Airlines & Aviation
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Airlines & Aviation

Every flight is an experience. From booking to baggage claim.

Airlines & Aviation

Airlines operate one of the most complex customer experiences in any industry dozens of touchpoints across booking, check-in, security, boarding, in-flight service, connections, baggage handling, and irregular operations recovery. A single delayed flight can destroy loyalty built over years. 60% of passengers would switch airlines after just two negative experiences. The stakes could not be higher in an industry where experience is the product.

Checkealos measures experience across the complete passenger journey. Booking and check-in tested with real travelers. In-flight experience measured through real-time cabin surveys. Irregular operations communications tested for clarity and empathy. Loyalty program redemption validated for ease and perceived value. The result: higher satisfaction, stronger loyalty, and passengers who choose your airline even when things go wrong.

How Checkealos Solves Airlines & Aviation Challenges

Four complementary solutions spanning the full customer lifecycle — from first contact through retention.

Booking & Pre-Flight Experience

Booking & Pre-Flight Experience

UX

Optimize every step of the booking journey from flight search and fare comparison through seat selection, baggage add-ons, and boarding pass delivery.

Test flight search results, fare comparison tools, and multi-city booking complexity with real travelers across desktop and mobile.

Validate seat maps, baggage add-ons, priority boarding, and insurance upsell flows for clarity and conversion.

Audit web, mobile, and kiosk check-in flows including document verification, seat changes, and digital boarding pass delivery.

Measure booking completion rates across iOS and Android with device-specific usability testing and session recordings.

Airport & Boarding Experience

CX+SX

Measure and improve every airport touchpoint from check-in kiosk and bag drop through security, boarding gate, and lounge access.

Test self-service kiosk usability, bag drop flows, and document verification with real passengers under time pressure.

Evaluate security communication clarity, queue expectation setting, and document preparation guidance across passenger demographics.

Measure gate area satisfaction, boarding communication, group boarding clarity, and delay notification effectiveness.

Audit lounge findability, access validation, amenities discovery, and overall lounge satisfaction scoring.

Airport & Boarding Experience
In-Flight Experience

In-Flight Experience

CX

Deploy real-time satisfaction surveys across seat comfort, cabin crew service, meals, entertainment, and Wi-Fi to drive immediate service recovery.

Measure seat comfort, legroom perception, cabin cleanliness, and ambient conditions across cabin classes.

Track cabin crew attentiveness, responsiveness, and friendliness with in-flight micro-surveys triggered at key moments.

Test meal selection, dietary accommodation, presentation quality, and timing of service across route types.

Evaluate IFE system usability, content library relevance, streaming quality, and Wi-Fi reliability and pricing perception.

Irregular Operations (IROPS)

CX+SX

Test disruption notifications, rebooking flows, compensation, and baggage tracking to maintain loyalty even when things go wrong.

Evaluate alert timing, channel effectiveness, and message clarity across SMS, app push, email, and gate announcements.

Test self-service rebooking flows, hotel voucher processes, and compensation claim usability during disruptions.

Measure baggage tracking transparency, delay notification, and delivery logistics communication during irregular operations.

Track passenger trust before, during, and after disruption events to measure the service recovery paradox.

Irregular Operations (IROPS)
Ancillary Revenue & Upsell

Ancillary Revenue & Upsell

UX+CX

Test baggage upsells, seat selection, priority boarding, lounge access, and in-flight purchase flows without degrading core experience satisfaction.

Evaluate when and where ancillary offers appear in the booking flow for maximum conversion without friction.

Test seat map clarity, pricing transparency, and upgrade offer presentation across fare classes.

Audit onboard menu presentation, payment flow, and delivery expectation setting for ancillary purchases.

Correlate ancillary conversion rates with NPS to ensure upsell optimization does not erode passenger loyalty.

Loyalty Program & Status Experience

CX

Test mileage tracking, status tier visibility, upgrade requests, award booking, and partner benefit redemption for engagement and retention.

Validate mileage balance visibility, redemption search, award availability display, and booking completion.

Test tier qualification progress, benefit discovery, and whether elite status feels genuinely premium at every touchpoint.

Audit upgrade request processes, waitlist management, and companion ticket redemption for ease and transparency.

Measure cross-airline and partner hotel benefit usability, activation ease, and perceived value.

Loyalty Program & Status Experience
Premium Cabin Experience

Premium Cabin Experience

CX

Test business and first class check-in, lounge, boarding, seat, dining, and arrival services to verify the premium price delivers a premium experience.

Evaluate dedicated check-in efficiency, lounge exclusivity perception, and pre-flight comfort across premium cabins.

Test seat configuration clarity, amenity kit presentation, bedding quality, and privacy features.

