#paxex Podcast

Tragedy has struck again in aviation, with the Metrojet A321 crash in northern Sinai killing all 224 on board. Anthony, who has closely tracked developments, shares his thoughts on why there is "a lot of distance between this tragedy and the facts at the moment and it's obviously quite a political race here as to who wants to be first with the information". Indeed, there has been a steady flow of contradictory statements from Russian, Egyptian and Metrojet officials, and an apparently relaxed approach to the physical handling of the flight data recorder and even Metrojet management's attire at press briefings. Anthony also shares some important info about the security situation at Sharm el Sheikh. Next, it’s clear that the ultra low cost carriers are giving legacies a run for their money with American announcing recently that it will offer more fare options to compete with Spirit Airlines’ pricing. People are clearly booking with carriers that offer less than ideal #PaxEx. Co-hosts Max Flight and Ma