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Considering 183 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Consumers frequently expressed deep frustration regarding non-existent customer support, unhelpful agents, and prolonged waiting times when attempting to resolve booking, cancellation, or compensation issues. Many individuals also encountered severe travel disruptions, including sudden flight cancellations, missed connections, and lost baggage that remained unaddressed by the ground staff. However, some customers also noted positive experiences during their journeys. Travelers highlighted that certain cabin and ground crews delivered polite, attentive, and highly professional service, making long flights much more comfortable. People also appreciated the decent food and drinks provided on board.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give Zero I would, terrible customer service, no help, no assistance. Doesn’t know answers to very basic questions. Customer service team can’t offer basic help or answer anything. No way t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trying to get a refund for flights which were cancelled /disrupted by the bad weather in January. Website is hopeless, chat lines not available. When you call the UK ‘Customer Care” you end up in the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had an absolutely awful experience with KLM. Flew direct from Naples to Amsterdam and they lost my bags. Not a huge deal but they repeatedly told me each day they would arrive and they never did, leav... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service is non existent. I have been trying to get a cancellation invoice from them for 6 weeks. I have been sent numerous emails from customer services telling me they can’t help me. This is... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hi I tried to correct a name on a booking

Hi I tried to book a flight online for about an hour, there must have been a problem with the site i then phoned the Manchester number, it said it is not manned i then phoned London, i held on for 45 minutes before it answered. I booked my disabled daughter on a flight from Inverness to Amsterdam - all ok. i then tried to book my son in law and gave his name as Billy Cook i did not know the name on his passport is William I phoned right away but they said it cant be done. They said to email Ireland which i did that was 3 days ago - Nothing . I phoned London again and waited 45 minutes again - they said it cant be done i then emailed customer service they said it's not their dept. I asked her to forward my email to the relevant dept. NO REPLY! i PHONED LONDON AGAIN i asked to speak to a manager the girl said a manager will phone me within 24 hours - Shocking service - Update i phoned the London number again they said someone had phoned me NOT TRUE I was bye the phone all day they are adamant THEY CANNOT CHANGE BTHE NAME. I said we can fly to the moon but we cant change the name on a pc! SHOCKING CUSTOMER SERVICE. I will write to the head office.

6 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Your Money for a booking dissapears

Your Money for a booking dissapears
Invoice changes and KLM are unable to give you a duplicate invoice for your original booking
KLM cowboys
Never come across a company unable to give you an invoice for the money you paid them

12 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Missed Connection at Amsterdam

After a missed connection as Amsterdam back in September I was requested to book my own Hotel and transport by the service agents. I was handed a card for reinbursment which I did on the 18/09/2025. It's now 05/03/2026 and still no refund after serveral phone calls to customer service. Cost me 180 euro's with Transport! DO NOT TRUST KLM WITH MISSED CONNECTIONS THEY DO NOT PAY!

18 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful customer service from KLM

I have been trying to get a response from KLM since one of their agents messed up my booking on flights from Cork to Amsterdam and Amsterdam to Johannesburg on 31st January 2026.
I gave tried every available platform to contact them on to get answers as to why the Economy Comfort seats we booked and paid for a year in advance were sold to someone else and we had to fly in Economy class on a long-haul flight to Jhb....
DISGUSTING AIRLINE!
DISGUSTING CUSTOMER SERVICE

31 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am extremely disappointed with KLM…

I am extremely disappointed with KLM and how the airline handled my lost baggage situation.

My luggage was mishandled and never returned to me. Losing baggage is already a major inconvenience, but what made this experience unacceptable was the airline’s overall process and policies. There was no proper system in place to resolve the issue efficiently, and I was left without my belongings for an extended period of time.

To make matters worse, I was informed that a refund or compensation claim could only be initiated after 45 days. That is an unreasonable amount of time to wait when passengers are already dealing with the inconvenience of missing luggage. Even after being told about the 45-day timeline, there was little clarity or reassurance about whether a refund would actually happen. It feels like there is no real accountability or urgency from the airline.

At one point, I was even told to “Google” information myself instead of being properly guided through the process. This reflects poorly on the company’s overall support system and shows a lack of professionalism at an organizational level.

For an international airline, I expected far better procedures, communication, and responsibility. This experience has seriously damaged my trust in KLM, and I would not recommend flying with them if you value reliability and accountability when things go wrong.

23 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid

I have never had a poor customer service experience from any company in my life as i have had from KLM.

Their customer service is shocking and there is no way to get a resolution as everything is done on their portal.

I am outstanding compensation/reinbursment for cancelled flights and lost baggage for over 8 weeks without any payment or proper contact.

The mark of a good company is when things go wrong and are rectified quickly. The opposite happens with KLM.

I can say honesty that I will never travel with them again.

20 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One star is too many!!!

One star is too many!!!
Your case reference: C-10850821

So KLM think it is quite acceptable as do air France (part of the Star alliance group) that I paid good money for a return flight to Bangkok.... ThEY CANCELLED the return flight so-called weather-related but it was really extremely poor management at Schiphol airport!!!!
WHO RUNS OUT OF DE ICING LIQUID!!!!!
They put me on Emirates through to Dubai and then I was put on to the low budget carrier Pegasus... From Dubai to Istanbul and Istanbul back to Bristol!