Measure menu selection, dietary accommodation, presentation quality, and crew attention during premium meal service.

Audit priority baggage, fast-track immigration, chauffeur service, and post-arrival communication.

Family & Special Assistance Travel

CX+SX

Test family booking flows, unaccompanied minor services, wheelchair assistance, and medical clearance for accessibility and peace of mind.

Validate child fare selection, bassinet requests, kids meal ordering, and family seating assignment.

Test UM service discovery, drop-off and pickup procedures, and in-flight supervision communication with parents.

Audit wheelchair assistance booking, priority boarding, and special equipment handling for reliability.

Evaluate medical form clarity, clearance turnaround communication, and in-flight medical support discoverability.

Family & Special Assistance Travel

Key Airlines & Aviation Metrics

Passenger NPS
Overall airline satisfaction
0100
35+ for full-service carriers
IROPS Recovery NPS
Satisfaction when flights are disrupted
0100
Maintain 20+ even during IROPS
Digital Check-In Rate
Passengers using digital check-in
0%100%
80%+ digital adoption rate
Ancillary Revenue per Pax
Revenue without satisfaction loss
0%100%
+15% with optimized upsell UX
Loyalty Program NPS
FFP member satisfaction
0100
50+ for top-tier engaged members
Service Recovery Success
Detractors converted after IROPS
0%100%
30%+ successful recovery rate
Boarding Satisfaction
Gate experience rating
0%100%
80%+ satisfaction score
In-Flight Crew NPS
Cabin crew service quality
0100
60+ for premium cabins
Premium Cabin NPS
Business and first class satisfaction
0100
70+ for premium products
Baggage Satisfaction
Baggage delivery experience
0%100%
85%+ satisfaction with baggage
Healthy / target zone Scale endpoints shown per metric

The profiles involved

Direct, plain-dealing value for the people who own the experience.

Chief Experience Officer

Benchmark experience maturity across the six dimensions and tie it directly to business outcomes.

On this page you’ll find

  • See every dimension in one real-time executive dashboard
  • Benchmark maturity versus industry and competitors
  • Connect experience investments to revenue and retention
  • Report to the board with a single, defensible number
Top-quartile experience leaders grow revenue 32 pts faster— McKinsey Design Index
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Head of Customer Experience

Own the end-to-end journey from first contact through renewal with evidence at every touchpoint.

On this page you’ll find

  • Deploy NPS and CSAT at every lifecycle milestone
  • Track CES per channel and interaction type
  • Close the loop with automated detractor workflows
  • Predict churn before the contract ends
A 5-point NPS gain lifts retention by up to 20%— Checkealos / Human Experience Suite
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Digital Product Manager

Prioritize the digital roadmap around validated friction, not internal opinion.

On this page you’ll find

  • Validate key journeys before a sprint is committed
  • Prioritize the backlog with task-success and drop-off data
  • A/B test offers, pricing and upgrade flows
  • Turn research into a roadmap the board understands
Products with strong UX see 40% higher adoption— Checkealos / Human Experience Suite
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UX Researcher

Run moderated and unmoderated studies at scale with a ready panel and standardized metrics.

On this page you’ll find

  • Launch studies in minutes from enriched templates
  • Recruit from a panel of 500.000+ testers in more than 70 countries
  • Standardize metrics across every study (SUS, SEQ, CES)
  • Synthesize findings with auto-generated insight reports
85% of UX issues surface with just 5 users— Nielsen Norman Group
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Customer Support Lead

Cut contact volume by fixing the upstream journeys that generate avoidable tickets.

On this page you’ll find

  • Audit IVR, chatbot and FAQ content with real users
  • Measure CES by channel, issue type and agent team
  • Track First Contact Resolution with root-cause analysis
  • Link support tickets back to product issues
First-contact resolution above 75% cuts cost-to-serve significantly— Human Experience Suite support benchmarks
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Marketing & Growth

Validate offers, pricing and campaigns with real audience signal before you spend.

On this page you’ll find

  • Pre-test campaigns and creative before media spend
  • Validate pricing and packaging with real purchase psychology
  • Measure landing-page relevance and first-click clarity
  • Tie acquisition experiments to downstream retention
A 10% uplift in conversion often beats a 10% cut in CAC— Human Experience Suite growth benchmarks
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Rely on a panel of real testers

More than 500.000 validated testers across more than 70 countries for your usability studies, interviews and product tests. Recruitment, consent and deliverables in days.

500.000+Active testers
14Countries
48 HoursAverage recruitment

Six dimensions, one experience OS

Every program runs across the six XM dimensions. Explore how they connect — experience data compounds when it flows across the enterprise.

