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Janice P

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2019

14 Oct 2019, 15:00

Don’t use Flight Center if you want assistance.

I booked a trip from Durban to Toronto then Toronto to Manchester then back Manchester via Frankfurt to Joburg then Durban. I asked for wheelchair assistance. The only place to give this was Johannesburg. I originally wanted to fly Durban to Heathrow then Heathrow to Toronto. I was given the wrong information, how I could not fly from Heathrow to Toronto but Gatwick . Hence the journey via Germany. I thought I was flying on Lufthansa, as I had stated did not want to fly SAA . Flight to Munich SAA , tray table broken, TV broken , dreadful plane , but the crew where good . Arrive in Munich, no wheelchair assistance, no one around . 6 hour wait for next flight to Toronto. Air Canada leg , very good . But again no wheelchair assistance. In Toronto. Flight to Manchester on Air Rouge ,one of the worst airlines , I have had the displeasure to fly on . 8 hour flight , no TV , cramped like sardines. In Manchester no wheelchair assistance. I flew Manchester to Frankfurt Airport. In Frankfurt, again no wheelchair assistance. I was told the wrong gate 3 times, Frankfurt Airport is a nightmare, I asked numerous people for assistance, couldn’t help, because they said not booked . It took 3 hours to find the correct gate, my foot was bleeding, by this point, and having had 3 hip replacements , I really could hardly walk. Having paid R33,000 for my trip, the way I was treated was more than a joke and an insult . I did complain to Flight Centre to customers service, in July 2019 ! What a joke, still waiting for a reply . I will never use Flight Center Again, if you need any assistance, I would not use Flight Center. There staff should be made to try and do the journey I did, with no help, that was promised, especially Frankfurt Airport. The only reason I did not miss my flight back, was because, the flights where delayed, because of a thunder storm. If you want the wrong information and no service use them . Otherwise you are better doing it all yourself. At least you will find out the correct information. I have not used a Travel Agent for years. I only used them, as I was flying to see my sick friend in Toronto and had not done that route . Lesson learnt . Don’t use Flight Center if you want , what you payed for .

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Flight Centre South Africa
Flight Centre South Africa's reply14 Oct 2019, 15:38
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Dear Janice 

Your experience definitely does not sound like the experience we would want for our customers and we would want to ensure we take every bit of feedback on-board. 

Our Customer Experience team regrettably have no record of your concerns reaching them and we would want to understand where the break in communication had taken place. Our Customer Experience team will be in contact with you shortly.

~E.M.