Complaints

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:03/04/2025

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  *************************************** On March 4, 2025 I had a flight booked online via ************************** and in partnership with **************. When I arrived for my flight the *************** agent at baggage check told me that my name was in the system backwards. (Last then First) It seemed like an easy fix to me and the Delta agent went about trying to change my name. After talking on the phone the Delta agent informed me I needed to contact Korean Air.I proceeded to contact Korean Air and they told me that they can't chance my name because it's less than two hours before the flight. Korean Air claims they can't change my name with less than two hours prior to a flight. So both ************** and Korean Airlines claim they can't change something as simple as a reversed name. Then Korean Air told me that my only option was to miss my flight and pay $274.20 for the same flight March 5, 2025. At the same time ************** claims it's out of their control because it was booked with **************************. I had no choice but to pay and as if I'm the only responsible party here.This all occurred in **********, **

  Business Response

  Date: 03/12/2025

  Dear BBB,
  
  To further investigate of this claim, please provide us with a copy of the receipt amount of USD274.20.
  Upon received, we will check with concern department and get back to you an outcome.

  Thank you for your support.

  Sincerely,
  Customer Care
  **********************.
  

  
  

• Initial Complaint

  Date:02/25/2025

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  We bought 2 tickets flight 2 ways 3 month ago. After we bought the tickets a couple days, they did changes the dates on our flight, we will have to wait for 10hours for connected flight. Today (Feb/23/25) we called back to get the fligh confirmation numbers, but the representative stated that we bought the economic tickets that they can cancel anytime the company wants. The representative stated that in order to get the confirmation we have to update and pay extra $1000 for it. Also he pressure us that there is only 2 seat left. It sounds really ridiculous and scam. His name is ****** this is the last time we flight KOREAN AIRLINES, and please dont give them your business.

  Business Response

  Date: 03/05/2025

  Dear BBB,
  
  To further investigate of this claim, please provide us with Korean Air ticket number and reservation number.
  Upon receipt of Korean Air ticket number and reservation number, we will check with concern department and get back to you an outcome.
  
  Sincerely,
  Customer Relations
  **********************.
  
  

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/27/2025

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Dear BBB,Good Evening!I have a flight purchased from Korean Airline (roundtrip ticket from ****** *** to ****** - ****** to ******) April 17 returning April 25, 2025.I called the Korean airline to modify the flight returning which is on April 25, 2025 ****** to ******. They modify it as per my requesrt and I paid the flight difference. Now less than 24hours I changed my mind and as they advised they will refund me the modification that I made because I changed my mind less than 24 hours. I've been told that they will put it back on the original ticket which I said OK! Then after a minute of me placing them on a brief hold - They advise me that we cancelled the returning flight and we will issue a refund. So then I felt meh (like a lots of thoughts going on my mind) They said they will put it back to original flight the one second after placing me on the hold they cancelled it. So, what i just said is OK how much is my refund being confused. Then they said $184 OK!Then I keep thinking what the heck just happened. Then I called again because I am in doubt of what and tell the other customer them what happened happened they said we will reviewed the call. They customer service is tryinh to call me because I am working when they called they leave a voice message saying I will get a refund for 184$. I called again today to follow up about them calling me and the customer service updating me that they will not refund me anything.This is so frustrating. If someone please can try to help me on this issues. I will truly appreciate it. Thank you so much!In Expedia I bought this round ticket with my hotel for a package of $1442.00 Everyday, Every emails or calls has a different information. They are not helping me in anyways. Different people different answer im every single day that I am on the phone with them.

  Business Response

  Date: 02/07/2025

  Dear BBB,
  
  
  To further investigate of this claim, please provide us with below information.
  Upon receipt, we will check with concern department and get back to you an outcome.

  PAX NAME:
  KE PNR NBR:
  KE TKT NBR:
  
  Sincerely,
  Customer Relations
  **********************.
  

  
  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 02/11/2025

   
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me. They reinstate my flight Thank God. Problem solve BBB. Thank you so much. 
  
  Sincerely,
  
  Apple *** *******

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/10/2025

  Type:Order Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Ticket Number: ************* Reservation Code: WKT974 Ive contacted Korean Air through multiple channels and theyve all been ************ aware that I booked through the third party GotoGate but I need Korean Air to confirm if they have in fact refunded me for the cancelled flight due to medical emergency. I had cancelled the flight on Dec 13 and provided my medical document on Dec 16. GotoGate is telling me Korean Air rejected the refund. Please confirm with me what actually happened. Im in the process of filing a chargeback against GotoGate. I know Korean Air cannot refund me the $1199 CAD directly. But please help me with confirming the refund status so that I can send my credit card the info.

