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Winners of the 2010 World Routes Airport Marketing Awards were formally announced at the World Routes Gala Networking Evening at Rogers Arena (formerly known as General Motors Place), Vancouver, Canada. The awards included four regional categories: Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa.
Top honours went to Brussels Airport in the European region, and was awarded to Edmonton International Airport in the Americas. The Asia region honoured Auckland Airport, and Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta International Airport collected the award in the African region.
“The World Routes Airport Marketing Awards are widely recognized as one of the industry’s most important honours. OAG is privileged to be involved in this ceremony and to pay tribute to the world’s best and most innovative airports, whose dedication to route development is exceptional, and ultimately benefits the entire aviation industry,” said Peter von Moltke, Chief Executive Officer, UBM Aviation, parent company of OAG.
The World Routes Airport Marketing Awards are internationally accredited and widely accepted as one of the most sought after accolades in the industry. The prestige of this award is largely due to the fact that they are the only award based purely on rewarding excellence in route development and nominated only by airlines.
David Stroud, Senior Vice President of Routes Events and member of the awards judging panel, notes that “What really sets these awards apart is how accurately they reflect the airlines’ views. Vitally, it is the airlines’ votes that create the shortlist from which the panel selects the winners, and the judging panel itself is made up of airline route development professionals. This aspect in particular is unique within the industry, and what makes the awards so highly regarded.”
In addition to the shortlisted airports voted by the airlines, the regional winners from the regional Routes events also gained an automatic place amongst the finalists. Judging then moved on to a panel of senior industry experts – formed for the first time this year – made up of current and former airline network planners who reviewed the shortlisted airports’ proposals, in order to determine the winners. The panel consisted of the following airline experts:
- Bob Hill, Director Route Planning, American Airlines
- Buddy Anslinger, Formerly of Continental Airlines, Network Planner
- Germal Singh Khera, General Manager Government & Industry Relations, Malaysia Airlines
- Mike Malik, Chief Commercial Officer, UBM Aviation
- David Stroud, Senior Vice President, Routes Events
- Mike Berman, Vice President Commercial, RDG
Bob Hill commented: “I am very impressed with the dedication, application of new technology, creativity, determination, and confidence among the contestants.”
Additionally, British Airways was named the winner of The Orbis Social Responsibility Award for its partnership with Comic Relief, a UK-based charity. The two organisations have committed to raising £8 million and pledge to make a difference to children across the world through a series of activities focused on addressing social, economic and health issues and climate change.
Routes and OAG are pleased to announce the full list of airports shortlisted under each award category:
Europe
Brussels Airport – winner
Athens International Airport – highly commended
Munich Airport – highly commended
Hamburg Airport
Prague Airport
Zurich Airport
Americas
Edmonton International Airport – winner
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – highly commended
Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba – highly commended
Akron Canton Airport
Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima
Asia
Auckland Airport – winner
Abu Dhabi Airports Company – highly commended
Singapore Changi International Airport – highly commended
Beijing Capital International Airport
Meilan International Airport
Africa
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – winner
Cairo International Airport – highly commended
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Entebbe International Airport
Orbis Social Responsibility Award
British Airways – winner
Air Canada
Qantas Airways
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