A Canadian Airline Improves IVR Self-Service on Amazon Connect

A redesigned IVR call tree and a new self-service bot help the airline handle more routine travel questions without an agent.

Jun 30, 2023 Logistics & Transportation Handle Peak Demand Improve Self-Service
A Canadian Airline Improves IVR Self-Service on Amazon Connect

The Challenge

The airline already ran Amazon Connect, but its call flows had grown complex and many routine travel questions still reached agents.

Complex call flows

The IVR had grown hard to manage.

Routine calls to agents

Simple travel questions still took agent time.

Disruption spikes

Call volumes and wait times rose during disruptions.

Our Approach

Serve7 reworked the existing Amazon Connect environment rather than replacing it.

Review

  • Existing call flows
  • Routine request analysis
  • Scope approved

Redesign

  • Simpler IVR call tree
  • Self-service bot design
  • Design approved

Deploy

  • Testing
  • Bot on Amazon Lex
  • Production, 2023

Support

  • Monitoring
  • Bot improvements
  • Ongoing support

The Solution

Serve7 redesigned the airline's IVR call tree and added a self-service bot for common travel requests.

  1. 1 Simpler call tree A redesigned IVR that is easier to manage.
  2. 2 Self-service bot Amazon Lex handles common travel requests.
  3. 3 Same platform Built on the airline's existing Amazon Connect environment.

Results

The airline's IVR is simpler to manage, and more routine questions are handled through self-service.

2023 Redesigned IVR in production
1 Self-service bot added
Zero Re-platforming required

More routine travel questions are answered by self-service, which keeps agents available for the calls that need them.

About the Customer

The customer is a Canadian airline serving domestic and transborder routes.

AWS services used

  • Amazon Connect
  • Amazon Lex
  • AWS Lambda

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