American Airlines Awards Miami International Airport for Improved Customer Service

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines employees at Miami International Airport (MIA) are celebrating this week with a customer service victory as the airline announced the top five airports to be honored for improved customer experience and innovative problem solving for the first quarter of 2011. The program is called the "Customer Cup," and the winners are announced each quarter.

"The Customer Cup was designed to build competition between airport station teams who are focused on improving processes, products and interactions to deliver a better customer experience," said Mark Mitchell, American's Managing Director – Customer Experience. "A good customer experience is the foundation for building customer loyalty, and we recognize five stations each quarter that make measurable improvements in enhancing the travel experience for our customers."

Customer Cups are categorized and awarded by market size from largest to smallest stations according to flight activity. The award recognizes stations for their performance in serving customers at the airport across six primary customer touch points, including gate interactions, the boarding experience, delays and delay management, onboard interactions, baggage handling and baggage resolution. This quarter, Miami improved in all six categories to win its fourth Customer Cup. The station was awarded the Cup for improving internal customer satisfaction ratings in a number of key areas including customer interactions in which the station improved six points quarter over quarter. Other winners this quarter include Paris-Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Montreal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) and Maurice Bishop International Airport – Grenada (GND).

Customer experience teams in Miami meet regularly to discuss solutions for various operational issues with the goal of ensuring that every passenger flying into and out of Miami receives exceptional service. In addition, maintenance groups in Miami hold delay management sessions to ensure the entire station is working together to mitigate customer inconveniences during a delay.

"We are proud to hold the record for the most Customer Cups. It was truly a combined effort from all work groups here in Miami to win the latest Cup title," said Marilyn DeVoe, Vice President Miami. "Continued improvement each quarter is key to our success in South Florida and across the system."

The Customer Cup is part of a broader focus the airline has put toward improving the experience for its customers. With more than 250 employee teams across the network, the airline encourages all employees to bring forward ideas and solutions to improve the travel experience. With stations competing for the Customer Cup honor quarterly, employees who contribute earn network bragging rights and a party in their honor for working hard to improve the airline's customer service rankings.

"Given the challenges the industry faces, the Cup is a great way to recognize the accomplishments of our employees," Mitchell added. "It's through their dedication and ingenuity we can deliver exceptional travel experiences of our customers."

About American Airlines

American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® serve 250 cities in 50 countries with, on average, more than 3,600 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve approximately 900 destinations with more than 9,000 daily flights to 145 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).

Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.

The address is http://www.aa.com

SOURCE American Airlines

WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?

440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers

9k+
Digital Media
Outlets

270k+
Journalists
Opted In

GET STARTED