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August 22, 2019

Airlines collaborate with startups to solve your holiday hell

IAG's Hangar 51 is one of the older accelerators in the aviation industry. Here is what they have learned so far.


Maija Palmer

9 min read

Feeling haggard after a delayed holiday flight, lost luggage and a mile-long queue at passport control? You’ll be relieved to hear that the airline industry is at least trying to speed up efforts at transformation.

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Dupsy Abiola: “Being in partnership with startups is the way forward.”
Dupsy Abiola: “Being in partnership with startups is the way forward.”
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VChain cofounders Aleksandr Gorelik and Irra Ariella Khi
VChain cofounders Aleksandr Gorelik and Irra Ariella Khi are now working with Emirates as well.
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