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Industry Experts Highlight Retailing Business Case Challenges
The airline retailing industry is facing a new commercial battleground, with AI agents and chatbots increasingly acting as shoppers and shaping purchase decisions. Experts warn that airlines risk losing direct control of transactions and customer data to intermediaries if they do not adapt to these changes. The industry is also grappling with payment leakage, which costs roughly $22 billion annually. According to speakers at T2RLEngage, airlines need to integrate revenue management, pricing, and product bundling into a single decision loop to remain competitive. This was reported by Aviation Business News.