Flight 014. The Emirates A380 First Class shower. A fire cripples Rome Fiumicino airport. Asia is running out of pilots, but builds the best airports. The ongoing war of reports between the US and the Gulf. Tim Clark talks on the Emirates in-flight radio. Etihad reacts to U.S. accusations. ICON, a fantastic Honk Kong hotel experience.
Show Notes
SHOW NOTES
I. News of the week
Another year of profits for Emirates
Subsidy? Tosh!
Tim Clark talks on the Emirates in-flight radio
Etihad reacts to U.S. accusations
Frontier woes continue
Cyprus might get a new airline
Rome FCO crippled by a fire
The magic of flying
Not enough pilots in Asia
II. Innovation news of the week
Alex shares his Cathay Pacific experience
Paul takes about his Emirates experience, including a shower in the Emirates A380 First Class cabin
Free smartphone with unlimited data at a Hong Kong hotel
U.S. versus Asian airports
An anti-glare photo invention
III. App of the week
Hotel Quickly
IV. Airport of the week
DXB
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Creators and Guests
Host
Alex Hunter
Co-host of Layovers, Creator of Attache Travel
Host
Paul Papadimitriou
Creator and host of Layovers
What is Layovers – Air Travel podcast?
The Air Travel podcast — created by Paul Papadimitriou, hosted with Alex Hunter & Vinod Viswalingam — #1 in 50+ countries — listen everywhere, watch on Spotify and YouTube.
