Free Champagne/ Seat 25D
Dec 19, 2017, 11:53 pm
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Free Champagne/ Seat 25D
BA will apparently be offering a free glass of champagne to everyone travelling in seat 25D between 22nd the and 27th of December. This will include all shorthaul flights leaving from Heathrow and Gatwick. I hope this is true as I’ve just change my seat from the front of the plane. And let’s hope their IT systems don’t crash due to a mad rush of everyone trying to change their seats!! 😬😬
Dec 20, 2017, 12:09 am
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Is it 1st April today? If it is true that the offer occurs I'm not sure I would move my seat from the front just to get a glass of ‘champagne’ worth a few pounds. If I was that keen for champagne I’d have a glass in the lounge (or buy one at an outlet if I don’t have status) and stay In my original seat.
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Dec 20, 2017, 12:23 am
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Most people who get this won't know about it beforehand. It's one of those small gestures I was talking about elsewhere to delight customers and create a better perception.
The lounge access is a nice touch too. Charm offensive confirmed I'd say.
The lounge access is a nice touch too. Charm offensive confirmed I'd say.
Dec 20, 2017, 12:53 am
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Dec 20, 2017, 12:57 am
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Have BA put the intern in charge of improving their net promoter score instead of uploading fares? If so that strategy is backfiring too!
Dec 20, 2017, 1:11 am
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Not so sure.
Four weeks ago, my perception was:
"BA are a rapacious cost obsessed airline relentlessly reducing standards, and if I have to contact them about something it'll be a painful experience and the best I'll get out of it is a boiler plate reply from a faceless customer service organisation"
Today it is:
"BA certainly have a long way to go before getting back to how they were a few years ago, but they are showing a human side, both in my own interactions with them and in some of the things I hear about them doing for others."
The battle for hearts and minds is one of small incremental steps. You are never going to get back exactly the BA that once existed, but this 25D thing as a small step is a nice one.
Four weeks ago, my perception was:
"BA are a rapacious cost obsessed airline relentlessly reducing standards, and if I have to contact them about something it'll be a painful experience and the best I'll get out of it is a boiler plate reply from a faceless customer service organisation"
Today it is:
"BA certainly have a long way to go before getting back to how they were a few years ago, but they are showing a human side, both in my own interactions with them and in some of the things I hear about them doing for others."
The battle for hearts and minds is one of small incremental steps. You are never going to get back exactly the BA that once existed, but this 25D thing as a small step is a nice one.
Dec 20, 2017, 1:13 am
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It's a nice idea, but I agree that it raises the expectation of those around 25D only to have it dashed when they realise it's not for them.
The key to a good NPS is meeting or slightly exceeding expectations. To me this looks like BA don't understand what they are doing. (My companies NPS is 97 out of 100)
The key to a good NPS is meeting or slightly exceeding expectations. To me this looks like BA don't understand what they are doing. (My companies NPS is 97 out of 100)
Dec 20, 2017, 1:14 am
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Not so sure.
Four weeks ago, my perception was:
"BA are a rapacious cost obsessed airline relentlessly reducing standards, and if I have to contact them about something it'll be a painful experience and the best I'll get out of it is a boiler plate reply from a faceless customer service organisation"
Today it is:
"BA certainly have a long way to go before getting back to how they were a few years ago, but they are showing a human side, both in my own interactions with them and in some of the things I hear about them doing for others."
The battle for hearts and minds is one of small incremental steps. You are never going to get back exactly the BA that once existed, but this 25D thing as a small step is a nice one.
Four weeks ago, my perception was:
"BA are a rapacious cost obsessed airline relentlessly reducing standards, and if I have to contact them about something it'll be a painful experience and the best I'll get out of it is a boiler plate reply from a faceless customer service organisation"
Today it is:
"BA certainly have a long way to go before getting back to how they were a few years ago, but they are showing a human side, both in my own interactions with them and in some of the things I hear about them doing for others."
The battle for hearts and minds is one of small incremental steps. You are never going to get back exactly the BA that once existed, but this 25D thing as a small step is a nice one.
Dec 20, 2017, 1:20 am
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agreed. I’ve posted before and I’ll post again. Giving a very small percentage of their customer base something will not improve their overall net promoter score. This is a flawed strategy.
Have BA put the intern in charge of improving their net promoter score instead of uploading fares? If so that strategy is backfiring too!
For those with long memories, British Rail enjoyed far from positive customer opinion, to the point that offering a positive opinion of the company was viewed as heresy in some quarters (much like positive comments about BA are becoming on this board). British Rail was the most efficient nation rail operator in Europe. I also had an extensive customer base that used it in preference to other modes of travel. What does that say about customer surveys?
Promotor surveys - mindless babble to keep the interns busy.
Dec 20, 2017, 1:38 am
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I flew with Finnair LHR-HEL on Finland's 100 year anniversary of independence (Wed 6th Dec). They gave a glass of champagne to EVERYONE on the flight because of this. Indeed, they did so for every single flight operated to/from Helsinki that day. Now that's how you do it.
Dec 20, 2017, 1:39 am
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Dec 20, 2017, 1:45 am
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Of course, the alternative would be that they are totally (and rightly) uninterested in a meaningless opinion survey, preferring interest to rely on proper business metrics that suit their business. That could include their own customer surveys.
For those with long memories, British Rail enjoyed far from positive customer opinion, to the point that offering a positive opinion of the company was viewed as heresy in some quarters (much like positive comments about BA are becoming on this board). British Rail was the most efficient nation rail operator in Europe. I also had an extensive customer base that used it in preference to other modes of travel. What does that say about customer surveys?
Promotor surveys - mindless babble to keep the interns busy.
Before you dismiss NPS entirely you may want to have a read through this. http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSESer...wth_5-9-05.pdf
A lot of very highly rated companies use NPS. It would be comforting to think that some of them knew what they were doing.
Dec 20, 2017, 1:45 am
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Of course, the alternative would be that they are totally (and rightly) uninterested in a meaningless opinion survey, preferring interest to rely on proper business metrics that suit their business. That could include their own customer surveys.
For those with long memories, British Rail enjoyed far from positive customer opinion, to the point that offering a positive opinion of the company was viewed as heresy in some quarters (much like positive comments about BA are becoming on this board). British Rail was the most efficient nation rail operator in Europe. I also had an extensive customer base that used it in preference to other modes of travel. What does that say about customer surveys?
Promotor surveys - mindless babble to keep the interns busy.
Presumably you are saying this is a good example of BA management wasting time and money?
In any case I think most businesses would say NPS is with while, it gives a good pulse of what your customers are saying about you. Unless of course you genuinely don't care in which case the impact may be felt down the line after the onslaught of bad PR in the media.