Havayolu Taşımacılığında Hizmet Kalitesinin Kurumsal İmaj, Müşteri Memnuniyeti ve Müşteri Sadakati Üzerindeki Etkisi
Purpose – Airline service quality has become the most important element of competition in the air transport sector as a result of the increase in the number of enterprises and fleet sizes and the opening of new destinations. Changing the needs and desires of the customers with the effect of globalization and the activation of information technologies make it more difficult to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of service quality on corporate image, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. In the literature review, a study examining the effect of service quality on corporate image, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty could not be found. This study aims to contribute to the literature. Design/methodology/approach – The population of the study consists of 260 international passengers departing from Istanbul of an internationally recognized airline. The presence of passengers to different destinations on the international lines where the questionnaire forms are applied and the different characteristics of the passengers reinforce the representation ability of the sample universe. The data on the international passengers who prefer to participate in the study voluntarily were obtained through a face-to-face survey. SPSS software was used for statistical analysis.
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