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“What a nightmare experience!!!!”
Review of Aer Lingus


Reviewed 17 August 2024

My family and I were meant to fly on the morning of June 26 from AMS to DUB (flight 603) and then DUB to SFO (flight 61). The afternoon before our morning flight I was notified by Expedia, through which I booked the flights, that our flights had been cancelled. Calls to Expedia and Aer Lingus told me that Aer Lingus pilots were on strike and therefore there were no other flights to get booked onto. My wife and I were scrambling to get home and managed to find a morning flight with KLM. As it was a last-minute purchase, unlike our Aer Lingus flight that we originally purchased six months in advance, the flight cost $5,800 for four people. What a shock!

We returned home on Wednesday, June 26th and have been trying to get a refund ever since! I uploaded my Aer Lingus and KLM invoices to the Aer Lingus website and have had a case number set up, but every time I call AL, I get the same story: "Our compensation team is overwhelmed. You should get an email in ten days." After ten days and another call, "We're overwhelmed. Call back in another ten days." Are they hoping that I'll just give up? I am out a ton of money for no fault of my own and my 5-6 calls to Aer Lingus have gotten me nowhere. What will it take to get refunded? We are disgusted by Aer Lingus and their dismal customer service. My advice? Do not book a flight with Aer Lingus!!!

Date of travel: June 2024
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Reviewed 15 August 2024

World Most Worst Airlines Your staff are Rude And unprofessional You should stop airlines business and start bus or taxi business World Most Worst Airlines Most Worst I pray your airlines downfall as soon as possible worst please never buy a ticket even it's 10 euro Air Lingus🤮🤮 worst

Date of travel: August 2024
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Reviewed 14 August 2024

My wife and I were traveling for vacation and decided to book business class since Aer Lingus didn't offer a nonstop wide-body jet from DC to Dublin. The seats were considerably more expensive than coach (as expected) but commensurate with business and first class seats we have booked in the past. While the price was similar to United Polaris, the experience was not. The aircraft was not that well-maintained. The interior was dated and not cleaned very well. I didn't expect the same spacious "pods" that we've experienced on larger aircraft, but considering the cost, I did expect better. The lie-flat seats were not very comfortable at all. They were thinly cushioned, and the control panels were placed in such a way that my arm was constantly pressing the buttons and causing the seat to move. Unfortunately, the entertainment console associated with my wife's seat was inoperative for the entire flight. There was no mention of any compensation. It truly doesn't take an extraordinary effort to keep us happy, but it would have been nice had the crew shown just a little effort to smooth this over. Electronics break, I get it, but we did, in fact, pay for something we didn't get.

The on-board service was "adequate." I typically experience the same degree of service in the economy section of just about every airline I have flown. I'm not trying to be snooty, but when you pay $5k per seat, you expect a little better. Just to compare, the last time I flew business class (United Polaris), my butt wasn't in the seat for more than 15 seconds before a flight attendant referred to me by name and offered me a pre-takeoff cocktail. There was a genuine effort to live up to the cost. Not so on this Aer Lingus flight. In hindsight, economy would've been fine. I don't feel like the experince matched the cost.

Date of travel: August 2024
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Thank Ready2Jet
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Reviewed 13 August 2024

Absolutely disgusting - flying to Boston flight delays from Manchester left us late into Dublin so missed our connection - they then sent us to Minneapolis and left us stranded in 1100 miles from our destination - no customer service at all ! 60th Birthday Trip absolutely ruined - dreadful

Date of travel: August 2024
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Reviewed 12 August 2024

I’ve been traveling for years and i decided to take my family on a cruise. We flew into Dublin in delta and then took Aer Lingus from Dublin to Southampton. They charged extra for bags and give you very little space for a regional bag to take on. Not worth the price. On top of that the plane its self was dirty. The seats were torn and the tray tables were sticky with sauce. On top of the the drinks they served had moled in the ice. The staff on the plane was nice but overall would not recommend and would find another airline.

Date of travel: August 2024
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Thank Eliza C
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