• Customer relationship management (CRM):
– Every FSC has a loyalty program to retain the most frequent flyers.
– The frequent flyers programs (FFP) have became part of a broader strategy called CRM.
– The general purpose of CRM is to enable carriers to better manage their customers through
the introduction of reliable processes and procedures for interacting with those customers.
– The final aim of the CRM is to enhance the passenger’s buying and travelling experience in
order to personalize the carriers’ services.
– In this perspective, the CRM is an extra tool to differentiate the airline product.
• Multi-channel sales:
– Sales channels are divided into:-
1. indirect off-line – intermediate travel agencies
2. indirect on-line – web intermediate electronic-agents
3. direct on-line – the passenger buys the tickets directly via the airline’s Internet site
4. direct off-line – the passenger buys the tickets directly via the airline’s call centre, the
airlines city office (CTO), or the airline’s airport office (ATO). The FSC cover all of these
channels)