If we are frequent travelers but we do not particularly like to fly, or worse, we have aerophobia, we already have a more crooked day on the day of the flight. Finally, when we have overcome our fear and stepped on that cold and dark asphalt, we are ready to ascend the rolling stairs that take us inside the plane or to enter that empty-looking bridge from the terminal building. Scared or not, there is a certain level of worry and stress when entering an airport and going through the entire process before we are comfortably seated in the window seat with our seat belts on. This doubles, triples, even quadruples during the holiday season. Christmas, Easter , New Year’s Eve and any other important and popular holiday, the story is the same, airports, terminals and ticket reservations collapse. For this reason, in this entry by Lugarnia we want to help you go on vacation peacefully and avoid the 9 worst airlines in the world.
The World’s Worst Airlines You Should Avoid
Thomas Cook Airlines
Based at Manchester Airport and London Gatwick Airport, Thomas Cook flies to 82 destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. It is classified as one of the worst airlines in the world as it received a total of 5.26 average score , with a 5.6 for punctual flights, 7.6 for service and 2.5 for claims processing.
Easy jet
This British low-cost airline offers national and international services on more than 1,000 routes in more than 30 countries. The cabins are configured with a high-density, one-of-a-kind design and passengers do not receive food or beverages on any of their trips. EasyJet received in 2019 a 6.7 for punctual flights, 7.0 for service and 2.2 for claims, and an average score of 5.29.
Kuwait Airways
Being owned by the government of Kuwait, Ku operates international flights throughout the Middle East, as well as India, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America. Alcohol is not served on KU flights and passengers with an Israeli passport are prohibited from boarding. In the evaluations Kuwait Airways received a 4.2 for flights on time, 7.9 for service and 4.2 for claims, obtaining a total score of 5.40.
Korean Air
Founded in 1946 and fully privatized in 1969. Korean Air serves 123 international destinations and 13 domestic destinations within South Korea. In March, the airline was criticized for taking two teenage brothers off a flight after the crew was asked not to serve peanuts on the plane because the older brother had a severe allergy to peanuts. In 2014, the daughter of the airline’s CEO, Cho Yang-ho, made headlines in 2014 when she lost patience over the way she was served nuts in first class and brought the flight back to New York.
Ryanair
Another of the worst airlines in the world is Raynair. Founded in 1984, it is the company with the largest budget in Europe. In June 2018, a strike by Ryanair pilots led the airline to cancel dozens of flights, leaving nearly 50,000 customers grounded. In the evaluations, Ryanair received a 6.5 for punctual flights, 6.8 for quality of service and 3.5 for claims, with a total score of 5.60.
Norwegian Air
Scandinavia’s largest airline, Norwegian is also the third largest budget carrier in Europe. It offers a regular service within Scandinavia and Finland, other parts of Europe and holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands.
Norwegian received an overall score of 5.67 from AirHelp, with a 7.0 for on-time flights, 7.8 for quality of service and a 2.3 for claims.
Lauda
Currently, this flight company is a subsidiary of Ryanair. Lauda reportedly received a 5.1 for on-time flights, a 7.4 for quality of service and 4.6 for claims, with a total score of 5.69.
Transavia
This Dutch airline is a subsidiary of KLM and part of Air France-KLMgroup. The evaluations gave this company a total of 6.2 for on-time flights, 7.4 for service and 3.9 for claims processing, with it received an overall rating of 5.84.
Argentinian airlines
Argentina’s largest airline has been a member of SkyTeam since 2012 and received a total score of 5.97 , with 8.0 for punctual flights, 8.1 for quality of service and 1.8 for claims.
