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    Management Consultancy Report: Independent-Study Project

    A study of British Airways response to increased

    competition from !udget-airlines

    Contents

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6

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    ABSTRACT 7

    1.0 INTRODUCTION 8

    2.0 COMPANY DETAILS 9

    2.1 INDUSTRY  ANALYSES 9

    "#$#$ AIR%I&' I&()S*R+ ,%BA%%+ .

    "#$#" AIR%I&' I&()S*R+ I& ')RP' $/

    "#$#0 AIR%I&' I&()S*R+ I&  *1' )&I*'( 2 I&,(M $$

    2.2 AIRLINE PROFILES 12

    "#"#$ BA PR3I%' $"

    "#"#$#$ Strengths $"

    "#"#$#" 4ea5nesses $0

    "#"#$#0 pportunities $0"#"#$#6 *hreats $6

    "#"#" 'AS+ 7'* PR3I%' $8

    "#"#0 R +A&AIR PR3I%' $9

    3.0 RESEARCH PROGRAMME 18

    .0 PROBLEM !UANTIFICATION 19

    ".0 PROBLEM RESOLUTION 23

    ".1 STEP 1 # IDENTIFY  CONSTRAINTS 2"

    ".2 STEP 2 # DECIDE HOW TO E$PLOIT CONSTRAINT 26

    ".3 STEP 3 # SUBORDINATE AND SYNCHRONISE E%ERYTHING ELSE TO THE DECISION OF

    STEP 2 28

    ". STEP  # ELE%ATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONSTRAINT 28

    "." STEP " # RETURN TO STEP 1 IF CONSTRAINT HAS SHIFTED 28

    8#6 COMPETITI%E STRATEGIES 29

    ".7 E$AMPLE AD%ERTISEMENT 29

    6.0 FEASIBILITY STUDY 31

    6.1 TECHNOLOGICAL 31

    6.2 ECONOMICAL 31

    6.3 LEGAL 31

    6. OPERATIONAL 32

    6." SCHEDULE 32

    6.6 POLITICAL 32

    7.0 DISCUSSION 3

    "

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    8.0 CONCLUSION 37

    REFERENCES 38

    APPENDI$ 3

    A1.0 AIRLINE USE IN THE UK 3

    A2.0 BRITISH AIRWAYS PRICE !UOTE LONDON TO MALAGA

    A3.0 EASY  &ET PRICE !UOTE LONDON TO MALAGA "

    A.0 R YANAIR PRICE !UOTE LONDON TO MALAGA 6

    %ist of 3igure

    0

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    F IGURE 1: EUROPE  AIRLINES INDUSTRY  GEOGRAPHY  SEGMENTATION: % SHARE, BY  

    VALUE 2011. ADAPTED FROM M ARKET LINE, 2012B.######################################$$

    F IGURE 2: T HE  ATTRIBUTABLE PROFIT  FOR THE YEAR FROM 1996 FOR BA. D ATA FROM 

    BRITISH AIRWAYS 199!" 199#" 1999" 2000" 2001" 2002" 200$" 200"

    200&" 2006" 200!" 200#" 2009" 2010" 2011'######################################"/

    F IGURE $: A (OMPARISON OF   AIR FARES BETWEEN BA, E ASY  )ET   AND RYANAIR FOR  A 

    RETURN FLIGHT  FROM LONDON TO M ALAGA M AWER, 2011'##########################"9

    F IGURE : AN E*AMPLE OF   A MARKETING (AMPAIGN THAT  BA (OULD IMPLEMENT   AS  A 

    RESULT  OF  THE  APPLI(ATION OF  THE THEORY  OF  (ONSTRAINTS##########################0/

    %ist of *a!le

    6

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    T  ABLE 1: GLOBAL  AIRLINES INDUSTRY  VALUE: + BILLION, 200!11. ADAPTED FROM 

    M ARKET LINE 2012 A '################################################################################.

    T  ABLE 2: UNITED K INGDOM AIRLINE INDUSTRY  V  ALUE 200!11. ADAPTED FROM 

    M ARKET LINE 2012( '.#############################################################################"$T  ABLE $: UNITED K INGDOM  AIRLINES INDUSTRY  VOLUME: MILLION PASSENGERS, 200!

