Fiji Airways
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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Fiji Airways check-in counter customer service representative (unfortunately, I didn’t catch their name). Today, my mum travelled from Nadi International Airport, Fiji to Sydney, and it also happened to be her birthday. To our surprise, the staff at the check-in counter upgraded her to a… Read more
complimentary business class ticket. She had no idea until she boarded the plane, which made the experience even more special. She had a truly beautiful journey and was very well looked after by the Fiji Airways crew throughout the flight. This thoughtful gesture meant so much to her and to our family. Bula Vinaka to the entire Fiji Airways team for making her birthday so memorable!
They have stopped serving meals. A 5 hour flight and all we got was a small egg roll and coffee. Im not sure how long the egg roll had been sat on the runway for, but it was not a pleasant feed. Show details
I am very disappointed with how Fiji Airways handles route changes and passenger care. I booked my tickets well in advance to secure a good, affordable price to Dallas. However, Fiji Airways completely cancelled the flight to that destination and… Read more
changed my arrival city to Los Angeles instead. They flat-out refused to provide a connecting domestic flight to Dallas, and they offered no hotel accommodations or discounts to help cover the gap they created. What makes this incredibly frustrating is that their own website clearly shows that you can book flights to Dallas through them using domestic connections with local partner airlines. The system is clearly there, but they refused to help line up the transfer for my disrupted booking. Because of their total lack of support and refusal to fix the route, I had no choice but to cancel the booking entirely. As a result, I had to spend significantly more money out of pocket to secure a new flight with a different airline, completely losing the savings from booking early. Fiji Airways disrupted my travel plans and failed to deliver me to the destination I originally paid for.
Follow-up · Was baggage handling affected by changes? Yes, baggage handling was indirectly affected because I was forced to abandon my journey to my original destination. Since Fiji airline refused to provide a domestic flight connection or any baggage assistance to help me reach my final destination, I did not receive the necessary support to move my… Read more
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Crickets! Bula Fiji Airways No customer service, no email, no local contact number, no reply on their socials. This is what I had tried to email to them.... "Bula @fijiairways Apologies in advance for posting here but my emails to service@fijiairways.com are bouncing back. Usually I have high praises for Fiji Airways however, I just got off… Read more
the phone with customer service and I am angry!
Back in April I reached out via Social Media enquiring as to why the usual flight bookings that I book to SYD/APW no longer have a departure time of 6:00.
This departure time is my preference, because I am able to catch the last ferry to an outer island rather than staying an extra night in Apia and having to incur accommodation costs and extra vehicle out of hours costs.
On 13 June, just over 3 months before our intended travel date, Fiji Airways still did not have a 06:00 SYD/APW 16:55 APW/SYD flight which was extremely disappointing and inconvenient and therefore I had no choice but to book the only flight provided 13:15 SYD/APW 05:00 APW/SYD
However, due to an emergency unplanned trip I have have to travel to Apia a month prior (next month) and the elusive departure time of 6.00 from Sydney to Apia was available!
Last night I logged in to see the leg I usually book (SYD/APW departing 0600 - APW/SYD departing 1655) had miraculously been added to the September/October and our December dates.!
However, to my horror when I called your customer service number (because I couldn't change this via the Fiji Airways App), I was asked to pay $2,103 to change my Sydney departure leg! Why????
-Fiji Airways didn't have my preferred SYD/APW 0600 departure at the time of booking last month!! -In between 13 June to 23 July Fiji Airways added my preferred time of departure. -My booking was made 3 months prior to travel. Why am I now made to feel this is my fault and to pay for a leg I would have booked in the 1st place if Fiji Airways hadn't omitted it!
Fiji Airways: 1. How late do I need to book a flight to make sure that I have all flights available to me (noting that leave requests will need to be provided to my employer months in advance)? 2. Why are customers penalised due to the airline forgetting to include the flight on their site? 3. Is the scheduled APW/SYD 16:55 departure that Fiji Airways has been flying for the past 18months still on path? Or will this be added on 2 months before departure date too? 4. How can Fiji Airways be trusted to have all times and dates available from 3 months out from travelling?
Due to the inconvenience, I have incurred avoidable costs for vehicle hirage and accommodation. Being told to pay an extra $2,103 for just the one leg in September that needs amending on top of what I had already paid and should the APW/SYD 16:55 departure be added to the schedule will that be another $2,103?! Infuriating is an understatement!
