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Table of Contents
Part 1: Outline of This Report 3
1. Outline of the Survey 4
2. Profile of the Respondents 5
・ Gender /Age /Area of Residence /Occupation /Annual income 5
・ Purpose for Overseas Travel and Persons Accompanying /Overseas Travel Type /
Time spent on flight (per one-way) 6
・ Means of Arranging Air Tickets Used 7
・ Air Tickets Used 8
・ Whether Airline Website/app Was Used for Overseas Travel 9
・ Purpose for Use of Airline Website/app 10
・ Items of Importance When Choosing Airline 11
・ Optional Services Not Free That Were Used 13
Part 2: Airline Evaluations 14
1. Overall Satisfaction 15
2. Satisfaction by Attribute 16
1) Aircraft Equipment and Amenities 16
2) Service by Cabin Crew 17
3) Service by Ground Crew 18
4) In-flight Food and Drink Service 19
5) In-flight Entertainment 20
3. Satisfaction with Cost Performance 21
4. Intention to Use Again 22
5. Airlines Desired for Future Use 23
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Airline Satisfaction Survey 2018
"2018 AB-ROAD Overseas Travel Survey" Outline
○Objective
To provide related parties with reference data by ascertaining the facts regarding overseas travelers’ booking practices,
consumer behavior, popular destinations, and destinations desired for visit.
○Respondents
Selected from the Mighty Monitors of INTAGE Inc., these were Japanese citizens aged 18 years and over who traveled
overseas in the year 2017 (the month of departure being in 2017).
○Timing
Tue. 20 Mar through Mon. 26 Mar, 2018
○Research Method
Internet survey
○Numbers Tabulated
5,016 respondents (respondents contacted: 8,086; samples collected:5,314 (successful collection rate of :65.7%))
○Method of Tabulation
The survey results were weighted to correspond with the breakdown of leisure travelers (by gender and age).
The weightings used are as follows.
1. Outline of the Survey
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○Objective
Get airline evaluations from those who traveled overseas in 2017.
○Respondents
The survey was done on 13,211 respondents selected from the Mighty Monitors of INTAGE Inc. These were Japanese citizens
aged 18 years and over who traveled overseas in the year 2017 (the month of departure being in 2017).
* Respondents included also those who traveled for work purposes and those on long-term stays.
○Timing
Thu. 12 April through Mon. 16 April, 2018
○Research Method
Internet survey
○Tabulation Numbers
4,000 respondents (respondents contacted: 13,211, samples collected: 5,833s (successful collection rate of 44.2%))
* Respondents were randomly selected so that each of 40 airlines was represented by 100 respondents in the numbers
tabulated.
■Airlines included in the survey
ANA, JAL, Vanilla Air, Peach Aviation, American Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Qantas, Jetstar, Hawaiian
Airlines, Asiana Airlines, AirAsia X, Eva Air, Garuda Indonesia, Cathay Pacific Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, Singapore Airlines,
Scoot, Korean Air, Tigerair Taiwan, Thai Airways, Jeju Air, China Airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Philippines Airlines,
Vietnam Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Alitalia, Air France, Finnair, British Airways,
Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines
* The airlines included in this survey are the top 40 airlines used in the last trip taken in the year 2017, according to the
results of the “2018 AB-ROAD Overseas Travel Survey” (see below).
Addenda:
(1) In the case of a single answers, totals for the options do not necessarily come out to 100% due to the percentage each
option was given being rounded to the second decimal point.
(2) Figures from a past survey are quoted in order to provide longitudinal data.
“2017 Airline Satisfaction Survey” - Timing: 14 April through 17 April 2017; Sample size tabulated: 4,000s (100 samples
for each airline)
(3) In this survey, respondents who in 2017 took multiple trips on the airlines covered were asked to answer about their last
airline used in order to have them specify the details of the trip taken.
(4) Omitted from the tabulations of this survey were airlines for which users of “in-flight food and drink service” and “in-flight
entertainment” numbered less than 80.
18-29 yrs 30-39 yrs 40-49 yrs 50-59 yrs 60 yrs+
Male 1.10765974 0.91670177 0.80272950 0.78656379 1.02916549
Female 1.12752382 1.10460628 1.10231553 1.13344618 1.15559906
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2. Profile of the Respondents
(n=4,000) (n=4,000)
Male
51.7%
Female
48.4%
18-29 yrs
10.4%
30-39 yrs
14.3%
40-49 yrs
21.2%50-59 yrs
25.6%
60 yrs+
28.7%
(%)
Hokkaido TohokuKanto
Total
Kita
Kanto
4
prefectures
Hokuriku/
Koshinetsu
Chubu/
Tokai
Kansai
TotalKeihanshin
Other
KinkiChugoku Shikoku
Kyushu/
Okinawa
Sample
Total 4,000 2.9 2.8 48.1 3.8 44.3 3.4 10.7 21.7 18.4 3.3 3.6 1.6 5.3
(%)
Office
workers/
General
(clerical)
Office
workers/
General
(research
or
technical)
Office
workers/
General
(sales)
Office
workers/
General
(others)
Office
workers/
Manager
class,
company
directors
Civil
servants/
Educators
Self-
employedFreelance
Temporary
worker/
Contracted
employee
Part-
timersStudents
Full-time
housewivesUnemployed Other
Sample
Total 4,000 14.3 8.7 4.5 5.2 11.8 5.0 5.8 3.1 3.5 9.2 2.5 14.2 11.5 0.9
Office workers
Sample
Under
3,000,000
yen
3,000,000-
3,999,999
yen
4,000,000-
4,999,999
yen
5,000,000-
5,999,999
yen
6,000,000-
6,999,999
yen
7,000,000-
7,999,999
yen
8,000,000-
9,999,999
yen
10,000,000-
14,999,999
yen
15,000,000
yen or more
Don't know/
Don't want to
answer
Total 4,000 10.1 9.3 9.2 8.4 7.4 7.8 12.3 14.3 6.5 15.0
0
5
10
15
20
Total
(%)
■Gender(Total / Single Answer) ■Age (Total / Single Answer)
■Area of Residence (Total / Single Answer)
■Occupation (Total / Single Answer)
■Annual Household Income (Total / Single Answer)
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Sample
Work
(business,
academic,
inspection,
etc.)
Private
(travel alone)
Private
(couple)
Private
(married
couple
travel)
Private
(honeymoon)
Private
(alone with
friend)
Private (with
two or more
friends)
Private
(family trip
(with
parent(s))
Private
(family trip
(with
child(ren))
Private
(family trip
(three
generations)
Private
(study
abroad,
language
study, long-
term stay,
etc.)
Other
Total 4,000 14.8 17.4 4.1 24.1 2.3 9.8 6.4 3.5 11.5 2.4 1.1 2.7
0
5
10
15
20
25
Total
(%)
[Package]
Full
package
[Package]
Medium
package
[Package]
Skelton[FIT]
Legend
Total 49.0
Package
Tour
Total
(n=4,000) 17.6% 10.6 20.8 51.0
Close flight (about
less than 5 hours)
Medium flight
(about 5-9 hours)
Long flight (about
9 hours or more)
Legend
Total (n=4,000) 38.9% 28.5 32.7
■Purpose for Overseas Travel and Persons Accompanying (Total / Single Answer)
■Overseas Travel Type (Total / Single Answer)
† [Package] Full package : Tour that is scheduled with sightseeing, activities, and most meals
[Package] Medium package : Tour that is scheduled with some sightseeing, activities, and meals, as well as tours with some free time
[Package] Skelton : Tour that basically has free time at destinations, and only includes roundtrip air tickets, hotels, and local transportation
[FIT] : Air tickets, hotels, etc. are arranged individually
■Time Spent on Flight (per one-way) (Total / Single Answer)
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Used packageIndividually
arranged
Legend
Total (n=4,000)
ANA (n=100)
JAL (n=100)
● Vanilla Air (n=100)
● Peach Aviation (n=100)
American Airlines (n=100)
Air Canada (n=100)
Delta Air Lines (n=100)
United Airlines (n=100)
Qantas (n=100)
● Jetstar (n=100)
Hawaiian Airlines (n=100)
Asiana Airlines (n=100)
● AirAsia X (n=100)
Eva Air (n=100)
Garuda Indonesia (n=100)
Cathay Pacific Airways (n=100)
● Jetstar Asia Airways (n=100)
Singapore Airlines (n=100)
● Scoot (n=100)
Korean Air (n=100)
● Tigerair Taiwan (n=100)
Thai Airways (n=100)
● Jeju Air (n=100)
China Airlines (n=100)
Air China (n=100)
China Eastern Airlines (n=100)
Philippines Airlines (n=100)
Vietnam Airlines (n=100)
Hong Kong Airlines (n=100)
Malaysia Airlines (n=100)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (n=100)
Alitalia (n=100)
Air France (n=100)
Finnair (n=100)
British Airways (n=100)
Lufthansa (n=100)
Etihad Airways (n=100)
Emirates (n=100)
Qatar Airways (n=100)
Turkish Airlines (n=100)
By
airline
Pac
ific /
Ocean
iaEuro
pean
Mid
dle E
ast
/ A
fric
aA
sian
I haven't
arranged
myself
South
/
Nort
h A
merican
Arranged
through
company
specializing in
low price air
tickets
Company or
person
related to
operations
arranged
Arranged
through
airline
Arranged through
travel company
Jap
anese
Arranged by
self through
other means
6.9%
9.0
10.0
1.0
1.0
8.0
1.0
7.0
12.0
6.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
2.0
5.0
8.0
11.0
1.0
10.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
20.0
1.0
9.0
20.0
18.0
11.0
14.0
8.0
7.0
5.0
―
10.0
5.0
13.0
12.0
10.0
2.0
2.0
6.0
22.7
27.0
23.0
47.0
66.0
22.0
20.0
20.0
27.0
22.0
34.0
12.0
24.0
54.0
23.0
9.0
14.0
45.0
16.0
39.0
16.0
34.0
21.0
47.0
4.0
13.0
7.0
13.0
12.0
18.0
15.0
25.0
12.0
24.0
16.0
16.0
20.0
11.0
14.0
14.0
10.0
49.0
53.0
49.0
34.0
24.0
39.0
56.0
47.0
38.0
50.0
44.0
75.0
47.0
28.0
52.0
60.0
62.0
32.0
61.0
40.0
48.0
45.0
31.0
28.0
71.0
31.0
45.0
46.0
52.0
52.0
49.0
44.0
68.0
48.0
64.0
44.0
57.0
56.0
71.0
59.0
59.0
11.3
7.0
12.0
4.0
1.0
18.0
10.0
15.0
11.0
14.0
9.0
5.0
14.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
7.0
11.0
3.0
7.0
18.0
5.0
20.0
10.0
11.0
19.0
13.0
13.0
11.0
12.0
20.0
14.0
15.0
12.0
7.0
15.0
7.0
14.0
11.0
12.0
15.0
4.7
1.0
―
3.0
3.0
6.0
7.0
3.0
6.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
7.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
5.0
5.0
10.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
6.0
4.0
9.0
8.0
10.0
5.0
6.0
4.0
6.0
3.0
3.0
5.0
5.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
9.0
5.0
1.2
―
1.0
3.0
―
3.0
―
2.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
―
―
―
―
3.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
―
2.0
2.0
2.0
―
1.0
―
―
―
2.0
―
2.0
―
1.0
―
―
2.0
4.2
3.0
5.0
8.0
5.0
4.0
6.0
6.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
1.0
8.0
10.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
7.0
5.0
6.0
3.0
5.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
―
4.0
3.0
■Means of Arranging Air Tickets Used (Total / Single Answer)
