World
Routes, 18th World Route Development Forum will take place from 29th
September to 2nd October 2012 and is hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports
Company (ADAC) and supported by official carrier Etihad Airways and
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority.
World
Routes is the largest global event of its kind which this year will
take place in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, one
of the most easily accessible and centrally located cities on earth.
Wizz
Air the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern
Europe have just confirmed their registration for World Routes in Abu
Dhabi, they complete a contingent of all of the major European Low
Cost Carriers who are signed up to the event. easyJet, Wizz,
Norwegian, Vueling and Germanwings will all host tables at the event
to take meetings with airports and tourism authorities to decide the
future of Europe's air
services. This consolidates a very strong European
airline presence with majors British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, Air
France/KLM, Air Berlin, Swiss, SAS, LOT Polish all signed up.
Up
to 300 airlines are expected to join them in Abu Dhabi including a
strong presence from the Americas with all four US majors coming;
American Airlines, US Airways, Delta
Airlines, and United, the world's largest carrier. From
Latin America, Copa and Aeromexico are sending high level delegation
and within Asia there is a strong Chinese presence with China
Southern, China Eastern, Hainan, Air
China as well as major carriers such as Malaysia
Airlines, Philippine
Airlines, JAL, ANA, Vietnam Airlines and Hong Kong
Airlines. The Middle East is also well represented with Emirates,
Etihad, Qatar, Gulf
Air, Flydubai plus some smaller airlines such as Air
Arabia (first timer) and Bahrain Air.
In
addition to the one to one meetings at the event some of the key
airlines attending will be delivering Route Exchange Airline
Briefings, these briefings are unique to Routes events and offer
airlines the chance to brief airports and their destinations on their
future plans and potential opportunities.
Paul
Winfield, Airline Relations Director for Routes commented "We
are delighted that Europe's Low Cost Airlines have now confirmed
their attendance at
World Routes this year, this shows the commitment of these airlines
to meet with airports and destinations to gather data and information
that will directly affect the world's future air services".
With
the event expected to attract 3,000 delegates, 1,000 airports, 300
airlines, 200 tourism authorities and 250 CEOs, World Routes, the
flagship event of the UBM Aviation Routes business, will be the
largest event of its kind to date and the airline community is
signing up in force.
