6 Passenger loyalty
Previous studies have concentrated on purchase intentions to represent loyalty. This approach covers only the behavioural dimension of loyalty and neglecting the attitudinal aspect. Therefore, one of the objectives of this study is to cover this area (behavioural and attitudinal dimensions) and link them with passenger satisfaction and loyalty. Ostrowski et al. (1993) tried to examine issues related to service quality and customer loyalty in the commercial airline industry. Passengers were asked to evaluate 15 specific individual elements associated with the service encounter (the flight itself) and to provide two global evaluations: one on overall quality and the other on overall value of flight. The individual service elements that respondents were asked to evaluate comprise the total service experience, encompassing the five dimensions of service quality (tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy) utilised by customers to judge an organisation's service (Berry et al. 1990). Results showed that current levels of perceived service quality are below potential and that customer loyalty to airlines is low. It was found also that competition based on pricing, will do little to build and maintain brand loyalty, and there exist consistent and significant relationships between service quality (carrier image or reputation) and retained preference, as a measure of customer loyalty. The airline industry the world over is in a stage of rapid transformation. In this process, passenger satisfaction and loyalty are becoming of prime concern to airlines. It is indicated in many consumer purchase decision models that the consumer's repeat purchase and brand loyalty are closely associated with his satisfaction or dissatisfaction with an initial purchase (Berkman and Gilson 1986). In this regard, it is increasingly important for an airline's marketing departments to identify to what extent their passengers are satisfied or dissatisfied with their airline services. Moreover, and from the strategic management perspective, an airline organisation can improve its chance of designing strategies
สมาชิกผู้โดยสาร 6 Previous studies have concentrated on purchase intentions to represent loyalty. This approach covers only the behavioural dimension of loyalty and neglecting the attitudinal aspect. Therefore, one of the objectives of this study is to cover this area (behavioural and attitudinal dimensions) and link them with passenger satisfaction and loyalty. Ostrowski et al. (1993) tried to examine issues related to service quality and customer loyalty in the commercial airline industry. Passengers were asked to evaluate 15 specific individual elements associated with the service encounter (the flight itself) and to provide two global evaluations: one on overall quality and the other on overall value of flight. The individual service elements that respondents were asked to evaluate comprise the total service experience, encompassing the five dimensions of service quality (tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy) utilised by customers to judge an organisation's service (Berry et al. 1990). Results showed that current levels of perceived service quality are below potential and that customer loyalty to airlines is low. It was found also that competition based on pricing, will do little to build and maintain brand loyalty, and there exist consistent and significant relationships between service quality (carrier image or reputation) and retained preference, as a measure of customer loyalty. The airline industry the world over is in a stage of rapid transformation. In this process, passenger satisfaction and loyalty are becoming of prime concern to airlines. It is indicated in many consumer purchase decision models that the consumer's repeat purchase and brand loyalty are closely associated with his satisfaction or dissatisfaction with an initial purchase (Berkman and Gilson 1986). In this regard, it is increasingly important for an airline's marketing departments to identify to what extent their passengers are satisfied or dissatisfied with their airline services. Moreover, and from the strategic management perspective, an airline organisation can improve its chance of designing strategies
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