Three More Airlines Use Routesonline to Launch RFP to Airports

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

Route Exchange, the online platform for air service development,
is delighted to announce three new Request for Proposals (RFPs) from
airlines looking at using the facility to support their network
growth.

Details of the RFPs are outlined below, all due to commence
between August 20th and September 3rd.

SAUDIA

Recently re-branded Saudia, now part of the Skyteam Alliance,
will launch its Request for Proposal from September 3rd. Looking at
designated markets from Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudia has a number of
long-range aircraft entering the fleet which will be used for new
route development. This is a significant opportunity for airports on
a global basis.

MINOAN AIR

Minoan Air is looking to fly unserved routes within the EU with
its fleet of Fokker 50 aircraft. Minoan will be very interested to
speak with airports that can prove market potential from their
airports.

RAF-AVIA

RAF-Avia today announced their interest in the European and
Nordic markets via the Route Exchange. From the 20th August, airports
registered with the Route Exchange will have access to the Formal
Request for Proposal document, detailing RAF-Avia's desire to develop
their network in these markets.

Jelena Rigere, Commercial Director from RAF-Avia, explains: "I
have chosen to announce our interest in the European and Nordic
markets via the Route Exchange and to request proposals via the
online Request for Proposals platform because of the reach of
airports Routes has access to. Being able to compare the proposals
airports submit on a like-for-like basis helps us to determine the
operational and commercial viability of operating at each airport.
This is paramount to the success of our commercial planning and key
to developing our customer proposition."

In a further development, US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways
became the latest carrier to agree to launch an RFP via the Route
Exchange platform, details of which are to be released shortly.

Declan Maguire, Business Development Manager for Route Exchange,
stated: "We are delighted to welcome a further three airlines into
the Route Exchange RFP process. Saudia, Minoan and RAF-Avia all have
a clear focus on who they wish to target and Route Exchange will
allow them to gather crucial information and data from their target
airports in order to make key decisions about their future planning.
They join CEBU Pacific, Aer Lingus, Scoot, IndiGo and Air Asia X as
airlines who have successfully used this unique platform and we plan
to announce many more in the near future."

Once airports have met the terms of the Prequalifying
Questionnaire (PQQ), they will be sent the formal RFP where they can
complete a pre-defined data requirements and a proposal document. The
airlines will then analyse the submissions before scheduling meetings
with potential new airport partners at World Routes, 29th September -
2nd October this year in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Notes to Editors

About Routes

- Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events
through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is one
global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and CIS
respectively. http://www.routesonline.com
- These events are supported by an online route development forum hosted on our
website, Routesonline. The site provides airports with the ability to promote their
market opportunities and acts as the airline industry's central source of market data
and route development information.
- Integrated into Routesonline is the Route Exchange area which is the online
platform for air service development. Airlines can actively campaign their target
airports through this unique platform.
- Previous RFPs through the Route Exchange have included Air Asia X, Scoot,
IndiGo, Aer Lingus and Cebu Pacific.
- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd., a
consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.
http://www.asm-global.com
- Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August 2010.
Routes is a UBM Live brand.

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