Routes Americas Hands Over to Denver International Airport

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Feb. 26, 2014 /PRN=KYODO JBN / --

    - Routes Americas to take place in North America for the first time in 2015

as the event heads to Denver

    After a record event in San Salvador which saw 487 delegates registered to

attend the event, more than ever before, the Ministry of Tourism El Salvador

have officially handed the event over to Denver, the host destination for the

8th Routes Americas event.

    Building on the success of this year's event, the route development forum

for the entire Americas region, which now incorporates Network USA, will take

place 1-3 February 2015 hosted by Denver International Airport, supported by

Visit Denver. This will mark the first time that Routes Americas will be held

in North America.

    "On behalf of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver International Airport

CEO Kim Day, I am delighted to invite Routes Americas delegates to Denver next

February," said Denver International Airport's Vice President of Air Service

Development, Laura Jackson, speaking during the handover ceremony which took

place today in San Salvador at the 7th Routes Americas event: "With nonstop

service to more than 180 destinations worldwide, accessing Denver will be

easy," said Jackson. "And preparations are already underway for an

unforgettable 'winter wonderland' experience, a first for Routes Americas."

    Adrian Newton, Group Director Transport and Technology at UBM Live,

organisers of Routes Americas said: "Following this year's successful event

here in San Salvador we are thrilled to be taking Routes Americas to Denver and

to North America for the first time next year. Denver International Airport

offers unparalleled air service options for our delegates and we feel that

Routes Americas has potential for even more growth in 2015. In addition, Denver

International Airport will celebrate its 20th anniversary in February 2015 and

bringing the aviation community of the Americas to the 'Mile High' city in the

same month will be a fitting celebration of this landmark event."

    Denver, known as the Mile High city due to its position above sea level,

benefits from 300 days of sunshine a year. Located east of a major mountain

range the city has an iconic skyline positioned against the stunning backdrop

of the Rocky Mountains. In addition, the city is located just 340 miles (547

kilometres) from the exact centre of the continental United States - closer to

the centre of the nation than any other city of its size. Coupled with an

impressive air service, Denver also has a very strong public ground

transportation system that connects the metropolitan area's three million

residents.

    In 2013 Denver International Airport served more than 52 million passengers

and ranked as the 5th-busiest airport in North America. Fifteen passenger

airlines provide nearly 1,600 daily flights to more than 180 worldwide

destinations nonstop from Denver International. Denver International Airport is

a hub for United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines. In

addition, Denver International is served by six foreign-flag carriers:

Aeromexico, Air Canada, British Airways, Icelandair, Lufthansa and Volaris. In

terms of domestic U.S. destinations served, Denver's robust network ranks

second only to Atlanta (ATL): passengers today can reach more than 160 U.S.

destinations in 44 states nonstop.

    Denver International Airport will celebrate its 20th anniversary on 28

February 2015 and, in addition, the first major expansion to Denver

International since 1995 is currently underway and will be completed in the

first half of 2015. The South Terminal Redevelopment Program (STRP) will

include the development of a new hotel and conference centre, public transit

centre and public plaza for community programming and events that connects the

development to the existing Jeppesen Terminal.

    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 are 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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@NLPROU, @airlineroute

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company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and

sellers together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing

news and specialist content. Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are

organised into expert teams which serve commercial and professional

communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively

and efficiently.

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    SOURCE: UBM Live Routes Ltd