Six organisations and two individuals will be acknowledged in the Routes World Awards in Bahrain tonight, with a focus on exceptional route development marketing in various airport and destination categories.
Airports are categorised based on passenger numbers, with different finalists for Under 5 Million, 5-10 Million, 10-20 Million, and Over 20 Million passengers.
The airline category, judged by airports and destinations, highlights partnerships in route success, while individual awards celebrate up-and-coming professionals and established leaders in the industry.
Shortlisted nominees must submit supporting documentation, which will be scored by separate panels, with winners revealed on October 7, 2024, at the Networking Evening.
- Airlines; Aegean Airlines; British Airways; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines; SunExpress; Wizz Air;
- Airports under 5 Million: Curaçao International Airport; Halifax International Airport Authority; Newcastle International Airport; Olbia – Costa Smeralda Airport; Tallinn Airport;
- Airports 5-10 Million: Adelaide Airport; Cape Town International Airport; Edmonton International Airport; Keflavik-Reykjavik Airport; Larnaka International Airport;
- Airports 10-20 Million: Budapest Airport; Calgary International Airport; Edinburgh Airport; Hamburg Airport; Prague Airport;
- Airports over 20 Million: Athens International Airport; Singapore Changi Airport; Brussels Airport; Vienna Airport; London Gatwick Airport;
- Destination: Visit Cyprus; Japan National Tourism Organization; Malta Tourism Authority; Promotur – Canary Islands Tourist Board; Department of Tourism, Philippines;
- Individual Leadership Trent Banfield, International Operations & Aviation Development Manager at Tourism Australia; Majid Khan, CEO at Saudi Air Connectivity Program; Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director, Communications & Marketing at Athens International Airport; Jay L Lingeswara, Vice President, Commercial at VietJet Air;
- Rising Star Michael Garko, Senior Network & Scheduling Analyst at Sun Country Airlines; Adda Malín Vilhjálmsdóttir, Key Account Manager Airline Relations & Route Development at Keflavík Airport; Sarah Bin Moammar, Sr. Specialist Aviation Development at Saudi Air Connectivity Program; Maricella Valdivia, Manager – Network Planning at Cebu Pacific; Nina Mulhall, Head of Aviation Business Development at Aeropuertos Argentina;
