Airlines Keep Losing and AI Can't Even Read Their Fares

Europe hands airlines a major defeat on passenger rights after 13 years of lobbying, July Fourth travel hits a slim record carried almost entirely by cruises, and new research reveals AI is sending more travelers to travel sites but can't actually read most airline fares. On today's Skift Daily Briefing, Sarah Dandashy breaks down why the EU's decision to keep its passenger compensation rules intact is a significant win for travelers and a costly loss for airlines, why this July Fourth record is more complicated than it looks once you strip out cruises, and why airlines are losing the AI visibility race to OTAs at exactly the wrong moment. Articles Referenced: Honorable Mention: @AskAConcierge on IGEurope's New Rules Leave Airlines With the Same €8 Billion ProblemJuly Fourth Travel Carried by Cruises: AAAAdobe Data: AI Travel Traffic Up for Airlines, Hotels, and Car Rentals Connect with Skift LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/ WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAL375LikgIXmNPYQ0L/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/skiftnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skiftnews/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skiftnews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/skiftnews.bsky.social X: https://twitter.com/skift Subscribe to @SkiftNews and never miss an update from the travel industry.