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The advent of Big Data will further disrupt the aviation industry over the coming years, delegates at World Routes 2017 have been told.

New routes have helped Birmingham Airport to hit the 13 million passenger milestone.

Destinations need to start capping visitor numbers or face destroying the very thing that attracted travellers in the first place.

As hundreds of airlines from around the world gather in Barcelona for World Routes 2017, Routesonline can reveal the top international routes by passenger numbers.

Relive all the highlights from World Routes 2017 in Barcelona, the only route development forum operating on a global scale.

Taiwan Taoyuan has set out its route development ambitions, with European cities a target.

With two previously unserved long-haul routes now secured, Copenhagen Airports is eyeing new targets.

Providing fast connections between Asia and Europe, Helsinki Airport is seeking to add connections to China and North America.

While existing carriers continue to increase capacity, new and emerging markets like India and the Middle East are a growing focus for Velana International Airport.

Barcelona is taking centre stage for the world's premier route development event.

Team Scotland hopeful that joined-up approach means a coherent vision to create a wide variety of new air services.

The 31 percent visitor Asian visitor growth seen by Prague in 2017 is set to kickstart hunt for more long-haul routes.

The city's "bold tourism goal" of 55 million visitors by 2020 means a renewed focus on new services.

We bring together your tweets from this year's World Routes.

Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.

This week: British Airways returns to the Seychelles after a 13-year absence and Avior Airlines picks up Caracas-Bogota route.

The Spanish carrrier wants to be an airline with more stamps in its passport, including Africa and Asia, says chief executive Luis Gallego.

A record-breaking 45.7 million passengers travelled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last year and Kazue Ishiwata explains why further growth is on the horizon.

Bombardier has forecast strong global growth for 60- to 150-seat range over the next 20 years, with the manufacturer’s Imed Ben Abdallah explaining why the turboprop aircraft could become a critical tool to develop domestic networks in Africa.

Barcelona will be the centre of global aviation when the annual World Routes forum (23-26 September) opens in the city this weekend.

Volantio's technology is helping airlines to maximise unit revenues and decrease costs, while also enabling them to avoid potentially embarrassing PR disasters. Routesonline spoke to Azim Barodawala about the company and how the aviation industry is responding to digitalisation.

Expansion of bmi regional's fleet is a case of “when not if”, chief commercial officer Jochen Schnadt has told Routesonline, as the regional carrier seeks to grow its European footprint.

This week: United launches Houston-Sydney route and WOW air continues North American growth.

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The World Routes 2017 conference programme will examine some of the biggest issues facing aviation, set to provide significant opportunities and challenges in the coming years.