In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sumesh Patel, SITA Aero's President, Asia Pacific. They talk about how the airline industry was impacted during the pandemic, whether it has changed how airline industries work, and how the industry is bouncing back after the pandemic.

Introducing Sumesh Patel (00:00)
Pandemic's impact on airlines and airports (00:34)
Are we back to normal? (01:03)
How does SITA Aero operate? (02:53)
Has pandemic changed how the airline industry works? (05:49)
Will we have standardized experience across airports? (08:16)
Adapting technologies to address real-time unforeseen issues (11:50)
Changing flight patterns (14:20)
Planning and visualizing airports in a post-pandemic world (15:46)
Challenges foreseen in the near future (17:42)

Produced by Anant Nath Sharma
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Broadcast on:

17 Nov 2022