Can you please provide a solution that is in line with my initial preference. I understand the T & C's however how can this be applied when at the time of booking Fiji Airways forgot to add these flight options? Understanding that booking 8 to 9 months ahead could mean additional flights added at a later date but 3 months prior? Come on now, that's ridiculous! Airlines know months in advance their flight plans and schedules because permissions and fees are paid to countries who's airspace your flying through, air traffic and landing fees. These are not POD.
This feels like a scam, where your 1st choice is taken off the table, reveiled close enough to the departure date to where the price is hiked up and customers are forced to pay champagne prices for beer services.
Come on Fiji Airways, fix this.
Vinaka vakalevu."
No holiday with Fiji air – Contacted them many times. No reply so no holiday. Surely the local economy needs tourists?
Almost a mystery flight – We booked and paid for flights Australia to Vancouver. As soon as this was done Fiji Airways sent a message to say our flights LAX to Vancouver had been cancelled and that it wasn’t Fiji Airways problem irrespective that we paid Fiji Airways. Go figure I have bus routes better than this! It is now a month later in this month we had to sort out… Read more
new flights with this airline and had no option but to overnight in LA at our expense.
Another month and the airline has changed schedules on us. This time moving our flights by 3 days back meaning we would have to pay for more accommodation in LA.
In the end we changed our entire route and overnighted in Fiji at our own cost after negotiating with the airline for new routes to try and align with our booked accommodation. This is total madness by this airline. Please to the readers do not book with this airline unless you want a mystery flight.
Belated entry as at 31 March 2024: so we have completed our return journey. In all fairness the airline got us over and got us back; however,
1. The food was awful not only did they run out of selection which of course does happen but the alternative dinner meal a croissant with ham and cheese isn’t what I call a main service meal. 2. Customer service onboard I give it a 9/10 the staff are brilliant as to the staff in the Fiji Airways premier lounge! 3. We bought extra legroom seats however the company in its wisdom switched craft from a A350 to an A330 the latter does not have extra legroom so now we are going through the 60 day ordeal request for compensation.
The reality is you get what you pay flying Fiji Air was almost have the price of it’s competitors but don’t expect the same operational smoothness when booking this is the main issue.
Deceptive, did not honor flexible ticket – Purchased a flexible ticket. Unfortunately I was not able to change it owing to an error with the airline online system. Attempted five times to change online. When I called Fiji Air Customer Service Team they said "IT engineers are working hard to resolve the issue". Wanted to charge me triple the cost for what was displayed online. Attempted to… Read more
justify this as a class ticket change even though the correct class was displayed online.
Buyer beware!
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After paying huge amount for our tickets , they didn’t reschedule my flight. Such a bad experience with them. Lost plenty of money too. Don’t book with them, later people will regret. Show details
Follow-up · This happened last year. We are not sure that what is the reason behind cancelling our flight without refunding. Exactly we have no idea why it hasn’t been rescheduled and took our ample of money too when we booked our tickets. Recession is going on and in this economic crisis time, they took our money and without refunding just cancelled our… Read more
LOOK OUT QATAR! When it comes to premium air travel, this small pacific island nation is up there with the best of them and with a few minor improvements Fiji Airways could even surpass Qatar as the best in the world. I flew business class from… Read more
Sydney to Nandi then on to Los Angeles. It was a brand new A350 aircraft with 1-2-1 flatbed seating that offered great comfort and privacy.
There was a wide selection of food and beverage options with dine on demand for long-haul flights including an innovative - all day/night breakfast. However, my meals were either overcooked and inedible or lukewarm.
The bedding included a mattress, sheet-set and pillow which were great. This along with a generous 20ml antioxidant cream and 20ml antioxidant boost gel help maintain wellness inflight.
Being an island nation, Fiji is on the frontline of climate change which the airline takes extremely seriously. This is reflected in product packaging onboard plus they plant a mangrove tree for every flight which at the time of my departure was up to 84,000 trees.
WiFi connectivity has recently been added.
On the downside the airline has sacrificed bathrooms for seating capacity. With only 2 bathrooms for 33 business class passengers you can expect a queue. At any time, this could be as many as 5 people waiting for a bathroom.
Noticeably the crew reflect the polite and friendly pacific island nation of Fiji, however they lack the polish of experience. The meal service was ridiculously slow - it took 2 hours from departure to be served a meal that was overcooked and inedible. Then rather than remove it, it was left on my tray table until it was replaced 15 minutes later but again overcooked.
Come on Fiji Airways – you can do it!
