Shortlists Announced For The Routes World Awards

Thirty organisations and ten individuals have been recognised in this year’s edition of the Routes World Awards. Meet our finalists!

Voted for and judged by airlines, the airport and destination categories recognise the organisations that have delivered exceptional route development marketing activities.

Under 5 Million

Curaçao International Airport
Halifax International Airport Authority
Newcastle International Airport
Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport
Tallinn Airport
 

5-10 Million

Adelaide Airport
Cape Town International Airport
Edmonton International Airport
Keflavik-Reykjavik Airport
Larnaka International Airport
 

10-20 Million

Budapest Airport
Calgary International Airport
Edinburgh Airport
Hamburg Airport
Prague Airport
 

Over 20 Million

Athens International Airport
Singapore Changi International Airport
Brussels Airport
Vienna Airport
London Gatwick Airport
 

Destination

Visit Cyprus
Japan National Tourism Organization
Malta Tourism Authority
Promotur - Canary Islands Tourist Board
Department of Tourism, Philippines
 

Airlines
Voted for by airports and destinations, the airline category focuses on the importance of partnership in achieving successful and profitable routes.

Aegean Airlines
British Airways
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
SunExpress
Wizz Air
 

Rising Star

The Rising Star Award recognises the potential of individuals who are in the early stages of their career, who may be young but are already making an impact in the industry.

Michael Garko, Senior Network & Scheduling Analyst at Sun Country Airlines
Adda Malín Vilhjálmsdóttir, Key Account Manager Airline Relations & Route Development at Keflavík Airport
Sarah Bin Moammar, Sr. Specialist Aviation Development at Saudi Air Connectivity Program
Maricella Valdivia, Manager - Network Planning at Cebu Pacific
Nina Mulhall, Head of Aviation Business Development at Aeropuertos Argentina
 

Individual Leadership

The Individual Leadership Award celebrates the lifetime achievement of an individual within the route development community, recognizing their contribution to the industry during the course of their career.

Trent Banfield, International Operations & Aviation Development Manager at Tourism Australia
Majid Khan, CEO at Saudi Air Connectivity Program
Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director, Communications & Marketing at Athens International Airport
Balazs Bogats, Chief Commercial Officer at Budapest Airport
Jay L Lingeswara, Vice President, Commercial at VietJet Air
 

The shortlisted individuals and organisations will now produce a submission that supports their nomination. The airport and destination categories will be reviewed and scored by a panel of airline judges. The individual leadership, rising star and airline categories will be reviewed and scored by a panel of editorial judges.

The winners will be announced at the Routes World 2024 Networking Evening on Monday 7 October.