Study demonstrates that perceived service quality enhances customer satisfaction among Turkish air travellers, indicating key predictors like airline image and tangibles.
Given the fierce competition in the airline industry, prioritising service quality is essential for airlines seeking sustainable success. This study aims to examine the influence of perceived service quality on customer satisfaction among Turkish air travellers, based on the AIRQUAL model. Data were collected via a self-administered questionnaire from 242 respondents, using volunteer sampling at Samsun Çarşamba Airport in Turkey. A multi-analytical approach, combining partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and artificial neural network (ANN) modelling, was employed in the data analysis. The findings reveal that all five dimensions of AIRQUAL significantly and positively affect customer satisfaction. The ANN results further corroborate these findings, identifying image and airline tangibles as the strongest predictors of customer satisfaction based on relative importance.
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