Follow-up · I'm disappointed by the fact that I attempted to provide this feedback directly to Fiji Airways without any luck. I would have thought that, given I had taken over 20 first/business class flights in the last 12 months without any inducements, my feedback would qualify as valuable. Particularly given that airlines pay consulting firms thousands of… Read more
Fiji Airways been always our first choice but travelling back from Nadi to Syd on 4th July FJ911 on peak airfare. We had a Cabin bag and a Check in bag, In the cabin bag we had a small pack of seafood, unaware that it is not allowed in, when asked… Read more
check in staff she was "NOT SURE" if it will be confiscated. Not once she mentioned to put it in Check In bag if unsure. We went ahead through to security who then asked us to return back to Check in Counter and check in the bag! It cost us $240 due to staff incompetence and what a revenue raising tactic. If Check in staff are not trained well could one day may cost Fiji Air a fortune. Hope it does not have a rep like Qantas one day! And getting compensated or refund from Fiji Air, good luck!
Follow-up · Returning back to check in counter amongst the crowd was unexpected and unpleasant. I emailed Fiji Air, no response not even an acknowledgement of receipt. Counter staff response was nothing, couldn’t answer why she couldn’t confirm prior of the rules instead of saying “I’m not sure”
Positive reviews
Overall we had a great experience as a family flying Brisbane to Vancouver return. Food was nice, economy seats were comfy and staff were pleasant. Baggage allowance is pretty generous at 30kg. Could have had a few more movies available with the entertainment package but no major dramas. Wouldn't hesitate to fly Fiji Airways again. Show details
Thanks Lino – Best Customer Service: Thanks to Lino, who helped us so much at Nadi airport when our flight was cancelled, and he helped us find another good option. Show details
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Best customer service – Best customer service I’ve had on an airline. Big shout out to Andres who looked after me at Tullamarine airport while I travelled to LAX. So grateful! Thank you, thank you.
Negative reviews
I'm a traveler, and I know that some airlines can have mixed reviews, but I've never had to deal with an airline as awful as Fiji Airways. This is the first review I've written because I know my perspective might differ from many others, but this is a message and advice: don't use this airline. If you buy a ticket, you'll never get any kind of… Read more
refund, even with justifiable reasons. They'll always find a way to twist the situation to continue their negligence. Their customer service by phone is the most frustrating experience you'll ever have.
AVOID THIS AIRLINE. IT'S NOT A LOW-COST AIRLINE, SO DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. I've been trying for a year to get a refund for money I paid in advance for a service with this company, and for reasons beyond my control (their payment platform doesn't work, and if you go to the office, it's always closed), it's impossible to use the ticket.
Sad and confused to find out that the 30×2 luggage that I paid for was not in the system when my son board the plane. I call the airline few times, unfortunately nothing much they can do.The customer will never be right. Show details
This was my first time flying with Fiji Airways. I took 4 flights in 2 weeks (Australia-Fiji-Samoa-Fiji-Australia). The service was incredibly slow on board, with it taking 1.5 hours from when the meal cart was brought out and customers started being served, to when I got my meal (in the middle of the plane). Leaving Fiji they seemed to suddenly… Read more
remember Australian bio security laws meant that they had to check each passengers hand luggage. Two flights bound to Australia were delayed whilst they set up an area to conduct the searches. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe this was a new procedure that was brought in on 1 Jan and hence, it was new to them, but no, it was not a new requirement, it was a standard requirement, just one that they weren't prepared for, despite flying about 6 flights a day to Australia...
However, my main issue is that when I landed in Fiji from Samoa, both my husband's and my checked luggage were absolutely soaking wet. We thought it must have been rain but the skies were clear and the liquid smelt absolutely disgusting. It was all over the inside, making our clothes smell awful. We went to the desk to complain where a lady pointed us to a huge sign where you scanned a QR code to complain (clearly, this sort of thing happens a lot) and was so completely indifferent to our situation. I appreciate it was not her who spilt something disgusting all over our bags but as a representative of the airline, an apology would have been the least she could do, rather than pointing at a sign and walking away.
So, long story short, Fiji Airways was unorganised, slow and disrespectful. I would maybe have put up with some of it from a budget airline but not a flag carrier. They are one of the worst airlines I've flown with and I won't be doing it again.
