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HOSPITALITY IN THE BRAZILIAN DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT:

Knowing how passengers experience hospitality during Brazilian domestic flights enables us to identify the factors that are most valued by passengers, and that can be used to gain competitive advantage in the highly competitive Brazilian aviation industry. Within the universe of aviation hospitality, this research aims to study how passengers view hospitality during Brazilian domestic flights. This study uses mixed methods, comprising a qualitative phase, with a bibliographic and quantitative review, the development of data collection questionnaire, and analysis of the responses gathered from 1,163 returned questionnaires, using the software programs SPSS and SmartPLS. The results show how hospitality is perceived by passengers during Brazilian domestic flights, based on a set of 19 items that can be grouped into five factors: “attractiveness”, “service”,“ well-being”, “low-cost” and “hygiene”. Based on the analysis of the generated hypotheses, this study concludes that there are no genuinely “low cost” companies in Brazil, considering that reduced in-flight comfort is not associated with the consequent expected price reduction.

KEY WORDS:
Hospitality; Passengers; Aviation

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