Check-in services and passenger behaviour: Self service technologies in airport systems

被引:39
作者
Castillo-Manzano, Jose I. [1 ]
Lopez-Valpuesta, Lourdes [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Seville, Fac Ciencias Econ & Empresariales, Seville 41018, Spain
关键词
Self service technologies; Passenger behaviour; Airport management; Discrete choice model; Multinomial logit; OLDER-ADULTS; ADOPTION; SATISFACTION; INTENTIONS; READINESS; KIOSKS; IMPACT; ICTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.030
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The need for airports to optimise space and the need for airlines to bring down their operating costs favours the use of self-service technologies in services provided to passengers and at check-in, specifically. Checking in online and at kiosks in the airport is gaining ground on the use of the airline check-in desk. The objective of this paper is to analyse the socio-demographic factors or flight characteristics that influence a passenger's choice of check-in from the various options available. For this a multinomial logit is used and applied to an extensive sample of almost 20,000 passengers, of whom 43% were foreigners, at five Spanish airports. The factors that determine the choice of check-in mode include the passenger's age and level of education, the reason for making the journey, waiting time and the type of airline. The universal use of the new technologies in airport management, and the broad cosmopolitan sample mean that the conclusions can be easily extrapolated to other airport systems. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:2431 / 2437
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