Blake Morgan

JUNE 7, 2023

Between cancellations, inflation, and the lingering impact of the pandemic, it’s been a rough year for the airline industry. Unsurprisingly, customer satisfaction plummeted by 8% at the end of 2022, when cancellations ran rampant. The airline industry has faced a rocky road in the last few years. Consistency and caring.

Airlines 59

Airlines Customer Experience Data Effort Score 59

Inbenta

JULY 29, 2021

8 airline chatbot use cases to achieve top-notch support. Airline chatbot examples. Create your own airline chatbot. These situations call for superior airline customer service. Achieving top-notch airline support with chatbots. Airline chatbot examples. Let’s face it.

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Airlines Chatbots Self Service Travel 88

Customer Bliss

JUNE 28, 2018

Let’s face it: the airline industry is tough. Do you remember how many airlines there were when you were a kid?) To stay ahead of the competition, airlines keep close tabs on customer experience to address flyers’ concerns, preferences, and needs through reports like the recently released J.D.

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Airlines Industry Competitive Advantage Travel 135

ShepHyken

JULY 1, 2022

This week we feature an article by Prabhjinder Bedi, Chief Growth Officer at Tech Mahindra Business Process Services. He writes about the impact on the customer experience that metaverse will have on the travel industry and how customers and brands will navigate the new developments.

Airlines 78

Airlines Travel Hotels Social Media 78

ShepHyken

JANUARY 10, 2024

I’m always looking for good customer service stories that teach or remind us about creating an amazing customer experience. It would take two flights on two airlines to get to where I was going, so I expected two boarding passes. If the agent really was lazy, shame on her for taking a job where she supports customers.

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Travel Customer Service Airlines Poor Customer Service 101

Customer Bliss

APRIL 4, 2017

Southwest Airlines has an industry-standard approach to promoting people from within. Sonya LaCore actually began as a flight attendant, rose through many levels of service leadership with in-flight crews, and today is the leader of all in-flight operations. Episode Overview. About Sonya.

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Airlines Hospitality Leadership Connections 204

Kristina Evey

MARCH 14, 2018

It’s all over the news… a United Airlines flight attendant insisted that a passenger put her dog carrier containing her 10-month-old French bulldog, Kokito, in the overhead compartment. She worked for the airline. She would never insist something be done contrary to airline rules and policies. She was trained.

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Airlines Customer Experience Travel Guidelines 184

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 19, 2017

I’ve been flying major airlines for a long time, and like everyone else, I’ve noticed the changes – and not in a good way. As the New York Times recently reported , “Rich bonus packages for top executives are now largely tied to short-term income targets and fatter profit margins instead of customer service.”

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Airlines Travel Report Customer Experience 129

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2024

Shangri-La has been ranked as Singapore’s top customer service provider in a new survey conducted by The Straits Times and Statista. The survey evaluated customer service across various sectors, with over 5,500 respondents participating. 5, while airlines All Nippon Airways and Singapore Airlines secured the No.

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Hotels Customer Service Airlines Transportation 52

Doing CX Right

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The mass cancellations at Southwest Airlines provide valuable business lessons. Learn and apply best practices that are in your control to mitigate disruptions impacting customer loyalty and trust. The post Avoiding Customer Disruptions: Lessons Learned From Southwest Airlines’ Cancellations appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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Airlines Loyalty Customers Tools 59

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Build a Customer Experience Strategy to Boost Your Marketing Campaign by BBP Media (BBP Media) Connecting with your customers can be done in many ways, with businesses investing a lot of time and money into it.

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Customer Service Airlines Policies Advertising 85

Michelli Experience

APRIL 18, 2017

I was going to write a blog about all the missteps involved in the United Airlines customer experience disaster. Then I started seeing an “abundance of critics” rushing out of the woodworks – some of whom clearly have never tried to help a company strike a balance between customer needs and profitability. Such things as….

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Airlines Travel Transportation Customer Centricity 230

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2024

Shangri-La has been ranked as Singapore’s top customer service provider in a new survey conducted by The Straits Times and Statista. The survey evaluated customer service across various sectors, with over 5,500 respondents participating. 5, while airlines All Nippon Airways and Singapore Airlines secured the No.

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Survey Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

The DiJulius Group

JANUARY 24, 2023

One company eliminates their customer service, another starts charging patients for messages in amounts that would make most consumers say “Ouch” not to mention “You’ve gotta be kidding me!” Frontier Airlines.

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Customer Service Airlines Trends Groups 103

CSM Magazine

JULY 19, 2024

The Microsoft IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software glitch has significantly impacted customer service across various industries. Customer service teams relying on Microsoft 365 services have faced challenges in accessing essential tools and data, leading to delays and decreased efficiency in handling customer inquiries.

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Industry Customer Service Airlines e-support 52

Experience Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Since today is the last day of Customer Service Week, I’m give a shout out to industry leaders in the 2014 Temkin Customer Service Ratings. The bottom line : Happy Customer Service Week! Hyundai Publix Southwest Airlines TracFone TriCare UPS USAA'

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Industry Customer Service Airlines Customers 297

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 22, 2017

It’s hard to believe it has been seven months since United Airlines faced the first of three monumental customer experience debacles. In fairness, other airlines have faced similar flight delays due to computer-related “glitches” during the same time frame. Overbooking and United’s Technology Initiatives.

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Airlines Data Travel Consulting 113

Vonage

DECEMBER 18, 2018

It was a deeply engaging and apropos discussion as many businesses embark on initiatives to transform their contact centers and deliver on the customer experience promise. In fact, the discussion organically tilted toward customer experience rather than customer service - a subtle, but noteworthy shift in being customer centric. .

