Tuesday World Routes Special - New Judging Panel For Routes Marketing Awards

Bob Hill, director route planning at American Airlines, was one of six judges on the all-new judging panel for the World Routes Marketing Awards sponsored by OAG, which took place at the Gala Networking Evening at World Routes last night.

The other five judges who recognised the outstanding marketing efforts of Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Edmonton International Airport, Auckland Airport and Brussels Airport were: Mike Malik, chief commercial officer, UBM Aviation; Dave Stroud, senior vice president, Routes Events; Mike Berman, vice president commercial, RDG; Germal Singh Khera, general manager government & industry relations, Malaysia Airlines and Buddy Anslinger, network planner, formerly with Continental Airlines.

Hill said: "I've always known the airport air service development role is as challenging as the airline network planning responsibility. I'm impressed with the dedication, application of new technology, creativity, determination, and confidence among the contestants".

The full awards results are:

Africa:

Winner - Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Highly Commended: Cairo International Airport

Shortlisted: Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Entebbe Airport

Americas:

Winner: Edmonton International Airport
Highly Commended:
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba

Shortlisted: Akron Canton Airport; Jorge Chávez International Airport

Asia:

Winner: Auckland Airport
Highly Commended: Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Singapore Changi International Airport

Shortlisted: Beijing Capital International Airport, Hainan Melan International Airport

Europe:

Winner: Brussels Airport
Highly Commended: Athens International Airport, Munich Airport

Shortlisted: Hamburg Airport, Prague Airport, Zurich Airport