EasyJet's Tricky Quarter and Atlanta's Crown
From Airline Weekly Lounge by Skift
May 28, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
The episode discusses easyJet's challenging quarter and explores why Atlanta leads in global passenger traffic.
A rough quarter for easyJet has the numbers telling a stark story. In part one, Gordon and Jay dig into a -27% operating margin and the missteps, market pressures, and industry dynamics behind it. In part two, they answer a deceptively simple question: why does Atlanta — not New York, London, or Dubai — top the global rankings for passenger traffic? Presented by WEX. Follow the Hosts: Gordon Smith – LinkedIn Jay Shabat – LinkedIn Meghna Maharishi - LinkedIn Connect with Airline Weekly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airline-weekly/ X: https://x.com/Airline_Weekly/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airlineweekly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the airline and travel industries…
People in this episode
Hosts: Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat
Topics covered
- easyJet performance
- Atlanta airport traffic
- aviation industry dynamics
- operating margins
- passenger traffic rankings
Keywords
- easyJet
- operating margin
- Atlanta
- passenger traffic
- aviation
Sponsors
WEX
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: easyJet
Places: Atlanta, New York, London, Dubai
More episodes of Airline Weekly Lounge
- The IATA AGM Debrief · June 11, 2026 · 41 min
- Inside the Minds of America's Airline CEOs · June 4, 2026 · 38 min
- The Airline Europe Wrote Off — and Shouldn't Have · May 21, 2026 · 40 min
- The Profit Gap Splitting U.S. Airlines · May 15, 2026 · 27 min
- Spirit Airlines: The Post-Mortem · May 7, 2026 · 39 min
- What's Going Wrong at JetBlue? · April 30, 2026 · 33 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Airline Weekly Lounge podcast page.