The effectiveness of airline crisis management on brand protection: A case study of British Airways

Michael Grundy and Richard Moxon

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2013, vol. 28, issue C, 55-61

Abstract: This paper considers extant studies on crisis communications, crisis management and brand management and examines how British Airways react in order to protect the airline's brand when confronted with a crisis. Theory dictates that different strategies should be employed for different crisis situations. British Airways' response to four crises is critically evaluated. The effectiveness of British Airways' crisis management on brand protection is evaluated using a quantitative brand metric that measures consumers' perception on a daily basis. The paper thus analyses how the airline company and the airline's brand responded to the original crises and the exposure that followed which results in the identification of clear conclusions from each of the four crises.

Keywords: Airline crisis management; Brand protection; Brand metric (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2012.12.011

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