Nowadays, the corporate focus on the brand image other than the competition superiority in terms of product functionality for satisfaction of customer's need because of distinguishing of the corporate competition
The brand image affects on the corpor...
Nowadays, the corporate focus on the brand image other than the competition superiority in terms of product functionality for satisfaction of customer's need because of distinguishing of the corporate competition
The brand image affects on the corporate assets by affecting to distinguish airline among airline product except the flight schedule of airlines.
Therefore, the corporate has to build up the distinguished image by analyzing the elements affecting the brand image, and to establish the corporate image as a way of the competitive advantage to the brand image.
The purpose of this study aims to examine how consumers are forming the airline image of domestic two airlines (Korean Air and Asiana Airline). and to help for establishment of marketing strategy to implant the positive brand image of domestic airline by grasping the elements to affect the purchase decision making.
The result of this study is as follows.
First, customers who choose Korean Air and Asiana Airline have different opinions in importance and satisfaction about the brand image of airline. Korean Air should focus on giving satisfaction to customers with schedule flexibility for the convenient flight schedule, comport of seat, and reasonable fare.
Asiana Airlines has a result the low satisfaction to various and convenient flight schedule, quick luggage check-in, taste and quality of in-flight meal, seat comfort, aircraft type, and fare. It is because Asiana Airlines started the air service late than Korean Air. For this reason. Asiana should concert to enhance the brand image of airline has a little difference according to domestic people, foreigners, flight class, and number of boarding. the positive brand image to airlines affected the frequent boarding and based on this, the brand image influences in airline re-purchase and forms the customer's royalty. this result shows airline should try harder to manage powerful brand image, and develop marketing strategy to establish firm brand image of domestic airline to foreigners.
Last, customers consider to choose airline based on convenient flight schedule, mileage service, co-operation service, express check-in, safe baggage check-in, and convenient reservation service. When they had satisfaction with all elements, they choose the airline again. This result shows customers focus on basic purpose to choose airline, on the other hand, airlines put the importance to symbolic image like onboard service.
As a result, airlines should improve the brand image of airline by investing and marketing about functional image.