Effects of Airline Brand Attitude on Customer Satisfaction and Intention to Reuse

Abstract

Recently, the airplane use rate has been renewing its peak every year. Especially, Gimpo-Jeju route is the busiest air route in the world and all domestic airlines are competing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to propose differentiated marketing strategies from other airlines by analyzing the effect of customers' brand attitude on satisfaction and intention to reuse of airlines competing on the most competitive routes. 350 questionnaires were distributed to domestic passengers who have experiences using Gimpo Jeju route in recent 3 years and 338 questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS24 program. The results of the study showed that brand attitude showed meaningful effects on satisfaction and intention to reuse, and brand image was the most influential factor among the sub factors of brand attitude. Therefore, airlines operating Gimpo - Jeju route suggest the importance of marketing strategy to enhance brand image among various brand attitudes.