In our regular Routes News series we take a look at the people that attend Routes events and find out more about them, their jobs and the current industry issues impacting them.
World Routes provides tourism authorities with an efficient and convenient platform from which to engage with key decision makers from the world’s leading airlines and expand their route network.
Ras Al Khaimah may have not followed the same journey as some of its sister emirates in the UAE, but it has been on a growth trajectory. Not being a producer of oil, it has already developed a diversified economy focused on its industrial sector and is emerging as a new destination on tourism maps with new investment and developments along its coast line.
Tibet Airlines revealed at World Routes that it will introduce a daily link from Sanya, the Chinese beach resort in Hainan province, via Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province and host city for the route development forum, to the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia from next year.
The Marseille Provence Airport team is in Chengdu at this year’s World Routes eyeing destinations across the North and eastern part of Europe and an expansion of flights to long-haul markets as potential targets. They are already excited about growth in 2017 after a strong 2016 that has already delivered 17 new scheduled routes.
On Tuesday 27th September at 9am in the Routes Talks session at World Routes in Chengdu, Omar Hashmi, Consultant at ASM will be asking ‘Are the sizes of indirect markets driving airlines' new route decisions?’
At last night’s Saturday reception, the informal opening to this year’s World Routes in Chengdu, China, Andre Van Den Berg, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport highlighted how from modest roots the facility has grown to welcome over 58 million passengers annually, with 1.6 million tonnes of cargo passing through, and where 65,000 people come to work every day.
Attending this year's World Routes in Chengdu, China with a five strong team, Edinburgh Airport are at the 22nd World Route Development Forum with the aim of attracting new airlines and selling Scotland to the world. But, above all they plan to use the event to reinforce a strategy to secure future direct connectivity between Scotland's capital city and China's growing gateways.
As delegates were still arriving in Chengdu and while early arrivals were taking advantage of the complimentary tours and excursions that have been offered to delegates, hundreds of staff were working hard to ensure all the stands are completed ahead of the formal opening of the event. We took a quick walk around the exhibition halls during the build stage as this work was progressing.
Is mainland China set to become the principal battleground for AirAsia as the low-cost carrier sets its sights on growing its presence across booming north Asia? We investigate the rise of the low-cost airline group and how it is tweaking its strategy to support growth in new markets and the maturity of its existing network.
A massive transformation is under way, including one of the most ambitious public-private partnerships ever undertaken in the New York/ New Jersey region, to position LaGuardia Airport to handle a predicted upturn in passenger demand.
Following news this summer of a further 2.2 billion Euros funding being made available for Berlin Brandenburg Airport’s new terminal’s construction, Germany’s airports are largely optimistic for the future. Here's the view of Memmingen Airport.
In our regular Routes News series we take a look at the people that attend Routes events and find out more about them, their jobs and the current industry issues impacting them.
The year started optimistically with record low fuel prices and strong consumer demand, however a number of terrorist attacks, the UK Brexit referendum shock, an impending Chinese economy slowdown and the US election marathon, all appear to be taking their toll on the global aviation market.
Boeing predicts China will need 5,110 new single-aisle aircraft through 2035, accounting for 75 percent of the total new deliveries. Low-cost carriers and full-service airlines have been adding jets and expanding new point-to-point services to cater for both leisure and business travel demand from a rising middle class in China and throughout Asia.
Air Astana has proven that the right balance between managing costs and investing in reliability and efficiency can produce a profitable result, even when economic conditions in your home market have brought recent uncertainty.
From the outside little appears to have changed, however over the past 18 months Malaysia Airlines has been completely re-born as a business, and is now planning a growth trajectory across southeast Asia under the stewardship of former Ryanair executive, Peter Bellew.
Political instability and security fears have left a lasting impact on Turkey’s tourism industry during the past year, but has it had the same impact on the country’s general air transport sector?
Following news this summer of a further 2.2 billion Euros funding being made available for Berlin Brandenburg Airport’s new terminal’s construction, Germany’s airports are largely optimistic for the future. Here's the view of Hamburg Airport.
