return from the UK at LHR I again spoke to the booking staff and was refused an isle seat which meantI I was squashed between two large men who made my life a misery and thankfully the Air Hostess seeing my plight moved me to the kitchen for a few hours to my relief and much later to an isle seat for which I was grateful.
At Abu Dhabi I once again pleaded with the booling staff for an Isle seat and was refused'I returned to Melbourne feeling pretty sick and vowved never to travel by Etihad again and advise friends and colleagues not to do so. My ticket Number is 607-[protected] booking ref ABXDLS. I woud appreciate an explanation and compensation for the misery I went through.
Regards
RDL Gomez
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Comment as attached
As attached
Dates of Incidents 4th August 2019 5thAugust 2019 16th August 2019 17th August 2019
client numbers EYO 463 EYO0009 EYO0026 EYO462
I am 79 years of age and a an advanced Cancer suferer with Arthritis and I needed an isle seat because of my incontinence, I pleaded with your booking staff at Merlbourne and they refused me and gave me a middle seat instead at Abu Dhabi I again pleaded with the booking staff and was refused and given a middle seat,
On my return from the UK at LHR I again spoke to the booking staff and was refused an isle seat which meantI I was squashed between two large men who made my life a misery and thankfully the Air Hostess seeing my plight moved me to the kitchen for a few hours to my relief and much later to an isle seat for which I was grateful.
At Abu Dhabi I once again pleaded with the booling staff for an Isle seat and was refused'I returned to Melbourne feeling pretty sick and vowved never to travel by Etihad again and advise friends and colleagues not to do so. My ticket Number is 607-[protected] booking ref ABXDLS.I woud appreciate an explanation and compensation for the misery I went through.
extra booking fees and travel interruption costs
My name is MUHAMMAD AMIR, I was travelling to USA from Islamabad along with my wife and four children, on IMMIGRANT VISA. Our ticket numbers were [protected], 2, 3 and 4. starting on August 19 from IBD and supposed to arrive at JFK on August 20th.
We were detained at DUBLIN airport by US Immigration for pre-clearance (complete US custom and immigration process) and by the time our immigration was completed, our flight from Dublin to JFK had left.
I had to pay 600 Euros to purchase next day Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to JFK, had to stay at a nearby hotel spending approx. 200 Euros, and me and my wife had to suffer enormous mental tension as I had no money or means to make these purchases. Luckily I was able to contact my brother through WhatsApp on my mobile and he sent his credit card information immediately so I could pay the Aer Lingus Fee- The ticket number for this Fare was [protected]. I can submit a copy of the ticket if needed.
From original booking by travel agent, check - in at Islamabad and check in at Abu Dhabi, we were never told that there will be immigration at Dublin and we are risking missing of a connecting flight. Please advise what was our fault in this entire mishap. and why Etihad should not reimburse us for our extra cost Euro 800.( leave alone un-reimbursable mental tension and discomfort)
Muhammad Amir
C/O - Vaseem Mohammad,
2608 Wildberry Court, Edison, New Jersey, 08817
Phone [protected]
email - [protected]@hotmail.com
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call center
We have recently confirmed a date of an open ticket (ref: KHEVSQ), only to realize that we payed extra irrelevant charges, for instance, the no show and other fees. Despite the fact that we have explained to them several times that the ticket was open prior to the flight date. We are still waiting for them to reply and provide us with the refund since 30th of July and yet there is not any substantial actions towards the matter.
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lousy service/rude cabin crew
"Choose Well" - Clearly the brand platform and brand ideology don't go together. As a consumer, I should have chosen well. Anything but Etihad. My disappointment is on multiple levels. On my flight to Toronto from Mumbai-I was asked by the cabin crew to get hot water that I had requested for (excuse me for having a bad throat and slight fever) at the back by the cabin crew. The flight attendant mentioned that they don't serve hot water and that I need to get it myself. So much for courtesy. I ignored it as a one off incident and also since I was too sick to care. But I soon realised that its the Etihad way of dealing with its passengers. On my flight back from Toronto to Mumbai - I asked the flight attendant for water. She said she will get it later. I patiently waited. The first service began and I saw her drive the cart right next to me. I asked her for water again. She looked straight at me and moved ahead. The passenger next to me called her out and she made a dirty face at us and moved ahead anyway. Right at this time on the other side, another flight attendant was serving. I asked her for water and she said later even when the cart she was moving around had water. I had to yell at her "you are a horrible person" for her to finally pass me a glass of water. So I finally had a glass of water after nearly two hours. I raised my concern with the cabin in charge and she pointed out that there were several complaints against these two flight attendants Ms.Marija and Ms.Yelizaveta for being unruly with passengers (most being Indians). If I know anything better this is a clear case of racism. Maybe its time you change the company slogan from Abu Dhabi to the World (without water).
