Industry Leaders Register to Attend Routes Africa 2013

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MANCHESTER, England, June 1, 2013 /PRN=KYODO JBN/--

                 Airline CEOs and Ministers of Tourism sign up

                to participate in Routes Africa Strategy Summit

    Routes Africa is the only network planning forum for the African region and

the 8th Routes Africa event will take place in Kampala, Uganda on 7-9 July 2013

and will be hosted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda and Entebbe

International Airport.

    The event will open with the Routes Africa Strategy Summit which will take

place on Sunday 7th and Monday 8th July and delegates will hear keynote

addresses from Dr Titus Naikuni, CEO of Kenya Airways and Honourable Maria

Mutagamba, The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities Uganda. This hard

hitting interactive event is free to attend for all registered delegates and is

set to give a valuable insight into aviation across the whole of Africa.

    A panel of leading industry experts will then take part in moderator led

discussions and presentations addressing aviation and route development issues

across the region including:

    New Carriers for New Africa - The Rise of LCCs

    Driving Tourism in Africa

    Public, Private Partnerships for Airport Management & Development

    Operating in Europe: Traffic Rights and Airport Slots

    Other High level speakers who have already confirmed their participation

include; Minister Alain St. Ange, Minister, Tourism for Seychelles, Abderahmane

Berthe, CEO of Air Mali, Sergio Rosa, CEO of Air Burkina, Joachim von Winning,

Chief Commercial Officer of Cairo Airport, Richard Bodin, Chief Commercial

Officer of FastJet, Inati Ntshanga, CEO of SA Express Airways, Cuthbert Baguma,

CEO of Tourism Uganda and Ali Tounsi, Secretary General of ACI Africa.

    Nigel Mayes, VP Commercial, Routes, UBM Live is looking forward to the

event, commenting: "We have a number of highly respected speakers confirmed for

the Routes Africa Strategy Summit which will provide an impactful opening to

the event. The seniority level of these delegates is impressive and goes to

show that Routes Africa is the leading event for real decision makers from the

African aviation industry. The event has immense potential for growth and we

are looking forward to Routes Africa in Uganda."

    The event will bring together more than 250 delegates from airports,

airlines, tourism authorities and other industry stakeholders from across

Africa to discuss air service development. Routes Africa attracts key decision

makers from a wide variety of airlines and the 2013 event is expected to

attract over 30 airlines from across the region and beyond with over 20

carriers already registered to attend including four of the top five African

carriers by Available Seat Kilometres (ASK); South African Airways, Ethiopian

Airlines, Kenya Airways and Egyptair. Other carriers who have so far confirmed

their attendance at the event include Etihad Airways, Nasair, Mango, Rwandair,

United Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Vueling.

    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 Live Routes Ltd