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Overall sentiment regarding Aunt Betty is sharply divided. Many consumers praise the platform for its competitive pricing, user-friendly interface, and the professional assistance provided by individual support agents once contact is established. However, a significant number of negative experiences highlight major frustrations regarding prolonged wait times, difficulties reaching customer service, and delayed refunds during flight disruptions.
Aunt Betty first sent a schedule change that made my itinerary impossible to complete (15min connections, flights that leave before inbound flight arrivals etc.). On my third try of connecting to support, their best suggestion was to change it so that my arrival was over 12hrs later than what was originally scheduled. When I proposed an itinerary… Read more
that left and arrived at a similar time but on a different airline, they said it was not possible. Mau was nice but did take a little while to catch on to what I was trying to propose. We will see how we go after confirmation of fixing this stuff up.
Extremely poor handling of a flight schedule change An airline changed one of my flights, and I was not even notified by Aunt Betty. I only discovered the change myself when I tried to select seats for my flights. I contacted Aunt Betty for assistance, and almost 20 days later, the issue is still unresolved. During this time, I have been told… Read more
multiple times that I would receive an update within 24–48 hours. Every time, the 48 hours passed without any response, and I had to follow up myself — only to be given another 24–48 hour timeframe.
Most recently, I was again promised an update within 24–48 hours. That deadline has now passed too, and once again, silence.
I completely understand that Aunt Betty cannot control an airline's schedule changes. What they can control is how they communicate with their customers and how they handle the situation afterwards.
After almost 20 days, I am still chasing them for an answer about a significant change to my international itinerary.
Extremely disappointing customer service.
We recently booked flights to Europe and back and it is a first with Aunt Betty. The whole process was completely seamless and I can fully recommend this service. I usually book direct with the airline!! I also had a query this morning and Dana from Customer Service provided quick and excellent service - just gets better!! Show details
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Erick was able to help me out through byojet.com. I had questions on refund and time zone differences and she answered all of them with good attitude and patience. I have not refunded, but I am back-and-forth between staying or going home and needed to know answers Show details
I contacted customer service to get help changing my flight. Although I had to wait for more than an hour on the phone, the service quality and attitude were excellent, so overall I was quite satisfied with the support they provided. Show details
This booking was a simple and easy process, immediate confirmations, great value. Show details
Can we add apple pay pleaaaaseee. Overall the experience was really smooth. I was looking for another flight and I could not find Aunt Betty. Show details
Hi it’s very easy to use it this app such a helpful and they give you a good price as well and red as well in different flight as well. I use a few flies but this one I recommended to everyone you should try and even love. Show details
Happy with the service. Manage to process a change on time
A very reliable agent to purchase the airline ticket. I have been with Aunt Betty for more than 10 yrs Show details
Book a flight with aunt Betty is Easy and much much cheaper. Show details
I went to Aunt Betty to purchase flight ticket and spent hours, Aunt Betty put fake lower price on their website to play with customers, when I finally made payment they always reject my payment and made excuses stated that there is bank issues so on, so far 4 times already, then they using new price which is much higher than original price, and… Read more
convivence me to go with high price, it is very cheating and there is no transparency to the customers, this issue has happened several times to me recently, I will make formal complaint against them, please see following fake price for 2 people
Now the problem has been solved and I have received my E tickets, but they need to issue E ticket instantly like before
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This is very easy and simple for booking Air tickets Show details
We had to pay additional money for selecting seats. I feel due to the seats neibg so expensive you shoud be ptovided seats for free or at least give the option to not have to select the seat. Show details
Great value and service very easy to do bookings for an older person such as myself Show details
Reasonable price in current market. Easy to proceed and genuine Show details
Booking my flight from Melbourne to Lahore with Aunt Betty was incredibly quick and smooth. The interface was user-friendly, confirmation came instantly, and the whole process felt effortless. Highly recommend for hassle-free travel planning!
Very efficient, received ticket within 24 hours. I am very happy with their service. The price was very competitive. Show details
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Very very poor service – Chose Aunt Betty as the ticketing agent for travel to and from Europe. Very very bad choice. I so wish I hadn't chosen Aunt Betty. Ticketing went fine, paid my money, Aunt Betty made its commission. Then a leg of the trip was cancelled by the… Read more
airline and I went back to the ticketing agent to make alternative arrangements. No interest whatsoever. Wait on the phone for 3 hours to speak to an agent. Cant help! Go to the airline. Airline says the ticketing Agent must make the new arrangements. Send many messages to Aunt Betty but NO response. Once Aunt Betty takes your commission you are on your own. Matter still not resolved. Aunt Betty just wont help even though it received my money and the commission. Very very poor service. Dont ever use Aunt Betty if you have an alternative.
