Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at airlines’ marketing woes, the price to see Komodo dragons, and bigger airline seats for bigger passengers.
The second quarter earnings results keep rolling in, depicting an airline industry enjoying a resurgence in demand, but also a shortage of supply, especially of people and planes.
Turkish Airlines' hybrid status between a Gulf and a European legacy carrier is paying off. It's the first in Europe to fully recover, and is using that leading position to accelerate growth and grab marketshare.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants to keep wheelchair users in their own chairs when they fly. But the chairs and docks must meet federal air crashworthiness standards first.
Spirit Airlines lost money in the June quarter for the obvious reasons, including fuel, but also because air traffic control staffing issues that its executives say are slowing the recovery.