What's Up in Business Travel | Government Shutdown to Cost Travel Industry $1B Each Week

Welcome to What’s Up in Business Travel for Week 40 of 2025.  This is a weekly podcast where we update you on what’s up this week in the world of business travel.  This podcast is great for those who need to know what’s happening all in under 15 minutes.

On this week's podcast, we covered the following stories -

• Government shutdown could cost industry $1 billion a week
• TSA still operating during the shutdown
• WTTC: Travel is booming but workers needed
• Icelandic Airline Play ceases operations
• Lufthansa to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030
• FAA extends flight limit order at Newark
• Waymo launches corporate program
• American & Porter launch codeshare agreement
• Qatar expands IAG codeshares on US routes
• Gol calls off merger talks with Azul
• Starlux codeshares with Alaska Airlines
• Air India partners With Zomato
• Breeze Airways is going international
• United's first flight with free Starlink WiFi
• Enterprise Mobility expands to Taiwan
• Southwest adds Alaska to network
• United Airlines eliminates bag re-check

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