The Routes World Awards has unveiled its highly anticipated shortlist for 2026, marking a milestone year with an unprecedented 60% increase in votes compared to 2025. This surge in participation underscores the growing significance of the awards within the global route development community and recognising excellence across the industry.
This year’s awards includes two significant enhancements: a brand-new Route of the Year category celebrating the most innovative and impactful new route launches, and an additional airport category to ensure more comprehensive recognition across different scales of operation.
Route of the Year
Air France - Orlando-Paris
Indigo - Athens-Delhi
LATAM - Brussels-São Paulo
Scoot - Vienna-Singapore
TAP - Los Angeles-Lisbon
Under 5 Million Passengers
Bratislava Airport
Cardiff Airport
Cork Airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Shannon Airport
5-10 Million Passengers
Adelaide Airport
Cagliari Airport
Malta International Airport
Newcastle International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport
10-17.5 Million Passengers
Da Nang International Airport
Edinburgh Airport
Helsinki Airport
Milan Bergamo Airport
Prague Airport
17.5-30 Million Passengers
Brisbane Airport
Brussels Airport
New Chitose Airport
Oslo Airport
Vancouver International Airport
Over 30 Million Passengers
Athens International Airport
Dublin Airport
Orlando International Airport
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Singapore Changi Airport
Destination
Cape Town Air Access
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Malta Tourism Authority
Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO)
Turismo de Portugal
Airline
Aegean Airlines
Air Canada
LATAM Airlines
Transavia Airlines
Wizz Air
Rising Star Award
Aymeric Le Leizour, Aviation Marketing Specialist at Melbourne Airport
Rachel Griffiths, Manager, Air Service Development at Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Saad Alzamel, Route Development Specialist at Cluster2 Airports
William Green, Aviation Development Manager at Edinburgh Airport
Wojciech Gluch, Airport Development Manager at easyJet
Individual Leadership Award
Bobby Spann, Vice-President Air Service Development at CVG Airport Authority
Jonny Macneal, Head of Aviation at London Gatwick Airport
Peggy Croes, Senior Vice President Aviation Market Development at Curacao Airport Partners NV
Shaun Browne, Aviation Director at Bristol Airport
The winners will be announced at the Routes World Networking Evening in Frankfurt on 22 October.
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