
The Skift Travel Podcast What’s Really Changing Inside the Airline Industry
Airline leadership shakeups, alliance shifts, and AI-driven discovery are all hitting travel at once.
Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko break down what these changes mean for how the industry operates — and how travelers choose where to go.
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00:00 Airline Drama Teaser
01:18 England Trip Banter
01:45 Brummy Accent Storytime
03:29 Air Canada Language Fallout
07:07 Flag Carriers And Politics
09:10 Willie Walsh Joins IndiGo
13:43 ITA Airways To Star Alliance
15:08 April Fools News Pitfalls
17:41 Hotels Lose Discovery Window
19:45 AI Disrupts Travel Discovery
20:50 AI Discovery Black Box
21:36 Experience First Search
22:26 AI Shelf Space Shrinks
23:55 Funnel Flips To Experiences
26:10 Hotels Build Surface Area
27:13 Ads And Monetization
29:45 Live Translation Breakthrough
33:13 Travel Friction And Language
36:12 Winners And Losers
37:48 Airlines Week Wrap
