Centerlines - March 2009 - (Page 34) PASSENGER FOCUS MIAMI ADDS MAGIC TO CUSTOMER SERVICE B Y N ICOL E N E L S ON W 34 CENTERLINES | MARCH 2009 hen his children were of age to enjoy Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald, José Abreu packed his young clan in the minivan and trekked up the road to Walt Disney World in Central Florida. But misfortune struck with Cinderella’s Castle just within sight. “I somehow managed to lose my tickets somewhere between my minivan and where I made my reservations for a family of six people,” Abreu recalls. “I was very upset, and the family was very upset.” Abreu approached the Magic Kingdom’s front desk and candidly explained his situation. In return, the Disney cast member graciously issued replacement tickets to the entire Abreu family. “Disney simply gave the tickets back to me with no questions asked,” Abreu said. “I said to myself, ‘This is customer service.’ ” José Abreau used a trip to Walt Disney World as inspiration to help turn around customer service problems at Miami International Airport.
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