Munich Airport was announced as the overall winner of the Routes Europe 2017 Marketing Awards at a ceremony tonight (24 April) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Belfast’s senior aviation and tourism leaders agreed at a press conference that increased air connections are vital to the future of the ‘undiscovered part of Ireland’, and that route development is the key.
ASM (Airport Strategy and Marketing) and Aviation Analytics are working together to offer Aviation Analytics’ Network View to the global aviation industry.
The launch of the as yet unnamed business remains subject to agreement with its pilots and any required regulatory approvals. Details of its plans also remain vague but WestJet confirms it will aim to “provide Canadians with no-frills, lower-cost travel options” and will operate with an initial fleet of ten high-density Boeing 737-800s.
Europe’s premier route development conference gets underway on 23rd April 2017, bringing together airports, airlines and other key route development professionals from across the region.
European long-haul, low-cost operator Norwegian is known to be exploring markets in Asia to expand its business formula to the East. It previously only served Bangkok out of Scandinavia, but has now confirmed a London Gatwick - Singapore link, and more routes are set to follow as additional Boeing 787s join the fleet.