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Episode 38: What's Happening in Travel - United and American Airlines furlough more than 30,000 staff in one day; United gets very creative in enticing more leisure traffic on its flights

What's Happening In Travel With Cushrow And Kerwin

English - October 03, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 37: Russia’s Rossiya ensures the 744 will live on for several more years; Ever dreamed of owning a stocked Qantas 747 bar cart? Don’t bother - all 1000+ units are sold out; Electric buses in Newark
Next Episode: Episode 39: What do Japan Airlines, Air Canada, and easyjet have in common? Chinese carriers try unlimited travel passes to lure passengers back

Episode 38


Video of my Concorde trip I mentioned in this episode.

In this episode:

Airlines

2:05 - United and American Airlines furlough more than 30,000 staff in one dayCheck out https://www.passrider.com/jobs as referenced6:40 - United gets very creative in enticing more leisure traffic on its flightsLaunched Map Search to help the shopping process; it's in beta now14:18 - Is United’s on-again, off-again service at New York JFK on again?17:45 - What is going on with Delta Air Lines and the Airbus A220?19:57 - Airlines pile on to the rapid COVID testing bandwagonLufthansa, Swiss are the latest, American, JetBlue and Alaska are others24: 45 - Think a business class meal on an A380 is a distant dream?  Not so in October 2020Taiwanese carriers adding more flights to nowhere and also South Korean airlines

 

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