welcome customer service at park station
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welcome customer service at park station
i-NEWS MALAWI WELCOME We are excited and proud to bring you our first edition of iNews – Malawi, a regular newsletter with information specifically for Intercape’s valued passengers on routes between Malawi and South Africa. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you informed, and make you feel part of our family. Let us join hands in striving to strength- November 2014 en Intercape as the best luxury coach service between South Africa and Malawi. Thank you for choosing Intercape. We look forward to serving you. _________________ Johann Ferreira Chief Executive Officer CUSTOMER SERVICE AT PARK STATION We have recently received some complaints about the way customers are being treated at Park station by Intercape staff members. We have zero tolerance for rude and demeaning behaviour from our staff, and we will take strict disciplinary action where there is proof of such conduct. If you have a complaint in this regard, please contact our Customer Care line at +27 (0)21 380 4400. We have already taken the following steps to improve customer service at Park Station: • We have conducted sessions and consultations with staff to sensitise them to this issue. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SPECIALS • We have appointed a Malawian national, Mr Reuben Gondwe, to assist with customer queries at Park Station. • We have started to include Chichewa translations of important signage at Park Station. Remember frequent travellers qualify for a free trip after every 10 trips. Contact us for more information. Additional measures coming soon: • Malawi passengers will soon have their own, dedicated entrance at our warehouse. • We will install two customer care telephones, one at the boarding gate and one at the warehouse, allowing passengers to speak to a senior staff member. This will allow issues to be raised and addressed immediately. • We will start operating a dedicating information desk at Park Station, so that you do not have to wait in the ticketing queue or at the warehouse queue if you have a problem that we can help with. Be on the lookout for weekly specials and promotions for our Malawi customers. LUGGAGE AND COMMERCIAL GOODS Intercape is constantly striving to improve the service and operations associated with excess luggage and commercial goods. Our objective is to provide an efficient, consistent, and organized service where everyone is treated fairly and equally. Please note the following important arrangements: luggage, and suitcases. All other goods must be processed the DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE at the Intercape warehouse at Park Station. • Intercape’s luggage rate at the boarding gate is higher than the rate at the warehouse, to serve as an incentive to passengers to bring their luggage a day in advance to the warehouse. • A free luggage allowance of 30kg per passenger per trip will apply at the boarding gate, not at the warehouse. The allowance is meant for personal effects like suitcases, and hand luggage. General Rules for Luggage and Goods • No luggage or goods will be transported without the passenger travelling on the same bus. Passengers are not allowed to send their luggage or goods with staff members or other passengers. • All luggage and goods will be weighed and tagged, including hand luggage and personal effects at the boarding gate. • Luggage and goods will be charged either per kilogram, or based on its measurements. • Only hand luggage and personal effects are allowed at the boarding gate. This includes cabin Prohibited Goods Intercape is a luxury coach company, offering passengers the additional service of transporting their luggage and commercial goods. Intercape will not transport excessively large, heavy, or unwieldy items that could possibly damage the trailers in which these goods must be transported. 2 Queue System Intercape will also not transport any form of illicit goods, such as drugs, weapons, and the like. A complete list of prohibited items is available at the Intercape warehouse. Intercape has implemented an electronic queue system at the warehouse, to ensure that all passengers are treated fairly on a first-come first-served basis. Upon arrival to check in goods, every passenger will receive an electronic queue number from the Intercape agent. A television monitor at the warehouse will display the progress of the queue, and inform every passenger when it is their turn. Operating Hours of Warehouse Coaches to Malawi depart in the mornings. While these coaches and trailers are being loaded, Intercape cannot receive goods at the warehouse, because incoming and outgoing goods use the same entrance. Consequently, goods can only be received once the outgoing coaches have departed. Tracking of Goods Intercape is busy with the implementation of a sophisticated tracking system for all goods, which will allow much better control and security. Each item checked in at the warehouse or boarding gate will be tagged with a special QR Code. This allows each individual parcel to be tracked electronically as it goes into the warehouse, out of the warehouse, into the trailers, and so forth. Coaches to Malawi normally depart by 9:00 in the morning. Following their departure, Intercape will have a staff meeting to debrief the morning’s events, with the objective of improving the service. The warehouse will open for receiving goods after this staff meeting, and will remain open from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. Intercape is still busy with this project. The first step, which is to place the special tag (sticker) on every parcel, is already in place. The next step, which is to scan the parcels on their way through the process, will follow next. Please note that the area in front of warehouse must be kept clean. No piling or storage of goods is allowed. PUNCTUALITY We believe the best and most reliable service is the one keeping strictly to its advertised schedules. That is why Intercape strives to be 100% on time, unlike some of our competitors. • If you have commercial goods or excess luggage, you must check it in on the DAY BEFORE departure, at the Intercape warehouse facility. • On the day of departure, please arrive at the check-in gate at least 1 hour before the scheduled departure time. The starting point for punctuality is to depart on time. Hence we require our passengers to adhere to the following: Failure to adhere to its timetables has the effect of fines being issued against Intercape by various authorities. Please help us stay on time. 3 PLEASE REPORT SMUGGLING, CORRUPTION AND OTHER CRIMES Intercape is a company built on Christian principles. We subscribe to the highest standards of ethical behaviour. Please report any suspicious activity or evidence of crimes, in one of the following ways: • Call us at +27 (0)21 380 4400 • SMS the word “TIP” following by your message to +27 (0)83 320 8655 • Send an email to [email protected] We do not condone any form of crime, corruption, smuggling, human trafficking or other crimes conducted by any passenger or staff members making use of our services. As an additional anti-corruption measure, we are identifying one passenger per trip to help us monitor trip expenses incurred by the Intercape staff. This passenger must observe and keep track of the various amounts paid by the Intercape staff on the route, and in return for assisting us, they receive a full refund of their ticket price. In addition to such crimes, we do not accept or pay bribes, we don’t carry illicit goods, we insist that all passengers have valid tickets, and all luggage and goods must be weighed and tagged. IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER • Only cabin luggage, personal effects and suitcases will be allowed at the boarding gate. All other goods must be checked in at the Intercape warehouse a DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE. • You have a 30kg free luggage allowance, which is only available at the boarding gate. • On the day of departure, please arrive at least 1 HOUR BEFORE the scheduled departure time at the boarding gate. • Please ensure that all your TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION (example passports) are in order for the trip. Intercape cannot accept responsibility for incorrect travel documents. • Keep control of all your personal effects and on-board luggage during the entire journey. • Remember to review our TERMS and CONDITIONS, attached to your ticket. CONTACT US FOR ANY ENQUIRIES OR COMPLAINTS PLEASE CALL: +27 21 380 4400 www.intercape.co.za | [email protected] 4