The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction
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Data de Publicação: | 2021 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10071/23516 |
Resumo: | The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges to the airline industry, resulting in radical changes to the passengers’ experience. The purpose of this study is to understand the differences in customer satisfaction between the pre-COVID-19 period and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well the factors that influence said satisfaction. The sample of this study consists of a dataset with 9,745 reviews written by passengers on the well-known airline reviews website, airlinequality.com, owned by SKYTRAX. The reviews were analyzed with a sentiment analysis tool that was specially calibrated for the aviation industry to be more accurate. The findings of this study show that passengers were unhappy with airlines before the pandemic, and those feelings were aggravated after the COVID-19 outbreak. The behavior of airline staff is the main factor to influence passengers’ satisfaction. The main takeaway is that passengers, after the pandemic, are mostly worried with refunds and aircraft cabin cleanliness. This study shows that analyzing passenger reviews is an effective way of gathering customer feedback, paving the way for airlines to continuously improve their service offerings. |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfactionSatisfação do cliente -- Customer satisfactionSentiment analysisCOVID-19Análise de sentimentosCompanhia aérea -- AirlineThe COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges to the airline industry, resulting in radical changes to the passengers’ experience. The purpose of this study is to understand the differences in customer satisfaction between the pre-COVID-19 period and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well the factors that influence said satisfaction. The sample of this study consists of a dataset with 9,745 reviews written by passengers on the well-known airline reviews website, airlinequality.com, owned by SKYTRAX. The reviews were analyzed with a sentiment analysis tool that was specially calibrated for the aviation industry to be more accurate. The findings of this study show that passengers were unhappy with airlines before the pandemic, and those feelings were aggravated after the COVID-19 outbreak. The behavior of airline staff is the main factor to influence passengers’ satisfaction. The main takeaway is that passengers, after the pandemic, are mostly worried with refunds and aircraft cabin cleanliness. This study shows that analyzing passenger reviews is an effective way of gathering customer feedback, paving the way for airlines to continuously improve their service offerings.A pandemia COVID-19 trouxe muitos desafios à indústria da aviação, resultando em drásticas alterações à experiência dos passageiros. O objetivo deste estudo é compreender as diferenças na satisfação dos passageiros, antes e depois da pandemia COVID-19, bem como quais os fatores que a influenciam. A amostra consiste em 9745 comentários deixados por passageiros no conhecido site de comentários, airlinequality.com, cujo proprietário é a SKYTRAX. Os comentários foram analisados recorrendo a uma ferramenta de análise de sentimentos, especialmente calibrada para a indústria aeronáutica, de modo a obter resultados mais precisos. Os resultados sugerem que os passageiros não estavam satisfeitos com as companhias aéreas, e esse sentimento foi agravado durante a pandemia. O comportamento dos trabalhadores das companhias aéreas são o fator que mais influencia a satisfação dos passageiros. A principal conclusão é que os passageiros, após a pandemia, demonstram preocupações acrescidas com reembolsos e com a limpeza da cabine das aeronaves. Este estudo mostra que análise de comentários de passageiros é uma forma eficiente de recolher a opinião dos clientes, dando oportunidade às companhias aéreas de melhorarem continuamente os seus serviços.2021-11-10T11:40:39Z2021-10-21T00:00:00Z2021-10-212021-07info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/23516TID:202782735engPereira, Francisco Costainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:58:00Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/23516Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:30:06.012488Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction Pereira, Francisco Costa Satisfação do cliente -- Customer satisfaction Sentiment analysis COVID-19 Análise de sentimentos Companhia aérea -- Airline |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction |
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The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on European airlines' passenger satisfaction |
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Pereira, Francisco Costa |
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Pereira, Francisco Costa |
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Pereira, Francisco Costa |
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Satisfação do cliente -- Customer satisfaction Sentiment analysis COVID-19 Análise de sentimentos Companhia aérea -- Airline |
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Satisfação do cliente -- Customer satisfaction Sentiment analysis COVID-19 Análise de sentimentos Companhia aérea -- Airline |
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges to the airline industry, resulting in radical changes to the passengers’ experience. The purpose of this study is to understand the differences in customer satisfaction between the pre-COVID-19 period and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well the factors that influence said satisfaction. The sample of this study consists of a dataset with 9,745 reviews written by passengers on the well-known airline reviews website, airlinequality.com, owned by SKYTRAX. The reviews were analyzed with a sentiment analysis tool that was specially calibrated for the aviation industry to be more accurate. The findings of this study show that passengers were unhappy with airlines before the pandemic, and those feelings were aggravated after the COVID-19 outbreak. The behavior of airline staff is the main factor to influence passengers’ satisfaction. The main takeaway is that passengers, after the pandemic, are mostly worried with refunds and aircraft cabin cleanliness. This study shows that analyzing passenger reviews is an effective way of gathering customer feedback, paving the way for airlines to continuously improve their service offerings. |
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