Changi Airport Group crowned overall winner at second regional heat of
2013
MUMBAI, India, March 18, 2013 /CNW/ – Earlier this evening during a
lavish networking evening on the lawns of the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel,
Changi Airport Group was announced as the winner of the Asia heat of
this year’s Routes Airport Marketing Awards. Over 700 aviation
professionals were gathered to witness the presentation of the awards
and to take part in the 11th Routes Asia – the largest route development event for the entire Asia
region.
The Routes Airport Marketing Awards recognise and reward the highest
standards of marketing activities undertaken by airports. The 2013
awards will see a number of innovations including taking a blended
approach to the nomination process, meaning the final nominees will
include a number of airports who will be shortlisted using our online
voting form together with a number of airports who have been selected
by a panel of industry experts drawn from the airline network planning
community. This year the awards were split into two categories based on
the size of the airport and also a new tourism award for best
destination marketing campaign by a tourism authority.
The winner, Changi Airport Group, continue to demonstrate their detailed
route development activities and are pushing the boundaries in terms of
initiatives. 2012 was a record breaking year for Changi as for the
first time in 31 years of operating they welcomed over 50 million
passengers through the airport. Changi has also managed to secure five
new air services in 2012, bringing their total of weekly scheduled
flights up to 6,482. Their “Changi Connects” product, which was
launched earlier this year, is a unique product which passengers can
purchase and allows bags to be through-connected, even if the airlines
are not partners.
“It has been a great year for Changi Airport Group. To be recognised by
our airline partners [with this award] for the hard work our teams have
put in to secure new air services is a great endorsement of our
achievements,” said Toh Ern Chong, Manager Airline Development for
Changi Airport Group after collecting the award in Mumbai this evening.
“We constantly strive to innovate to bring an unparalleled level of
service to our customers and partners. We believe it is important to
understand their needs and work closely with them so as to realise
their aspirations of growth at Singapore Changi Airport,” he added.
Changi were also named as the winner from the over 20 million passengers
category with Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) ranked top
from the under 20 million passengers category. Tourism Australia was
honoured as the winner of the first Routes Asia Destination Marketing
Award.
Nigel Mayes, VP Commercial, Routes, commented: “We are delighted to
announce Changi as the winner of this regional heat of our awards and
would like to congratulate them and all of our winners.” Mayes
continued: “Over the past 12 months Changi has achieved some amazing
results. With Scoot, Drukair, AirAsia Philippines, Shenzhen Airlines
and Yangtze River express all commencing operations Changi Airport now
has 106 scheduled airlines flying to 240 cities in 61 countries.”
As overall winner of this regional heat, Changi Airport Group will be
automatically shortlisted for the World Routes Airport Marketing Awards
which will take place at the event in Las Vegas, 5th – 8thOctober 2013. Changi join San Diego International Airport, who were
announced as overall winner of the Americas heat last month.
The full list of companies shortlisted under each award category were as
follows:
Over 20 Million Passengers
Changi Airport Group – Winner
Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd – Highly Commended
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CDIA) – Highly Commended
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd.
Soekarno – Hatta International Airport
Under 20 Million Passengers
Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) - Winner
Auckland International Airport – Highly Commended
Bangalore International Airport
GMR Hyderabad International Airport
Juanda – Surabaya International Airport
Kansai International Airport
Siem Reap Airport
Destination Marketing Award
Tourism Australia – Winner
Philippine Department of Tourism – Highly Commended
Okinawa Convention Visitors Bureau
Singapore Tourism Board
Tourism New Zealand
Notes to Editors
About Routes
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there is one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa,
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Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd.,
a consultancy specialising in the field of route development for
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Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August
2010. From 1stAugust 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference and
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Victoria Jones, PR Executive, UBM Aviation Routes Limited, T: +44(0)161-234-2730, E: pr@routesonline.com
Routes Asia Awards 2013 Winners Announced
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