    11. ADAPTED FROM M ARKET LINE 2012( '##################################################"$

    T  ABLE : A (OMPARISON OF  FLIGHTS FROM LONDON TO M ALAGA BETWEEN BA,

    E ASY  )ET   AND RYANAIR  OUTBOUND FLIGHT  ON 1ST  AUG 201$" RETURN FLIGHT  ON

    2ND AUG 201$######################################################################################"

    8

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    A'()*+,-/--)I would li5e to e;press my sincere gratitude and than5s to all who ha than5 you#

    9

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    A45'British Airways in an institution synonymous with ,reat Britain# It is a ?ag

    carrier that has transported royalty> and dignitaries ali5e= and carried the

    lympic ?ame from ,reece to the )nited 2ingdom# 1owe BA faces a

    growing threat from the rise of low-cost airlines such as Ryanair and

    'asy7et# Posed with drastically lower face- BAs mar5et

    share is falling# )sing the @*heory of Constraints> a solution is identied

    in a new mar5eting campaign that would draw the customers attention to

    the hidden charges not clearly ad BA is the cheaper option as its airfare is

    more all-inclusi

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    1.0 I)4*'*) *he purpose of this report is to identify a particular challenge or

    opportunity facing a company# *he company that is the focus of this study

    is British Airways BAD# *he particular challenge facing BA is the increasing

    competition it faces from !udget airlines> and therefore the pressures it

    places upon its !asic cost !ase#

     *he report will !egin with a section on the company details# *his will

    include a description of general !ac5ground information of BA and an

    analysis of the a an in depth identication

    and e;planation of the pro!lem BA faces as a company will !e included#

    Section 0#/ will address the research programme for this project# *his will

    include a detailed account of the methods that will !e used to in and a justication of each of these# Section 6#/ will include

    the su!stance of this report> an in in sections #/ and F#/> all pre

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     *his report will aim to strengthen the position of a leading glo!al airline>

    steeped in history and legacy and contri!ute to BAs propulsion as a

    strong player in the airline industry in the "$st century#

    .

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    2.0 C*5) D-5,

    2.1 I)4 A)5,-

    Garious analyses of the airline industry is necessary in order to

    conte;tualise the pro!lem at hand# *he mar5et denition for the airline

    industry states that it comprises of @passenger air transportation>

    including !oth scheduled and chartered Mar5et%ine> "/$"aD#

    2.1.1 A4,)- I)4 G,*5,,

     *he airline industry glo!ally has shown @healthy growth in the years

    leading up to "/$$> and is forecasted to grow further at a high rate in the

    years up to "/$9# *a!le $ indicates the recorded growth mentioned here#

     *otal airline industry re 2007?11 6#8T-/ 1: G/-/ -3/45 47583 -/7: + B//4, 200!11. A-;8 8L4 2012-'.

    In addition to re growth is also measured !y passenger num!ers>

    and in the period from "// to "/$$> passenger num!ers grew "#9 with

    the strongest growth occurring in years "/$/J$$ I!id#D#

    ,eographic segmentation of airline industry

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    represents the second highest region accounting for glo!al airlines#

     *herefore> industry analysis within 'urope is also necessary#

    2.1.2 A4,)- I)4 ) E4*-

    3or the purposes of this report> the geographical area of 'urope includes

    eastern and western 'urope#

    4estern 'urope comprises Belgium> (enmar5> 3rance> ,ermany> ,reece>

    Italy> the &etherlands> &orway> Spain> Sweden> SwitKerland> *ur5ey and

    the )nited 2ingdom#

    'astern 'urope comprises the CKech Repu!lic> 1ungary> Poland> Romania>

    Russia and )5raine#

    So therefore> $6 out of the " mem!er states of the 'uropean )nion are

    included in this geographically dened area and out of the $$ mem!er

    states in the 'uroKone area also# It is reasona!le now to assume the

    impact the 'uroKone crisis has had on this geographic area# ' there

    remains room for optimism for the countries that ha illustrated in 3igure $#

    Mar5et%ine> "/$"!D#

    $$

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    $6

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    )nited 2ingdom

    Spain

    Italy

    3rance

    Rest of 'urope

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    -/7 2011. A-;8 8L4, 2012.

     *he NRest of 'urope segment therefore includes $6 countries#

     *he study further details the major forces dri with degree of ri

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    of the industry in "/$$# *here e;ists competition !etween British airlines>

    with !udget airlines competing intensely on price with the legacy carriers#

    3urthermore> the domination of the supplier mar5et !y Boeing and Air!us

    add to the pressures at play on British airlines Mar5et%ine> "/$"cD#

     *here e;ists a highly competiti Its headOuarters are in 1armondsworth> )2#

    BA has a long history in a !eginning in $.$9 as Aircraft *ransport

    and *ra "/$"dD#

    2.2.1.1 Strengths

    BAs strengths lie rstly in a strong mar5et position and !rand image in

    the )2 and indeed the world too# BAs !rand places the company with a

    strong competiti

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    ha

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    anticipated growth has a 5noc5 on eEect on increased consumer

