The Air Travel podcast by Paul Papadimitriou, with Alex Hunter & Vinod Viswalingam — #1 in 50+ countries Listen anywhere, watch on YouTube.
Layovers - Air Travel podcast
Claim This Podcastby Paul Papadimitriou
4.8(153 reviews)
159 episodes
Updated Bi-weekly
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The Air Travel podcast by Paul Papadimitriou, with Alex Hunter & Vinod Viswalingam — #1 in 50+ countries Listen anywhere, watch on YouTube.
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Publishing Since
1/28/2015
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Recent Episodes
May 18, 2026
159 HEL - Finnair cocoon, Air North to Kelowna, boarding zone police, Dubai plane spotting, tug slippage
Host Paul Papadimitriou shares tales of flying Finnair's cocoon seat and Air North to Kelowna, discussing Dubai plane spotting and in-flight connectivity.
April 16, 2026
158 LIN - American Flagship hopes, Cortina Olympics ride, Flighty Intelligence, crew cosplay, LH on-demand cleaning
<p>Vinod's Olympics adventure: Flagship lounge, Flagship upgrade, Flagship Wifi (err), Flagship chicken, Flagship plane (well…), all the hopes and expectations of American Airlines Flagship were placed into that trip. And that Black Card! That vintage boarding pass! </p><p>Does the British Airways return compete with that? Yes (that shortbread biscuit does a lot of heavy lifting). </p><p>Milan finally gets the airport it deserves, with a tasteful redesign. </p><p>Flighty introduces Airport Intelligence (Paul had to bight his tongue for so long on that one). Get that on the biggest TV you can buy. </p><p>Dallas DFW, where you can cosplay as crew and confuse everyone (what's a jump seat?).</p><p>And yes, we are entering the era of "Bring Your Jet Fuel".</p><p>Plus many questions, such as:<br>How do you expect to be recognize for your loyalty?<br>Do you leave your stuff unattended in the lounge? <br>Where do you put your trash when aboard? <br>Would you like to get cleaning on demand in an aircraft? (Lufthansa does, but not in the way you might expect). </p><p>Mentioned in the show -<br>Flighty Airport Intelligence: <a href="https://flighty.com/airports">https://flighty.com/airports</a><br>Stardrift Starlink search: <a href="https://stardrift.ai/starlink">https://stardrift.ai/starlink</a></p><p>____<br>A show created and hosted by Paul Papadimitriou<br>Links:<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lay_overs/">Instagram</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/layovers.podcast">Facebook</a></p><p>Reach out to Paul:<br><a href="https://instagram.com/papadimitriou">Instagram</a> - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulpapadimitriou/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>For video, subscribe on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Lay_overs">YouTube</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4JaAXzE6CNLIZXv1buXuTT">Spotify</a> (video on Apple Podcasts coming soon)</p><p>Review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/layovers-air-travel-and-commercial-aviation/id965163837">Apple Podcasts</a><br>and search for 'Layovers' wherever you get your podcasts</p><p>More links on the <a href="https://layovers.to">website</a></p>
March 17, 2026
157 KMJ - 17 hours to Perth, the uniqueness of flying within Japan, tensions and airfare rising, uniforms and identity, Qsuite ganache
Host Paul Papadimitriou interviews aviation enthusiast Matt Drinkwater about epic flights, Japan's unique air travel, and rising airfare costs.
159 total episodes available with 13 transcripts
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