Routes Asia Officially Handed Over to Yunnan Airport Group

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KUCHING, Malaysia, Mar 11, 2014 /PRN=KYODO JBN / --

Largest route development event for Asia to return to China in 2015 when the

event takes place in Kunming

As the largest Routes Asia event to date draws to a close in Kuching, the

Ministry of Tourism Sarawak and their co-hosts Malaysia Airports Holdings

Berhad have officially handed over to Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd the host of

Routes Asia 2015.

This will be the fifth time that a Routes event has taken place in China. In

2007 Routes Asia was held in Hainan and the following year the event took place

in Macau. World Routes 2009 took place in Beijing and, most recently, Routes

Asia 2012 took place in Chengdu, hosted by Chengdu Shuangliu International

Airport. In 2015 the event, which will take place 15-17 March 2015, heads to

Kunming, the capital and largest city of Yunnan province in Southwest China,

hosted by Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd. owners of Kunming Changshui

International Airport, and supported by their partners Yunnan Provincial Civil

Aviation Development and Management Bureau and Yunnan Provincial Tourism

Development Commission.

Speaking at the official handover ceremony which took place earlier today at

the 12th Routes Asia event which has been taking place in Kuching, Ms. Li

Yinglin, Vice President of Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd said: "We believe that

hosting Routes Asia 2015 will have important historical meaning for Kunming

Changshui International Airport. We are delighted to invite all delegates to

attend next year's event in Kunming and enjoy the beautiful sights of the

Yunnan Province, experience the local 26 ethnical cultures and look for the

dream of Shangri-La."

"After an incredibly successful event here in Malaysia it is fantastic that we

are able to bring Routes Asia to China once again," explained Katie Bland,

Director Routes, UBM Live: "Yunnan Airport Group has attended many Routes

events over the years and we look forward to working more closely with their

team over the next 12 months. Kunming Changshui International Airport is the

seventh busiest airport in China with the most rapidly growing number of

passengers and has undergone a complete reconstruction. Routes Asia 2015 will

provide an opportunity to showcase this to the Routes community. With its

beautiful landscapes and mild climate the Yunnan province is one of China's

major tourist destinations and we are eager for our delegates to experience

Kunming - the 'City of Eternal Spring' and Yunnan Province."

Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is located just 27km northeast of

Kunming city centre and is currently the seventh busiest airport in China in

terms of passengers and the fifth busiest airport in terms of aircraft

movements. In 2013, Kunming International Airport recorded 29.7 million

passengers with an annual growth rate of 23.8%, including 2.17 million

international passengers with an annual growth rate of 31%.

With its beautiful landscapes and mild climate the Yunnan province is one of

China's major tourist destinations. Located at an altitude of 1,900m above sea

level the city of Kunming, known as the 'City of Eternal Spring', enjoys an

average temperature of 15°C. The perpetual spring-like weather provides the

ideal climate for plants and flowers to flourish. This ideal ecological

environment, along with the countless natural lakes in the region, creates

beautiful landscapes which have made this destination a popular holiday resort

in China.

Notes to Editors

About Routes

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a consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.

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