E162 - 162 LAX - Premiumization in the Front, Shrinkflation in the Back: The State of Air Travel Today with Hakan Yilmaz
Published: September 3, 2026
Duration: 2:21:42
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.
Notably, we discuss the trend of the enhancement (and increase) of the premium part of the flying experience, as opposed to an apparent worsening of flying in economy, including what is the perceived value of premium versus the actual value (including the hiccups of seat certification).
We also debate whether low cost airlines' glory years are behind them...