  Business Response

  Date: 01/23/2025

  Dear BBB,

  We will investigate this case with our Europe office since the ticket was issued by **** number issued in **** ******
  
  Sincerely,
  Customer Relations
  **********************.

  
  
  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 01/31/2025

   
  Complaint: 22788720
  
  I am rejecting this response because:

   

  I have not heard back yet from anyone. Was the refund processed? Please reply here or to my email: *************************************
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ****** *******

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/09/2024

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  UnansweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  On nov 23, my sister and I flew to *********** to attend a family members funeral. On Nov 28, my sister and I scheduled to fly internationally from ****** to ***** with a connecting flight from ***** to **** We were delayed by more than 3 hours, and we were concerned that we would miss our connecting flight. The attendants from Korean air told us we would be ok since the connecting flight must also be delayed by the time we got there. We arrived at the gate and sure enough, we missed the plane by an hour. We were directed to go to the transfer desk where they could rebook us, but on this day, they closed the transfer desk because Korean Air couldnt find anyone to fill in the position. There were many complaints, missed flights, and people stuck in the airport and Korean air couldnt handle the volume of people who needed help. We needed to be back in the states because we have young kids to pick up. No one would help us, everyone screaming and yelling because they did not want to speak English, and we did not have a way to call international from our phones. The line got extremely chaotic with officers yelling at us because after several hours, customers were getting irate with no help on the way. There were several officers with guns arguing with people on the line, and we did NOT feel safe. We decided to purchase another ticket that costs us additional out of pocket cost. We decided to call them back for a reimbursement for the missed connecting flight and the reimbursement for the additional tickets we had to purchase, and we got denied for reimbursement. We cannot handle this additional cost. It was expensive, but its an emergent situation involving our children. We ultimately felt like our rights have been violated as they just really sat there and were ok with us being stuck there with absolutely no help. Weve never felt so hopeless and alone in this country, and now even more that they wont reimburse us.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/06/2024

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  UnansweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  We booked a trip from ******* to ******** (booking ref: DFFX58, flight number KE42 and KE895) on 11/26/2024, and have successfully arrived at ***** on 11/27/2024. However, our flight from ***** to ******** was cancelled twice, and we were not able to get a transfer from the Korean airline supporting team. We were told there were no tickets left for 11/28/2024 from ***** to ********, but we were able to buy tickets online! Because the local Korean airline team insisted they could not get a transfer for us on that day and the airport was in a mess, we had to pay out of pocket to buy the tickets from ***** to ******** from *********** (booking ref: K2FNGT, flight NO: KE895).When we onboarded the flight, we can see many empty seats! So there were definitely plenty of seats to arrange a transfer for us. Either the Korean airline team was poorly managed or they intentionally chose to not take their responsibility to get their customers back to their trip. We had to stay at the ************* for more than 24 hours and slept on the hard floor. It was caused partly by the severe weather, which I can understand. But a lot of it is from the poor and unprofessionally trained local team. We did not get any help from the Korean airline. They even lied to us that they could not get tickets for our transfer!! This is really bad and I think it's a deception to the customers. I request at least a refund for the tickets I bought from ***** to ******** from the Korean airline because this cost should totally be covered by them from arranging a transfer for us. There were plenty of seats. If they arranged a transfer for us, we would not need to buy tickets ourselves. The cost is KRW727,061.00

• Initial Complaint

  Date:12/02/2024

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Korean airlines had cancelled the flights out of ***** for two flights and refused to rebook tickets and had the clients run around the airport to no resolution. The ticket agent in ******* *********** when pressed attempted to assault an American passenger unprovoked. We had to let the Korean air team know that their staff attempted to accost a passenger but they asked customers to rebook their flight individually for over 400 passengers in total. The domestic flights were cleared to fly but we were not given a reason why they cancelled the flight. They wanted passengers to pay for surge pricing or be trapped in the airport with no accomodations and they expected passengers to make up for their problem.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/19/2024

  Dear BBB,
  
  To further investigate of this claim, please provide us with below information.