    condence> which pro

    "/$"dD#

     *he nal opportunity dened for BA is the re!ounded growth e;pected in

    the )2 airline industry following a steep decline in "//.# *his growth was

    shown pre in section "#$#0#

    2.2.1.4 Threats

     *he primary threat facing BA is from intense competition and discounted

    prices# Mar5et%ine identies $$ competiti

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    rising strongly# *his cost forms a signicant proportion of total e;penses

    for BA and so reduces the companys re regulatory conditions= with an industry that is already highly

    regulated> airlines must comply with a coc5tail of licences> conditions and

    rules in order to operate# Any increases in these costs would raise tic5et

    prices> reduce re negati the airline saw

    huge growth> e;panding its operations !eyond just the )2 to 3rance and

    Spain# By the year "///> the company was listed on the %ondon Stoc5

    ';change> just

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    Its strengths lie in a strong mar5et position> competiti "/$0a: $D#

    'asy7ets wea5nesses !ear resem!lances to other airlines gi "/$0a: "$D#

    2.2.3 R5)54 P4*@,-

    Ryanair operates as one of the main competitors of BA and as a low fare

    scheduled passenger airline# 3rom its origin in $.F8> Ryanair has

    e;perienced unprecedented growth with passenger num!ers increasing

    from 8>/// to F">/// in their rst year of trading Mar5et%ine> "/$0!D#

    $

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     *he Mar5et%ine S4* analysis of Ryanair showed that its strengths lie in

    its @distincti

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    3.0 R--54'= P4*/45- *he research programme for this report will in therefore> information on the rise of !udget

    airlines and competition to BA is

    newspaper articles and news we!sites the follow the response of BA to the

    threat of competitors and the successfulness of those responses#

    Research will also stem from academic material> in particular journal

    articles that specialise in the airline industry and are a!le to oEer useful

    insight into the pro!lem at hand for BA#

    Should it !e reOuired> senior management at BA is a

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    .0 P4*,- !5)@'5*)%ow cost airlines emerged following deregulation of a and then !eing hit !y the

    nancial crisis of "//F# *he growth of 'asy7et and the demise of prots at

    BA coincided with the rise of another low-cost carrier competitor Ryanair#

    It is clear> from sur

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    A further pressure at wor5 on BA and other airlines are the passenger

    num!ers> which was another 2007?11 /#/DT-/ 2: U48 K4?= A3/4 I47583 V-/7 200!11. A-;8 8L4 2012C'.

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    2007 $$.#92008 $$#0 $#.D2009 $/F#9 #6D2010 $/6#. 0#6D2011 $/.#" 6#/CAGR> 2007?11 "#0DT-/ $: U48 K4?= -3/45 47583 /7=: =//4 ;-554?35,200!11. A-;8 8L4 2012C'

     *here are

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     *he reason for a strong presence of NSupplier Power is !ecause of a high

    degree of supplier siKe and lac5 of su!stitute inputs I!id#D# Air!us and

    Boeing form a @duopoly of suppliers of new jetliners I!id#D# 3urther to the

    strength of suppliers are those who supply fuel# 3uel is a

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    ".0 P4*,- R-*,*)An early response to resol 7ohnson and &air> "/$$D# Casadesus-Masanell *arKijTn note that

    within the airline industry> the perils of running such a !eing a full-ser

    "///D# So here> e Paris and Barcelona were cut !y up

    to 8/> and were made as @part of an o "//9D# Such a mo

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    i!id#D# *he competiti

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    the threat of decreased re the solution to any organisational pro!lem lies

    within a framewor5 that employs @the 3i $.F.D# *hese steps are:

    $# Identify the constraint"# (ecide how to e;ploit the constraint0# Su!ordinate and synchronise e

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    In a BBC *wo documentary on low-cost airlines in the )2> the practices of 

    Ryanair and 'asy7et were in "/$0aD# *he programme

    tells the inside story of Ryanair and 'asy7ets owners Michael %eary and

    Sir Stelios 1aji-Ioannou> who @opened up new frontiers in the a to as5 @how much further can

    these companies growV Stelios Q is trying to halt its e;pansion> while

    %eary has just placed a massi the frugal and simplistic nature of operations at Ryanair and

    'asy7et are identied and in !y transforming a

    pro!lem into an opportunity and therefore a solution# *he constraint here

    is the ercely competiti "/$$D> a comparison of BA> 'asy7et and Ryanairs total price

    for a return ?ight from %ondon to Malaga# 3igure 0 shows a comparison of 

    fares !etween the airlines#

    "