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC)
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Low cost
ticket
(individual sales
of group fare)
PEX tickets
(officially
discounted
fare)
Ticket sold
directly by a
low cost
carrier
Free air tickets
acquired
through
mileage
Air tickets at
normal fares
Don't really
know / Others
Legend
Total (n=2,041)
ANA (n=47)
JAL (n=51)
● Vanilla Air (n=66)
● Peach Aviation (n=76)
American Airlines (n=61)
Air Canada (n=44)
Delta Air Lines (n=53)
United Airlines (n=62)
Qantas (n=50)
● Jetstar (n=56)
Hawaiian Airlines (n=25)
Asiana Airlines (n=53)
● AirAsia X (n=72)
Eva Air (n=48)
Garuda Indonesia (n=40)
Cathay Pacific Airways (n=38)
● Jetstar Asia Airways (n=68)
Singapore Airlines (n=39)
● Scoot (n=60)
Korean Air (n=52)
● Tigerair Taiwan (n=55)
Thai Airways (n=69)
● Jeju Air (n=72)
China Airlines (n=29)
Air China (n=69)
China Eastern Airlines (n=55)
Philippines Airlines (n=54)
Vietnam Airlines (n=48)
Hong Kong Airlines (n=48)
Malaysia Airlines (n=51)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (n=56)
Alitalia (n=32)
Air France (n=52)
Finnair (n=36)
British Airways (n=56)
Lufthansa (n=43)
Etihad Airways (n=44)
Emirates (n=29)
Qatar Airways (n=41)
Turkish Airlines (n=41)
By
airline
Jap
anese
South
/
Nort
h A
merican
Pac
ific /
Ocean
iaA
sian
Euro
pean
Mid
dle E
ast
/ A
fric
a
19.3%
8.5
5.9
13.6
11.8
23.0
20.5
24.5
19.4
14.0
14.3
12.0
26.4
22.2
22.9
20.0
21.1
17.6
25.6
18.3
26.9
20.0
7.2
23.6
24.1
23.2
23.6
27.8
18.8
22.9
23.5
25.0
37.5
15.4
25.0
21.4
2.3
18.2
6.9
24.4
17.1
24.4
36.2
27.5
4.5
6.6
37.7
22.7
20.8
32.3
28.0
16.1
8.0
28.3
1.4
33.3
32.5
36.8
2.9
20.5
5.0
17.3
5.5
46.4
4.2
37.9
33.3
27.3
24.1
25.0
22.9
39.2
28.6
28.1
40.4
36.1
25.0
32.6
31.8
37.9
39.0
41.5
12.4
―
―
50.0
51.3
―
―
―
―
―
46.4
―
―
51.4
―
―
―
47.1
―
60.0
―
32.7
―
44.4
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
―
4.0
12.8
5.9
3.0
―
4.9
6.8
3.8
21.0
―
―
―
11.3
―
6.3
7.5
5.3
―
7.7
―
11.5
―
5.8
―
―
2.9
1.8
―
4.2
―
2.0
1.8
3.1
1.9
―
1.8
11.6
2.3
6.9
―
9.8
24.0
31.9
41.2
18.2
15.8
24.6
27.3
34.0
14.5
46.0
16.1
52.0
22.6
15.3
20.8
27.5
13.2
16.2
25.6
8.3
25.0
18.2
23.2
9.7
20.7
21.7
25.5
29.6
35.4
37.5
15.7
30.4
21.9
30.8
27.8
26.8
37.2
31.8
31.0
14.6
14.6
16.0
10.6
19.6
10.6
14.5
9.8
22.7
17.0
12.9
12.0
7.1
28.0
11.3
9.7
16.7
12.5
23.7
16.2
20.5
8.3
19.2
23.6
17.4
18.1
17.2
18.8
21.8
18.5
16.7
16.7
19.6
14.3
9.4
11.5
11.1
25.0
16.3
15.9
17.2
22.0
17.1
■Air Tickets Used (package tour non-users / Single Answer)
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC) † Reference data for the airline because less than n=30
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Used Didn't use
LegendPrior to
booking
At time of
booking
After
booking
Total (n=4,000) 53.7 48.4 51.9
● Peach Aviation [Japanese] (n=100) 92.0 91.0 84.0
● AirAsia X [Asian] (n=100) 84.0 81.0 82.0
● Vanilla Air [Japanese] (n=100) 79.0 77.0 78.0
● Jetstar Asia Airways [Asian] (n=100) 77.0 77.0 74.0
● Scoot [Asian] (n=100) 70.0 71.0 69.0
● Tigerair Taiwan [Asian] (n=100) 65.0 64.0 60.0
● Jetstar [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 69.0 65.0 66.0
● Jeju Air [Asian] (n=100) 71.0 69.0 67.0
JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 68.0 62.0 63.0
Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 60.0 53.0 59.0
ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 59.0 52.0 61.0
British Airways [European] (n=100) 55.0 46.0 54.0
Air France [European] (n=100) 58.0 54.0 62.0
Hong Kong Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 59.0 49.0 58.0
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 52.0 45.0 58.0
Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 57.0 56.0 49.0
American Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 56.0 53.0 57.0
Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 50.0 44.0 56.0
Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 55.0 47.0 51.0
Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 45.0 37.0 49.0
Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 51.0 48.0 49.0
Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 46.0 38.0 44.0
Malaysia Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 52.0 41.0 42.0
Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 51.0 37.0 45.0
Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 45.0 40.0 49.0
United Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 46.0 42.0 45.0
Air Canada [South / North American] (n=100) 47.0 38.0 44.0
Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 50.0 48.0 48.0
Philippines Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 48.0 42.0 44.0
Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 43.0 34.0 39.0
Alitalia [European] (n=100) 42.0 37.0 42.0
Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] (n=100) 39.0 31.0 40.0
Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 46.0 45.0 42.0
Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 43.0 29.0 34.0
Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 41.0 36.0 43.0
Vietnam Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 37.0 33.0 38.0
Finnair [European] (n=100) 36.0 30.0 37.0
Air China [Asian] (n=100) 36.0 35.0 33.0
China Eastern Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 36.0 31.0 28.0
China Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 29.0 25.0 31.0
By
airline
Period used
59.2%
92.0
85.0
82.0
81.0
75.0
73.0
73.0
72.0
72.0
67.0
67.0
66.0
65.0
63.0
63.0
61.0
61.0
60.0
59.0
58.0
55.0
54.0
54.0
54.0
54.0
54.0
53.0
52.0
52.0
52.0
50.0
47.0
47.0
46.0
46.0
45.0
43.0
42.0
39.0
32.0
40.9
8.0
15.0
18.0
19.0
25.0
27.0
27.0
28.0
28.0
33.0
33.0
34.0
35.0
37.0
37.0
39.0
39.0
40.0
41.0
42.0
45.0
46.0
46.0
46.0
46.0
46.0
47.0
48.0
48.0
48.0
50.0
53.0
53.0
54.0
54.0
55.0
57.0
58.0
61.0
68.0
■Whether Airline Website/app Was Used for Overseas Travel (Total / Single Answer)
† If the website/app was used for the air tickets "Prior to booking," "At time of booking" or "After booking,"
that will be regarded as "Used."
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC)
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Sample
Tic
ket
purc
has
e
Confir
mat
ion o
f sc
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le
Desi
gnat
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eat
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mat
ion o
f ai
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ice in
form
atio
n
Acqu
ired
info
rmat
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ert
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t an
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check-
in p
rocedu
res
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ired
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of pi
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info
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and
what
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mat
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paig
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form
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mile
age in
form
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accru
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s)
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ired
info
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connecting
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info
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and
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not
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mile
age in
form
atio
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nin
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was
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on
Total (n=2,366) 53.2 46.2 46.0 23.0 22.4 21.6 17.0 13.0 12.6 12.3 9.6 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.4 6.5 3.0 1.1 5.8
ANA [Japanese] (n=67) 49.3 56.7 68.7 23.9 23.9 17.9 14.9 13.4 10.4 9.0 11.9 10.4 9.0 7.5 3.0 16.4 4.5 1.5 ―
JAL [Japanese] (n=72) 55.6 52.8 59.7 26.4 27.8 8.3 19.4 13.9 5.6 15.3 13.9 22.2 6.9 11.1 2.8 15.3 8.3 2.8 6.9
● Vanilla Air [Japanese] (n=82) 69.5 58.5 48.8 26.8 23.2 35.4 13.4 22.0 19.5 14.6 8.5 2.4 ― 17.1 13.4 7.3 1.2 ― 4.9
● Peach Aviation [Japanese] (n=92) 85.9 40.2 39.1 33.7 15.2 19.6 6.5 8.7 12.0 15.2 13.0 1.1 1.1 6.5 8.7 2.2 1.1 ― 5.4
American Airlines [South / North American] (n=61) 59.0 50.8 59.0 21.3 19.7 23.0 24.6 21.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 18.0 16.4 13.1 6.6 3.3 6.6 1.6 6.6
Air Canada [South / North American] (n=53) 45.3 50.9 43.4 17.0 20.8 26.4 37.7 18.9 15.1 15.1 7.5 11.3 11.3 1.9 9.4 1.9 3.8 1.9 5.7
Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=54) 35.2 51.9 51.9 24.1 29.6 14.8 14.8 9.3 11.1 11.1 1.9 18.5 9.3 9.3 1.9 3.7 11.1 5.6 3.7
United Airlines [South / North American] (n=54) 40.7 46.3 46.3 18.5 24.1 24.1 16.7 5.6 5.6 9.3 3.7 7.4 3.7 7.4 3.7 ― 7.4 3.7 9.3
Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=67) 61.2 41.8 50.7 23.9 26.9 17.9 20.9 9.0 17.9 19.4 10.4 9.0 9.0 11.9 6.0 7.5 3.0 ― 1.5
● Jetstar [Pacific / Oceania] (n=73) 65.8 50.7 49.3 35.6 28.8 42.5 15.1 21.9 26.0 23.3 8.2 4.1 9.6 8.2 26.0 11.0 1.4 ― 1.4
Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] (n=46) 37.0 17.4 32.6 8.7 13.0 21.7 28.3 6.5 15.2 4.3 4.3 15.2 ― ― 4.3 6.5 2.2 ― 15.2
Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=61) 57.4 29.5 37.7 8.2 13.1 8.2 6.6 8.2 4.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 4.9 3.3 1.6 3.3 3.3 1.6 14.8
● AirAsia X [Asian] (n=85) 77.6 51.8 42.4 30.6 27.1 25.9 9.4 4.7 9.4 7.1 21.2 1.2 4.7 7.1 17.6 3.5 1.2 1.2 4.7
Eva Air [Asian] (n=59) 47.5 42.4 52.5 22.0 18.6 5.1 16.9 6.8 3.4 10.2 6.8 8.5 ― 8.5 ― 5.1 5.1 ― 5.1
Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=54) 38.9 31.5 38.9 22.2 14.8 11.1 9.3 9.3 5.6 13.0 7.4 3.7 1.9 ― ― 13.0 1.9 ― 3.7
Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] (n=47) 44.7 40.4 42.6 12.8 19.1 10.6 19.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.4 ― 4.3 2.1 4.3 2.1 10.6
● Jetstar Asia Airways [Asian] (n=81) 80.2 54.3 40.7 30.9 22.2 27.2 9.9 13.6 16.0 17.3 19.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 13.6 2.5 ― 1.2 2.5
Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=47) 61.7 44.7 53.2 21.3 25.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 8.5 19.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.4 14.9 8.5 ― 4.3
