Delegates will be able to gain an insight into the planning structure of airlines, their markets of interest and the relevant information that airlines need to deliver new routes during a series of Route Exchange briefings at this year’s Routes Americas.
Senior route development officials from four airlines and a leading global tour operator will brief the event audience on their network development strategy and what they want to see in an airport approach providing the opportunity for Airport and Tourism Authority delegates to gain an insight into the planning structure of the companies.
Details of the presentations are listed below:
TAM LINHAS AEREAS
Ahead of the merger with LAN Airlines and focusing on all of the Americas, Alfred Zwerdling, Network Tactical Planning for TAM Linhas Aereas, will outline the Brazilian carrier’s strategy for growth across the Americas.
Monday 2oth February – 10:10am
ALLEGIANT AIR
Keith Hansen, Director Airports for US low-cost carrier Allegiant Air will discuss how the carrier is looking at international markets for potential future expansion.
Monday 2oth February – 11:50am
BRITISH AIRWAYS
Sabine Reim, Network Development Manager for the Americas will deliver a briefing discussing the network strategy to the Americas region of the UK carrier, a first time Routes Americas attendee, and how airports should approach the airline.
Monday 2oth February – 02:25pm
ALASKA AIRLINES GROUP
Ben Munson, Network Planning for Alaska Airlines Group will discuss how and where Alaskan plan to grow their network.
Tuesday 21st February – 09:45am
TUI TRAVEL
Paul Cooper, Manager of Airport Negotiations for TUI Travel PLC and will examine the opportunities which exist across the TUI portfolio of tour operators and vertically integrated carriers.
Tuesday 21st February – 10:55am
With over 300 airline and airport members, Route Exchange, the innovative new route development tool from Routesonline, hosts airports and airline clients who are leading the way with digital marketing and are actively campaigning their market intelligence through this online platform.
Beyond the recent design refresh, the other significant additions to our airport profiles include OAG RouteMapper - an interactive route mapping and timetable product, showing at-a-glance all the destinations served from the airport and the carriers flying these routes, making it easier for airline network planning teams to evaluate commercial opportunities.
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