4. Our vision for Heathrow
To be the UK's direct connection to
the world and Europe's hub of choice
by making every journey better
5. Making every journey better is a challenge…
c70m passenger movements
459,000 ATM’s, 99% Capacity
Only 38% of passengers are British
• 27% from Europe
• 18% from North America
• 17% from Rest of World
c35% of passengers are transferring
40% of passengers will be making their
first trip of the year through Heathrow
Every passenger is unique but they all have a similar journey when at
the airport
8. Collaboration during passenger journey is critical every day
Check In Security Immigration
Service Provider Airline Agents Heathrow UK Border Force
Example of
Influencers
Airline passenger
forecasts
Airline processes and
service standards
Airport infrastructure /
processes and IT
Airport wayfinding
Airport trolley
management
Airline passenger
forecasts and
schedules
Airline passenger
information
3rd party Compliance
support
DfT / EU regulations
Airline passenger
forecasts and
punctuality
Airport infrastructure /
processes and IT
Airport wayfinding
3rd party service
support
Home Office
9. A number of significant challenges had emerged
Frequency
• Bi-annual is seen as too frequent by participants
• Some action plans do not have sufficient time to embed and be recognised
Participation
• Limited participation with high anonymity
• Mix of strategic & operational roles respond to a single survey
Content
• Rating scale was misunderstood and therefore scores were not seen reflective of participants’ true
opinions
• Relevance & interpretation of questions depends on participants’ roles (strategic & operational)
• Single sub-optimal questionnaire
Output
• Participation limits analysis of trends and development of actionable insights
11. Copyright of Customer 11
MEASUREMENT
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
ACTION DEPLOYMENT ACTION PLANNING
Customer Sat, Internal Metrics
etc
Tell employees what customers
are saying
Company decides what to do
about findings
Company sets up action teams
to implement the Action Plan
Tell customers that
company has listened and
is making the following
changes to improve things
95%
5%
10% 30%
50%
Maximising the Value of
Customer Feedback
Source: Customer Champions survey of 100 European companies
Copyright of Customer Champions Limited
12. Tackling the challenges
Frequency
• Move to an annual survey
Participation
• Gain active participation of users in defining the survey
• Active input from the Airlines on what mattered
• Review the questionnaire
• Focus on operational aspects
• Query who owns the question / answer
Content
• Move to a single scale that offered greater sensitivity to change in customer experiences
• Allow respondents to only answer questions they could contribute to
Output
• Understand how best to segment data and to share (Heathrow and Airlines)
15. Analysis and reporting
Consider the business structure
as well as the customer to
support ownership and action
Segment by:
Terminal
Airline type
Airline specific
16. Survey logistics
Interviewing
• Survey sent to day to day operational contacts
• Majority of airlines covered
• Regular communications and reminders issued
• Heathrow’s highest response rate to airline B2B survey
Questions were divided into 5 broad areas:
• Day to Day Relationships
• Operational Facilities
• Operational Performance
• Passenger Experience
• Hot Topic (Performance during the Olympics)
17. Key Findings
Key strengths across Heathrow
• Improved operational performance during the Olympics/Paralympics recognised with the
hope it will be maintained and built on going forward
• Keeping airlines informed about issues that impact their day to day operations
• Having a clear point of contact when airlines have an issue
• Working in close collaboration with airlines
Broad opportunities identified:
• Value to airlines of Heathrow volunteers introduced for the Olympics
• Process for reporting and fixing faults (incl. air bridges)
• Immigration experience
• Passengers connections experience
18. Things to consider to make B2B Research a success
Importance of recipients to define the output, and therefore the scope
• Owning the output means owning the action
Gain senior management proactive support and participation from the start
Input from the customer on what they see as key in the relationship
• Actively encourage customers to be identifiable
Role of account management in encouraging participation
Acting up and communicating findings:
– Tells the customer their time and input is valued
– Rewards the customer by illustrating change based upon feedback
– Customer community will share their positive experience
– Encourages participation in future surveys
– Improves the level of collaboration
19. Actions Heathrow have taken so far…
• Presentations to:
– Heathrow senior management team
– Heathrow terminal directors and operation teams
– Airport Community (AOC meetings)
– UK Border Force
– Civil Aviation Authority
• Follow up with each Airline contact who was willing to be identified
• Follow up group discussions to understand root causes
• Actions been implemented / planned:
– Volunteers to return to all terminal during peak travel periods
– Re-evaluation of process to report faults
– Working with UK Border Force to improve immigration
Tim to set the scene and define Heathrow:Based upon the passengers journey and how much Heathrow can impactAirlines are key customers (as well as the airlines passengers)Collaboration between Heathrow and the airlines is key to an improved passenger experienceHeathrow performance previously measured but data was in-actionableHigh profile programme with Heathrow Senior MgmtBrief to Customer Champions to resolveColin to talk through Customer Champions approachExperience in B2B marketsChallenge of converting feedback into action (it has to be actionable)
You need to consider the passengers journey in order to understand what Heathrow can influence, and therefore what service they can provide to airlines, and hence to their passengers.The direct involvement of senior and middle management from Heathrow across all of the terminals was vital to the success of the programme.We needed to know:What kept them awake at night in terms of ensuring there was a successful service b) what did they get the most feedback on from airlines.So this could range from car parking, through to terminal signage, keeping airlines informed during unplanned incidents (poor weather), How these may change in their importance or relevance by terminalIt was only with this background could we then have meaningful interviews with the airlines themselves. We gathered qualitative feedback on what they needed to see to be improved, where Heathrow ere getting it right, and what they would want the survey to be covering. This was gathered through a combination of one to one interviews and being invited to meetings of the airlines within each terminal.
Involvement of both internal users of the survey and the airlines to help define the scope and depth of the surveyUnderstanding current issuesIdentifying the required outputUnderstanding the customer journey for passengers and then airlines, and identifying which aspects of this can be influenced / impacted by Heathrow.The need for close collaboration between all parties at Heathrow in order to deliver the passenger experienceIndepth face to face discussions with key individualsPlus AOC group input and telephone interviews
Redeveloping a previous survey in order to get it more actionableInvolvement of both internal users of the survey and the airlines to help define the scope and depth of the surveyAirlines nominating their people to ensure the results are reflectiveImportance of choosing the right survey methodology for customer groupsUnderstanding the environment in which the respondent is operating and their availabilityChallenges of building sample and ensuring high participation levelsRole of account managers in airline communication
Measurement using “agree – disagree” scaleReview by performanceReview by “net agreement”Data segmentation reflecting both customers profiles and Heathrow structure:Heathrow overall viewBreakdown by terminalAlso review planned T2 airlinesDrives meaningful and actionable dataNeed to align data outputs with customers and how the organisation is best placed to act upon it (e.g. based around Terminals)Example outputs to be shown (not real data!)