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162 LAX - Premiumization in the Front, Shrinkflation in the Back: The State of Air Travel Today with Hakan Yilmaz

Layovers - Air Travel podcast by Paul Papadimitriou

Sep 3, 2026141:42Leisure

Hakan Yilmaz is an airline management and operations consultant, and a longtime listener to the show. He returns to the podcast to share everything relevant in aviation today, what he sees through his work and travels. N...

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