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    F?73 $: A C=;-354 < -3 that Ryanairs fare is a!out

    $6 cheaper# 1owe the nature of a !udget airline> !eing Nno-frills

    comes in to play in this e;ample# 4hile BAs price includes e;tras that

    would ma5e the ?ight more enjoya!le and easier> 'asy7et and Ryanairs

    price is only that of transporting the passenger from point A to point B>

    and just that# So> to compare the ser BAs price remains

    the same> howe

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    present in the price comparison site> so its fares were collected directly

    from its we!site# See appendi; for list of additional fees for Ryanair#

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    ".3 S- 3 # S*4)5- 5) )'=4*)- --4=)/ -,- * =-

    -'*) * S- 2

    In this step> it is essential for BAs operations to wor5 to support the

    constraint> and therefore the solution to the constraint# Constant research

    should !e conducted into competitors fares so as to maintain an informed

    and up to date perspecti

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     *raditionally> BA has had a diEerentiation strategy as a legacy carrier>

    steeped in tradition> history and momentous moments# *he strategy is

    indeed with the lympic 3lame !eing

    ?own from ,reece to the )2 on a BA plane#

    1owe in an industry as and where there e;ists

    constant and high competitor pressures> multiple competiti

    "/$$:""6D#

    As has !een esta!lished esta!lished> BA ha operations should wor5 now to

    include the cost leadership aspect in BAs strategy# It has !een identied

    that BA does possess cost leadership when it comes to

    and no hidden charges see sections 8#$-8#8D#

    So> in continuation and e;pansion of the cost leadership strategy> BA

    should see5 eUcient facilities and cost reduction strategies to strengthen

    the competiti

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    0"

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    F?73 : A4 -=;/ < - =-3>84? C-=;-?4 8@-8 BA C7/ =;/=48 -5 - 357/8 < 8@ -;;/C-84 < 8@ 8@3 < C4583-485

     *he ad Illustrator and Photoshop#

    6.0 F-5, SA useful manner in which to conduct a feasi!ility study of the pro!lem

    resolution dened in section 8#/> is their *'%SP acronym for project

    management> which stands for @technological= @economical= @legal=

    @operational= @schedule and @political *aylor> "//D#

    6.1 T-'=)*,*/'5,

    @Some research studies reOuire a le

    electronic de eOuipmentD that may need to !e tested or de "//: $F.D# 4ith regards to the feasi!ility of a new mar5eting

    position> the technological resources reOuired to include @

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    the economic !enets of the pro!lem solution specied in section 8#"

    would !e plentiful#

    6.3 L-/5,

    As *aylor notes in her article> @this is an increasingly litigious world>

    coupled with the highly competiti the legality of the strategy should !e of 

    paramount importance and therefore lawyers should !e consulted

    throughout the process# Perhaps a dialogue with the Uce of 3air *rading

    would !e of !enet to the process> in order to minimise the success of 

    o!jections raised !y competitors to BA#

    6. O-45*)5,

     *his aspect of feasi!ility analysis can often !e o "//D# Management at BA must !e prepared to

    ensure that wor5 practices and procedures are adeOuate to meet the

    demand of this new

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    time> the new mar5eting strategy may !e e;tended on a company wide

    scale#

    6.6 P*,'5,

     *his aspect of feasi!ility analysis states that research should !e carried

    out to consider whether the project will @ha "//: $./D# ! it should !e o!

    with Asdas recent promotion on ha in which

    their *G ad

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    7.0 D'*) *his management consultancy report was written independently of BA>

    and e;amined the emergence= rise and impact low-cost airlines such as

    'asy7et and Ryanair ha the eEects of the

    ,reat Recession on the glo!al airline industry saw a -$8#9 decline for the

    year following the crisis# 1owe the industry did return to growth and

    for the period of "//-$$> growth of 6#8 was recorded#

    A more specic analysis on the airline industries in 'urope and the )nited

    2ingdom further strengthened the typical !eha

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    carriers> due to the competiti whose eEects are still !eing felt today particularly in

    'uropeD= price is a major factor for consumers when choosing which airline

    to ?y with# *herefore> comparisons !etween BA and their leading !udget-

    airline competitors were reOuired# Ryanair and 'asy7ets prolic rise in the

    airline industry pro

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    Perse

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    easy for consumers to !e con this report was tas5ed with underta5ing an independent-

    study project of an organisation that faced a particular pro!lem> and then

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     *his realisation would ser

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