Customer satisfaction vs frequent flier programmes in the airline industry
Competition in the airline industry has intensified over the decade concurrent with the rapid growth in air travel. Two of the defensive strategies employed by airline companies to retain customers are customer satisfaction and switching barriers. In particular, a switching barr...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/55521 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Competition in the airline industry has intensified over the decade concurrent with the
rapid growth in air travel. Two of the defensive strategies employed by airline companies
to retain customers are customer satisfaction and switching barriers. In particular, a
switching barrier unique to the airlines industry is the frequent flier programme (FFP).
After a period popularity, FFPs have come under criticisms from users and airlines. As a
result, airlines are turning their focus back to providing quality service and enhancing
customer satisfaction. This research was conducted with the objective of comparing the
relative strengths of customer satisfaction vis-a-vis frequent flier programmes at retaining
customers A survey was conducted on passengers of Singapore Airlines and Qantas
Airways to facilitate this and an index was created to analyse the data. The results reveal
that FFPs have different effectiveness depending on their structure. On the whole, FFPs
do affect the decisions of passengers but not as much as the original expectations. Despite
this, airlines should not discontinue the programmes as FFPs have evolved to the point
where passengers take for granted the membership. |
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