TB00417 The Southwest Spirit Customer service far beyond the norm in the airline industry was not unexpected at Southwest and hadits own name—Positively Outrageous Service. Some examples of this service included: a gate agentvolunteering to watch a dog (a Chihuahua) for two weeks when an Acapulco-bound passenger showedup at the last minute without the required dog crate; an Austin passenger who missed a connection toHouston‚ where he was to have a kidney transplant operation‚ was flown there by a
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The Airline Industry Annise Hawkins Strayer University ECO 550 Dr. Youngblood January 28‚ 2012 According to First Research (2010)‚ the main products or service in the industry is air transportation. This includes the scheduled or unscheduled transportation of passengers‚ mail or cargo. The bulk of the revenues in the industry (estimated by first research (2010) to be 70% of total revenues) come from the scheduled transportation of passengers. Cargo and express mail contribute
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Re-organization and Layoff Discussion Denise Rico PHL/320 November 17‚ 2014 Lesley Pullium Re-organization and Layoff Discussion Layoffs are challenging for both the company and the employees involved. Companies should do everything they can to minimize the effects of layoffs if not avoid them altogether. Layoffs should only be a last result if there is no other possible solution in sight. When layoffs are the only answer‚ the company should handle them with the utmost respect and consideration for
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Task Three: Budget Airlines CONTENTS • Who and what are budget airlines • Marketing environment - Micro environment - Macro environment • Sources of information • Segmentation • Targeting • Positioning • Marketing mix – price • Questions Budget Airline Definition Budget airlines don’t have free meals and entertainment • Budget airlines don’t issue tickets • Budget airlines have only one class – budget class
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IndiGo Airlines – A Case study in International Business Strategy The right thing to do is also the smart thing to do The success of Indigo is a mix of a clear brand promise of "on time" and supported with slick branding and signage‚ smart technology support and a passionate and young work force who multi-task. About Indigo IndiGo is India’s largest airline with a market share of 29.5 per cent as of June‚2013 as well as the country’s largest low fare carrier. IndiGo is the fastest growing
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Executive Summary Porter Airlines‚ a short-haul commercial airliner established in 2002‚ have enjoyed significant and steady growth since inception. The concern now is to devise a solution that will allow Porter to continue its controlled expansion strategy‚ as it has been so successful and integral to the growth of the company over the past several years. Situation Analysis Porter Airlines operates in a fiercely competitive airline industry‚ where competitors compete based on price‚ service‚ and
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Classic Airlines Problem Solution “Every company knows that it costs far less to hold on to a customer than to acquire a new one” (Gokey‚ 2002). As the commercial airline industry is changing at a rapid pace‚ Classic Airlines (CA) is faced with the challenge of delivering increased value within leaner consumer budgets. According to Plunkett Research Online‚ travel industry expenditures are decreasing and e-commerce is gradually replacing many jobs. With this report in mind‚ CA is set
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Spirit Airlines (SAVE) is an ultra low-cost‚ low-fare based in Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida that provides affordable travel opportunities. The IPO for Sprit airlines was offered on June 11th‚ 2011. The price of the stock at the IPO date was of $12.00. According to NASDAQ.com‚ the money that was raised on the IPO was $187.2 million dollars‚ with 5 million dollars in expenses. After the underwriting cost eliminated they approximately raised171.0 million. After the IPO sale
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Importance to economy The revenue of international airlines industry has increased from 476 billion USD in 2009 to 567 billion USD in 2011‚ a 9.3% year-on-year increase. This industry employs 56.5 million workers and accounts for US $2.2 trillion of the global GDP. Indian Aviation industry contributes to 0.5% of the India’s GDP and generates 1.7 million jobs. Technological Trends Major cost items for airlines are fuel‚ labour and maintenance. Airlines are able to reduce the cost/increase profit by
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would survive this restructuring. NOTE 1. Source: Jupiter Communications‚ 2000. WESTjET AIRLINES (A): THE CULTURE THAT BREEDS A PASSION To SuccEED Prepared by Ken Mark under the supervision of Professor Gerard Seijts Copyright© 2001‚ lvey Management Services INTRODUCTION It was April 17‚ 2001‚ and WestJet ’s market capitalization had just surpassed that of Air Canada ’s‚ the country ’s leading airline. "We ’re in the hospitality business and our culture is everything to us‚" stated Don Bell
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