Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort

Enhancing passenger comfort in an air cabin environment is uniquely challenging. Air travel offers a restrictive passenger experience in terms of available space and the ability to change one’s position or journey. The first step to designing experiences for comfort is to take a broader view of the...

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Main Authors: Patel, Harshada, D'Cruz, Mirabelle
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41605/
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description Enhancing passenger comfort in an air cabin environment is uniquely challenging. Air travel offers a restrictive passenger experience in terms of available space and the ability to change one’s position or journey. The first step to designing experiences for comfort is to take a broader view of the factors which influence in-flight comfort. While many studies have considered the design and services of aircrafts and airlines, this review focuses on the passenger and the internal and external factors which can affect their comfort. We present a descriptive model of comfort that comprises factors such as individual characteristics, personal travel context and interaction with others. This model could be used to develop an improved aircraft passenger experience.
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spelling nottingham-416052020-05-04T19:53:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41605/ Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort Patel, Harshada D'Cruz, Mirabelle Enhancing passenger comfort in an air cabin environment is uniquely challenging. Air travel offers a restrictive passenger experience in terms of available space and the ability to change one’s position or journey. The first step to designing experiences for comfort is to take a broader view of the factors which influence in-flight comfort. While many studies have considered the design and services of aircrafts and airlines, this review focuses on the passenger and the internal and external factors which can affect their comfort. We present a descriptive model of comfort that comprises factors such as individual characteristics, personal travel context and interaction with others. This model could be used to develop an improved aircraft passenger experience. Taylor & Francis 2018 Article PeerReviewed Patel, Harshada and D'Cruz, Mirabelle (2018) Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort. Transport Reviews, 38 (2). pp. 252-269. ISSN 1464-5327 Aviation passenger comfort aircraft passenger comfort model air transport comfort http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01441647.2017.1307877 doi:10.1080/01441647.2017.1307877 doi:10.1080/01441647.2017.1307877
spellingShingle Aviation
passenger comfort
aircraft passenger comfort model
air transport
comfort
Patel, Harshada
D'Cruz, Mirabelle
Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort
title Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort
title_full Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort
title_fullStr Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort
title_full_unstemmed Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort
title_short Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort
title_sort passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort
topic Aviation
passenger comfort
aircraft passenger comfort model
air transport
comfort
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41605/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41605/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41605/