I had registered a complaint on the website on 14th and have had no one contact me since ! Damn the lousiness in both response and service
Your travel details
Flight Number (e.g. EY 256): EY140
Flight date: 09/08/2019
Ticket number:
Class of travel: Economy
From: Toronto (YYZ)
To: Abu Dhabi (AUH)
Booking reference: 607-[protected]
Your personal details
Title: Miss
First name: Neha
Last name: Singhi
Email address: [protected]@gmail.com
City: Mumbai
Country: India
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cabin crew
As a someone who is always a platinum or gold member with Etihad I feel I must report the uncomfortable position I was placed in on board Etihad flight EY463 from Melb to Abu Dhabi (21st August 2019). I was travelling alone with two small children. I was not welcomed on board as I usually am and the next contact I had with crew was when I had to leave my seat to find someone to help me this was around 5 hours into the flight. I had pressed my call bell and had waited around 20 min when I got up. I was sitting in 17G so went to the closest galley there was no one to be seen so I walked up to the front gallery where I asked the male first class flight attendant to help me find someone to answer my call bell, he used the interphone to call the back galley. My son needed his seat reclined so he could sleep and the seat was jammed this is why I had pressed the call bell. As I retuned to my seat I figured I would walk to the back galley and get a flight attendant to help me. There were only two blue call bells on that I noticed as I walked there, one being mine. The two girls down the back seems busy so I asked the male (dark hair, a name I could not pronounce or quite remember, sorry ) if he could help me. He was rude, turned his back on me and said he would come when he was ready. I told him I had been waiting and he continued to stack plastic cups on top of a trolley. I asked again he again refused. I then said I will wait here until he is finished so I know I will be given assistance and we can walk to the seat together. He questioned me and and again was most upsetting in his manner. As I waited he again turned his back and tried to look busy. Finally he walked with me to the seat and assisted. Around 30 min later the CSM and he both approached my seat and said can you come to the galley with us now. My daughter had just fallen asleep on me but I felt I had to get up and chat to them so I did.( I really wasn't given a alternate your CSMs manner was rather abrupt) My 4 year old daughter then was woken and cried as I left her alone. Your CSM and flight attendant then had me alone in a dark galley and started to question me and acuse me of being in the wrong for chasing up my call bell. Your CSM was relaying what she said her crew member told her and it was in fact incorrect. I felt quite upset and harassed by both of them and really rather shocked that I had been put in this circumstance. I had no apology from the male crew member who seemed more interested in getting himself out of trouble and your CSM certainly changed her attitude toward me once she heard my vision off events. I am looking at an explanation as to why this was allowed to happen to a single woman flying with children. The situational awareness of your crew members was bad, their judgment comes into question and attitude should be looked at. The fact that I can be harassed by two of your cabin crew whilst having to leave my young children alone is something that needs to be looked at. Further more I pressed my call bell again later in the flight as I needed some headsets. I started a movie and it was 21 min into the film when someone actually answers the call bell. I spent some of this flight in tears and most of it on edge. I must admit this was really uneasy experience and one I won't forget quickly.
thank you Alison.
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air-miles rewards vouchers
Dear Etihad Guest Reward Shop
On July 29, 2019 both myself and partner redeemed our Etihad air-miles for David Jones department store vouchers (see attached pdf receipt-of-purchase confirmations. The air-miles total was 23, 200 for each of us; worth AU$210 each.
It is now August 22 and neither of us have been emailed our voucher code. We have both checked our junk mail.
Please can you investigate and advise?
Regards
Dr Helen Stapleton
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twice charge on credit card
I have purchased a ticket from LA to AUH on 17 aug 7:49pm, Booking reference # DOSETO
Where eithad have deducted the amount twice from my credit card.
I have checked with the bank and they have advised to request Etihad to release as bank have no control over that.
Where as Etihad call center asked me to check with ban.
Poollease look into it on priority
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bags
On arriving back from melbourne yesterday and travelling alone with my 18 month old, I got back to Heathrow to be told that my pram had not been sent and was still in Abu Dhabi which was really inconvenient. I also collected my other two bags to find one of them has had the wheel and wheel mount totally ripped off in the time it was handed in at Melbourne and given back to me in the UK. So I left heathrow without my buggy for my daughter (the only one I have) and trying to manage her and two suitcases, one of which I could no longer wheel along the floor as it was totally broken. To say I am disappointed in the service is an understatement and at this stage I would advise against using Etihad to friends and family.
