World Routes Marketing Awards - Shortlisted Airports Announced

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MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    The World Routes Awards have grown and developed over the last 15 years and

are unique within the industry because they are voted for exclusively by the

airline network planning community. The awards recognise the excellence in air

service development by airports and over the last few months airlines have been

voting for the airports who they feel have made the most efficient use of their

marketing over the last 12 months.

    Shortlisted airports have now been contacted and asked for a submission to

support their nomination. This submission process is designed to enable the

shortlisted airports to provide information for the judging panel as to why

they think they should win the award, providing evidence to support their case.

There are five main Airport Award categories split by region and airport size.

"The prestige of the Routes Marketing Awards comes from the fact that they are

nominated for purely by the airports' direct customers, the airline network

planning community," says Nigel Mayes, VP & Commercial for Routes.

Mayes continues: "We are delighted to announce these shortlisted airports from

the many votes we have received this year and look forward to receiving their

submissions for our panel of judges which includes many senior airline network

planners."

    From the airports nominated the following have been shortlisted within each

category:

    Americas (Over 4 Million Passengers)

    - Chicago O'Hare International Airport

    - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

    - Houston Airports

    - Portland International Airport, Oregon

    - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

    - Southwest Florida International Airport

    Asia (Over 4 Million Passengers)

    - Bangalore International Airport

    - Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd.

    - Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DEL)

    - Incheon International Airport

    - Melbourne Airport

    - Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd

    - Singapore Changi Airport

    - Sydney Airport

    Europe (Over 4 Million Passengers)

    - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    - Athens International Airport

    - Birmingham Airport Ltd

    - Brussels Airport

    - Budapest Airport

    - Hamburg Airport

    - Munich Airport

    - Rome FCO Airport

    CIS (All Airports)

    - Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport

    - Novosibirsk International Airport Tolmachevo

    - Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow

    - Saint Petersburg International Pulkovo Airport

    Africa (All Airports)

    - Accra International Airport, Ghana

    - Entebbe International Airport, Uganda

    - Jomo Kenyatta international Airport, Kenya

    - Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania

    - Mombassa International Airport, Kenya

    Airports Under 4 Million Passengers (excluding Africa & CIS)

    - Darwin International Airport

    - Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba

    - London City Airport

    - Friedrichshafen Airport

    - Princess Juliana International Airport, St Maarten

    This year the Airport Marketing Awards will also include a special award

for Airports Under Four Million Passengers and during the ceremony

presentations of a Tourism Award, for best destination marketing campaign, and

the ORBIS Award for Social Responsibility will also take place.

    Winners of these highly regarded awards will be announced during a ceremony

which will take place during the 18th World Route Development Forum at the Abu

Dhabi Networking Evening on Monday 1st October at the Yas Marina Circuit, home

of the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix racing circuit.

    Notes to Editors

    About Routes

    - Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events

through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is

one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas

and CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com

    - Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd., a

      consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.

      http://www.asm-global.com [http://www.asm-global.com ]

    - Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August

2010.-

      From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference and

Exhibition become part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.

    - UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across

five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,

promote their brands and expand their markets.--Through premiere brands such as

MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes

portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions,

conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and

certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies

across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

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    SOURCE: UBM Aviation Routes Ltd