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Tourism Australia triumphed as overall winner of the World Routes Awards 2013 which were formally announced last night at the Las Vegas Networking Evening which took place at the Garden of the Gods in Caesar's Palace. It was one of five section winners that were considered for the overall prize, beating off competition from Darwin Int'l Airport (under 4m pax), San Diego Int'l Airport (4-20m pax), Copenhagen Airport (20-50m pax) and Changi Airport Group (over 50m pax), having one the destination marketing award. Look out for our official press release today detailing the results.
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During his 25-year career at Southwest Airlines, Robert E. Jordan has led numerous significant change initiatives, but none more significant than the acquisition of rival carrier AirTran Airways, a move that is providing the platform for Southwest to expand its domestic offering into international markets... clcik here to watch our EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW...
One of the highlights of this year’s World Routes Strategy Summit was an interview between event moderator Aaron Heslehurst, news anchor and presenter, BBC World News and Stephen Attenborough, commercial director, Virgin Galactic. The HUB reached for the stars and caught up with Stephen after the session to learn the latest progress on the most ambitious aviation project on the planet... click here for more...
The last ten years have seen whole industries being revolutionised by technology and globalisation. Will the same happen to route development, or will growing passenger numbers ensure continuity? That was the central question of a Round Table discussion at World Routes... click here for more...
It has become common place for airlines to join the dots on their networks to enhance connectivity between points they already serve, thus meeting network growth while limiting infrastructure investment. Well, now airports are starting to do the same and Vantage Airport Group is taking a lead in the practice through a joint business approach and campaigning to airlines from both origin and destination airports on given routes within its global portfolio. The HUB spoke to George Casey, president and chief executive officer, Vantage Airport Group at World Routes to learn more... click here for more...
Airlines and cruise lines are starting to worker closer together, but the sectors could still collaborate more, particularly in the area of product offering, a panel on cruising heard at World Routes... click here for more...
Capacity constraints at Mexico City must be urgently addressed, a panel on Latin American aviation said today at World Routes. Speaking during a World Tourism Summit session, Enrique Beltranena, chief executive officer of Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris said the situation at Mexico City had prompted the airline to prioritise developing a point-to-point network in order to continue to grow... click here for more...
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the sole regulator of all licensed airfields within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has certified Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) for passenger operations after assessing and confirming full compliance of the aerodrome with its stringent requirements. This paves the way for the planned opening of the new passenger terminal building on October 27, 2013... click here for more...
Tourism Australia is forecasting a more than 200 per cent growth in Chinese tourist arrivals in the next decade, a World Routes tourism briefing heard. Andrew McEvoy, CEO of Tourism Australia, said the destination marketing organisation forecast 226 per cent growth from China in the next ten years... click here for more...
Berlin’s airports are on track to add another one million passengers this year, Dr Till Bunse, senior vice president marketing and sales for Berlin Brandenburg Airport, told The HUB during this year's World Routes in Las Vegas. Ahead of the release of the official passenger numbers for the third quarter on October 9, 2013, Dr Bunse revealed that nearly 20 million passengers flew in and out of Berlin so far this year... click here for more...
Vantage Airport Group, an industry leading investor, developer and manager of airports around the world, announced at World Routes it had reached an agreement to serve as official sponsor of Routesonline's schedule blog, Airlineroute.net until October 2015... click here to read the official press release...
The past decade has seen international flights increase their share of total U.S. airline movements, according to aviation intelligence provider, OAG. The company’s OAG’s FACTS (Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics) report for October 2013 reveals a 13 per cent increase in international frequencies to and from the US compared to October 2004... click here for more...
Latest figures from Birmingham Airport show a 13.5 per cent increase in the number of long haul passengers using the national UK airport in September, compared to the same month last year. The Airport handled 975,445 passengers overall during the month, of which nearly 78,000 flew on one of the growing number of long-haul services available from Birmingham... click here for more...
When World Routes lands in KwaZulu-Natal in 2015 it will be the first time the global event has been held on the African continent. It is fitting that the host region is an area that fully understands the important role aviation plays in economic development and how an airport can become a driver for growth through enhanced air connectivity... click here for more...
Dublin Airport has just recorded 14 months of continuous year-on-year passenger growth, which has helped the airport add more than one million additional passengers over the past year. While Dublin Airport did record overall passenger growth in 2011 and in 2012, this is the first time since 2007 that the airport has had year-on-year passenger traffic growth for 12 consecutive months or more... click here for more...
Ahead of this year’s World Routes, The HUB spoke to G S Bawa, general manager of the Airports Authority of India about the current state of the Indian aviation sector and how Government’s pledge to improve facilities at 15 low-cost airports under the green field policy will support the industry... click here for more...
As ASM celebrated its 20th birthday at World Routes in Las Vegas with the traditional cake and champagne, the occasion was a double celebration which also saw ASM, the world route development consultants, sign three new contracts with clients... click here for more...
Coined one of the most beautiful destinations in the world, Montego Bay, Jamaica, is home to sun, sand, a storied history and an unrivalled island vibe. It’s also home to Sangster International Airport, the Caribbean’s Leading Airport as named by World Travel Awards in seven of the past eight years... click here for more...
During this year’s World Routes, The HUB sat down with Khalfan Said AlShueili, Readiness General Manager, Oman Airports Management Company, readiness general manager of Oman Airports Management Company to learn more about aviation in the country... click here for more...
