World Routes Marketing Awards - Shortlisted Airports Announced

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

    Routes and OAG are pleased to announce the 2012 Awards Shortlist

    Voting has now closed for the World Routes Marketing Awards 2012, which

this year are sponsored by OAG. 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."

    John Grant, Executive Vice President of OAG, says: "OAG is delighted once

again to be associated with the World Routes Awards. In today's environment,

airport marketing is a greater challenge than ever and the scheme gives a

welcome opportunity to honour some outstanding achievements around the globe.

We commend all the nominees on their hard work and creativity and look forward

to congratulating the winners in Abu Dhabi."

    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   

    - 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

    About OAG

    - OAG is the trusted source for aviation information and analytical

      services, with data sourced from OAG's comprehensive and proprietary

      airline Schedules, Flight Status, Fleet, and Cargo Logistics databases.

      Our airline schedules database holds future and historical flight

      details for over 1,000 airlines and more than 4,000 airports. Our

      aggregated data feeds the world's global distribution systems and travel

      portals, and drives the internal systems of many airlines, airports, air

      traffic control systems, aircraft manufacturers, and government agencies

      around the world. For more information, visit http://www.oag.com

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    SOURCE: UBM Aviation Routes Ltd