Follow-up · It was a simple itinerary - sydney istanbul sydney. Total duration of trip was 2 weeks. Aunt Betty was simply appalling. The wait times to the offshore call centres were 40 to 60 minutes. The interest and action was non existent. Never never ever choose Aunt Betty. They take a fee and deliver nothing. Go directly to the airline not an agent.
Total Scam of a company! Never ever Book with Aunt Betty Show details
Follow-up · They failed to provide the seat I have asked , They extra charged me for the seat Been on the phone for ours , requested cancellation and partial refund And after 13 months I’m still waiting for the money to be sent to my account
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Airline cancelled - couldnt even confirm cancellation over the phone - had to "contact airline". Reality is it was their problem for not actively managing the booking and contacting me x2 that flights had been cancelled. Booked directly through the… Read more
airline after that. Then wait up to 12 weeks for a refund. No thanks. This is against consumer law - have put a charge back on credit card. Did not book requested seats and charged more. cannot get through to customer service!!! and when you do they don't speak English well. Its problematic!!!
Follow-up · Got email about refund. Somehow became 16 weeks. Have reported X-Cover to ACFA for letting these ain’t Betty agents try to arrange insurance changes. Reality is they don’t nor are they licensed to. Only received confirmation of complaint for insurance when contacting ACFA. I stand by my
similar situation to gayan g.
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Positive reviews
Excellent service! Mau is excellent!The communication was quick, professional, and very helpful from start to finish. I really appreciated how prompt and responsive they were with my questions and requests. Everything was handled smoothly and efficiently. Thank you for the great service.I would definitely recommend them!
I needed my e-ticket earlier and Mau from customer service had it in my inbox within 5 minutes - great service and polite and kind support. Thanks Mau & the Aunt Betty team :) Show details
Vince helped me changed the flights that l needed with extreme efficiency and l appreciate him a lot. The original flight was moved by the airline to a later time which was not suitable for us but Vince swiftly found a better flight and it all happened on the weekend! I would recommend Aunt Betty to my friends for sure.
Negative reviews
I was charged $199.44 by Aunt Betty for seat selection for 3 adults on my China Southern Airlines booking.After my ticket was issued, I checked my booking directly on the official China Southern Airlines website and found that I could select the same seats free of charge. I have screenshots from the official China Southern website showing that the… Read more
seats were available for free selection.I have contacted Aunt Betty and requested a full refund of the $199.44 seat selection fee. I am currently waiting for their response. I find it very concerning that I was charged nearly $200 for seat selection when the same seats could be selected directly through the airline at no additional cost.I hope Aunt Betty will review this matter and provide a full refund. If this issue is not resolved, I will consider escalating the matter to the relevant Australian consumer protection authorities. I will update this review once Aunt Betty responds.
UPDATE : Aunt Betty has now issued its final response and refused my refund request. Despite my… Read more (+2 replies)
Sep2026. We really wanted to support Australian companies but regretfully AB should be refrained from. It costed us more and gave us more stress. AB failed to provide the paid seats selection for international flights (free if tickets were bought directly with the airlines). The refund request for the failed service (seat selection fee of less… Read more
than $70) needed 2 support tickets, 13 emails, 1 feedback survey and more than 4 weeks to resolve. We could had saved a few dollars and avoided the stress had we bought the flight directly with the airlines.
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Still waiting for my refund since July last year-absolutelly no help in resolving this issue and every time I call same response-my case has been escalated and should be resolved within 3-5 days!!! This agency is criminal and should not be allowed to operate!!!!
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Recent reviews
Very dodgy when it came to changing my flights. The flights were still the same price as when I originally made the booking, but the agent insisted that there was a fare difference. This is how travel agents make extra money, by overcharging customers for changes. Honestly, it’s not fair. Aunt Betty is already charging a change fee, so there’s no need to overcharge customers on top of that. Not recommended.
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The worst ever online company to buy, never buy tickets through aunt betty because once you paid their tickets are non refundable, if you buy refundable ticket it is through a third party. Also if you want to change a date of travel this agency will charge you more then the ticket price. I bought ticket for $2100 and for change of date either one… Read more
month earlier or one month later they were asking $2750 on top of $2100 that i paid. DO NOT BUY THROUGH AUNT BETTY ANY FLIGHT TICKETS.
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