5. Do passengers exhibiting different psychographic and lifestyle characteristics: " view the airline service quality differently ? " differ in their satisfaction and loyalty toward a specific airline ? 6. What are the factors (dimensions) that determine passenger loyalty toward a specific airline? 1-4 The research objectives The major concern of this research is to investigate the passengers' perceptions of the Royal Jordanian (RJ) airline service quality and its influence on their satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, the main objectives of this research are: 1. To identify the main attributes (dimensions) of airline service quality. 2. To identify the nature of relationships between service quality, passenger satisfaction and loyalty. 3. To investigate the influence of both service quality and passenger satisfaction on loyalty behaviour, in particular to determine whether consumers actually purchasea ticket from an airline that has the highest level of perceived service quality or from one that they are most "satisfied" with. 4. To identify the influence of demographic variables on passenger' perception of service quality and passengers' loyalty. 5. To determine whether consumer-based variables in such categories as activities, interests, opinions and lifestyle could be used for segmenting passengers on the basis of their service quality expectations. 6. To suggest effective marketing strategies that can be offered, based on the analysis of the relationship between service quality, consumer satisfaction, and loyalty. This research will provide RJ airline with a better understanding of their passengers and will aid them in developing a strategy which can best serve the