● Scoot [Asian] (n=75) 69.3 49.3 34.7 22.7 20.0 32.0 13.3 14.7 17.3 9.3 12.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 22.7 5.3 ― ― 2.7
Korean Air [Asian] (n=52) 55.8 38.5 38.5 13.5 17.3 11.5 3.8 7.7 9.6 7.7 3.8 7.7 1.9 ― 1.9 7.7 3.8 ― 7.7
● Tigerair Taiwan [Asian] (n=73) 69.9 38.4 32.9 21.9 19.2 27.4 9.6 9.6 19.2 12.3 8.2 1.4 ― 6.8 12.3 11.0 ― ― 6.8
Thai Airways [Asian] (n=55) 54.5 43.6 60.0 27.3 20.0 16.4 12.7 9.1 10.9 5.5 9.1 3.6 7.3 7.3 ― 5.5 1.8 ― 7.3
● Jeju Air [Asian] (n=72) 77.8 43.1 25.0 23.6 23.6 25.0 2.8 4.2 4.2 22.2 19.4 ― ― 12.5 4.2 ― ― 1.4 5.6
China Airlines [Asian] (n=32) 31.3 34.4 43.8 12.5 15.6 21.9 21.9 9.4 25.0 3.1 6.3 3.1 9.4 9.4 15.6 6.3 ― 3.1 6.3
Air China [Asian] (n=42) 64.3 35.7 38.1 21.4 14.3 11.9 11.9 19.0 4.8 14.3 7.1 7.1 11.9 7.1 ― 9.5 ― 2.4 4.8
China Eastern Airlines [Asian] (n=39) 33.3 38.5 28.2 20.5 7.7 17.9 10.3 12.8 7.7 5.1 2.6 ― 10.3 5.1 ― ― 2.6 ― 12.8
Philippines Airlines [Asian] (n=52) 51.9 42.3 40.4 25.0 11.5 15.4 13.5 11.5 3.8 7.7 5.8 1.9 9.6 1.9 1.9 5.8 1.9 ― 9.6
Vietnam Airlines [Asian] (n=45) 26.7 40.0 46.7 13.3 31.1 17.8 20.0 20.0 11.1 11.1 13.3 8.9 13.3 2.2 4.4 6.7 2.2 ― 2.2
Hong Kong Airlines [Asian] (n=63) 49.2 57.1 36.5 33.3 23.8 20.6 20.6 11.1 12.7 14.3 9.5 4.8 1.6 15.9 7.9 9.5 ― 1.6 4.8
Malaysia Airlines [Asian] (n=54) 38.9 42.6 31.5 16.7 16.7 14.8 14.8 13.0 11.1 13.0 9.3 5.6 9.3 5.6 1.9 9.3 ― ― 7.4
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=63) 50.8 52.4 66.7 28.6 25.4 23.8 22.2 17.5 19.0 15.9 4.8 9.5 25.4 12.7 9.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 3.2
Alitalia [European] (n=50) 40.0 54.0 50.0 18.0 22.0 20.0 20.0 12.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 16.0 8.0 2.0 4.0 14.0 2.0 ― 6.0
Air France [European] (n=65) 49.2 52.3 44.6 27.7 30.8 16.9 21.5 12.3 21.5 20.0 10.8 13.8 9.2 9.2 6.2 3.1 6.2 3.1 6.2
Finnair [European] (n=43) 44.2 34.9 53.5 20.9 16.3 20.9 25.6 11.6 7.0 2.3 2.3 4.7 11.6 ― 7.0 4.7 ― ― 9.3
British Airways [European] (n=66) 37.9 50.0 54.5 16.7 27.3 31.8 21.2 15.2 13.6 13.6 6.1 16.7 9.1 4.5 7.6 4.5 7.6 3.0 10.6
Lufthansa [European] (n=46) 37.0 56.5 52.2 19.6 28.3 19.6 23.9 19.6 10.9 8.7 4.3 10.9 15.2 4.3 2.2 4.3 2.2 2.2 ―
Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=60) 43.3 60.0 53.3 25.0 31.7 45.0 33.3 18.3 31.7 13.3 10.0 18.3 16.7 23.3 16.7 16.7 6.7 ― 3.3
Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=52) 26.9 44.2 42.3 25.0 25.0 32.7 32.7 19.2 17.3 17.3 7.7 13.5 17.3 9.6 3.8 ― 1.9 1.9 9.6
Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=54) 33.3 46.3 59.3 22.2 31.5 20.4 29.6 25.9 13.0 18.5 9.3 14.8 18.5 11.1 5.6 13.0 1.9 ― 3.7
Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=58) 27.6 50.0 50.0 22.4 29.3 20.7 24.1 19.0 12.1 8.6 8.6 13.8 17.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 ― 6.9
By
airline
0
20
40
60
Total
(%)
■Purpose for Use of Airline Website/app (Airline website/app user / Multiple Answer)
Part 1: Outline of This Report
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201811
Sample
There
are
direct
fligh
ts
The flig
ht
suits
my
schedu
le
It is
an a
ssuring
airlin
e
It is
a w
ell-
know
n a
irlin
e
Airlin
e o
f th
e d
est
inat
ion c
ountr
y
Is a
n L
CC
(lo
w c
ost
car
rier)
Price w
as c
heap
er
than
oth
er
ticke
ts for
the s
ame c
ondi
tions
Depa
rts
from
near
est
airpo
rt
Conve
nie
nt
fligh
t sc
hedu
le
Connecting
fligh
ts a
re c
onve
nie
nt
The a
irlin
e is
desi
gnat
ed
There
are
cab
in c
rew
who s
peak
Jap
anese
Cab
in c
rew
pro
vide
s go
od
serv
ice
The m
ileag
e a
ccru
ed
/ t
erm
s fo
r ad
ding
mile
s is
good
for
airlin
es
affil
iate
d to
the a
irlin
e u
sed
Man
y fli
ghts
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lineup
of in
-fli
ght
food
is o
ffere
d
Aircra
ft e
quip
ment
is g
ood
(new
, cle
an)
I ac
cru
e m
iles
/ t
he a
dditio
nal
term
s ar
e g
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for
the a
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e I u
se
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as c
heap
er
than
oth
er
ticke
ts b
ut
the c
ondi
tions
were
not
the s
ame
Offers
full
lineup
of in
-fli
ght
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rtai
nm
ent
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a J
apan
ese
airlin
e
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ft a
menitie
s (w
idth
of se
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etc
.) ar
e g
ood
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y to
use
accum
ula
ted
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s
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usi
ness
cla
ss o
r hig
her
Can
buy
thro
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a m
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od
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accust
om
ed
to
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rt g
round
cre
w p
rovi
des
good
serv
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recom
mende
d by
a t
rave
l age
nt
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ot
an L
CC
(lo
w c
ost
car
rier)
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e s
taff a
t ai
rport
are
good
at w
hat
they
do
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er
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ing
in p
articula
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en't s
ele
cte
d th
e a
irlin
e m
yself
Total (n=4,000) 41.6 29.9 23.7 14.6 13.9 11.7 11.7 10.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.3 7.1 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.0 3.0 13.5
Gender Male (n=2,066) 41.7 28.5 25.1 16.3 15.4 12.5 12.2 10.1 9.6 9.1 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.2 5.0 4.9 6.0 4.9 4.5 4.7 3.9 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.1 3.0 12.4
Female (n=1,934) 41.4 31.3 22.2 12.7 12.4 10.9 11.1 11.3 7.9 8.2 9.4 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.4 5.6 5.4 3.4 3.9 3.2 2.6 3.5 2.5 3.0 2.6 1.9 1.9 2.9 14.6
Age 18-29 yrs (n=415) 42.4 33.7 24.8 16.6 9.2 16.9 15.4 9.2 9.2 7.2 5.5 8.0 7.0 3.9 6.7 5.3 4.6 5.1 6.5 5.3 3.4 3.9 4.1 0.7 1.7 3.9 4.3 2.2 2.7 0.5 3.4 11.6
30-39 yrs (n=570) 41.4 34.7 24.7 15.6 10.4 14.2 12.6 10.5 9.1 9.8 5.1 4.2 5.4 4.4 8.4 4.9 4.2 3.9 6.0 4.9 5.4 2.8 3.0 1.4 4.0 1.9 2.8 2.6 1.1 1.1 3.2 11.2
40-49 yrs (n=846) 42.0 33.6 23.3 12.8 11.0 12.8 13.2 10.3 9.1 8.0 6.3 6.4 7.3 6.5 7.3 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.5 4.0 2.8 1.5 3.1 3.1 2.4 2.4 11.5
50-59 yrs (n=1,023) 42.9 30.8 24.8 15.2 16.0 9.6 11.2 10.9 8.7 9.8 7.3 6.8 7.3 8.1 5.5 6.2 6.9 7.4 5.0 5.5 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.7 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.6 10.6
60 yrs or older (n=1,146) 39.9 22.5 22.1 14.0 17.7 9.8 9.0 11.3 8.4 8.0 13.4 9.7 7.7 5.8 4.5 6.7 6.4 4.5 4.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 3.3 5.2 4.5 3.0 3.3 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.7 19.4
Kanto (n=1,924) 41.5 29.9 23.0 14.6 14.3 9.9 12.7 9.8 8.8 8.7 8.9 8.0 8.3 7.5 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.5 5.8 5.5 5.3 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.1 3.5 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.5 3.0 13.7
Kansai (n=868) 44.0 30.9 26.7 15.2 14.4 14.7 10.3 11.5 9.8 8.3 8.5 7.5 6.0 5.4 6.6 6.1 6.3 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.6 4.8 4.0 2.3 3.6 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.3 2.1 12.8
Tokai (n=426) 40.8 29.8 20.0 13.1 12.2 12.2 10.1 10.8 9.2 8.9 5.4 4.0 6.1 5.2 4.2 4.5 4.0 3.3 5.9 4.7 1.2 4.5 1.6 3.1 3.3 2.3 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.9 4.7 14.6
Package (n=1,959) 37.3 21.6 23.7 14.7 12.6 7.0 5.2 9.2 6.2 6.2 14.5 8.6 7.7 4.4 5.9 6.5 5.4 4.3 2.6 5.6 4.7 4.4 2.3 3.5 1.4 3.1 4.6 2.4 2.5 1.5 2.8 22.4
Full package (n=703) 24.8 10.4 23.5 12.8 10.7 2.8 1.1 5.1 2.3 4.4 19.5 6.7 6.7 4.4 5.3 6.0 4.7 2.8 1.1 4.6 4.3 3.1 1.8 4.1 0.3 2.0 5.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.7 34.6
Medium package (n=425) 36.2 22.6 25.6 16.9 12.9 7.5 3.8 11.3 7.3 7.3 16.5 12.2 8.9 5.2 6.1 7.5 5.9 5.2 1.9 5.2 5.6 4.7 2.8 2.1 1.2 3.3 5.9 2.1 2.8 2.1 3.3 20.9
Skelton (n=831) 48.4 30.6 23.0 15.0 14.0 10.2 9.3 11.7 9.0 7.2 9.4 8.4 7.8 4.0 6.3 6.5 5.8 5.2 4.2 6.6 4.6 5.3 2.5 3.6 2.4 3.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 1.1 2.6 12.9
FIT (n=2,041) 45.7 37.8 23.7 14.5 15.2 16.3 17.9 12.0 11.3 11.0 2.4 6.0 6.6 7.8 6.4 5.4 6.2 6.3 7.9 4.8 4.8 4.5 5.3 4.0 5.9 2.5 1.0 2.6 2.0 2.5 3.2 4.9
Travel alone (n=695) 41.2 35.4 23.2 13.4 11.4 17.8 18.4 12.5 11.7 12.8 4.5 6.5 6.9 8.5 7.2 6.6 5.6 6.0 9.1 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.2 4.2 8.3 2.4 0.9 4.0 2.2 2.3 2.9 8.1
With spouse/partner/on honeymoon (n=1,220) 39.9 26.1 25.1 15.3 15.3 9.6 10.0 10.2 8.9 7.6 11.8 8.0 7.6 5.2 5.4 7.1 7.2 6.0 4.3 6.2 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.9 3.0 3.2 3.4 2.4 2.5 1.7 2.4 15.4
With friend (n=648) 43.4 29.9 21.0 14.0 12.7 17.1 11.3 10.8 6.9 5.9 8.3 8.3 6.3 4.6 6.0 2.8 4.8 2.9 4.8 4.2 4.3 2.6 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.9 3.5 1.1 1.7 2.5 3.4 13.3
Family travel (n=695) 44.6 28.2 25.2 16.3 13.2 11.4 10.4 12.2 8.1 7.5 8.9 8.2 7.8 3.7 5.6 6.8 4.6 4.5 4.3 5.2 5.8 5.2 3.2 2.9 3.7 3.0 3.6 2.7 1.9 1.9 3.0 14.5
Is business class or higher (n=458) 38.9 29.7 34.7 23.1 19.2 4.1 9.8 7.6 10.5 14.6 9.0 9.6 15.7 14.2 8.7 14.2 11.4 12.0 5.0 8.5 7.2 12.9 9.2 31.4 4.6 8.3 0.9 3.9 7.0 2.6 2.2 6.3
Economy class (n=3,542) 41.9 29.9 22.3 13.5 13.2 12.7 11.9 11.0 8.6 7.9 8.2 7.0 6.0 5.1 5.8 4.9 5.1 4.5 5.3 4.7 4.4 3.3 3.2 0.1 3.6 2.1 3.0 2.3 1.6 1.9 3.1 14.4
Area of
residence
Travel class
Travel
type
Accompanying
traveler
0
10
20
30
40
50
Total
(%)
■Items of Importance When Choosing Airline (Total / Multiple Answer)
Part 1: Outline of This Report
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201812
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC)
Sample
There
are
direct
fligh
ts
The flig
ht
suits
my
schedu
le
It is
an a
ssuring
airlin
e
It is
a w
ell-
know
n a
irlin
e
Airlin
e o
f th
e d
est
inat
ion c
ountr
y
Is a
n L
CC
(lo
w c
ost
car
rier)
Price w
as c
heap
er
than
oth
er
ticke
ts for
the s
ame c
ondi
tions
Depa
rts
from
near
est
airpo
rt
Conve
nie
nt
fligh
t sc
hedu
le
Connecting
fligh
ts a
re c
onve
nie
nt
The a
irlin
e is
desi
gnat
ed
There
are
