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Who are you #onholdwith? The Top On-Hold Offenders in the Airline Industry

Fonolo

As the weather warms up in the West and many take off for their summer holidays, customers are increasingly dealing with big-brand companies in the business of travel: Airlines. Frontier Airlines. This airline sucks! And luckily, for everyone involved, we have been on top of monitoring it all. Have been on hold for over an hour.

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Service Level – Are You Measuring it the Wrong Way?

COPC

” Understanding the Relationship Between Service Level and Abandonment Rate The first concept to explore in answering these questions is the relationship between service level and abandonment rate. As the service level declines, the abandonment rate will rise. See the diagram below.

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Virtual Queuing vs Call-Backs

Fonolo

Companies like United Airlines choose this option because they want to save money by making you pay for the extra time, which is just plain rude. They both help to reduce your abandonment rate and average speed of answer — and improve customer satisfaction. That still forces the customer to wait on hold for a short time.

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3 Keys to Q4 Contact Center Success in 2021

Outsource Consultants

Delta Airlines is hiring 5,000 professionals to help support their customers, but still expects lengthy hold times (some as long as 9 hours) to persist into the fall. Decreased call abandonment rates and total call time (by eliminating call holds). Reduced overall costs, with fewer agents required and fewer lines stuck on hold.

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How Does Virtual Queuing Technology Work?

Fonolo

Offering your customers the option of queuing virtually dramatically reduces the abandonment rate. Companies like United Airlines choose this option because they want to save money by making you pay for the extra call time. 5 Amazing Reasons to Add Virtual Queuing to Your Call Center. Agent-First Virtual Hold.

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Artificial Intelligence in Customer Care: What, Why, and How

Noble Systems

Let’s take a look at a typical airline customer’s experience (without AI) whose flight has been cancelled due to weather. Jim decides to log onto the airline’s website to search for a new flight. After 30 minutes Jim gets frustrated and calls the airline. Minimizes complaints and abandonment rate.

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5 Ways to Help Customers During a Major System Outage

Talkdesk

Recently, two large airline carriers experienced major system outages that resulted in the delay or cancellation of thousands of flights. This helps to minimize actual wait times and can also help to decrease call abandon rates when a company’s service is down. Validate Customers’ Concerns.