Deliver and maintain customer service standards and values to air passengers

URN: PPLCC06
Business Sectors (Suites): Aviation Operations in the Air - Cabin Crew
Developed by: People 1st
Approved on: 2021

Overview

This standard is about delivering and maintaining a high standard of customer service. You must show that you can communicate with passengers in a positive way and listen carefully to their comments to meet their needs. You must also respond to passengers' complaints and deal with incidents involving passengers.

This standard is for members of the cabin crew.

When you have completed this standard, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to:
• deliver and maintain customer service standards and values to air passengers


Performance criteria

You must be able to:

1. Present yourself professionally, in line with the airline’s standards 2. Promote the airline’s values whilst undertaking your job role 3. Ensure your own behaviour displays the airline’s values 4. Communicate and interact with passengers in a way which meets their needs and presents a professional customer service offer in line with the airline’s values 5. Comply with the airline’s passenger service policies and procedures 6. Identify and meet passengers’ needs in line with the airline’s procedures 7. Provide assistance to passengers as required in line with the airline’s procedures 8. Promote in-flight and airline facilities, services, and products in line with the airline’s procedures 9. Acknowledge passengers' comments/feedback and take action/pass them on where appropriate 10. Acknowledge dissatisfied passengers and attend to them in line with the airline’s procedures 11. Deal with passengers' complaints in line with the airline's procedures 12. Refer complaints which are outside your limits of authority following airline procedures 13. Report and/or record complaints in line with the airline's procedures 14. Deal with incidents involving passengers in line with the airline's procedures 15. Deal with disruptive passengers following the airlines procedures 16. Seek assistance where you are unable to sort out/resolve an incident 17. Report and record incidents (including witness statements from passengers and crew) following an incident

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

1. The airline's standards of dress (including uniform) and behaviour 2. The airline's quality and customer service standards and how to carry out your duties to meet these standards 3. How to communicate with passengers effectively 4. How to develop a good relationship with passengers 5. How to read body language 6. The relevant parts of disability discrimination legislation 7. The conditions that make a passenger unfit to fly, such as being drunk, disruptive or a hazard to the aircraft and others onboard 8. The products you offer on board the aircraft 9. How to deal with different types of passenger feedback 10. The airline's procedures for dealing with complaints including, service-related, product-related, environment-related, passenger-related 11. The airline's procedures for dealing with incidents involving passengers, including spillages, intoxication, disorder, conflict, baggage and air rage 12. Basic techniques in managing conflict 13. Signs of aggressive body language 14. The airline's rules concerning compensation for passengers 15. The airline's procedures for reporting and recording complaints 16. The airline's procedures for reporting and recording incidents involving passengers 17. How to deal with complaints from people from various cultural and ethical backgrounds

Scope/range


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


Values


Behaviours


Skills


Glossary


Links To Other NOS


External Links


Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2026

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

GoSkills

Original URN

GSKCC06

Relevant Occupations

Transportation Operations and Maintenance, Transport Operations and Maintenance

SOC Code

6213

Keywords

cabin crew, airlines, passengers, customer service, complaint, incident