Flymble legit?

CanadianDream

Hello all,


Has anyone used Flymble? It's a new start-up company that basically offers flights on finance.


I've been looking at their site and thinking about using them for my next holiday.

gettingtheresometime

If it sounds too good to be true it usually is.

PeacefulWaters

A 0% credit card will smash their 17% "service fee".

Booking flight and hotel with BA Holidays or other travel companies will also work out cheaper.

Gimmick. Pricey. Use alternatives or just save up.

Alan_Bowen

It appears bookings are made through Kiwi.com, so I would certainly check out the reviews for them before going any further. Nearly all the Trustpilot reviews appear to have been done on a single day last November which is very suspicious.......

stevie11

I had read about this company or maybe a similar company previously but not taken much notice at the time.

Anyway as this thread came up I thought I would try a dummy booking. I usually check google flights for price comparison so here goes:

Random search and dates 8 to 17 Dec LHR to LAX cheapest fare on Flymble with down payment and service charge etc with Finnair £492.57. Price is Hand luggage only so extra for hold luggage.

So onto Google flights same search and same flights booking direct with Finnair with hand luggage only is currently £339.31. So a saving of over £150.

The same fare booked with Kiwi.com was £350.

I don't know if flymble use live pricing which could make a difference with the pricing.

Apart from normally booking direct with the airline, this type of service is not for me but it may suit some people. Down to individual circumstances I suppose.

Caz3121

Henry_Wynaendts wrote: »

1. Correct, bookings are made through our travel partner Kiwi.com. They provide good customer service, a broad range of flights and low prices. You can find their reviews on Trustpilot, there are about 20000 of them.

that is unfortunate as kiwi must be one of the most complained about third parties. The 'good' Trustpilot reviews are questionable
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g1-i10702-k9928727-Kiwi_com-Air_Travel.html
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g1-i10702-k11942353-Beware_of_Kiwi_com_and_fake_reviews-Air_Travel.html

photome

Don’t believe anything you read on trustpilot, the site allows company’s to remove any review they don’t like

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As for this:

Henry_Wynaendts wrote: »

1. Correct, bookings are made through our travel partner Kiwi.com. They provide good customer service, a broad range of flights and low prices. You can find their reviews on Trustpilot, there are about 20000 of them.

mention of KIWI.com would be enough to have me running for the hills with my credit card safely out of reach.

"good customer service"?
Have you any idea how many negative posts there are about KIWI on Tripadvisor?

richardw

Partnering with kiwi.com is definitely worth avoiding.

stevie11

They certainly do have a lot of poor reviews although many of the OTA's do also. I still say booking direct with the airline gives you the best protection and service especially if things go wrong i.mo.

Pollycat

stevie11 wrote: »

They certainly do have a lot of poor reviews although many of the OTA's do also. I still say booking direct with the airline gives you the best protection and service especially if things go wrong i.mo.

Or if you simply want to make a change to your booking.
Putting a 3rd party between you and the airline is - imho - a bad idea.