Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 36 | Page 53

COUNTRY FOCUS: IRAQ IA was risking high levels of passenger dissatisfaction and long-term alienation. It was also a lost revenue opportunity, since contact centres can serve as indirect sales channels – saving airlines from having to pay commissions to travel agents or global distribution system (GDS) providers. Passenger satisfaction is a prime objective for all successful airlines. Surveys have found that technology plays a major role in improving the travel experience as does reaching out to passengers in their own language. This project provides IA Passengers with 24/7 contact centre services for www.intelligentcio.com “ IA CAN ALSO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWING DEMAND FROM PASSENGERS FOR MULTI-CHANNEL SUPPORT – INCLUDING VOICE, EMAIL AND CHAT. reservations, ticketing, e-commerce and back office functions. The solution SITA contact centre services can be provided via voice calls from around the world, email or chat channels and are served by 18 trained SITA agents who can assist passengers in Arabic, English and Kurdish languages. SITA provided a complete outsourcing solution for IA’s contact centre activity – including both agents for the contact centre and the ability to forward calls from 13 different countries to Jordan where they are answered. INTELLIGENTCIO 53