I arrived back at hewthrow last night after flying from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi, and then Abu Dhabi back to London. On my return I found out (after a lot of waiting and searching and asking for help) that my pram was still in Abu Dhabi. I was travelling alone with my 18 month old daughter so this made life very difficult. I then collected my other two suitcases to find out that one had had the wheel totally ripped off, making it impossible to push, so I had to manage my daughter with no pushchair, hand luggage and two suitcases one of which I could no longer push. At this stage I would not recommend Etihad to any friend or family member.
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rude crew staff
I was on my flight last night coming back to Abu Dhabi from Frankfurt and one of the crew, I won't write her name but she is a cabin senior was not friendly and had an attitude. I didn't say anything because I understand sometimes we're tired (so was I since I was traveling from Canada ). However an incident happened which I had to write this complaint. I was sitting on aisle seat and when she was collecting the headphones from the passengers next to me, she was barely looking and the cords smacked my face and my eyeglasses which are not cheap to replace a scratched lenses. And she turned away, therefore I tapped her and asked her politely to be more careful since the cords hit my face. She turned around and said "it's not like I did it on purpose" with a lot of attitude, I told her yes but u need to be gentle. She said I am very Rudely and she walked away. No apology no nothing. this is in no way to speak to anyone. I was very shocked by the way this incident was handle, especially from a cabin senior. This is highly unacceptable.
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transfers and transport staff
My friend, my 2 young children (1 & 5 years) and i recently travelled from Heraklion, Greece to Melbourne, Australia with connections in Athens and Abu Dhabi. Issues we had along the way:
1) our 11 am flight from Athens to Abu Dhabi was cancelled and rescheduled to 2 am the next morning - This was very inconvenient with 2 young children given the hour. We had to reschedule alot of arrangements gor the rest of our travels.
2) We had to re-enter baggae claim to retrieve our checkec bags which were supposed to be transfered through to Australia - This took over 3hrs for the staff to find our bags. This caused us to missed the hotel transfers. My children got 1 hr slerp at the hotel before we had to go back to the airport.
3) Check-in took 3 hrs! Waiting in line for 3 hrs! From 10.30 pm to 1.45 am with two small very tired children.
4) At check-in we discovered my 1 year old didn't have a ticket- this took 45 mins to resolve.
5) At check-in ee discoverd my friend had be put on a different connecting flight from abu dhabi to Melbourne- they said they resolved this and put her on thd same flight as me and me children.
6) Due to the lenghty check-in our flight was delayed 1hr. Which meant we had 1 hr to make our connecting flight in Abu Dhabi to Melbourne.
7) After arriving at Abu Dhabi we were told to run for our connecting flight ( reminder this is with 2 small children) and they will print our tickets at the gate.
8) When we arrived at the gate they printed my friends ticket and then said to me that me and my children had been bumped to a later flight as it had been over booked - So many thing wrong with this.. they bumped a mother and two small children off a flight. We had yet ANOTHER 14 hr delay. I was seperated from my friend who specifically came on the trip to help me with the kids. I had to say a awfully sad goodbye to my friend who was travelling on from Melbourne to her home and who i won't see for almost a year. My children and i were very distressed. My 5 year old vomited from stress and exhaustion.
9) My flight from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne was very difficult. I was now travelling alone with two young children, i was seated next to people when there were plenty of vacant seats i could have been seated at to give me more space with my children ( we had 2 seats between the 3 of us). My seat was broken and wouldn't stay reclined, the air hostess simply shrugged. I used the attendance button 4 times and noone came. I had to take my children to thd galley to request milk for my babys bottle, the attendant rolled her eyes and said it was down the back and she would get someone to bring it to me, know one ever came. I didn't sleep the whole 14 hr journey i was so uncomfortable.
10) Two meals were served the whole 14 journey, both were dinners, chicken and pasta, to strong for my children and my 5 year old vomitted again and also wet himself as i had a sleeping baby in my arms and noone responded to my attendant call so i couldn't put a pull-up on him before he fell asleep. For that im not sorry.
11) Our 24 hr journey became a 50 hour ! journey. My children and I were exhausted, distressed and upset at how we had been treated. It was an appalling experience and i will be sharing my story to as many people as i can to warn them of your shockingly bad service. Shame on you Etihad.