User Experience

UX covers usability testing, prototype validation, information architecture, digital analytics, and product-market fit. Companies with strong UX see 40% higher adoption, 50% fewer post-launch fixes, and 35% higher digital engagement.

Problems It Solves

  • Products launched without user validation, leading to costly redesigns
  • High drop-off rates in critical funnels (checkout, onboarding, activation)
  • Fragmented digital analytics across web, mobile, and API surfaces
  • No systematic way to benchmark product experience against competitors
  • Post-launch analytics reveal problems too late to fix efficiently
  • Disconnection between design decisions and actual user behavior data

Checkealos Solutions

  • Usability testing with Think Aloud methodology and screen+face recording
  • Prototype testing with Figma or Sketch files you upload, before development
  • SUS/SUPRQ standardized usability benchmarking against industry scores
  • Cross-platform journey analytics connecting all digital touchpoints
  • First-Click, Tree Testing, and Card Sorting for IA validation
  • A/B testing frameworks with statistical significance tracking
Customer Experience

CX maps the complete journey from discovery to loyalty. Enterprises that master CX reduce churn by 25% and increase CLV by 40%.

Problems It Solves

  • Fragmented customer feedback across channels (web, app, call center, stores)
  • No visibility into post-purchase satisfaction or churn signals
  • Inconsistent service quality across departments
  • Reactive issue resolution instead of proactive journey optimization
  • Lack of correlation between CX investments and revenue impact

Checkealos Solutions

  • Voice of Customer (VoC) programs with multi-channel survey orchestration
  • Real-time NPS & CSAT dashboards with automated alert escalation
  • Transactional feedback at every journey stage (onboarding, purchase, support, renewal)
  • Customer journey analytics with AI-powered friction detection
  • Closed-loop feedback workflows linking frontline to strategy
Brand Experience

BX tracks brand equity, ad recall, and sentiment across markets. Strong BX brands command 13% price premium and 2x customer loyalty.

Problems It Solves

  • Brand perception disconnected from actual customer experience
  • No measurement of ad effectiveness or campaign recall before launch
  • Inconsistent brand messaging across channels and markets
  • Difficulty quantifying brand equity vs. competitors in real-time
  • Reputation crises detected too late to respond effectively

Checkealos Solutions

  • Brand tracking studies with quarterly equity and awareness benchmarks
  • Ad pre-testing and copy validation before media spend commitment
  • Sentiment analysis across social, reviews, and open-text feedback
  • Blind brand studies to eliminate bias in competitive positioning
  • Brand health dashboards with automated reputation monitoring
Service Experience

SX measures service quality across support channels (phone, chat, email, self-service). Strong SX reduces support costs by 30% while increasing satisfaction.

Problems It Solves

  • Long wait times and high call center volumes with no root-cause analysis
  • Self-service portals with low adoption and high abandonment rates
  • Inconsistent service quality across agents and channels
  • No visibility into customer effort during support interactions
  • Chatbot and AI support deployed without quality measurement

Checkealos Solutions

  • CES (Customer Effort Score) tracking at every support touchpoint
  • Help Center and FAQ usability testing with task completion analytics
  • Chatbot conversation audits with AI-powered quality scoring
  • Agent performance dashboards with customer satisfaction correlation
  • Channel optimization studies comparing phone, chat, email, and self-service
Employee Experience

HX measures the human journey from hiring to alumni. Companies with strong HX see 21% higher profitability and 41% lower absenteeism.

Problems It Solves

  • High voluntary attrition with no root-cause visibility
  • Onboarding takes 6+ months to reach full productivity
  • Low engagement scores with no actionable improvement plan
  • Disconnected feedback loops between HR and business units
  • Difficulty measuring impact of culture initiatives on business outcomes

Checkealos Solutions

  • eNPS lifecycle surveys (onboarding, quarterly pulse, exit, alumni)
  • 360-degree feedback programs with manager action plans
  • Onboarding journey diagnostics with time-to-productivity tracking
  • Culture health dashboards with team-level benchmarks
  • AI-powered sentiment analysis on open-text people feedback
Strategic Experience

StX connects the six dimensions to corporate strategy. Organizations with strong strategic experience align every experience investment to measurable business outcomes.

Problems It Solves

  • Strategic decisions made on anecdotes instead of measured experience data
  • New ventures and product innovations launched without market validation
  • No board-level view of experience as a strategic asset
  • Learning and training programs with no measurable experience impact
  • Pricing and packaging decisions not tested against customer psychology

Checkealos Solutions

  • Strategic foresight and market-sensing studies across all six dimensions
  • Innovation and new-venture validation with concept and idea testing
  • Executive experience-governance dashboards with cross-dimensional KPIs
  • Learning and education experience measurement for training programs
  • Pricing and decision-psychology research to optimize offers and bundling

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