CAPSE (Civil Aviation Passenger Service Evaluation) has released its latest Airlines and Airports Service Evaluation Reports for the fourth quarter of 2018 on January 10.

A total of 579,504 questionnaires have been collected this quarter. To make a more effective analysis, the samples for each airline were more than 500. In the Q4 report, CAPSE selected 43 airlines to measure passenger satisfaction, covering 25 domestic airlines, 10 regional and international carriers, along with 8 low-cost carriers.

Domestic airlines are as follows: Xiamen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Loong Air, Juneyao Air, Kunming Airlines, Capital Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Hebei Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Express Air, Okay Airways, Donghai Airlines ,Tibet Airlines, Ruili Airlines, Qingdao Airlines, Air Changan, Fuzhou Airlines and Transmile Air;

Meanwhile, regional and international carriers are as follows: Emirates, Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways, EVA Air, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, Cathay Dragon Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines;

In addition, low-cost carriers are as follows: Thai AirAsia, AirAsia, Spring Airlines, Lucky Air, West Air, China United Airlines 9 Air and Urumqi Airlines.

The latest evaluation report compared these airlines' average quarter scores and rankings, making it easier for readers to get a clear and simple view of each airline's changes and improvements in in-flight and ground services. It shows that the overall passenger satisfaction was 3.87 this quarter, 0.04 score higher than that in the previous quarter and 0.02 score higher than that in the fourth quarter of 2017 respectively.

Among all the airlines,Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Korean Air, Emirates and Cathay Pacific Airways were among the top 5 airlines by passenger satisfaction.

While the top 5 airlines with best in-flight and ground services in mainland China were Xiamen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines, respectively.

Besides, the average score for low-cost carrier rankings was 3.41, Thai AirAsia were in the top ranking, followed by AirAsia, Lucky Air, Spring Airlines, Urumqi Airlines, China United Airlines, 9 Air and West Air.

The original report is available for download at here.

For further information about the report, please visit www.capse.net

About CAPSE

Founded in 2012, CAPSE (Civil Aviation Passenger Service Evaluation) is an independent third-party organization of civil aviation service based in China. CAPSE focuses on data consultation and service solutions with a brand mission statement echoing: "improve passenger experience through active listening".

With the support of CARNOC.com and benefiting from nineteen years of experience and expertise in the civil aviation industry, CAPSE evaluates civil aviation service based on objective measurements from multiple dimensions that give insight into service trends and provide solution-based consulting services by researching travelers' service requirements and the effect of new technology on service.

As of October 2018, there are around 80% of airlines and airports in China that have adopted CAPSE's indexes, and over 40 enterprises have applied the data analysis reports and service solutions.

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