Routes World 2023

Jenny Gil of Visit Florida, and Elaine Blazys of Visit Orlando, speak to Routes about the region’s record visitation levels.

Paul van den Brink of Cape Town Air Access, winner of the Destination Award category at the Routes Awards 2023, notes recent successes and upcoming plans.

John Ackerman, Executive Vice President Global Strategy and Development, delves into DFW's imminent expansion and post-pandemic positioning.

Orlando International Airport’s Vicki Jaramillo, winner of the Individual Leadership category at Routes Awards 2023, outlines the airport’s future ambitions.

Trent Banfield and Andrew Hogg from Tourism Australia outline the organization’s 2024 targets.

Vincent Harrison, Chief Commercial & Development Officer at Dublin Airport operator daa, discusses their customer excellence and plans to increase capacity.

Ravinala Airports Madagascar’s Head of Aviation Marketing Tatamo Rakotozafy speaks to Routes after winning the Rising Star category of the 2023 Routes Awards.

Paul Bobson, Vice President of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, speaks to Routes about its continued success and focus on connecting global capitals.

Balázs Bogáts, Chief Commercial Officer of Budapest Airport, speaks to Routes about the Hungarian gateway’s latest air service successes.

David Dufros, Aviation Development Director at Groupe ADP, covers recent successes and what it means to be named the Overall Winner of the 2023 Routes Awards.

Morten Mortensen from Copenhagen Airport discusses the recovery of the Daniah airport’s traffic and how it is working to offset lower capacity to China.

Michael Docherty, Commercial Director at Skyscanner, speaks to Routes about the importance of data within the aviation industry.

Martin Langaas, Director Traffic Development & Cargo at Avinor, and Gaute Riise, Vice President Traffic Development, speak to Routes.

Elizabeth Axtelius, Director of Aviation Business at Swedavia, speaks with Routes on recent successes and future goals.

The Bogota airport had 35.1 million passengers by the end of 2019, and was looking at double-digit growth, before the COVID pandemic struck.

Tune in as AvWeek editors speak with ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira, recorded live at Routes World 2023 in Istanbul.

Regional mobility provider Flyv says it is targeting a fleet of at least 135 aircraft by 2030.

Really Cool Airlines, based at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, plans to start full-service operations in 2024 with a fleet of two leased, secondhand A330-300s.

Two Airbus A320s were transferred from Thai Smile into the Thai Airways fleet in early October, with a further eight to follow by the end of the year.

Air Premia says its plan is to introduce "at least two additional aircraft every year," but the South Korean carrier is struggling to source additional 787s.

Iceland and New Zealand both have their sights set on sustainability—and both have terrain that rules out reliance on rail travel.

Royal Jordanian's growth strategy is based on opening up new destinations and boosting frequencies.

Tampa International Airport (TPA) has expanded its network to reach 98 destinations in 2023.

Dilhan Haradasa, AirAsia Group head of network and regulatory affairs, says, “We’ll be starting in Phnom Penh, but we hope to grow Sihanoukville and Siam Reap."

Chongqing Airport said the move will help to create “an international aviation hub” with additional international regional routes and intercontinental services.