I PAID GOOD MONEY for food... beverage and entertainment... so on half of my return flight I got NOTHING!!!
Pegasus is no frills like easyJet and you pay for everything!!!! WHY SHOULD I AGAIN I'D ALREADY PAID!!!!😡
So KLM / air France have CHEATED me out of a proper flight. . Having been paid for...
I have not received what I paid for!
They seem to think this is acceptable as per Nadia customer service person... And I need to suck this up!
Shame on these airlines that cheat customers out of their monies .... PAID UP FRONT 😡😡😡

7 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't get promised refund for over charged seats

Overcharged for pre-booked seats. Customer Service told us they couldn't do anything to refund us until after our flights in December/January. Now unable to claim as flight taken and previous 'Ticket' for issue doesn't exist anymore.

6 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THE UPGRADE FUNCTION

DO NOT USE THE UPGRADE FUNCTION. I used upgrade as a once in a lifetime option to move from economy to business class flying to Peru. They upgraded one way and just to premium on the way back. However the charge was the full cost of business class. I made a complaint that they ignored and closed after 5 months with no contact. I know that sounds like a minor thing but the cost was huge for once in a lifetime. So disappointed. Just wish I had this review before I used the function

17 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

There should be a plunger emoji to…

There should be a plunger emoji to represent KLM, the absolute worst airline ever, customer service is non existent, stayed on hold for 50 minutes to be told by a recording hold time would be 2 hours then it hung up on me. Lost my bag, rerouted my itinerary without telling me, booked me on a flight I didn't agree too, and on and on, If you want to fly shit show air book a ticket on KLM, and as a Delta Medallion member, Delta you need to cut them off as a partner they are making you look terrible.

15 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Flight cancelled on 2nd January from…

Flight cancelled on 2nd January from Schipol to Leeds Bradford by KLM. Me and My Wife spent 4 days in Amsterdam attempting to get home , eventually got home with Eurostar via Kings Cross.At no Time did we get to see any KLM staff and had to Fund 4 days in hotels plus buying clothes as our Luggage was sent to Leeds on a plane not available to ourselves!The cost ran to £2500 inc the train. Klm have informed us there is no compensation as it is weather related even though there were flights to Leeds on the following days. The treatment we received from KLM is disgraceful. Take my advice to never ever use them . KLM CEO sent email apology stating that we will be compensated totally false.

2 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Useless company, stay away

If i could give less than 1 star then i would. All I want to do is give them money for tickets to fly my children to the UK as unaccompanied minors
Website keeps giving errors all week, no agents available on the phone. What a waste of time this company is. If I had alternatives I wouldnt give them a penny more

8 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer servicr

Dear KLM, when I pre-select and pre- pay for a seat to India and checked in for my flight - I do not expect to wake up the day of the flight to a changed seat without any notification, explanation or the offer of a refund. I am a KLM Gold member, meaning I fly a lot with this airline.
Never in all my years of flying have I had this happen to me. The customer service agent could not help me, neither the ground stuff. Just “tough luck”, please request a refund. This is really poor service and not appreciated

8 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very difficult to navigate website.

Very difficult to navigate website.
Not all fees included in the total. They gave me a booking reference for flights i was looking at without actually meaning to book. When I booked a flight seats and bags had to be included but then they asked me to choose and seats came at a price. Also I have received an email confirming payment but their website said my booking isn't finalized. Of course it was after their helpdesk is open and the website said the ticket price is only locked till 3 hours later. No 24hour support. Trying to get them on the phone but I now have very low expectations. Let's see if they can surprise me positively.

31 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I recently flew with klm to japan and…

I recently flew with klm to japan and although it was a good flight the service was terrible i upgraded my seat to luxury seats and was impressed untill the menu was handed to me both going and returning from japan it was mistly fish or no choice i explained on both trips i did not eat fish and was there something else i could get instead and was told no thats it so either i eat the fish or dont eat its not their problem their is no on board service where you can even buy food so i went without a meal even though i payed exyra upgrade seat also on eveey other airline when you ask for a coke you are given the full can on klm you are given a shot glass with coke thats it and i have flown on many airlines around the world so it feels other airlines make you feel welcome for flting with them but klm want you to thank them for letting you fly with them as your requests or comfort dont matter if you eat or dont up to you you get what we serve thats it and its a very long flight with just a small bun and a bit of friut and flight crew are uncaring to your need as its not their problem aa i siad eat or not your choice but thats all you get tough luck

15 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shocking Customer Service

Recently flew with KLM to Cape Town. All 4 flights were delayed. The flight was literally freezing. Food not great. Arm of my seat was broke outbound and headrest broke on the return. And our luggage didn't arrive. The real issues have been since we returned and tried to claim our expenses. It is practically impossible to contact Customer Services. Our online claim has dragged on, they said they have emailed for further information but I've never received any emails. Waited 50 minutes before someone answered the phone, they tried to resend the emails while I was on the phone to them and they still haven't been received. They keep asking for the same information, despite the information already being submitted. Feels like stalling tactics. I can't believe how far KLM have fallen. I would have to give serious consideration to use them again. They have lost my luggage before in 2019 and the reimbursement process was not nearly as laborious as it is now. If I could give them Zero I would.

29 December 2025
Unprompted review

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