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.
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.
Our sister magazine, Routes News, gets up close and personal with Matthew Findlay, Christchurch Airport’s general manager, aeronautical business development.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Newcastle International Airport is the most northerly major commercial airport in England and was therefore watching last week's Scotland Independence referendum more anxiously than any other airport.
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.
Live lobster and fresh flowers may soon take a new route to their final destinations, thanks to a $12 million, dedicated common-use cargo facility under construction at Hamilton’s John C. Munro International Airport.
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.
It was revealed at World Routes in Chicago today that that the 2016 Routes Asia forum will head to the Philippines with the event taking place in the vibrant capital city of Manila between March 6th and 8th.
Etihad Airways treated delegates to an engaging presentation at the 20th World Route Development Forum Strategy Summit, outlining the carrier’s expanded network by the end of 2015, writes Jonny Williamson for The HUB.
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Route Development Forum Strategy Summit in Chicago, Sir Tim Clark, president, Emirates Airline suggested the European manufacturer could be in a position to make a final decision over the A380neo within a six month timeframe and that could easily meet with Emirates’ ambitions to grow its fleet.
In his Strategy Summit session at World Routes, John Byerly, former deputy assistant secretary in the US State Department predicted that the industry will see “global carriers rising” over the coming years, reports Oliver Aust for The HUB.
The city of Chicago has been turned around as an aviation hub by focusing on four key areas delegates in the 20th World Route Development Forum Strategy Summit heard on Sunday, writes Justin Burns for The HUB. Written by Justin Burns.
The regions had their say on regulation during the final panel discussion at the 20th World Routes Development Forum Strategy Summit in Chicago on Sunday, writes Jonny Williamson for The HUB.
