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SmartFares Reviews Summary

SmartFares presents a mixed reputation among its customers. On the positive side, many users appreciate the affordability and efficiency of the booking process, noting that customer service representatives can be helpful and responsive when issues arise. However, significant concerns persist regarding discrepancies between quoted prices and final charges, as well as frustrating experiences with customer service, particularly related to refunds and booking confirmations. Overall, while some customers report satisfactory experiences, a notable number express dissatisfaction with pricing transparency and support, indicating room for improvement in communication and service consistency.

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Puerto Rico
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Poor customer service systems
November 16, 2024

I need to put a ticket that I bought for November 11 for December 10 and we are within the time range and the representatives of this company have not known how to handle my issue.

Date of experience: November 5, 2024
Argentina
1 review
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Simple
November 16, 2024

La verdad que fue bastante facil y agil realizar la operacion mediante la pagina, altamente recomendable

Date of experience: November 5, 2024
GB
1 review
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Loaded with extra costs
November 15, 2024

I would not book through SmartFares again. In our experience this company will make multiple attempts to charge you more money on top of the original deal.
I made a booking from Christchurch NZ to Hong Kong and onwards to Manchester. SmartFares immediately sent me an email asking me to phone them urgently. On phoning, SmartFares said that the price had gone up by approx £300. After a lot of negotiation with me holding my ground and asking for my money to be refunded, SmartFares honoured the original price.
We then realised that we had left my wife's middle name off the booking. Smartfares charged me $84.50 to add her middle name to the booking. It later transpired that the airline would have made the correction for free had I contacted them directly.
SmartFares then emailed me saying that I would have to pay an extra $255 to reserve our seats in advance so we can sit together. When I checked, I found that it's cheaper to do this direct with the airline and you have the option of reserving your seats for free when you check in (though if you leave this too late you run the risk of all the adjacent seats being booked up).
It's worth noting that I found our flights on Kayak, who provided the link to SmartFares. It transpired that I could have booked our flights directly with the airline for the same price quoted on Kayak, and without the trouble of dealing with SmartFares.
In summary, booking with SmartFares isn't straightforward, so I won't be using them again.

Date of experience: November 5, 2024
Hungary
1 review
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The fare offered online was not available in real.
November 15, 2024
Updated review

I was not happy that the fare offered online was not available in real.

Date of experience: November 5, 2024

Super clear, fast, dreat deal
November 10, 2024
Previous review

Super clear, fast, dreat deal.

Date of experience: October 31, 2024
Iraq
1 review
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Very easy to use
November 15, 2024

Quick booking & a lot of options that met all needs as you like.

Date of experience: November 4, 2024
California
1 review
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Cheap ticket price.
November 15, 2024

I am buying a ticket via smartfareş for the first time. It's easy to fill out and check everything you need. I hope we will continue to cooperate.

Date of experience: November 4, 2024
New Zealand
1 review
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November 15, 2024

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Date of experience: November 4, 2024
New Zealand
1 review
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Company advertised flight online that i booked/reserved but not confirmed in the end due to unavailability. A bit of a hassle. But in fairness company called me the next day.

Date of experience: November 4, 2024
Nepal
1 review
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Robbery
November 15, 2024

Booked ticket charged me and later said flight is not operating and said me airlines will not refund taxes one of the worst robbers

Date of experience: November 4, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Sold non existent ticket
November 15, 2024

I booked a ticket and after payment I got a message that there's a problem. Apparently they sold a ticket that wasn't available.
Had to get a refund.

Date of experience: November 4, 2024
AE
1 review
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Review
November 15, 2024

Good,!T was quick and simple I had no issues to book even the consultation was easy.

Date of experience: November 4, 2024
New York
1 review
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SmartFares attempted to get me to overpay for seat assignment, checking bags, and flexible ticketing when I booked my tickets. They charged additional fees for free services without offering any way to get the free service directly from the airline. If you read the fine print you would realize you were being charged for barely disclosed add-on services. Even worse, they called me multiple times on my cell phone to attempt to get me to pay for those services. When they did, they did not disclose that these services, such as "choosing a seat on my flight" would cost me money (more money than what the airline would charge me on it's own, to be clear). It wasn't until I asked the representative on the phone if the service was suddenly free, that they admitted that picking my seat was a paid service. This happened for both picking a seat on my flight, and checking bags (where SmartFares would have charged me an extra $20 to check my bags above the normal bag-check fee from the airline.) Frankly, this should be illegal. If you have alternatives to SmartFares, I would absolutely go with them. Thank goodness I'll never have to work with them again.

Date of experience: November 4, 2024
Florida
1 review
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When I was booking this flight there were 2 prices, with luggage and without luggage. I have chose that one with luggage. It was almost $80 more expensive, but still in the airport Lufthansa clerk charged me $75 and he told me that I have to claim money back from SmartFares. I am going call and see what they are going to explain. Also I got very bad experience with check in.

Date of experience: November 1, 2024
Linda T. SmartFares Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer,

Thank you for sharing your feedback.

We’ve rechecked your booking and found that the option you selected was for a fare without checked-in baggage, which is why the additional charge for luggage was applied at the airport. We understand this may have been confusing, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.

If you would like further clarification or assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. We're here to help!

Regards,
Team Smartfares

Canada
1 review
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Excellent service
November 11, 2024
Updated review

Excellent service! Very smooth and easy and fast! Very happy. Highly recommend!

Date of experience: November 1, 2024

Excellent deals and service!
January 26, 2024
Previous review

Very quick, user friendly and effective booking system. No issue, no problem. Very fast and smooth. Very good deals too. Highly recommend.

Date of experience: January 26, 2024
Spain
1 review
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Ok
November 11, 2024

Ok. Bien solo pedir mayor agilidad en el proceso y no querer vender otro vuelo cuando el solicitado aún sigue disponible en la página.

Date of experience: November 1, 2024
KR
1 review
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Very very bad
November 11, 2024

Was very bad was over charged, they failed yo explain why, very rude

Date of experience: October 31, 2024
Uruguay
1 review
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November 11, 2024

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Date of experience: October 31, 2024
Colombia
1 review
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Muy lento
November 9, 2024

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Date of experience: October 30, 2024
Oman
1 review
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No and off
November 9, 2024

I received a email my flight is confirm the next day it's not confirm then today it's confirm.

Date of experience: October 30, 2024
California
1 review
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5 star
November 8, 2024

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Date of experience: October 29, 2024