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Omni-Channel Chatbots Self Service Customer Experience 254

CX Accelerator

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It’s at that point I realized that I never received an email from the airline after booking my flight. Surely customer support could help me sort this out. I sent the airline a direct message on X (formerly Twitter) and within an hour they were able to resend to an alternate email address. Back To Blog Home

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Customer Centricity Company Airlines Net Promoter Score 316

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

National Customer Service Week is a time to reflect on the impact that advanced technology is having in the customer service space – including the shift from traditional customer service to elevated customer experiences. But where is work still needed?

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Customer Service Chatbots Airlines Customers 52

Kerry Bodine

AUGUST 4, 2016

On September 24, 2013, United Airlines sent out an email announcing its renewed commitment to customer experience and the resurrection of its “Fly The Friendly Skies” tagline from decades past. We’re giving you an unmatched global network with more onboard product features, better technology and, of course, great customer service.”.

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Airlines Course Communication Customer Service 120

Uniphore

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It’s increasingly vital for organizations in all industries to provide superior customer service that exceeds expectations and meets users’ needs quickly and efficiently. Here are impressive examples of superior customer service: 1. Sainsbury’s Gives a Young Customer Exactly What She Wants U.K.

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Examples Customer Service Company Airlines 113

Retently

AUGUST 22, 2018

“You can’t have a mid-life crisis in the airline industry, because everyday is a crisis.” – Herb Kelleher. Maintaining an airline is a mess. However, in the pursuit of keeping their operational costs lower, airlines often compromise on one element that has become the crucial competitive differentiator – customer experience.

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Airlines Customer Satisfaction NPS Net Promoter Score 92

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Recent research by YouGov for Pegasystems reveals some interesting insight into how businesses can drive consumer satisfaction through customer service. Some of the key findings are: Airlines’ digital service apps are popular. Nearly a third (28 percent) of all Britons who fly use an airline app and.

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Airlines Customer Service Travel Customers 40

ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Rethinking Customer Interactions to Boost Customer Experience by Harvard Business Review (Harvard Business Review) Simply put, customer experience (CX) has the power to make or break business success.

Self Service 88

Self Service Customer Service Loyalty Programs Travel 88

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How To Make Your Customer Strategy Fun by Chip Bell (Forbes) Is your organization about fun? How often do your customers giggle? Customers’ expectations continue to rise. Average won’t cut it.

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Customer Service Customer Centricity Entertainment Airlines 78

ShepHyken

MARCH 8, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Why marketing can no longer ignore customer experience by Jason VandeBoom. Digiday) Customer experience is rapidly becoming more designable, more accessible and more creative. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Service Hospitality Airlines Infographics 147

SurveySensum

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Did you know that in 2024, 88% of customers think customer service is more important than ever? US companies lose an astounding $75 billion annually due to poor customer service. It’s not a small figure, and it paints a picture of just how much customer service is valued regarding business outcomes.

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Customer Centricity Company Customer Service Airlines 52

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. If I had to sum these up in one word, I would say these fall under the category of “friendly,” which, according to our customer service and CX research , is a top reason customers will say, “I’ll be back!”

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Self Service Customer Service Airlines Touchpoint 85

Kustomer

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Welcome to The Kustomer Service Pulse , a new series on the Kustomer blog where we share our point of view on customer service experiences that showcase how companies can create unforgettable moments with their customers, drive impact for their business, and elevate their brands.

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Customer Service Airlines Exceptional Customer Service Social Media 59

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Provide the Best Possible Customer Experience? GISuser) If you don’t have a well-planned customer service strategy, you are highly likely to lose business. Airline Customer Service Improved In 2020.

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Customer Service Airlines Tips Customer Service Strategies 162

Steve DiGioia

APRIL 17, 2017

To celebrate, I share a few examples of great service that were submitted by the loyal readers of this blog. It’s nice to read something positive – aren’t we all getting tired of that United Airlines story? Lindsey Hartig , Marketing Manager at Martin Resorts on California’s Central Coast, shares this story…. “At Continue reading….

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Airlines Loyalty Hotels Groups 133

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Last week United Airlines had a computer outage that lasted two and a half hours and caused 200 flight delays and six cancellations. Keep in mind, this wasn’t a single unhappy customer complaining to a gate agent at the airport. And it may not be a computer glitch, but a weather problem that causes airline delays.

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Case Study Airlines Study Customer Service 48

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Delta Just Gave A Simple, Stunning Explanation For Why It’s Successful (And Why American Airlines Isn’t) by Chris Matyszczyk. My Comment: Full disclosure: I do most of my flying on American Airlines.

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Airlines Customer Service Automotive Omni-Channel 106

Michelli Experience

APRIL 25, 2017

Here are a few examples: Frequent interactions that involve saying “no” to customers. Few businesses have as many rules (no strollers, “No you can’t get up and go to the bathroom yet”, “Turn off your cell phone”, “Stop playing your music without headphones”, “No your bag is too large to go overhead.”). Customers must yield control.

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Airlines Self Service Customer Experience Travel 100

ECXO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

You might think Stoicism is just for philosophers in togas, but the truth is, its principles are super relevant today—especially if you’re looking to improve your customer service. 109 Before we dive into how you can use Stoicism in customer service, let’s quickly cover the basics. What’s Stoicism All About?

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Customer Experience Airlines Handbook Policies 156

Kustomer

JANUARY 2, 2024

Welcome to The Kustomer Service Pulse , a new series on the Kustomer blog where we share our point of view n customer service experiences that showcase how companies can create unforgettable moments with their customers, drive impact for their business, and elevate their brands.

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Customer Service Wait Times Airlines Social Media 90