Please send me the correct email address. The feedback@etihad.ae. is not complete.
Thanks
Also my friends bag was not on her flight which contained a life-saving sleep apnea machine which she has to do without until Etihad freight it to her.
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Refund of Tickets
Dear Sir/Madam,
I and my wife were schedule to travel to the Philippines from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Manila to spend our EID holidays.
Thru our company generosity our tickets were provided free via EY314 (E-ticket number: [protected]) which was supposed to depart on August 9, 2019 @ 0515Am.
However we overlooked this timings and thought that our flight was @ 5Pm of the same day.
When we went to the airport to check in the ground staff told us that we already missed our flight. We were advised to call our company travel agent but despite repeated calls I got no answers due to the fact that it was weekend and nobody was perhaps in the office
As we were unable to contact our travel agent we did asked what other options do we have and we were told to purchase a new ticket which we have done via on line and was able to buy a 1 way ticket for me and my wife on flight to Manila on the same day with booking reference number: UHRMPR
Upon our return to Jeddah on August 16, 2019 the ground staff at the check in counter of Etihad Airways in NAIA terminal 1 told us that we no longer have a booking as the ticket(E-ticket number: [protected]) via EY 423 have had been cancelled already.
We sought her help on what to do and she referred us to their office @ NAIA 1 terminal
At the Etihad Airways office the staff told me to contact the GLOBAL CONCTACT CENTER and tell them my situation.
I was able to talk to a certain Mr. Raymond and he assisted me and ask me if I have a credit card and its details.
Eventually, he was able to help us fly thru the same flight EY423 via booking reference number AKUBDI
When I returned back to work on August 18, 2019 I proceeded to seek a refund on the tickets provided by my company the travel agent told me he can no longer refund it as I have already "EXCHANGE IT"
I therefore write this email to seek you help for a refund of our company provided tickets as I was not able to use it due to we bought new tickets round trip already as what I understand
Furthermore, after the mistake of missing our flights we obediently followed Etihad staff instructions on the options to do.
Being an overseas worker we really suffered upon this loss of money thus the idea of getting it free by the generosity of our company was in place in the first place
Hoping to re consider our request as we are in ardent need of recovering the losses incurred to us on this trip due to a "MISSED FLIGHT"
I remain respectfully yours,
Allan Nengasca
Mobile # [protected]
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Service on the plane
We usually fly Emirates airlines we fly every 6 to 9 months and are Emirate members but thought will give Etihad Airways a try as we needed a baby bassinet and couldn't get one to fly that day with emirate, we were very dissatisfied with the service.
Our flight number EY 455 from Sydney to Abu Dhabi on the 6th of August 2019.
During our flight we buzzed over and over for some head phones as the ones provider were not in working order but gave up after over 2 hours of buzzing. every time my partner or I needed a drink of water my partner would have to walk over and ask for it as the buzzing didn't seem to get any attention the most upsetting part of the flight and something I would be taking back to my office, family and friends is the rudeness of one of the flight attendants we came across by the name Diana or Dianne that was on that flight, my partner has hearing aids which are very obvious and even if they were not there is no reason for the rudeness. As breakfast was being served by another flight attendant Dianne was serving drinks she asked my partner what drink he would like and had to repeat herself as I was talking to the person serving breakfast when I noticed her speaking to my partner I tapped him and started interpreting what she was asking in a way for him to hear me, Dianne was very rude with the fact that he was not able to answer her saying things like oh my god and blowing out air sounds really loud turning to and away from us while rolling her eyes, my partner has been through enough in his life to have to deal with this rudeness. Next year in May I am organising another group flight with between 30 and 40 people I am sure not to choose Etihad for our flight if this is the way the flight service is.
I have attached a photo of one of our tickets to show what flight we were on I do hope something is done about this issue and Dianne is spoken to about the rudeness.
Thank you
Asia Houda
[protected]@hotmail.com
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Customer service
Today we had a URGENT inquiry about the flight ticket and had to be resolved in less than an hour. We called 0345Â 608Â 1225 immediately. However, they ended our calls every time which is VERY FRUSTRATING! especially when we had to book a flight. We called them over 6 times due to the employees ending our calls every time. They only started to stop when we complained to them about this incident. I have never dwelt with such CHILDISH actions, I am always travelling with many airlines and today made me realised how BAD Etihad Airways' customer service is. Please I do not advise people to fly with this airline. I travel more than 10 times per year and this stressful situation has never occurred. The photo below shows evidence of the calls that I called on this phone! Plus we tried calling them on my mother's phone.
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