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Sequestration and Tech Shifts Impacting Air Travel Safety
Federal sequestration budget cuts threaten to disrupt US flight operations, while airlines increasingly turn to mobile technology and direct booking strategies to manage costs and customer experience.
Key Takeaways
- 1Monitor potential travel delays and reduced demand stemming from federal sequestration cuts at major hubs like JFK.
- 2Anticipate increased guest reliance on mobile technology for real-time flight updates and check-ins as travel tech evolves.
- 3Observe the shift toward direct airline bookings as carriers like Frontier pull inventory from OTAs to lower distribution costs.
Source: Skift
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