Falling Airline Yields Do Not Mean Weak Demand

Photo credit: A Ryanair Boeing 737 at Glasgow's Prestwick airport. Flickr / Ronnie Macdonald

Both Ryanair and Alaska Airlines reported some decline in yields in the second quarter and continuing into the third. But they also made clear: Overall travel demand remains robust on both sides of the Atlantic. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss what’s happening.

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