Expensive flights, grounded planes, and chaos at airports. The return of travel and tourism has not gone as smoothly as we might have hoped. But amid all these problems, there are signs that the turbulence will reduce in the coming years.

A recent tourism summit saw industry leaders, share stories of how AI, luggage-sorting robots, passport-free airports, and supersonic flight could all play a role in the future of air travel.

Today on The Front Page, Grant Bradley, aviation editor at the New Zealand Herald, gives us a glimpse at what’s coming our way.

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Air travel: What does the future hold for a changing but troubled industry