cab
in c
rew
who s
peak
Jap
anese
Cab
in c
rew
pro
vide
s go
od
serv
ice
The m
ileag
e a
ccru
ed
/ t
erm
s fo
r ad
ding
mile
s is
good
for
airlin
es
affil
iate
d to
the a
irlin
e u
sed
Man
y fli
ghts
Full
lineup
of in
-fli
ght
food
is o
ffere
d
Aircra
ft e
quip
ment
is g
ood
(new
, cle
an)
I ac
cru
e m
iles
/ t
he a
dditio
nal
term
s ar
e g
ood
for
the a
irlin
e I u
se
Price w
as c
heap
er
than
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er
ticke
ts b
ut
the c
ondi
tions
were
not
the s
ame
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full
lineup
of in
-fli
ght
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nm
ent
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apan
ese
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ft a
menitie
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ness
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eth
od
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accust
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ed
to
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rt g
round
cre
w p
rovi
des
good
serv
ice
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recom
mende
d by
a t
rave
l age
nt
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ot
an L
CC
(lo
w c
ost
car
rier)
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e s
taff a
t ai
rport
are
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hat
they
do
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er
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ing
in p
articula
r
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en't s
ele
cte
d th
e a
irlin
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Total (n=4,000) 41.6 29.9 23.7 14.6 13.9 11.7 11.7 10.7 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.3 7.1 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.0 3.0 13.5
ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 41.0 23.0 69.0 22.0 3.0 ― 2.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 16.0 20.0 5.0 5.0 13.0 9.0 20.0 1.0 10.0 37.0 10.0 16.0 11.0 3.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 10.0 ― ― 11.0
JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 54.0 23.0 60.0 27.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 7.0 11.0 2.0 12.0 27.0 20.0 3.0 7.0 11.0 11.0 27.0 2.0 13.0 45.0 15.0 17.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 2.0 5.0 9.0 ― ― 6.0
● Vanilla Air [Japanese] (n=100) 51.0 37.0 20.0 8.0 1.0 60.0 20.0 8.0 12.0 ― 2.0 14.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 10.0 1.0 25.0 1.0 2.0 ― 4.0 ― 1.0 ― 1.0 1.0 3.0 6.0
● Peach Aviation [Japanese] (n=100) 46.0 29.0 12.0 10.0 1.0 61.0 16.0 18.0 12.0 2.0 2.0 11.0 2.0 ― 10.0 ― 1.0 ― 11.0 ― 21.0 1.0 ― ― 10.0 1.0 ― ― ― 1.0 1.0 5.0
American Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 29.0 31.0 22.0 22.0 24.0 2.0 12.0 8.0 7.0 19.0 7.0 2.0 5.0 11.0 8.0 2.0 9.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 6.0 13.0
Air Canada [South / North American] (n=100) 35.0 21.0 29.0 16.0 17.0 2.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 11.0 8.0 4.0 12.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 ― 20.0
Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 50.0 31.0 17.0 13.0 12.0 1.0 8.0 10.0 10.0 6.0 11.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 4.0 5.0 ― 5.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 14.0
United Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 38.0 33.0 15.0 17.0 13.0 ― 7.0 3.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 14.0 9.0 2.0 3.0 12.0 1.0 5.0 ― ― 13.0 3.0 3.0 ― 1.0 3.0 ― 1.0 5.0 13.0
Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 47.0 32.0 43.0 26.0 37.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 2.0 7.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 8.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 ― 3.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 9.0
● Jetstar [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 57.0 34.0 20.0 15.0 11.0 36.0 19.0 14.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 9.0 3.0 ― 8.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 ― 2.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 7.0
Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 56.0 31.0 23.0 11.0 16.0 2.0 8.0 14.0 6.0 2.0 10.0 12.0 4.0 ― 4.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 10.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 16.0
Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 45.0 39.0 22.0 17.0 21.0 4.0 10.0 13.0 12.0 5.0 10.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 11.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 ― 2.0 2.0 7.0 6.0
● AirAsia X [Asian] (n=100) 47.0 35.0 12.0 12.0 5.0 46.0 25.0 11.0 8.0 12.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 ― 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 12.0 ― 2.0 ― ― 3.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 ― ― 1.0 5.0 7.0
Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 57.0 36.0 26.0 15.0 20.0 2.0 9.0 18.0 13.0 1.0 8.0 12.0 9.0 11.0 3.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 ― 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 ― 2.0 2.0 10.0
Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 68.0 27.0 21.0 9.0 30.0 ― 2.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 8.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 ― 5.0 7.0
Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] (n=100) 39.0 28.0 28.0 17.0 7.0 2.0 8.0 13.0 14.0 2.0 11.0 8.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 ― 2.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 ― 3.0 2.0 ― 4.0 4.0 15.0
● Jetstar Asia Airways [Asian] (n=100) 51.0 38.0 10.0 12.0 7.0 55.0 22.0 20.0 17.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 6.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 ― 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 12.0 1.0 2.0 ― 1.0 ― 2.0 10.0
Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 47.0 25.0 42.0 39.0 16.0 3.0 5.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 11.0 21.0 5.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 ― 1.0 9.0
● Scoot [Asian] (n=100) 47.0 26.0 11.0 4.0 4.0 55.0 25.0 9.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 11.0 2.0 11.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 2.0 ― 2.0 4.0 5.0 ― 9.0
Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 39.0 30.0 15.0 14.0 18.0 1.0 11.0 14.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 ― ― 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 ― 2.0 6.0 15.0
● Tigerair Taiwan [Asian] (n=100) 48.0 33.0 9.0 2.0 10.0 42.0 17.0 16.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 3.0 ― 5.0 ― 3.0 ― 5.0 ― 1.0 1.0 ― ― 3.0 ― 1.0 ― 1.0 ― 5.0 11.0
Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 57.0 38.0 27.0 13.0 25.0 ― 10.0 9.0 16.0 10.0 1.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 ― 2.0 4.0 13.0
● Jeju Air [Asian] (n=100) 51.0 39.0 10.0 5.0 12.0 39.0 26.0 18.0 7.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 ― 1.0 ― 2.0 1.0 1.0 10.0 1.0 ― ― ― ― 9.0 ― 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 6.0
China Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 46.0 27.0 10.0 7.0 12.0 4.0 14.0 16.0 9.0 1.0 8.0 12.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 ― 5.0 1.0 ― 1.0 ― 2.0 2.0 ― 7.0 5.0 ― 1.0 2.0 20.0
Air China [Asian] (n=100) 32.0 28.0 6.0 3.0 11.0 3.0 16.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 9.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 ― 5.0 6.0 17.0
China Eastern Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 38.0 26.0 8.0 5.0 12.0 8.0 12.0 10.0 5.0 6.0 12.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 ― 5.0 8.0 ― 2.0 1.0 ― ― 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 21.0
Philippines Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 61.0 34.0 11.0 5.0 19.0 ― 9.0 15.0 10.0 6.0 4.0 8.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 6.0 ― 2.0 2.0 3.0 ― 1.0 1.0 7.0 ― 3.0 3.0 ― 1.0 3.0 9.0
Vietnam Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 43.0 19.0 9.0 ― 16.0 1.0 7.0 16.0 5.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.0 1.0 ― 9.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 ― 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 23.0
Hong Kong Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 48.0 32.0 15.0 3.0 9.0 19.0 16.0 12.0 7.0 4.0 7.0 5.0 8.0 3.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 ― 6.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 5.0 17.0
Malaysia Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 40.0 30.0 19.0 10.0 18.0 5.0 17.0 5.0 11.0 8.0 11.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 5.0 8.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 14.0
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 21.0 34.0 36.0 20.0 11.0 1.0 11.0 6.0 11.0 21.0 13.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 4.0 8.0 3.0 10.0 ― 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 15.0
Alitalia [European] (n=100) 49.0 20.0 8.0 15.0 24.0 1.0 4.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 12.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 ― 2.0 2.0 18.0
Air France [European] (n=100) 44.0 31.0 39.0 30.0 23.0 ― 3.0 5.0 7.0 15.0 6.0 6.0 15.0 4.0 19.0 11.0 9.0 4.0 3.0 11.0 2.0 7.0 4.0 7.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 5.0 12.0
Finnair [European] (n=100) 21.0 34.0 35.0 7.0 9.0 ― 10.0 16.0 8.0 22.0 14.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 ― 2.0 4.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 ― 2.0 3.0 2.0 21.0
British Airways [European] (n=100) 52.0 24.0 28.0 30.0 22.0 1.0 11.0 11.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 16.0 11.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 3.0 8.0 2.0 7.0 8.0 4.0 3.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 15.0
Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 24.0 26.0 46.0 31.0 19.0 1.0 3.0 13.0 7.0 26.0 15.0 16.0 19.0 16.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 7.0 3.0 9.0 2.0 10.0 4.0 12.0 1.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 6.0 1.0 20.0
Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 17.0 30.0 31.0 22.0 16.0 5.0 15.0 8.0 8.0 19.0 9.0 6.0 11.0 14.0 8.0 15.0 15.0 7.0 13.0 9.0 7.0 12.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 19.0
Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 9.0 28.0 43.0 29.0 8.0 ― 14.0 5.0 7.0 25.0 15.0 8.0 23.0 10.0 5.0 22.0 22.0 5.0 4.0 25.0 1.0 17.0 4.0 10.0 2.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 15.0
Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 2.0 27.0 22.0 9.0 6.0 1.0 17.0 5.0 9.0 18.0 16.0 ― 13.0 16.0 2.0 15.0 16.0 10.0 8.0 13.0 ― 14.0 4.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 ― 3.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 24.0
Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 16.0 26.0 19.0 11.0 11.0 1.0 11.0 6.0 10.0 19.0 14.0 2.0 13.0 13.0 1.0 23.0 10.0 5.0 7.0 12.0 2.0 13.0 8.0 10.0 3.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 21.0
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Airline Satisfaction Survey 201813
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Total (n=4,000) 12.2 11.6 8.4 6.4 3.9 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.7 0.2 75.1
ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 ― 75.0
JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 9.0 10.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 ― 4.0 1.0 1.0 ― 83.0
● Vanilla Air [Japanese] (n=100) 21.0 35.0 17.0 16.0 9.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 7.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 ― 40.0
● Peach Aviation [Japanese] (n=100) 28.0 31.0 3.0 4.0 15.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 ― ― ― 44.0
American Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 16.0 16.0 10.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 ― 76.0
Air Canada [South / North American] (n=100) 4.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 ― 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 ― 1.0 ― 86.0
Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 7.0 11.0 8.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 ― 2.0 ― ― 80.0
United Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 2.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 ― 1.0 ― 1.0 ― 1.0 ― ― 90.0
Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 15.0 20.0 15.0 13.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 ― 66.0
● Jetstar [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 37.0 22.0 24.0 15.0 19.0 16.0 12.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 ― 36.0
Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 7.0 8.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 ― 83.0
Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 11.0 11.0 10.0 6.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 ― 76.0
● AirAsia X [Asian] (n=100) 39.0 29.0 32.0 14.0 10.0 5.0 ― ― 2.0 ― 1.0 ― ― 33.0
Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 ― 1.0 3.0 ― ― ― 1.0 1.0 ― 93.0
Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 8.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 ― 1.0 ― 1.0 1.0 ― ― 91.0
Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] (n=100) 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 ― ― ― 2.0 ― ― 88.0
● Jetstar Asia Airways [Asian] (n=100) 29.0 31.0 12.0 9.0 20.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 ― 2.0 ― 43.0
Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 12.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 ― ― 81.0
● Scoot [Asian] (n=100) 26.0 23.0 19.0 14.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 ― ― 51.0
Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 ― 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 ― 86.0
● Tigerair Taiwan [Asian] (n=100) 21.0 17.0 13.0 7.0 10.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 ― 1.0 ― ― 58.0
Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 ― 4.0 5.0 2.0 ― ― 1.0 3.0 ― 89.0
● Jeju Air [Asian] (n=100) 12.0 9.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 ― ― ― ― 2.0 1.0 ― ― 76.0
China Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 7.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 ― ― 1.0 ― 2.0 ― 90.0
Air China [Asian] (n=100) 8.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 ― 2.0 ― 1.0 ― 1.0 2.0 88.0
China Eastern Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 8.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 ― 2.0 ― ― ― ― 1.0 1.0 90.0
Philippines Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 17.0 12.0 11.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 4.0 ― 70.0
Vietnam Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 6.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 ― 1.0 ― 88.0
Hong Kong Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 16.0 17.0 12.0 10.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 ― 3.0 1.0 ― 68.0
Malaysia Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 12.0 7.0 8.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 ― 3.0 2.0 2.0 ― 79.0
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 9.0 13.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 ― ― 1.0 77.0
Alitalia [European] (n=100) 6.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 ― ― 1.0 ― 86.0
Air France [European] (n=100) 9.0 12.0 10.0 11.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 ― 69.0
Finnair [European] (n=100) 8.0 10.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 ― 3.0 2.0 ― 81.0
British Airways [European] (n=100) 6.0 11.0 9.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 ― 77.0
Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 ― 84.0
Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 14.0 15.0 17.0 13.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 11.0 13.0 8.0 10.0 5.0 ― 71.0
Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 6.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 ― 2.0 ― 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 ― 86.0
Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 ― 1.0 86.0
Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 7.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 89.0
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Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201815
●The overall satisfaction score total average was 3.70 points.
●There was a switch in the top2 from last year, with ANA on top (4.26 points) and JAL in
2nd place (4.15 points) this time. This was followed by the ascendant Emirates (4.07
points).
●Eva Air (3.98 points) went from 16th place last year to 6th place. Jeju Air (3.76 points)
went from 34th place last year to 19th place, while American Airlines (3.73 points) rose
sharply in ranking from 37th place last year to 20th place.
1. Overall Satisfaction: Top 20
■Airline Overall Satisfaction (Total / Single Answer)
Am satisfied
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Total (n=4,000) 3.70 3.67
By
airline1 (2) ↑ ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 4.26 4.15
2 (1) ↓ JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 4.15 4.16
3 (6) ↑ Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 4.07 3.94
4 (4) - Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 4.04 4.05
5 (5) - Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 4.03 3.97
6 (16) ↑ Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.98 3.76
7 * * Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.97 *
8 (14) ↑ Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.89 3.79
8 (12) ↑ Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.89 3.80
10 (10) - Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.87 3.86
10 (12) ↑ KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 3.87 3.80
10 (7) ↓ Finnair [European] (n=100) 3.87 3.93
13 (8) ↓ Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.86 3.90
14 (16) ↑ Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.85 3.76
15 (23) ↑ Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 3.84 3.73
16 (16) - Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.83 3.76
16 (8) ↓ Air France [European] (n=100) 3.83 3.90
18 (20) ↑ Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.78 3.74
19 (34) ↑ ● Jeju Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.76 3.39
20 (37) ↑ American Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.73 3.21
Satisfaction
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Order
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Changes
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Satisfaction
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14.8%
39.0
34.0
31.0
22.0
33.0
19.0
30.0
17.0
21.0
12.0
21.0
14.0
19.0
16.0
14.0
15.0
22.0
16.0
14.0
15.0
51.7
52.0
50.0
51.0
64.0
46.0
61.0
48.0
57.0
56.0
67.0
54.0
66.0
55.0
57.0
59.0
55.0
49.0
53.0
54.0
51.0
24.8
6.0
13.0
13.0
10.0
15.0
19.0
13.0
24.0
16.0
18.0
19.0
16.0
20.0
23.0
25.0
28.0
21.0
26.0
27.0
27.0
6.5
2.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
7.0
2.0
5.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
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6.0
3.0
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1.0
† Satisfaction points are the weighted average based on calculations of "Am satisfied" as +5, "More satisfied than not" as +4,
"Can't say either way" as +3, "More dissatisfied than not" as +2, and "Am dissatisfied" as +1.
† "Overall Satisfactions Points" is not the total of satisfaction points by category but rather the figure calculated from individual
questions in this survey.
† Airlines noted with an asterisk are those for which comparisons are not available because they were not included in the prior survey.
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC)
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201816
2. Satisfaction by Attribute
1) Aircraft Equipment and Amenities: Top 20
■Satisfaction with Aircraft Equipment and Amenities (Total / Single Answer)
●The total average satisfaction score for “Airline equipment, facilities” was 3.59 points.
●JAL’s score of 4.10 points moved it from 2nd place last year to the top spot. 2nd place
ANA (4.07 points) raised its ranking to 5th place, which resulted in the two Japanese
companies having adjacent ranking. This was followed by the ascendant Emirates (4.05
points).
●Asiana Airlines (3.75 points) saw a huge increase from 27th place last year to 14th place,
as did American Airlines (3.65 points), moving from 35th place last year to 19th place.
●Among the reasons for satisfaction and reasons for dissatisfaction, “Newness/cleanness
of plane” and “Width/comfort of seats” were ranked at the top.
