Routes Update

By Richard Maslen
A number of hosted stands within the networking village offered delegates the opportunity to win prizes during their time at World Routes. Here is a selection of some of the winners with their prizes.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has invested in new technology to partly automate the arrivals process into the city’s two airports and reduce processing time for arriving international passengers. The airports are already reaping the rewards of the $2.2 million investment, the first of its kind in the USA.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
This year has seen the resurgence of Athens as an established international destination which has been measured in the significant increase in capacity being offered by airlines, particularly outside of Europe with the US, Middle East, and Asian markets recording the strongest development.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
In the last 18 months, O'Hare and Midway International Airports welcomed six new international airlines and added dozens of new destinations and Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino is confident talks during World Routes will result in more arrivals into the Chicago aviation network.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Dr Charles E Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist at the World Bank and moderator of the “sustainability in aviation” panel during the Strategy Summit, didn’t mince his word, writes Oliver Aust for The HUB.
Airports & Networks

By Paul McCann
Sir Tim Clark, president, Emirates Airline spoke with us at the World Routes Strategy Summit during a candid fireside chat discussing all things aviation and Emirates.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to double pre-clearance capacity at Airports over the next decade, CBP acting deputy commissioner, Kevin McAleenan, revealed at the start of the second day of the Strategy Summit at the 20th World Routes Development Forum in Chicago yesterday, writes Jutin Burns for The HUB.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Transaero Airlines is set to launch a new route between Moscow and Prague next summer if it can secure the traffic rights next month. The Russian carrier revealed the news at the 20th World Route Development Forum in Chicago yesterday, writes Justin Birns for The HUB.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
As a record-breaking World Routes event in Chicago enters its last day, this lunchtime the Chicago Department of Aviation and Choose Chicago will officially hand the event over next year's host, the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Brussels Airport were announced as the overall winner of the World Routes Awards 2014 which were formally announced this evening during the spectacular Chicago Networking Evening which took place at the Field Museum of Natural History.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
World Routes heads to Chengdu in 2016, highlighting the global role of Chinese aviation.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Our sister magazine, Routes News, gets up close and personal with Matthew Findlay, Christchurch Airport’s general manager, aeronautical business development.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Dublin Airport is continuing to dramatically grow its transfer traffic, and is solidifying its position as a significant transatlantic transfer hub. Transfer traffic at Dublin increased by 34% to more than half a million passengers in the first eight months of this year, and will set a new record this year.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Two international airports basking under 300-plus days of sunshine per year in the middle of the Eastern Mediterranean have cause to celebrate a banner year as Larnaka International Airport and Pafos International Airport together welcomed a record 11 new carriers to Cyprus in 2014 alone.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Travellers departing from a handful of select Canadian airports, including John C. Munro International Airport (YHM) in Hamilton, Ontario and Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) in Atlantic Canada, can enjoy expanded warm-weather travel options this winter, thanks to popular all-inclusive Caribbean cruise packages operated by Celebrity Cruises out of Port Miami.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The new stores, many of which are the first of their kind to open in the UK, follow the enormous growth in long haul markets at Birmingham in the past twelve months, including direct charter flights to China and the popular Air India service to Delhi and Amritsar. These services are set to continue demand for high value retail and product innovation.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The agreements cover the leasing of two B737-700s and two B737-800s with respective capacities of 148 and 189 seats. The aircraft will be operated by Air Transat on its Mexico and Caribbean Sun destinations routes and marks the completion of Transat’s narrow-body internalisation plan for winter 2014–2015, begun in July 2013.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Key executives from United Airlines discuss the carrier’s post-merger route network, the domestic and international fleet and how airports can get a piece of the action with our sister magazine, Routes News.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Latest traffic data from Inframérica, the concessionaire that manages the airport, shows that Brasilia Airport handled 13 per cent more passengers in the first half of 2014 versus 2013 as more than 8.6 million travellers passed through the facility.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
TAV Airports will continue to focus on emerging markets its CEO Sani Şener told a press briefing at the 20th World Routes Development Forum in Chicago, yesterday, writes Justin Burns.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The lack of money invested in airport infrastructure in the US and Europe was bemoaned in session three of the World Routes Tourism Summit yesterday afternoon in Chicago, writes Justin Birns for The HUB.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
On the second day of the strategy summit, Mike Miller, head of content and industry relations at Routes was probing a distinctive panel on to find the answer to the question we all trying to get our heads around: What drives an airline to open a new route? Oliver Aust reports for The HUB.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
With the rise of the Internet and mobile phones, the final session of today’s World Routes Tourism Summit debated what’s next for the world’s tourism industries, writes Jonny Williamson for The HUB.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The 20th World Routes Tourism Summit got off a flying start today with a discussion on how established and emerging destinations are attracting new visitors, writes Jonny Williamson for The HUB.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Which destinations are experiencing a shift in traveller demand and where will new industry capacity be needed in the future were the topics of discussion in the second session of yesterday’s World Routes Tourism Summit, writes Jonny Williamson for The HUB.
Airports & Networks