World Routes 2018

This week we profile World Routes 2018 attendee Finnair, the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland.

This week we profile World Routes 2018 attendee China Southern Airlines, the SkyTeam member based in Guangzhou.

Senior network planners from more than 100 of the world’s leading carriers are now accepting meeting requests.

Route development professionals should submit their nominations before Friday, 20 July.

More than 100 airlines have now confirmed their attendance at World Routes 2018 in Guangzhou, China.

Airline executives can now vote for up to five airports and tourism boards that they feel have provided outstanding marketing support. The route development community can nominate individuals that have driven growth and innovation in the industry.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, the third busiest in China, has opened its second terminal building as it targets 100 million passengers by 2025.

The opening date for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport’s second terminal has been confirmed, with the new hub set to provide a significant capacity boost for China’s third busiest airport.

Hainan Airlines looks set to increase the number of services it operates to the UK and Ireland following a series of new route applications.

City could exceed ten million international seats in the year it launches a new global strategy to connect with the world.

Whether you’re an industry veteran or just taking off in your aviation career, one fact is certain – attending Routes events can offer major benefits.

China's aviation market is expanding at an incredible pace; but how much of that is from Western Europe?

The last edition of 2017 has been published.

Fresh from winning the inaugural outstanding contribution award at World Routes 2017, Brussels Airport’s head of aviation development Léon Verhallen opens up about his greatest achievements, the future of airline marketing and how the airport is recovering from a terrorist attack less than two years ago.

Routes delegates can now use the latest hotel booking technology.

A round up of the exciting destinations for next year’s Routes forums

A leading travel blog’s guide to becoming a more sustainable tourist

Highlights of the three main business days at World Routes in Barcelona

Throughout World Routes 2017 in Barcelona, our artist Paula Bressler captured some of the key images and quotes on the major challenges and opportunities facing the industry.

The annual World Routes forum was officially handed over to next year’s host city, Guangzhou, at a ceremony in Barcelona this evening (26 September).

Guangzhou, the third largest city in China and capital of Guangdong Province, has won a highly competitive bid to host the World Routes air service development forum in 2018.

The third biggest city in China, Guangzhou, will host World Routes 2018. The prestigious event returning to another Chinese city highlights the importance of this emerging market for aviation and follows its successful hosting in Beijing in 2009 and this year's event in Chengdu later this year.

Baiyun International is an example of not just the rapid rise of the aviation sector in China, but also the growth strategy of airport operator Guangdong Airport Authority to develop the facility as a major hub and support the growth of anchor tenant China Southern Airlines to introduce new markets. In 2000 the airport was handing just over 12 million annual passengers – in the subsequent 15 years it has quadrupled and added a further 43 million annual passengers.