{"id":15349,"date":"2019-12-26T13:12:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T13:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=15349"},"modified":"2020-02-21T04:24:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T04:24:03","slug":"new-research-reveals-air-travellers-are-more-concerned-about-inflight-services-despite-the-cost-of-air-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/new-research-reveals-air-travellers-are-more-concerned-about-inflight-services-despite-the-cost-of-air-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"New research reveals: Air travellers are more concerned about inflight services despite the cost of air tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">J.D.\nPower a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services, data and\nanalytics has recently released their latest statistic reports on 2019 Airline\nInternational Destination Satisfaction saying passengers are more concerned\nabout the in-flight services that they get on an international flight than the\ncost of an air ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In\nterms of inflight services like food, complimentary drinks and inflight\nentertainments such as HD movies and popular TV shows are one of the reasons\nthat drive passenger satisfaction for the core among frequent international air\ntravellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The new\nstudy measures, air traveller\u2019s satisfaction with airline carriers who are\nflying from North America to Europe and from North America to Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The\nAirline International Destination Satisfaction Study is purely based on nine\nkey factors namely in-flight services, cost and fees, aircraft, cabin crew,\ncheck-in, boarding, immigration, baggage, and reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">J.D.\nPower, Travel Intelligence Lead, Michael Taylor said, \u201cA low fare may be the\nbest way to attract a first-time international passenger, but retaining\npassengers on routes to Europe and Asia is all about delighting customers with\ngreat in-flight experiences. One of the most powerful ways to do that is with\nfood and beverage offerings that are unique to the airline\u2019s culture and that\nmanage to deliver favour at altitude, where it has been proven that taste buds\ngrow less sensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">According to their findings, overall of air travellers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/holidays\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"flights to Europe (opens in a new tab)\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\">flights to Europe<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and Asia are more satisfied with the food and beverage that has been served on board. Outstandingly in-flight services are also one of the key factors too; especially those who are flying to destinations in Asia or Europe. Passengers who take long-haul flights within North America are primarily driven by cost and fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">While\nthe food and beverage are a key pleasure for passenger, overall onboard\nsatisfaction is currently lower compare to the vast in-flight entertainment\noptions. Data shows, passengers on flights to Europe are more satisfied with\nin-flight entertainment options by 53 points higher than for food and beverage.\nPassenger satisfaction on flights to Asia is 22 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Domestic\nair passengers will mainly select an airline with their travel experience with\nthe carrier rating 40% good customer, service 36%, convenient scheduling 35%,\nreputation 33%, lower ticket price (31%) and other variables. However, for\ninternational travellers &#8211; availability of a direct flight, luggage fees and\nWi-Fi connectivity have a lesser concern when selecting an airline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The\nfollowing are the rankings for 2019 Airline International Destination Satisfaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Among carriers flying from North America to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/flights\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Europe (opens in a new tab)\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\">Europe<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, Turkish Airlines ranks highest in passenger satisfaction with a score of 833. Virgin Atlantic (829) ranks second, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/airlines\/british-airways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"British Airways (opens in a new tab)\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\">British Airways<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/airlines\/delta-airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Delta Air Lines (opens in a new tab)\"><strong><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\">Delta Air Lines<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (815) rank third in a tie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Among carriers flying from North America to Asia, Japan Airlines ranks highest in passenger satisfaction with a score of 869. Delta Air Lines (861) ranks second and Korean Air (854) ranks third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.D. Power a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services, data and analytics has recently released their latest statistic reports on 2019 Airline International Destination Satisfaction saying passengers are more concerned about the in-flight services that they get on an international flight than the cost of an air ticket. 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