Originally Posted by
tth6133
We all have our own preferences. Personally, I prefer to chat than to call, because I can do other things while waiting or chatting with an agent. For the airlines, chat is also more economical as their agents can simultaneously chat with more than one customer. With labor cost rising continuously, airlines, along with all other businesses, are going to employ fewer and fewer agents. That's just an economic reality.
Chatting works even better when overseas vs. phone ($$$) and also when having issues with CSR's that are ESL.
I can read Portuguese a hell of a lot better than hear it.