Am satisfied
More
satisfied
than not
Can't say
either way
More
dissatisfied
than not
Am
dissatisfied
Legend
Total (n=4,000) 3.59 3.52
By
airline1 (2) ↑ JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 4.10 4.00
2 (5) ↑ ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 4.07 3.86
3 (3) - Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 4.05 3.94
4 * * Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.98 *
5 (4) ↓ Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.96 3.89
6 (10) ↑ KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 3.84 3.76
6 (17) ↑ Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.84 3.67
8 (18) ↑ Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.83 3.64
8 (6) ↓ Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.83 3.85
10 (7) ↓ Finnair [European] (n=100) 3.80 3.81
11 (15) ↑ Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.78 3.68
12 (15) ↑ Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.76 3.68
12 (20) ↑ Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.76 3.59
14 (27) ↑ Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.75 3.42
15 (12) ↓ Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.74 3.71
16 (14) ↓ Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 3.70 3.70
17 (8) ↓ Air France [European] (n=100) 3.69 3.80
18 (12) ↓ Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.66 3.71
19 (35) ↑ American Airlines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.65 3.13
20 (24) ↑ Air Canada [South / North American] (n=100) 3.61 3.45
Satisfaction
points
last yearOrder
last year
Order
this year
Changes
in order
Satisfaction
points
13.2%
32.0
30.0
30.0
29.0
34.0
17.0
20.0
15.0
16.0
18.0
15.0
14.0
13.0
14.0
12.0
9.0
12.0
12.0
13.0
15.0
44.4
49.0
51.0
50.0
49.0
37.0
53.0
51.0
55.0
57.0
50.0
52.0
50.0
51.0
51.0
58.0
57.0
52.0
53.0
45.0
45.0
32.5
16.0
16.0
16.0
15.0
22.0
27.0
23.0
28.0
21.0
28.0
29.0
34.0
35.0
31.0
23.0
30.0
29.0
27.0
36.0
30.0
7.8
3.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
5.0
3.0
5.0
2.0
6.0
2.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
4.0
6.0
3.0
7.0
5.0
6.0
6.0
2.1
―
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
―
1.0
―
―
2.0
―
―
―
―
1.0
1.0
―
3.0
―
4.0
(%)
Sample
Newness/
cleanness of
plane
Width/
comfort of
seats
Comfort of
temperature/
climate
control/
light control
Wi-Fi/
Internet
connection
Extent of
in-flight
amenities
available
Comfort of
toiletsOther
Nothing in
particular
Reasons for satisfaction 2,303 35.9 36.8 25.3 7.9 18.8 11.3 1.7 22.9
Reasons for dissatisfaction 1,697 14.8 29.3 7.5 8.6 12.1 9.3 1.6 43.5
† Satisfaction points are the weighted average based on calculations of "Am satisfied" as +5, "More satisfied than not" as +4,
"Can't say either way" as +3, "More dissatisfied than not" as +2, and "Am dissatisfied" as +1.
† Airlines noted with an asterisk are those for which comparisons are not available because they were not included in the prior survey.
■Reasons for Satisfaction / Reasons for Dissatisfaction with Aircraft Equipment and Amenities
(Total / Multiple Answer)
† "Reasons for satisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Am satisfied" or "More satisfied than not."
† "Reasons for dissatisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Can’t say either way", "More dissatisfied than not" or "Am dissatisfied."
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201817
2. Satisfaction by Attribute
2) Service by Cabin Crew: Top 20
●For “Customer service by cabin crew,” the satisfaction total average was 3.63 points.
●ANA’s 4.24 points moved it from 3rd place last year to the top spot. This was followed by
JAL (4.18 points) and Singapore Airlines (4.00 points).
●Eva Air (3.89 points) saw a sharp rise from 17th place last year to 7th place, while Asiana
Airlines (3.83 points) also moved from 23rd place last year to 10th place.
●Among both the reasons for satisfaction and reasons for dissatisfaction, “Courtesy of
response” was given most.
■Satisfaction with Service by Cabin Crew (Total / Single Answer)
Am satisfied
More
satisfied
than not
Can't say
either way
More
dissatisfied
than not
Am
dissatisfied
Legend
Total (n=4,000) 3.63 3.60
By
airline1 (3) ↑ ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 4.24 4.00
2 (1) ↓ JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 4.18 4.16
3 (4) ↑ Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 4.00 3.94
4 (5) ↑ Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.97 3.88
5 (6) ↑ Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.93 3.84
6 * * Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.91 *
7 (17) ↑ Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.89 3.69
8 (8) - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 3.88 3.81
9 (7) ↓ Finnair [European] (n=100) 3.85 3.83
10 (23) ↑ Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.83 3.58
11 (19) ↑ Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.82 3.68
12 (9) ↓ Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 3.79 3.80
12 (12) - Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.79 3.76
12 (13) ↑ Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.79 3.73
15 (16) ↑ Air France [European] (n=100) 3.76 3.70
16 (15) ↓ Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.72 3.71
17 (20) ↑ Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.70 3.66
17 (10) ↓ Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.70 3.77
19 (25) ↑ China Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.69 3.55
20 (17) ↓ Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.65 3.69
Satisfaction
points
last yearOrder
last year
Order
this year
Changes
in order
Satisfaction
points
14.1%
40.0
36.0
22.0
28.0
26.0
24.0
14.0
18.0
15.0
16.0
18.0
12.0
17.0
11.0
20.0
14.0
14.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
45.5
47.0
48.0
58.0
47.0
46.0
52.0
62.0
54.0
59.0
54.0
53.0
58.0
47.0
63.0
46.0
49.0
49.0
61.0
56.0
46.0
32.4
11.0
14.0
18.0
20.0
24.0
17.0
23.0
26.0
24.0
27.0
24.0
28.0
34.0
21.0
26.0
32.0
33.0
20.0
26.0
38.0
5.9
1.0
2.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
5.0
1.0
2.0
―
3.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
5.0
1.0
7.0
5.0
3.0
2.2
1.0
―
―
1.0
1.0
2.0
―
―
2.0
―
2.0
1.0
―
1.0
2.0
―
3.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
(%)
Sample
Speed of
response
Courtesy of
response
Accuracy of
responseAttentiveness Nice ambiance
Japanese
language capable
Announcements
at time of
takeoff, landing,
etc.
OtherNothing in
particular
Reasons for satisfaction 2,383 18.2 45.7 20.0 13.2 42.5 26.1 8.9 0.5 12.6
Reasons for dissatisfaction 1,617 8.0 18.0 5.6 13.7 14.3 17.0 3.2 2.1 46.6
† Satisfaction points are the weighted average based on calculations of "Am satisfied" as +5, "More satisfied than not" as +4,
"Can't say either way" as +3, "More dissatisfied than not" as +2, and "Am dissatisfied" as +1.
† Airlines noted with an asterisk are those for which comparisons are not available because they were not included in the prior survey.
■Reasons for Satisfaction / Reasons for Dissatisfaction with Service by Cabin Crew
(Total / Multiple Answer)
† "Reasons for satisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Am satisfied" or "More satisfied than not."
† "Reasons for dissatisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Can’t say either way", "More dissatisfied than not" or "Am dissatisfied."
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201818
●For “Customer service by the airline ground crew at the airport,” the satisfaction total
average was 3.63 points.
●JAL (4.18 points) again took the top spot, as was the case last year. 2nd place was ANA
(4.15 points). This was followed by Qatar Airways (3.90 points) and Emirates (3.89 points),
which rose from 12nd place last year, and Eva Air (3.88 points) which increased its
ranking from 14th place last year.
●Asiana Airlines (3.82 points) moved from 24th place last year to 9th place, while Garuda
Indonesia (3.73 points) shot up from 25th place last year to 15th place.
●Among both the reasons for satisfaction and reasons for dissatisfaction, “Smoothness of
check-in, baggage check” was given most.
2. Satisfaction by Attribute
3) Service by Ground Crew: Top 20
Am satisfied
More
satisfied
than not
Can't say
either way
More
dissatisfied
than not
Am
dissatisfied
Legend
Total (n=4,000) 3.63 3.60
By
airline1 (1) - JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 4.18 4.15
2 (2) - ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 4.15 3.96
3 (12) ↑ Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.90 3.72
4 (12) ↑ Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.89 3.72
5 (14) ↑ Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.88 3.71
6 (3) ↓ Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.87 3.95
7 * * Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.85 *
8 (8) - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 3.83 3.77
9 (24) ↑ Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.82 3.57
9 (8) ↓ Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.82 3.77
11 (16) ↑ Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.79 3.69
11 (5) ↓ Finnair [European] (n=100) 3.79 3.87
13 (11) ↓ Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.78 3.74
14 (17) ↑ Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.74 3.67
15 (25) ↑ Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 3.73 3.56
15 (14) ↓ Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.73 3.71
17 (21) ↑ China Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.72 3.62
17 (19) ↑ Air France [European] (n=100) 3.72 3.65
19 (10) ↓ Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.70 3.76
20 (6) ↓ Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.66 3.83
Satisfaction
points
last yearOrder
last year
Order
this year
Changes
in order
Satisfaction
points
13.4%
36.0
36.0
25.0
25.0
11.0
15.0
23.0
18.0
17.0
14.0
12.0
13.0
17.0
16.0
12.0
11.0
11.0
15.0
12.0
9.0
46.2
47.0
47.0
47.0
42.0
67.0
59.0
49.0
52.0
54.0
54.0
63.0
55.0
49.0
44.0
55.0
56.0
55.0
47.0
53.0
58.0
32.3
16.0
14.0
22.0
31.0
21.0
24.0
20.0
27.0
23.0
32.0
18.0
31.0
30.0
38.0
28.0
29.0
31.0
33.0
29.0
24.0
6.0
1.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
6.0
1.0
6.0
―
6.0
―
3.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
5.0
8.0
2.1
―
1.0
1.0
1.0
―
―
2.0
2.0
―
―
1.0
1.0
1.0
―
1.0
1.0
2.0
―
1.0
1.0
(%)
Sample
Smoothness of
check-in,
baggage check
Announcements
about boarding
gate and
connecting
Announcements
about baggage
inspections and
limitations on
carry-on bags
Information
about/response
to excess
baggage charge
OtherNothing in
particular
Reasons for satisfaction 2,386 64.7 27.5 14.3 4.9 0.6 24.6
Reasons for dissatisfaction 1,614 25.9 14.6 7.2 3.3 3.3 56.1
■Satisfaction with Service by Ground Crew (Total / Single Answer)
† Satisfaction points are the weighted average based on calculations of "Am satisfied" as +5, "More satisfied than not" as +4,
"Can't say either way" as +3, "More dissatisfied than not" as +2, and "Am dissatisfied" as +1.
† Airlines noted with an asterisk are those for which comparisons are not available because they were not included in the prior survey.
■Reasons for Satisfaction / Reasons for Dissatisfaction with Service by Ground Crew
(Total / Multiple Answer)
† "Reasons for satisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Am satisfied" or "More satisfied than not."
† "Reasons for dissatisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Can’t say either way", "More dissatisfied than not" or "Am dissatisfied."
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201819
2. Satisfaction by Attribute
4) In-flight Food and Drink Service: Top 20
●The “Inflight food and drink service” satisfaction total average was 3.53 points.
●As was the case last year, Emirates took the top spot with 4.04 points. This was followed
by Qatar Airways (3.99 points) and Singapore Airlines (3.96 points).
●Among both the reasons for satisfaction and reasons for dissatisfaction, “Taste of meals”
was given most.
