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Shutdown Strains Skies, JetBlue Ups Its Game, Booking Shrugs at AI
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Air traffic controllers feel the strain as the U.S. government shutdown delays paychecks, JetBlue makes a bold move into first class, and Booking’s CEO isn’t sweating ChatGPT’s travel ambitions. On today’s Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy covers the mounting stress in America’s control towers, the premium play shaking up the skies, and why Booking believes AI won’t replace its booking engine anytime soon.
Articles Referenced:
- Stress Among Air Traffic Controllers Mounts as They Miss First Paychecks
- JetBlue Says It Will Launch Domestic First Class in 2026
- Booking CEO on the ChatGPT-Hotel Risk: ‘An Overblown Threat’
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