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Very unprofessional behaviour from the supervisor at canberra customer service counter on 29 Dec 2025. Ended up paying for another ticket although we were at the airport on time , they refused to give us boarding pass saying boarding is closed , we have even mentioned we only got hand carry so no luggage for check in but still refused to help us.… Read more
The plane was delayed approximately 1 hour 30 minutes and got official message from airlines but didn’t get any message about boarding time. But we’ve even reached airport more than two hours prior to departure time but didn’t get any support and solution from the staff at counter.
Missing Luggage travel from nadi to melbourne and very dissapointed with their service on baggage claim no one gives you the answer you need to hear there is no direct contact just email and send 4 emails no response I believe since some workers steal the luggage which is so many value belongings in that luggage not using there flight anymore Show details
My families and I will never ever travel with Fiji Airways. We bought 5 tickets traveling from Auckland to Nadi and the return date was on 19th December 2025, yesterday our families were supposes to travel but as soon as we reached to the Fiji Airways Counter we found out one of our kids passport got expired. We asked the staff if they can change… Read more
our dates for traveling as we won't be able to leave our child behind. The Fiji Airways staff told us that we have to contact the agent we bought the tickets from so we did, the agent said the the Fiji Airways can only change date, refund or issue us new tickets. Now they only blaming each other and not getting to any conclusions. Just the heads up whoever is planning to travel with Fiji Airways think multiple times as there service are very poor and if you are planning to buy tickets in months advance, just to advise if any emergency arise you will never get any refund or new tickets from Fiji Airways.
NEVER AGAIN Wouldn't do it again. Let's start with the fact they changed the flight schedule 8 times - yes, 8 times in the last few months. O M G. Fiji to LA, not happy Jan. Tried to upgrade, couldn't do, price was ridic, $5000 each US DOLLARS and even seat choice was up to $193 US per seat per part of flight - ie. Melb to Nandi, then Nandi… Read more
to USA and back, so 193 x 54 $US basically! I have NEVER EVER seen that kind of seat pricing anywhere else, and we did need space as we're tall, but also needed to be near loos for older woman (lol). Too pricey, in USD especially, and not impressed by all of this which didn't come into being till three months before travel, when we'd booked a year earlier because we HAD to have specific flights and days organised as accomm was always booking out a year ahead where we were going on the lower west coast of California about an hour from the border. I'm really disappointed. The reviews all raved about them, saying they got higher and better reviews than Qantas, but, not from me.
Lost all 8 of our suitcases for 3 days and then won't refund us for verified incidental expenses caused by the delay unless we sign a release form waiving any rights. When you ask to speak to management this is their response: If you would like to contact higher management directly, please refer to the link below:… Read more
https://fijiairways.my.site.com/feedback/
Won't help and continue to withhold a legitimate refund illegally.
The ongoing response from the airway when we say we're not signing any waiver:
Bula,
I acknowledge receipt of your email.
To proceed with the compensation, we kindly request that you sign and return the release form that was sent on September 19, 2025.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Vinaka,
Charleta Jackson Baggage Claims Officer
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Fiji Airlines postponed our connecting flight from Nadi to San Francisco, (after flying in from Sydney) to the following day. As such they put us up in a hotel. Problem was the hotel they dropped us to had no reservation for us. So it 10pm at night, in a foreign country, with no idea of where we were supposed to go. Multiple calls to Fiji airways… Read more
"customer service" and each time they didn't know what to do, so they did nothing. After an hour we ended up using the hotel receptions phone to ring around other hotels in the area and eventually found the hotel Fiji airways had booked us in. It was then up to us to pay for a taxi to get to the correct hotel. FIJI Airways customer service is a joke. And they didn't want to know anything about it, either that night or afterwards. I complained through their website after our return to Australia. Emails take a week to be replied to, and in the end they just shrugged us off. Not even an an apology.