Am satisfied
More
satisfied
than not
Can't say
either way
More
dissatisfied
than not
Am
dissatisfied
Legend
Total (n=3,687) 3.53 3.57
By
airline1 (1) - Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 4.04 3.98
2 (5) ↑ Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.99 3.89
3 (3) - Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.96 3.92
4 * * Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.93 *
5 (6) ↑ ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 3.92 3.83
5 (4) ↓ JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 3.92 3.90
7 (7) - Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.88 3.81
8 (9) ↑ KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 3.85 3.78
9 (20) ↑ Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.82 3.52
10 (16) ↑ Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.81 3.59
11 (8) ↓ Air France [European] (n=100) 3.77 3.79
12 (14) ↑ Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 3.74 3.69
13 (10) ↓ Finnair [European] (n=100) 3.69 3.76
14 (10) ↓ Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.66 3.76
15 (16) ↑ Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.64 3.59
16 (15) ↓ Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.63 3.61
17 (20) ↑ China Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.61 3.52
18 (18) - Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.58 3.54
19 (25) ↑ Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.55 3.42
20 (23) ↑ Alitalia [European] (n=100) 3.54 3.48
Order
this year
Changes
in order
Satisfaction
points
Satisfaction
points
last yearOrder
last year
13.2%
29.0
29.0
20.0
27.0
24.0
26.0
23.0
23.0
16.0
11.0
20.0
11.0
10.0
10.0
16.0
12.0
10.0
15.0
14.0
8.0
43.0
51.0
48.0
59.0
49.0
53.0
49.0
51.0
46.0
53.0
63.0
50.0
56.0
58.0
56.0
46.0
49.0
52.0
43.0
38.0
52.0
31.2
15.0
18.0
18.0
16.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
24.0
28.0
23.0
20.0
30.0
25.0
25.0
27.0
31.0
31.0
30.0
38.0
29.0
8.8
5.0
3.0
3.0
6.0
5.0
5.0
3.0
7.0
3.0
2.0
7.0
2.0
5.0
8.0
8.0
6.0
3.0
9.0
9.0
8.0
3.8
―
2.0
―
2.0
2.0
2.0
3.0
―
―
1.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
(%)
Sample
Taste of mealsAmount of
meals
Diversity of
the meal
menu
Refreshments,
snacks,
desserts
Soft drinksAlcoholic
beverages
Extent of
meals and
drinks provided
for free
OtherNothing in
particular
Reasons for satisfaction 2,073 61.8 38.1 19.2 21.0 28.2 29.8 28.4 0.4 6.6
Reasons for dissatisfaction 1,614 45.5 11.3 20.9 6.6 4.7 5.8 11.0 2.7 30.7
■Satisfaction with in-flight Food and Drink Service
(in-flight food and drink service users / Single Answer)
† Satisfaction points are the weighted average based on calculations of “Am satisfied” as +5, “More satisfied than not” as +4,
“Can‘t say either way” as +3, “More dissatisfied than not” as +2, and “Am dissatisfied” as +1.
† Airlines noted with an asterisk are those for which comparisons are not available because they were not included in the prior survey.
† Tabulation excludes airlines with less than 80s: AirAsia X, Jetstar Asia Airways, Scoot, Tigerair Taiwan, Jeju Air, Jetstar, Vanilla Air,
Peach Aviation.
■Reasons for Satisfaction / Reasons for Dissatisfaction with in-flight Food and Drink Service
(in-flight food and drink service users / Multiple Answer)
† "Reasons for satisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Am satisfied" or "More satisfied than not."
† "Reasons for dissatisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Can’t say either way", "More dissatisfied than not" or "Am dissatisfied."
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201820
●The “Inflight entertainment” satisfaction total average was 3.39 points, which was the
lowest score among all five categories.
●As was the case last year, Emirates took the top spot with 4.01 points. This was
followed by JAL (3.96 points) and ANA (3.89 points).
●As both reasons for satisfaction and reasons for dissatisfaction, "Number of TV
channels and movies," "Movies/TV programs available," and “Whether movies/TV
available in Japanese language” were given far more than others.
2. Satisfaction by Attribute
5) In-flight Entertainment: Top 20
Am satisfied
More
satisfied
than not
Can't say
either way
More
dissatisfied
than not
Am
dissatisfied
Legend
Total (n=3,792) 3.39 3.35
By
airline1 (1) - Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 4.01 3.95
2 (3) ↑ JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 3.96 3.88
3 (4) ↑ ANA [Japanese] (n=100) 3.89 3.84
4 (24) ↑ Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.80 3.33
5 (6) ↑ Singapore Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.77 3.78
6 (9) ↑ KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 3.75 3.62
6 (7) ↑ Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.75 3.75
8 * * Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.74 *
9 (5) ↓ Air France [European] (n=100) 3.71 3.80
10 (18) ↑ Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.66 3.46
10 (11) ↑ Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.66 3.59
12 (16) ↑ Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] (n=100) 3.64 3.47
13 (10) ↓ Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.60 3.60
14 (14) - Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.56 3.51
15 (21) ↑ Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.55 3.37
15 (19) ↑ Finnair [European] (n=100) 3.55 3.45
17 (12) ↓ Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.54 3.52
18 (15) ↓ Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.52 3.50
18 (8) ↓ Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.52 3.64
20 (19) ↓ Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 3.51 3.45
Order
this year
Changes
in order
Satisfaction
points
Satisfaction
points
last yearOrder
last year
12.0%
36.0
24.0
22.0
16.0
18.0
23.0
22.0
25.0
18.0
15.0
19.0
16.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
17.0
10.0
7.0
8.0
6.0
36.0
38.0
52.0
50.0
53.0
51.0
42.0
41.0
40.0
41.0
45.0
42.0
43.0
44.0
43.0
42.0
36.0
48.0
51.0
49.0
49.0
35.2
18.0
20.0
24.0
26.0
22.0
25.0
27.0
22.0
35.0
31.0
26.0
33.0
37.0
36.0
37.0
36.0
29.0
30.0
32.0
37.0
12.4
7.0
4.0
3.0
5.0
8.0
7.0
10.0
10.0
6.0
9.0
12.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
12.0
11.0
9.0
6.0
4.3
1.0
―
1.0
―
1.0
3.0
―
3.0
―
―
1.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
(%)
Sample
Number of TV
channels and
movies
Movies/TV
programs
available
Whether
movies/TV
available in
Japanese
language
Number of
music
channels
Music program
content
Whether there
is Japanese
content
(Japanese
movies,
Japanese
music, etc.)
Game
types/content
In-flight
magazine
Magazines,
newspapers
On-demand
broadcastsSeatback TV
Content that
can connect
to dedicated
apps on my
own
smartphone/
tablet
Extent of the
free
entertainment
that is
available
Prices,
selection, etc.
of in-flight
sales
OtherNothing in
particular
Reasons for satisfaction 1,821 36.8 42.0 33.0 10.4 8.7 16.1 6.8 9.6 5.7 2.6 2.9 2.1 8.2 2.7 0.3 16.5
Reasons for dissatisfaction 1,971 17.0 21.3 23.5 4.9 5.0 12.4 2.6 5.2 4.4 1.1 2.3 1.4 6.8 2.2 2.5 40.3
■Satisfaction with in-flight Entertainment (in-flight entertainment users / Single Answer)
† Satisfaction points are the weighted average based on calculations of "Am satisfied" as +5, "More satisfied than not" as +4,
"Can't say either way" as +3, "More dissatisfied than not" as +2, and "Am dissatisfied" as +1.
† Airlines noted with an asterisk are those for which comparisons are not available because they were not included in the prior survey.
† Tabulation excludes airlines with less than 80s: AirAsia X, Jetstar Asia Airways, Scoot, Tigerair Taiwan, Jeju Air, Vanilla Air,
Peach Aviation.
■Reasons for Satisfaction / Reasons for Dissatisfaction with in-flight Entertainment
(in-flight entertainment users / Multiple Answer)
† "Reasons for satisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Am satisfied" or "More satisfied than not."
† "Reasons for dissatisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Can’t say either way", "More dissatisfied than not" or "Am dissatisfied."
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201821
●The cost performance satisfaction total average was 3.72 points.
●In the top spot was Jeju Air (4.03 points), which sharply increased from 25th place last
year. This was followed by Qatar Airways (4.01 points) and Emirates (4.01 points).
●Among both the reasons for satisfaction and reasons for dissatisfaction, “Air fare ticket”
was given most.
3. Satisfaction with Cost Performance: TOP20
Am
satisfied
More
satisfied
than not
Can't say
either way
More
dissatisfied
than not
Am
dissatisfiedDon't know
Legend
Total (n=4,000) 3.72 3.66
By
airline1 (25) ↑ ● Jeju Air [Asian] (n=100) 4.03 3.68
2 (3) ↑ Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 4.01 3.87
3 (4) ↑ Emirates [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 4.01 3.86
4 (6) ↑ ● Peach Aviation [Japanese] (n=100) 3.96 3.84
5 * * Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.95 *
6 (2) ↓ Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] (n=100) 3.94 3.93
7 * * ● Scoot [Asian] (n=100) 3.92 *
8 (22) ↑ Eva Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.91 3.69
9 (9) - ● Jetstar Asia Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.88 3.81
10 (21) ↑ Korean Air [Asian] (n=100) 3.84 3.70
11 (14) ↑ Asiana Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.81 3.75
12 (12) - China Airlines [Asian] (n=100) 3.81 3.79
13 (18) ↑ Thai Airways [Asian] (n=100) 3.80 3.71
14 (28) ↑ Garuda Indonesia [Asian] (n=100) 3.80 3.64
15 (31) ↑ KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] (n=100) 3.78 3.57
15 (7) ↓ Finnair [European] (n=100) 3.78 3.83
17 (1) ↓ ● Tigerair Taiwan [Asian] (n=100) 3.77 4.01
17 (18) ↑ JAL [Japanese] (n=100) 3.77 3.71
19 (18) ↓ Lufthansa [European] (n=100) 3.77 3.71
19 (25) ↑ Delta Air Lines [South / North American] (n=100) 3.77 3.68
Satisfaction
points
last yearOrder
this year
Order
last year
Changes
in order
Satisfaction
points
15.7%
28.0
35.0
26.0
25.0
30.0
27.0
28.0
15.0
19.0
19.0
10.0
15.0
19.0
18.0
18.0
15.0
13.0
16.0
18.0
14.0
47.3
49.0
34.0
52.0
53.0
39.0
44.0
45.0
59.0
59.0
46.0
62.0
53.0
46.0
45.0
45.0
52.0
57.0
51.0
44.0
50.0
27.1
19.0
20.0
17.0
16.0
21.0
18.0
20.0
22.0
13.0
31.0
23.0
20.0
27.0
33.0
31.0
27.0
21.0
23.0
32.0
32.0
5.1
3.0
4.0
4.0
5.0
4.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
6.0
2.0
1.0
5.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
―
4.0
6.0
3.0
1.0
1.9
―
2.0
―
1.0
2.0
1.0
4.0
―
2.0
―
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.9
1.0
5.0
1.0
―
4.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
(%)
Sample
Air fare ticket
Inflight
food/drink and
service
Service by
cabin crew
Service by
ground crew
Equipment on
aircraft
Inflight
entertainment
Safety/
reliabilityOther
None of the
above
Reasons for satisfaction 2,519 65.0 38.6 32.1 20.2 22.0 21.3 24.0 2.1 4.3
Reasons for dissatisfaction 1,364 33.5 24.3 14.9 10.3 15.2 19.2 7.3 5.2 28.2
■Satisfaction with cost performance (Total / Single Answer)
† Satisfaction points are the weighted average based on calculations of "Am satisfied" as +5, "More satisfied than not" as +4,
"Can't say either way" as +3, "More dissatisfied than not" as +2, and "Am dissatisfied" as +1.
† Since ranking is assigned up to third place by the value after the decimal point, ranking may differ despite an identical satisfaction
score.
† Airlines noted with an asterisk are those for which comparisons are not available because they were not included in the prior survey.
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC)
■Reasons for Satisfaction / Reasons for Dissatisfaction with cost performance
(Answers about satisfaction / Multiple Answer)
† "Reasons for satisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Am satisfied" or "More satisfied than not."