  - Passengers Name
  - Travel Date
  - Reservation Number
  - Ticket number

  Upon receipt of Korean Air ticket number, we will check with concern department and get back to you an outcome.
  
  Sincerely,
  Customer Relations
  **********************.

  
  

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/02/2024

  Type:Billing Issues
  Status:

  UnansweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  my husband had sky pass with korean air ************ frequent flyer BA2i4492295 he died and in his will all points for credit cards and mileage for airlines were left to me all companies have transferred accept korean airlines an affiliate of delta he has ******* miles that i believe should be as his last wish transferred to me his wife

• Initial Complaint

  Date:05/07/2024

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  UnansweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Me and my boyfriend made a plan to have our wedding while going on a trip to my hometown in *******. We booked the tickets direct from Korean airlines website. One month before we flight out, one of the guy from Korean airlines called me to let me know that the flight time has changed and if Im ok with the change. I said Im ok with it and I confirmed my flight information. My flight was from ****** ***** to **************** , it had one stop to ************** in ***** before it get to *******. On the day we fly out, when we got to ************************** , we found out the flight was operated by American Airlines. The lady checked us in saying that there was a problem with our tickets. In the computer only showed that we only have the tickets to fly to ******, after that theres no flight for us to go to ***********, *******. So I called Korean airlines. I put it on speaker, and someone picked up saying that my phone number, my name is belong to the tickets number ************* , it already confirmed and ready to fly out. But when American Airlines checked, they said their seats from Inchon to *********** are already full and there are no other seats for us to flight out. They dont have anything until the next day. But I already planned for my wedding I booked hotels, trips, tickets, restaurants, photographers, invited friends and family i can not miss the flight. Korean airlines blamed it on me for not confirm my flight. But I already did, even the lady works for American Airlines heard it when I first called Korean airlines. So she checked again and told me that the flight from ****** to **************** is full for economy class, but they still have 2 business class tickets available, so she called around and they decided to put us in those business class seats, because thats the only seats available and it was the airlines mistake for over booked the flight. So I thought everything was good and we flu out from ****** to Korea Inchon. When we got to the gate at ************** and waiting to board, I explained what happened to one of the people worked at the gate, he seemed to understand and print out our boarding passes, but when we about to boarding, one of the lady stopped us, saying she is the manager and we were not allowed to go because we only bought economy class , this is business class we cant use it. I explained it for her again that it wasnt our fault and American Airlines already agreed to put us on the flight , why now they changed their mind. She just didnt give me the answer and called the security to stop us at the gate until the flight took off, they gave us 20$ coupon for food, and take us to another gate to wait for another flight the next day. No hotel was offered, I had to sleep on the chairs right in front of the gate they showed us.Our luggages didnt get to *********** until 5 days after we got there. We had no clothes, no personal stuff to use, We had to cancel all the plans, all the trips we booked, hotelsetc We saved and planned a long time for the important event of my life, and it was ruined because of the airline over booked. After I got back from my trip, I called Korean airlines customer service to talked about my experience and wanted to file a complaint, I got a phone call from one of the lady the next day, she didnt give me any case number or anything, she only said in my case, they will offer a discount if next time I want to book a trip again with Korean airlines. I asked how much discount they would give me. She said she doesnt know. They will let me know when I book the ticket.Im now planning for another trip to ******* , and I called Korean airline again, I told them about all the details the asked , and theyve been working with me back and forth for 3 days in this case, but at the end , they dont give me any discount or any offer for the new ticket I want to book. They said the only thing they can do is upgrade my seat to the exit seats, thats all they can do

• Initial Complaint

  Date:03/18/2024

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  For the last five years, Ive been getting rewarded mileages sixth or seventh day of the month. My credit card ************ (US Bank) sent the miles to Korean Air on 3/5. However, I have not received my miles for the month of Match. Im supposed to receive ****** miles. ** 3/9, I called KALcustomer service. They said they would check with the Credit ************ and get back to me. But never heard from them.** 3/10, I called the U.S. Bank customer service and KAL and had a three-way conference call. ***** from the US Bank explain my situation. The Supervisor from *** said he will escalate this problem and issued the mileage ASAP but as of today nothing. Please see the attached statement to prove that I am definitely should receive ****** miles.

  Business Response

  Date: 03/29/2024

  Dear BBB,

  We will review this complaint and get back to you.

  Customer Relations

  Korean Air