Description
SWOT ANALYSIS OF AIR TRAN AIRWAYS
AirTran Airways
Parent Company
SouthWest Airlines
Category
Domestic
Sector
Airlines
Tagline/ Slogan
Go. There's nothing stopping you
USP
Quality service at very cheap rates STP
Segment
Customers looking for cost effectiveness
Target Group
Low income groups/ middle class
Positioning
Low cost carrier SWOT Analysis
1. One of the most identifiable brand names in the airline industry in the United States. 2. Being under Southwest Airlines it makes it possible for AirTran to provide service to several leisure destinations such as Cancún, Montego Bay and Aruba 3. High customer satisfaction rate Strength 4. Good customer base owing to low fares and good service
1. Highly dependent on domestic market 2. AirTran is only available mainly in the eastern United States, thus losing out customers willing to travel westwards Weakness 3. Aging fleet is an area of concern
1. AirTran has a major opportunity to expand drastically its US Opportunity presence by moving airport terminals westward 2. In order to gain and keep loyal customer it needs to improve its
airline quality rating (AQR) 3. In order to differentiate itself, AirTran can increase use of technology for its in-flight service like ipods hooked up in every seat
1. Political policies enforced by the US and other countries in which AirTran operates can have a huge impact on the company as a whole 2. Labor strikes and Increasing fuel cost Threats 3. Increased number of low cost carriers in the United States Competition
1. AMR 2. Delta Airlines Competitors 3. Air Jamaica
doc_203519290.docx
SWOT ANALYSIS OF AIR TRAN AIRWAYS
AirTran Airways
Parent Company
SouthWest Airlines
Category
Domestic
Sector
Airlines
Tagline/ Slogan
Go. There's nothing stopping you
USP
Quality service at very cheap rates STP
Segment
Customers looking for cost effectiveness
Target Group
Low income groups/ middle class
Positioning
Low cost carrier SWOT Analysis
1. One of the most identifiable brand names in the airline industry in the United States. 2. Being under Southwest Airlines it makes it possible for AirTran to provide service to several leisure destinations such as Cancún, Montego Bay and Aruba 3. High customer satisfaction rate Strength 4. Good customer base owing to low fares and good service
1. Highly dependent on domestic market 2. AirTran is only available mainly in the eastern United States, thus losing out customers willing to travel westwards Weakness 3. Aging fleet is an area of concern
1. AirTran has a major opportunity to expand drastically its US Opportunity presence by moving airport terminals westward 2. In order to gain and keep loyal customer it needs to improve its
airline quality rating (AQR) 3. In order to differentiate itself, AirTran can increase use of technology for its in-flight service like ipods hooked up in every seat
1. Political policies enforced by the US and other countries in which AirTran operates can have a huge impact on the company as a whole 2. Labor strikes and Increasing fuel cost Threats 3. Increased number of low cost carriers in the United States Competition
1. AMR 2. Delta Airlines Competitors 3. Air Jamaica
doc_203519290.docx