Hopeless customer service in general, the staff are botherless and rude. Cabin crew service was disrespectful and disgraceful. No equality in service provided. They don’t refund or even rebook your flights. Don’t provide any further help or guidance if something happens. I will not recommend for anyone to use air Fiji airline services
ZERO STARS!!! This is my customer complaint that I submitted today. I am absolutely deflated and bitterly disappointed in Fiji Airways. I had to cancel a flight with your airline on 20/11/24 to Vancouver due to distressing circumstances, so was left with a credit of $3,244.00. Today I called Reservations to book return flights from Melbourne to… Read more
Narita Tokyo. Firstly, the operator told me that I had to book and fly before the 3rd of August 2025, which isn’t correct. I have an email from customer care stating that I only have to book by this date, but can fly later. I asked the operator to give me a cost on return flights from Melbourne to Narita, Tokyo on 6/3/26 returning 16/3/26. The operator said she couldn’t tell me until after I booked my flights! There is no way I am going to book anything without knowing how much it is going to cost. I asked her to please speak to her manager or someone who could help. She put me on hold and finally came back to me and said that if I used my credit it would cost me an extra $500 on top of my credit!!!! How can this be right? I asked how much return flights would cost if I did not use my credit, I was told it would cost $1,345.30 return. So, if I use my credit, there is a difference of over $1700.00!!! I have flown with your airline twice before (and was caused to miss a connecting flight!), yet chose in good faith to fly with you again. It is beyond belief that the only number I can call about this matter is reservations. I am utterly disappointed, disillusioned and frustrated with your airline and will never fly with you again.
So disappointed with Fiji Airlines. My booking states "Change with fees" Our return from LAX just wanted the earlier flight in Nadi on the same day instead of the 15hr stopover. $150 each penalty to change PLUS over $1000 for the alteration. Last year they changed our booking to a long stopover and we had to accept and pay for a nights… Read more
accommodation to wait for there delay! We have travelled many times annually to USA with Fiji Airlines but this will be the last. (Booking through a third party did not help but apparently it is Fiji Airlines charges) and in future will be booking directly with an airline.
Absolutely the worst airline I have ever ever dealt with and ZERo customer care, move my flights as they feel and then tell me call them back, would not be an issue other than it takes nearly 90 minutes to get through and when you do it sounds like they are all in a bar laughing SHOCKING absult garbage Show details
We are extremely disappointed with the shocking service received from Fiji Airways during our arrival in Sydney. My 82-year-old mother and my 74-year-old aunty had both requested wheelchair assistance in advance, but upon arrival, they were simply abandoned at customs and told to make their own way to baggage claim and the exit. Both elderly,… Read more
exhausted, and struggling, they were forced to push heavy luggage trolleys by themselves—without a single staff member to help. It took them over an hour to get out, and they were completely worn out and distressed by the end of it. This kind of treatment is absolutely unacceptable and shows a complete lack of care and respect for elderly passengers.
We trusted Fiji Airways to provide proper assistance for senior travelers, but what happened was not just disappointing—it was cruel. We will never forget this experience, and we strongly urge others traveling with elderly family members to think twice before Flying Fiji Airways.
I didn't received breakfast food while tavel dfw to Nadi on 13th May. They show screen that they have chicken and omelette. I'm a diabetic person. I request omelette, omelette was out . Then ask chicken, that out too. They offered me bread pudding, I said i cannot eat. I refused to eat beacuse They don't have any protein food in morning. … Read more
Flight was not full either . First time traveling in Fuji airways to Australia. Before travel in Qantas and United , they served good food. Not recommended to travel this airways to Australia.
A total Barry Crocker ! Yesterdays 4 hour flight was from Nadi to Brisbane departed on time at 8.am. I liked that. However this " international " flight strapped us into an old Boeing 737 800 with 16 business class seats at the pointy end - they had one toilet, and 196 seats in the economy section - we had 2 toilets. We were 2 rows from the back,… Read more
with front row seats to witness the conga line of old people queueing in the aisles to use the toilet - just like "Flying High". At the same time the poor flight crew were trying to serve the meals and drinks which made for a tight squeeze in the aisles. Think ballroom dancing! The over head lockers were all chockers as no one wants to check their bags in these days, which meant bags under seats, making it hard to climb out when the small window of opportunity to use the loo came about. And yes, water was carefully metered out into half full plastic cups, the cooked breakfast of chicken sausage, scrambled eggs and cold crumbly hash browns, had zero flavour, and a crowbar was required to get the lids off the plastic fruit salad container. Fingernail alert. One hour after arriving home to my safe haven, I heard the latest ad from Fiji Airlines offering return flights to Brisbane from $599 return. Terms and conditions apply. Too right they do as the company appears to be run by a well oiled army of cost cutting bean counters with the last name of Dilligaff. If you are a yoga teacher who can sit for 4 hours with their legs behind their head, and are prepared to pay the same prices Air Canada charge, this could be your lucky day. Full credit to the cabin staff and flight crew, who are only trying to earn a living, but don't rule out other airlines, such as Air New Zealand. Plenty of room for improvement once Air Fiji clears out the seat polishers, and appoints a management team that listen to what their customers want.
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