Our trip to Oahu was for our 2 year anniversary. I had originally booked another company for pick up and drop off to and from our hotel in Waikiki and HNL airport. I canceled it because I found Fly Shuttle which was much cheaper and offered a Mercedes Benz shuttle van, so I figured why not? We missed our flight, so I called the Fly Shuttle number provided, to let them know we'll be on the next flight which was 2 hours later. So this gave them ample time to plan a pick up for my husband and I.
We finally landed into HNL and went to baggage claim H to get our bags. The shuttle dispatcher told us we had to walk all the way to E to get picked up. All the while, we're seeing all the other shuttles pick up their passengers at H. The dispatcher said his driver can't go to H because of the traffic. But, there was no traffic! And so they made us walk all the way to E. We were already irritated. When we got to E, the driver was still not there. I texted the dispatcher and he said "Driver on the way." We waited and looked for the Mercedes they advertised. But instead, a white, beat-up passenger van arrived. Dirty on the inside, trash everywhere and the right side mirror was cracked and broken, as if the driver got too close to a wall or another vehicle and left it broken. He said, the owner was fine with it as long as he can still see whats behind. The driver told us that he's allowed to take this van home and use it for other personal purposes, which I found a bit odd and unprofessional. To avoid traffic, he took us into some sketchy side streets with run down car mechanic shops. He even showed us were the prison was. Wth? Nonetheless, despite the uninteresting car ride, he was kind, humorous and got us safely to our hotel, so we tipped him.
On the day of our departure, we had to be picked up at 5am for our flight. I texted the dispatcher at 4:50AM letting him know we were outside of the hotel waiting. He replied "Driver pick up other hotel first." So we waited again. Outside. At 5am. 5:10 came around and the driver arrived with.... finally... the Mercedes van that was advertised. Of course, there were no other hotel passengers in the van. So the dispatcher lied. The driver hopped out, asked for my name, took my bag and placed it in the back. He didn't open the door for us as shuttles usually do, so we got in ourselves and we were on our way to HNL. He made NO conversation with us the entire trip to the airport. He drove erratically the entire way, so my husband and I held onto each other and made sure our seat belts were securely fastened. When we arrived at the airport, the driver got out, took our suitcase out from the back and didn't help with our door. Mind you, the doors to these types of vans were huge and he didn't bother to close it either. My husband still handed him a tip and said "Thank You." The rude driver, took it, didn't say "You're Welcome," looked irritated and got back into the van. He didn't close the sliding door on my side. So he just looked my way and expected me to close it. No class.
All in all, you get what you pay for. Cheap cost = Bad service and experience. I would NOT recommend Fly Shuttle, unless they hire a new professional dispatcher who didn't sound like he was just waking up from a nap every time he answered his phone and more courteous drivers. I will never make the same mistake by hiring them again for shuttle service.
PS: I texted the dispatcher for Fly Shuttle for the driver's names and he never replied back. Horrible customer service! read more