Anonymous
Google
It started with a staff member named Sisile, who was rude, condescending and acted like she couldn’t care less. Our bags were 2.5kg over the limit - fair enough, but instead of helping us, she shooed us away from the counter with no explanation and handed us baggage tags without telling us what to do. Her tone and attitude were completely unacceptable for someone working in customer service.
After fixing our luggage, we came back and deliberately avoided her. The staff member we approached instead (clearly her friend) didn’t even weigh our bags. When I asked for Sisile’s name, she lied and said it was “Angelina.” As we walked away, we heard them laughing at us behind the counter. Unbelievably unprofessional.
It got worse. At the oversized baggage area, we were told our bags hadn’t even been checked in because no weights had been entered. A third staff member had to manually fix the error. This caused even more stress, especially for my sister who was traveling with a baby.
I returned to ask for the second staff member’s real name and once again, she lied, calling herself “Cici” while covering her name badge so I couldn’t see it. I asked her to show me her name tag she said “I don’t have to give you my name for security reason” while covering her name badge with her hand, which is again, another lie. When I asked why her colleague lied, she shrugged it off and got extremely defensive. As I walked away, she threw out the threat: “You’re not getting on that flight.” Completely unacceptable.
I spoke with the duty manager, Talah, who was the only professional we encountered. He assured us the bags would be on the flight and that the staff would be notified. He also asked us once we get to the terminal to have staff call him to assure our baggage was on the plane. Yes, but the damage had already been done. We were so stressed and anxious that we couldn’t even eat. My sister was distraught and I was left wondering whether we or our bags would even make it home.
This entire experience was humiliating and infuriating. And now, after being ignored for over three weeks, it’s clear the airline either doesn’t care or is trying to sweep this under the rug.
We used to recommend this airline to everyone.
Not anymore.
Photo attached is Sisile - from what I’ve seen from the google reviews, I, my sister and infant niece are not the only ones who have experienced this kind of terrible service from this staff member. Do better Air New Zealand, what I let down.