Company Overview Respondents’ characteristics

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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

A. General Description of Research Object

1. Company Overview

PT Garuda Indonesia Persero Tbk is an Indonesian goverment’s company that primarily engaged in commercial airline business. Its business is classified into three segments: flight operation, aircraft maintenance services and other operations. It operates a full-service of flight operation under the brand name of Garuda Indonesia while its subsidiary, PT Citilink Indonesia operates a low-cost airlines carrier under the brand name Citilink. PT. Garuda Indonesia’s Vision, “becomes a reliable airlines company by offering quality services to the people of the world using the hospitality of Indonesia”. In order to reach the vision, the company has the mission, “As the airlines company that carrying the flag of Indonesia which is promoting Indonesia to the world to support the development of the national economy by providing professional service.”

2. Respondents’ characteristics

Data used in this research is primary data that achieved by spreading the questionnaire by the amount of 60 questionnaires on the customer of PT Garuda Indonesia airline in Jabodetabek areas. In order to get high quality 63 data, the researcher distributed the questionnaires directly to the respondents. The period of questionnaire completion had been scheduled on September 2014 until March 2015. Figure 4.1 Respondent’s Gender Source: Data Processed, 2015 In figure 4.1 it can be seen that the respondents in this research 55 are male and remaining 45 are female. Figure 4.2 Respondent’s Domicile Source: Proceed Data, 2015 55 45 Gender Male Female 32 18 15 10 25 Domicile Jakarta Bogor Depok Tangerang Bekasi 64 In figure 4.2 it can be seen that 32 of the respondents came from Jakarta, 18 of the respondents came from Bogor, 15 of the respondents are domicile in Depok, 10 of the respondents from Tangerang and 25 of total respondents are Bekasi citizen. Figure 4.3 Respondent’s Frequent Flight Source: Proceed Data, 2015 Figure 4.3 shown the frequency of respondent activity to take a flight. And according to data collected, 8 of respondents are taking a flight one a month, 30 of respondents are flight in 2 until 5 month, 42 of respondent flight to somewhere in duration between 6 up to 12 months, and remaining 20 of respondents are taking a flight in the first time. 8 30 42 20 Frequent One a Month 2-5 Month 6-12 Month First Time 65 Figure 4.4 Respondent’s Destination Source: Proceed Data, 2015 According to Figure 4.4 the departure of customer Garuda Indonesia airlines 60 of total respondent are going to some place in the same nation, while the rest of 40 respondent will go to some place in the others nation.

B. Instrument Test result 1.