УПРАВЛІННЯ КЛІЄНТСЬКОЮ ЛОЯЛЬНІСТЮ У СТРАТЕГІЇ РОЗВИТКУ АВІАКОМПАНІЇ

Abstract

This article considers the main approaches to the study of customer loyalty and the reasons that form a certain model of consumer behavior during consumption of goods and services. The place of customer loyalty programs in the company's development strategy and in the system of ensuring its competitive advantages in the market has been established. The importance of consumer loyalty programs as an effective marketing tool for the formation of trusting long-term and mutually beneficial relations of the organization with the consumer is emphasized. The peculiarities of the use of customer loyalty programs by airlines are considered. The "bottlenecks" of customer loyalty programs used by modern airlines have been identified. The key factors influencing the segmentation of the passenger air transportation market are highlighted. The tendencies of growth in the number of airline customer loyalty programs by regions of the world are analyzed. The advantages and disadvantages of the main customer loyalty programs of the world's airlines are systematized. It is established that during the development of a set of measures aimed at increasing consumer loyalty, the airline's management should address the objectives of increasing consumer loyalty, develop a set of measures to increase satisfaction and consumer loyalty, ensure the growth of consumer behavior. In addition, the airline's management should focus on the internal environment and create interest in the airline's staff in the results of the consumer loyalty program, as well as in improving the quality of service and communication with consumers. Effective implementation of measures aimed at increasing consumer loyalty is impossible without regular monitoring of changes in consumer loyalty over a period of time, as well as determining the extent of the impact of measures on consumer loyalty. Having gathered a database of regular customers, the airline gets ample opportunities to analyze the contingent of its customers, evaluate and make operational decisions that will help adjust the customer loyalty program, advertising, and possibly the assortment policy of the airline.