1. Passenger Experience for Airlines Evaluating experience drivers for Airline passengers Disclaimer: All the contents of this document are solely the views of the author and have been sourced from publicly available sources only. No part of this document has been copied/reproduced in violation of IP or Copyright laws
2. Contents Current Challenges facing Airline industry Competitive Strategies adopted by Airlines Airline Passenger Lifecycle framework Passenger Experience dimensions Select Global leading practices
3. Current Challenges The airline industry faces a myriad of challenges, both external and internal which pose unique issues impacting the overall industry profitability External Challenges Internal Challenges
19. Passenger Experience Dimensions – Arrival Phase 4.1 Landing & Taxiing to Terminal Integrated Multi – Channel Experience delivery 4.2 In flight Announcement 4.3 Baggage Claim 4.4 Lost Baggage Management 4.5 Cab/Hotel Services
20. Select Global Leading practices (1/5)Airlines adopting Social Media for Ticket reservations Malaysia Airlines has launched MHbuddy, a service which allows any of the more than 500 million people who use Facebook to not only book a flight with the airline, but to also integrate trip details into their social graph, identifying friends who might be sharing flights, or who will be at their destination. “Our passengers are spending more and more time using social networks and Malaysia Airlines is one of the most active airlines on social media including Facebook and Twitter. With MHbuddy we are pleased to provide our fans on social media an easy way to book a ticket without having to leave Facebook. In doing so, we have also opened another distribution channel for ticket sales,” – Dr. Amin Khan, Executive Vice President, Commercial Strategy, Malaysia Airlines.
21. Select Global Leading practices (2/5)Using Mobiles as a channel for providing Check-In services Trinity Mobile has just announced a 1,200% increase in the use of mobile boarding passes by airline passengers in the past year. While 2008 saw just 50,000 travelers take advantage of the technology, which works by using a scanner to read the QR code directly off the display of your smart phone, in 2009, that number had increased to 600,000. British Airways’ mobile app allows users to view flight information, timetables up to a year in advance, links to the airline’s Twitter page and also incorporates the mobile boarding pass
22. Select Global Leading practices (3/5)Brand building through Customer Forums Southwest uses the blog to circulate Marketing & Sales messages (e.g “we won the Freddies for the best frequent flyer program”), understand changing market needs and identify areas within the travel experience, that need to be optimized to foster even more loyal customers. Southwest passengers can blog about their experiences, rate southwest and give their fellow Southwest community friends tips and tricks how to make their travel to and at the destination more enjoyable.
23. Select Global Leading practices (4/5)“Upper Class Wing” by Virgin Airlines Virgin Atlantic has introduced an exclusive “upper class wing” in Heathrow, to optimize the much dreaded Heathrow travel experience for its premium customers
24. Select Global Leading practices (5/5)Driving innovation in Loyalty programs Jet Airways, one of the leading Full Service Carriers in India, has launched a loyalty program for those passengers who travel extensively in short bursts of time in order to drive business in off-seasons. The airline offers a single fare option to passengers. Under the scheme, a passenger pays a fixed sum for a fixed duration and can then avail a pre-defined number of flights in that duration at a constant price.
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