Last week, on more than one occasion, most of us would have heard someone saying, writing or shouting, words to the effect of ,"I just need Ryanair to get me to xxx!" Getting passengers to their chosen destination is the most basic of basic needs an airline is expected fulfil. In yet another PR disaster [...]
As a young boy growing up in London, and with a football loving father, I had the pick of a number of world famous clubs to become a fan of. Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers are among 14 professional teams based in London, still competing in the top four divisions [...]
Before I start this post, I must first make a couple of sincere apologies. As a result of travelling a great deal, I often write about my experiences of doing so. Some of the best and worst experiences I have ever had have been whilst travelling. I acknowledge how lucky I am to go to [...]
Some say that I am easily confused! So it may come as no surprise that I should write a blog post with a rather confusing headline. On the one hand I am referring to a well known brand as 'the world's largest' and on the other, I am asking whether or not they have changed. [...]
Airlines of Europe beware!! There is a 'new kid on the block' - one that could potentially change the face of air travel. If you have not heard of Norwegian, it will not be long before the name of the Nordic airline is as common in 'budget' air travel as Ryanair or Easyjet. I flew [...]
I have always described Ryanair as 'the brand we love to hate'. Famed for its 'no frills' approach, for years, millions of consumers decided that despite the appealing cost, the un-acceptability of the Ryanair experience was a big turn off. Equally as many millions of consumers were prepared to put up with the 'no service' proposition [...]
Many dinner table conversations about customer experience will end up talking about the airline industry. It is almost impossible to find a human who does not have an airline 'story' - and most of the time the stories are not particularly positive. An industry that appears to be amongst the most glamorous has consistently struggled [...]
Have you ever looked up the definition of the word Empathy? I would suspect that you have not! It is not often that we take the time to read dictionaries!! If you read the definition above, it is also likely that you will find it difficult to correlate many of the words used with organisations [...]
I recently wrote a Customer Experience Review of Ryanair. Whilst the results were not spectacular, elements of the experience surprised me. It is without any planned intent that I am now able to write another review about an airline. Whilst I travelled with British Airways last week for business (rather than ‘pleasure’ as I did with Ryanair [...]
It is important for me to admit at the start of this review that I have never been an advocate of Ryanair. Many have heard me state that I would rather swim than use the airline that has built a reputation over the years for putting the balance sheet a long way ahead of its customers [...]
