The potential of GenAI-powered chatbots for airlines
Key facts and data extracted from the article include:
- Customer dissatisfaction with the airline industry has risen since the pandemic, with complaints surging to pre-pandemic highs in 2023.
- Regulatory agency data from countries like Germany and Canada support this trend.
- In 2022, passenger complaints increased by over 400% compared to 2019.
- Operational disruptions, flight delays, baggage issues, and reduced airline and airport personnel due to the pandemic are contributing factors.
- The aviation industry employment was 21% lower in 2022 compared to 2019.
- Generative AI (GenAI) is being considered to help airlines improve customer service, particularly through GenAI-powered airline chatbots.
- IndiGo’s “6Eskai” chatbot reduced customer service agents' workload by 75%.
- Air India’s “AI.g” chatbot has a containment rate of 93%.
- GenAI-based chatbots scored 24.2 percentage points higher in benchmarking, achieving a score of 63.3%.
- GenAI chatbots excelled in itinerary planning and multilingual support.
- Airline chatbots using traditional methods were outperformed by GenAI chatbots, particularly in early journey phases and inclusivity.
- Non-GenAI chatbots performed better only in flight status queries.
- Recommendations for airlines include developing GenAI-powered chatbots and learning from Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) that have pioneered in this area.
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