Turkish Airlines' Turbulent Quarter
About this episode
The episode discusses Turkish Airlines' mixed Q2 results and Allegiant Air's acquisition of Sun Country.
In part one, Gordon and Jay discuss a mixed set of Q2 results for Turkish Airlines. In part two, the conversation turns to Allegiant Air, with the U.S. carrier now taking Sun Country under its wing. 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. 00:00 Welcome and agenda 00:54 Turkish earnings overview 02:47 Why margins fell 05:16 Middle East disruptions 07:12 Gulf competition returns 08:56 Cargo boosts…
People in this episode
Hosts: Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat
Topics covered
- Turkish Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- Q2 results
- aviation news
- mergers
- airline industry
Keywords
- Turkish Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- Q2 results
- aviation
- mergers
- airline industry
- Sun Country
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Organizations: Turkish Airlines, Allegiant Air, Sun Country, Airline Weekly, Skift
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