Research Article

ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES

Volume: 6 Number: 2 December 30, 2025
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ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES

Abstract

In the increasingly liberalized aviation sector, distinctive qualities of products and services are essential for a competitive advantage. This study lists the top ten airlines according to Skytrax 2023, based on customer satisfaction derived from 525 customer reviews collected using web scraping. The Method Based on Criterion Removal Effects (MEREC) allocates weights to service attributes, whereas the Ranking of Alternatives by Measurement and Consensus Solution (MARCOS) establishes this ranking. MEREC studies indicate that Wi-Fi and connectivity are essential concerns for travelers, but MARCOS data identify Volotea as a leading airline. Two-phase sensitivity analysis validated the reliability of the results.

Keywords

MCDM, Service quality, Low-cost airline, Passenger satisfaction, Skytrax

Supporting Institution

Bu çalışma, herhangi bir kuruluştan veya finansal destekten bağımsız olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tüm içerik ve bulgular, yazarların bireysel çabaları ve araştırmaları sonucunda elde edilmiştir.

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APA
Akbıyık, T., Yavuz, S., & Çınaroğlu, E. (2025). ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research, 6(2), 508-528. https://doi.org/10.71284/jmtpr.2025623
AMA
1.Akbıyık T, Yavuz S, Çınaroğlu E. ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research. 2025;6(2):508-528. doi:10.71284/jmtpr.2025623
Chicago
Akbıyık, Tuğba, Sümeyye Yavuz, and Eda Çınaroğlu. 2025. “ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES”. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research 6 (2): 508-28. https://doi.org/10.71284/jmtpr.2025623.
EndNote
Akbıyık T, Yavuz S, Çınaroğlu E (December 1, 2025) ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research 6 2 508–528.
IEEE
[1]T. Akbıyık, S. Yavuz, and E. Çınaroğlu, “ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES”, Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 508–528, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.71284/jmtpr.2025623.
ISNAD
Akbıyık, Tuğba - Yavuz, Sümeyye - Çınaroğlu, Eda. “ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES”. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research 6/2 (December 1, 2025): 508-528. https://doi.org/10.71284/jmtpr.2025623.
JAMA
1.Akbıyık T, Yavuz S, Çınaroğlu E. ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research. 2025;6:508–528.
MLA
Akbıyık, Tuğba, et al. “ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES”. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 508-2, doi:10.71284/jmtpr.2025623.
Vancouver
1.Tuğba Akbıyık, Sümeyye Yavuz, Eda Çınaroğlu. ASSESSING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE COMPETITIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A MEREC AND MARCOS APPROACH TO RANKING BASED ON PASSENGER PRIORITIES. Journal of Management Theory and Practices Research. 2025 Dec. 1;6(2):508-2. doi:10.71284/jmtpr.2025623