† "Reasons for dissatisfaction" were asked to those who gave "Can’t say either way", "More dissatisfied than not" or "Am dissatisfied."
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201822
●Regarding intention to use again, the “Intention to use again – total” (that is, including “I’d
very much like to use” (16%)) was 67%.
●By airline, at the top of the “Intention to use again - total” ranking was ANA (91%). 2nd
place was JAL (85%). This was followed by Eva Air and Singapore Airlines (both 81%).
●Among LCC, the Vanilla Air and Peach Aviation “intention to use again – total” was 73%,
which made them both 13th place among the total.
4. Intention to Use Again
Would very
much like to
use
Would like to
use
Can't say
either way
Would not
really like to
use
Would not like
to use again
Legend
Total (n=4,000) 67.0
ANA (n=100) 91.0
JAL (n=100) 85.0
● Vanilla Air (n=100) 73.0
● Peach Aviation (n=100) 73.0
American Airlines (n=100) 64.0
Air Canada (n=100) 67.0
Delta Air Lines (n=100) 71.0
United Airlines (n=100) 52.0
Qantas (n=100) 72.0
● Jetstar (n=100) 55.0
Hawaiian Airlines (n=100) 58.0
Asiana Airlines (n=100) 77.0
● AirAsia X (n=100) 61.0
Eva Air (n=100) 81.0
Garuda Indonesia (n=100) 68.0
Cathay Pacific Airways (n=100) 60.0
● Jetstar Asia Airways (n=100) 71.0
Singapore Airlines (n=100) 81.0
● Scoot (n=100) 68.0
Korean Air (n=100) 67.0
● Tigerair Taiwan (n=100) 65.0
Thai Airways (n=100) 76.0
● Jeju Air (n=100) 72.0
China Airlines (n=100) 64.0
Air China (n=100) 34.0
China Eastern Airlines (n=100) 37.0
Philippines Airlines (n=100) 54.0
Vietnam Airlines (n=100) 58.0
Hong Kong Airlines (n=100) 59.0
Malaysia Airlines (n=100) 63.0
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (n=100) 71.0
Alitalia (n=100) 49.0
Air France (n=100) 75.0
Finnair (n=100) 79.0
British Airways (n=100) 58.0
Lufthansa (n=100) 74.0
Etihad Airways (n=100) 74.0
Emirates (n=100) 79.0
Qatar Airways (n=100) 75.0
Turkish Airlines (n=100) 69.0
Intention
to Use
Again
Total
By
airline
Jap
anese
South /
North American
Pac
ific /
Ocean
iaA
sian
Euro
pean
Mid
dle E
ast
/ A
fric
a
16.2%
38.0
39.0
15.0
19.0
15.0
16.0
16.0
5.0
13.0
9.0
10.0
17.0
16.0
21.0
14.0
11.0
14.0
27.0
19.0
16.0
12.0
14.0
20.0
9.0
4.0
2.0
6.0
8.0
5.0
17.0
22.0
5.0
21.0
16.0
15.0
16.0
24.0
32.0
29.0
22.0
50.8
53.0
46.0
58.0
54.0
49.0
51.0
55.0
47.0
59.0
46.0
48.0
60.0
45.0
60.0
54.0
49.0
57.0
54.0
49.0
51.0
53.0
62.0
52.0
55.0
30.0
35.0
48.0
50.0
54.0
46.0
49.0
44.0
54.0
63.0
43.0
58.0
50.0
47.0
46.0
47.0
24.4
7.0
11.0
18.0
19.0
29.0
20.0
26.0
35.0
26.0
29.0
36.0
21.0
27.0
17.0
27.0
35.0
21.0
16.0
25.0
27.0
26.0
21.0
23.0
30.0
45.0
37.0
30.0
33.0
30.0
22.0
22.0
35.0
14.0
16.0
29.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
17.0
22.0
6.4
1.0
3.0
6.0
5.0
6.0
8.0
2.0
8.0
2.0
11.0
5.0
2.0
9.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
6.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
5.0
4.0
17.0
22.0
11.0
7.0
8.0
11.0
5.0
13.0
8.0
2.0
10.0
6.0
7.0
4.0
5.0
8.0
2.3
1.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
1.0
5.0
―
5.0
1.0
―
3.0
―
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
―
―
2.0
4.0
4.0
5.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
―
3.0
1.0
■Intention to Use Again (Total / Single Answer)
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC)
Part 2: Airline Evaluations
Airline Satisfaction Survey 201823
●When respondents were asked about airlines they would like to use again, the highest
percentage gave ANA (65%), which was the same result as last year. This was followed by
JAL (52%), an indication that the two Japanese carriers have maintained high use intention
scores.
●Among the LCCs, Peach Aviation ranked in 5th place with a score of 6%.
5. Airlines Desired for Future Use
(n=4,000) (%) Ranking (n=4,000)
1 ANA [Japanese] n=2,583 64.6 1 58.3 ↑
2 JAL [Japanese] n=2,061 51.5 2 50.9 ―
3 Singapore Airlines [Asian] n=753 18.8 3 17.1 ↑
4 Emirates [Middle East / Africa] n=556 13.9 4 13.8 ―
5 ● Peach Aviation [Japanese] n=247 6.2 5 7.4 ↓
6 Lufthansa [European] n=242 6.1 6 6.6 ―
7 Air France [European] n=235 5.9 7 5.9 ―
8 Cathay Pacific Airways [Asian] n=212 5.3 11 4.0 ↑
9 Delta Air Lines [South / North American] n=204 5.1 9 5.1 ―
10 Hawaiian Airlines [Pacific / Oceania] n=169 4.2 12 3.9 ―
11 ● Vanilla Air [Japanese] n=165 4.1 8 5.2 ↓
12 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines [European] n=157 3.9 17 3.0 ―
13 United Airlines [South / North American] n=146 3.7 19 2.8 ―
14 Finnair [European] n=139 3.5 10 4.2 ―
15 Thai Airways [Asian] n=131 3.3 14 3.4 ―
15 Qatar Airways [Middle East / Africa] n=131 3.3 15 3.3 ―
17 Air Canada [South / North American] n=97 2.4 18 3.0 ―
18 Qantas [Pacific / Oceania] n=94 2.4 16 3.1 ―
19 Air New Zealand n=91 2.3 13 3.5 ↓
20 Eva Air [Asian] n=82 2.1 25 1.7 ―
21 American Airlines [South / North American] n=80 2.0 20 2.5 ―
21 British Airways [European] n=80 2.0 22 2.1 ―
23 Etihad Airways [Middle East / Africa] n=75 1.9 23 1.9 ―
24 Asiana Airlines [Asian] n=66 1.7 27 1.5 ―
25 ● Jetstar [Pacific / Oceania] n=64 1.6 21 2.4 ―
26 Korean Air [Asian] n=63 1.6 26 1.6 ―
26 Turkish Airlines [Middle East / Africa] n=63 1.6 33 1.1 ―
28 ● Spring Japan n=57 1.4 30 1.3 ―
29 Swiss International Airlines n=46 1.2 24 1.8 ―
30 ● AirAsia X [Asian] n=41 1.0 37 0.7 ―
31 China Airlines [Asian] n=36 0.9 32 1.2 ―
32 Alitalia [European] n=35 0.9 29 1.3 ―
33 Garuda Indonesia [Asian] n=33 0.8 36 0.8 ―
33 Vietnam Airlines [Asian] n=33 0.8 34 0.9 ―
33 Scandinavian Airlines n=33 0.8 28 1.4 ―
36 ● Scoot [Asian] n=29 0.7 43 0.5 ―
37 Malaysia Airlines [Asian] n=28 0.7 30 1.3 ―
38 ● Jetstar Asia Airways [Asian] n=24 0.6 35 0.8 ―
39 ● Jeju Air [Asian] n=23 0.6 40 0.6 ―
40 ● Air Busan n=21 0.5 48 0.4 ―
40 Cathay Dragonair (formerly Hong Kong Dragonair) n=21 0.5 52 0.3 ―
40 Philippines Airlines [Asian] n=21 0.5 49 0.3 ―
43 Air Tahiti Nui n=20 0.5 42 0.5 ―
43 ● Tigerair Taiwan [Asian] n=20 0.5 46 0.4 ―
45 Aero Mexico n=19 0.5 46 0.4 ―
46 ● Thai AirAsia X n=15 0.4 41 0.5 ―
46 Hong Kong Airlines [Asian] n=15 0.4 65 0.1 ―
48 ● Cebu Pacific Air n=13 0.3 50 0.3 ―
48 China Eastern Airlines [Asian] n=13 0.3 43 0.5 ―
50 Air Calédonie International n=12 0.3 54 0.2 ―
51 Air China [Asian] n=7 0.2 52 0.3 ―
52 ● Spring Airlines n=6 0.2 54 0.2 ―
52 ● Jin Air n=6 0.2 62 0.1 ―
52 SriLankan Airlines n=6 0.2 65 0.1 ―
52 Aeroflot n=6 0.2 45 0.5 ―
52 Ethiopian Airlines n=6 0.2 65 0.1 ―
57 Uzbekistan Airways n=5 0.1 62 0.1 ―
57 ● Hong Kong Express Airways n=5 0.1 50 0.3 ―
57 South African Airways n=5 0.1 54 0.2 ―
60 Air Niugini n=4 0.1 65 0.1 ―
60 ● Eastar Jet n=4 0.1 65 0.1 ―
60 China Southern Airlines n=4 0.1 60 0.2 ―
60 ● T'Way Airlines n=4 0.1 57 0.2 ―
60 EgyptAir n=4 0.1 57 0.2 ―
60 LOT Polish Airlines n=4 0.1 39 0.6 ―
66 Air Indian n=3 0.1 80 ― ―
66 Hainan Airlines n=3 0.1 72 0.1 ―
66 Bangkok Airways n=3 0.1 62 0.1 ―
66 Air Macau n=3 0.1 59 0.2 ―
66 S7 Aviation (former Siberian Airlines) n=3 0.1 70 0.1 ―
66 Aurora Airways (Former Sakhalin Airlines, former Vladivostok Airlines) n=3 0.1 60 0.2 ―
72 Asia Atlantic Airlines n=1 ― 80 ― ―
72 Juneyao Airlines n=1 ― 72 0.1 ―
72 Miat Mongolian Airlines n=1 ― 75 ― ―
75 Shandong Airlines n=0 ― 80 ― ―
75 Jet Airways n=0 ― 80 ― ―
75 Sichuan Air n=0 ― 80 ― ―
75 Shanghai Airlines n=0 ― 75 ― ―
75 Shinzhen Air n=0 ― 75 ― ―
75 Pakistan International Airlines n=0 ― 75 ― ―
Other n=9 0.2 0.5
Don't know n=277 6.9 7.3
2018 Survey 2017 Survey Rate of
increase0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2018 Survey(%)■Airlines Desired for Future Use (Total / Up to 3)
† Respondents were asked about airlines they would like to try using for international flights.
† "●" indicates a low-cost carrier (LCC)
† Rate of increase: The arrow indicates increases/decreases for airlines for which there were changes of plus or minus one point
between the 2017 survey and 2018 survey.
Issue :JULY 2018
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