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Customer churn and lost future revenue from poor IROP rebooking experience
Tens to hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term revenue per major disruption for large carriers due to reduced loyalty and NPS; industry studies estimate IROPs account for billions in lost customer lifetime value globallyCumbersome rebooking, long queues, lack of proactive communication and denied or delayed compensation during IROPs drive severe dissatisfaction and defection to competitors. Social media and complaint data show spikes in negative sentiment and formal complaints after large disruptions, translating into lost repeat business.
Systemic IROP compensation and refund payouts after mass disruptions
$400M–$500M per severe event for a large US carrier; multibillion-dollar annual impact at industry levelWhen large-scale IROPs (storms, IT outages, crew shortages) occur, airlines must provide refunds, rebooking and compensation (meal/hotel vouchers, transport, cash) to huge passenger volumes, creating a recurring cost of poor quality. This is especially visible after major irregular operations events where cancellations and delays are concentrated in a few days but recur multiple times per year.
Excess hotel, meal and ground transport spend during IROP rebooking
$10M–$50M per year for a large carrier; e.g., one US airline disclosed hundreds of millions of “disruption-related expenses” in a single quarter including lodging and customer careDuring irregular operations, airlines frequently cover hotel rooms, meals, and ground transport when passengers are stranded. Poor tools and manual triage lead to over-provisioning (e.g., more hotel nights than needed, higher-rate properties, duplicated vouchers) and limited control over unit costs.
Free rebooking, fare waivers and involuntary downgrades eroding revenue during IROPs
Hundreds of millions of dollars per large carrier annually in waived change fees, fare differences and downgraded revenue; industry-wide impact in the low billions per yearIROP policies often allow rebooking without change fees, fare differences, or penalty charges and require honoring original fares across higher booking classes. In addition, involuntary downgrades and relaxed change rules cannibalize potential ancillary and fare upsell revenue that would otherwise be realized on reissued tickets.