GUIDELINES FOR SERVICE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT FOR REPEAT SERVICE INTENTION OF LOW- COST AIRLINES IN THAILAND

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Arnon Junjit
Paithoon Monpanthong

Abstract

        The objective of this research were 1) to evaluate service quality of low- cost airlines in Thailand, 2) to study the factors service quality affecting repeat service intention of low- cost airlines in Thailand, and 3) to propose ways guidelines for service quality development for repeat service intention of low- cost airlines in Thailand. The samples was of 400 who have been traveled by Low-cost airline arrived at least 2 times in 2018. The questionnaire was used to collect data by using purposive sampling and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis which is statistics test showed.


        The result of this study shows that: 1) the overall service quality was at the highest level and 2) service quality in tangibility, assurance and empathy positive influence of repeat service intention of low- cost airlines in Thailand on the level of significance of 0.05 and 3) the guidelines for service quality development for repeat service intention of low- cost airlines in Thailand. Consisted; service quality in tangibility, assurance and empathy.

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