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Dubai Airports CEO talks about prioritizing speed & tech upgrades
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Dubai International’s DXB has cemented its place as the busiest airport in the world. CEO Paul Griffiths talks about managing that traffic, and his outlook on cargo & passenger volume in light of trade and recession concerns. Source
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Grab CFO: See greater growth and profitability in ‘underpenetrated’ Indonesia
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Grab’s CFO Peter Oey discusses why Indonesia remains a strategic priority for the business, emphasising a stronger focus on affordability and driver recruitment. Source
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JetBlue to partner with another U.S. airline in the coming weeks, president says
JetBlue Airways ranked no. 1 in customer satisfaction for best in first and business class. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is getting ready to announce a partnership with another U.S. airline with a larger network in the coming weeks, the carrier’s president said Tuesday. One possibility: United Airlines. JetBlue’s leaders have […]
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United Airlines grows highest-end Polaris airport lounge by 50% in battle for wealthy customers
United Airlines Polaris lounge in Chicago United Airlines United Airlines‘ top-tier airport lounge reopened in Chicago on Tuesday, featuring a 50% larger space and Crate & Barrel furnishings as carriers’ battle for higher-spending customers becomes more crucial. The 25,000-square-foot-Polaris lounge is in Terminal 1 at United’s home hub, Chicago O’Hare International Airport. It has seating […]
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U.S. Travel Association CEO Geoff Freeman on the impact of tariffs on U.S. tourism
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Geoff Freeman, U.S. Travel Association president and CEO, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the impact of tariffs on the travel industry, declines in visits to the U.S., and more. Source
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Indian airlines can’t fly over Pakistan. Here’s how that is affecting flights
Pakistan’s closure of its airspace to Indian airlines Thursday is forcing carriers to alter some routes that link India to Europe, North America, Central Asia and the Middle East. Indian carriers — including Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air and SpiceJet — must now fly longer, and thus costlier, flights on some westbound routes. The detour […]
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35-year-old left the U.S. for India 13 years ago to open a Southern California-style burrito restaurant: ‘I never felt like quitting’
For part of his study abroad trip to India in 2010 Bert Mueller stayed with a host family in Jaipur. Mueller and some of his classmates who were also studying abroad brought their respective families food from their home countries. “They didn’t like it very much,” Mueller says of the food he brought from the […]
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Plane tickets are getting cheaper as domestic travel demand weakens
Is a recession brewing in row 33? Airline CEOs this month warned Wall Street that passengers’ appetite for domestic trips is coming in lighter than they had hoped when they set forecasts high at the start of 2025. On a series of earnings calls, they said the reasons range from President Donald Trump’s whipsawing tariff […]
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Private jet demand declines as tariffs spook would-be buyers
A Cessna Citation jet aircraft is viewed at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in this aerial photo taken on June 1, 2021, near Healdsburg, California. George Rose | Getty Images With consumer confidence tumbling, demand for commercial air travel has waned. Even deep-pocketed travelers are pulling back, according to Barclays’ latest survey of business […]
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