[efc1878]

My wife and I flew with Malev from Kiev to Dublin (via Budapest) last Monday (the 25th of July). We had a long stopover in Budapest, because of a three-hour delay in our departure to Dublin.

We collected our luggage in Dublin and went home. Two days later, when we unpacked, my wife saw that all her gold jewellery had been stolen from her suitcase. We are sure it was stolen by baggage handlers in Budapest who X-rayed and scanned our items without our permission. Malev's attitude has not been very helpful, and they say they are not to blame, even though they employ their own baggage handlers.

This could have happened anywhere, and we have learned that if you have anything valuable, carry it with you and keep it in your hand luggage. And if you have a grievance with an airline, do not be surprised if they take no action.

[uarsln]

Yes, your wife's jewelery were stolen in Budapest by Malev ground handling staff . It happened to me too 2 weeks ago.
I flew to Budapest on 7th of October 2011 with Malev. My plane landed in Ferenc Liszt airport at 18.35 with 1 hour and 30 minutes delay. Normally, I always carry my money with me but that day, I put my money to a small hand bag of mine and I put my hand bag to my luggage. And I had 750 USD in it. After the plane landed, I waited more than usual to get my luggage back. I got my luggage back at around 19.15 or I should say between 19.00 - 19.30. When I got my luggage back, I wanted to exchange some money and I opened my luggage and I realized that my luggage was opened (it also had a small lock), my clothes were turned upside down and my hand bag that was in my luggage was searched and my 750 USD was stolen. Then I immediately report it to the police in the airport and still waiting for them to find the malev thieves.

I contacted Malev and got a response that they have no liability regarding my issue. I pay money to fly with them and give my luggage to them, they do not take care of it and their ground handling staff with the help of airport staff who check your luggage's with X- Ray machines are stealing my money from my luggage.
1.5 hour delay was not enough, malev staff also stole my 750 USD from my luggage. Unbelievable! I will never ever ever fly with Malev again no matter what.

After this incident, I checked it online and I found out that many many people have been the victims of malev staff or malev ground staff aka the thieves.

I recommend you not to fly with Malev, never ! If you do and if it happens to you ( higly likely, it would), then remember me. You would regret it badly. So never fly with malev.