Boutique airline

This article is about the airline type. For the American aviation company, see Boutique Air. For the Indonesia aviation company, see Batik Air.

A boutique airline is an airline that differentiates from the competition through unique customer experience and personalization.

Description

In the same way as boutique hotels, boutique airlines are equally appropriate for business and vacation travel. It is a category of its own, with a focus on lifestyle branding, and thus positions airline outside the traditional segmentation of four- and five-star airlines.

For traveling, the definition of boutique comes from the term boutique hotels, which refers to intimate and stylish establishments providing luxurious experiences.[1] Generally, boutique also refers to themed lifestyle or design hotels as a contrast to large hotel brands that focus on comfort and convenience in standardized packages.

Examples

Skift lists Singapore Airlines, Fiji Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Korean Air, Emirates, Finnair, Etihad Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Saudia, Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways International, Gulf Air, and Scandinavian Airlines as boutique airlines.[2] La Compagnie, BermudAir, Bangkok Airways, AirSWIFT and Sunlight Air describe themselves as boutique airlines.[3][4]

References

1. Anhar, Lucienne (2001-12-13). "The Definition of Boutique Hotels". Hospitality Net.
2. Garcia, Marisa (2015-01-23). "The World's Best Boutique Airlines for the Economy Long-Haul Experience". Skift. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
3. "Our offering | LaCompagnie". www.lacompagnie.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
4. "Bangkok Airways". www.bangkokair.com.