Industry Leaders Register to Attend Routes Africa 2013

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

Airline CEOs and Ministers of Tourism sign up to participate in
Routes Africa Strategy Summit

Routes Africa is the only network planning forum for the African
region and the 8th Routes Africa event will take place in Kampala,
Uganda on 7-9 July 2013 and will be hosted by the Civil Aviation
Authority of Uganda and Entebbe International Airport.

The event will open with the Routes Africa Strategy Summit which
will take place on Sunday 7th and Monday 8th July and delegates will
hear keynote addresses from Dr Titus Naikuni, CEO of Kenya Airways
and Honourable Maria Mutagamba, The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife &
Antiquities Uganda. This hard hitting interactive event is free to
attend for all registered delegates and is set to give a valuable
insight into aviation across the whole of Africa.

A panel of leading industry experts will then take part in
moderator led discussions and presentations addressing aviation and
route development issues across the region including:

New Carriers for New Africa - The Rise of LCCs

Driving Tourism in Africa

Public, Private Partnerships for Airport Management & Development

Operating in Europe: Traffic Rights and Airport Slots

Other High level speakers who have already confirmed their
participation include; Minister Alain St. Ange, Minister, Tourism for
Seychelles, Abderahmane Berthe, CEO of Air Mali, Sergio Rosa, CEO of
Air Burkina, Joachim von Winning, Chief Commercial Officer of Cairo
Airport, Richard Bodin, Chief Commercial Officer of FastJet, Inati
Ntshanga, CEO of SA Express Airways, Cuthbert Baguma, CEO of Tourism
Uganda and Ali Tounsi, Secretary General of ACI Africa.

Nigel Mayes, VP Commercial, Routes, UBM Live is looking forward to
the event, commenting: "We have a number of highly respected speakers
confirmed for the Routes Africa Strategy Summit which will provide an
impactful opening to the event. The seniority level of these
delegates is impressive and goes to show that Routes Africa is the
leading event for real decision makers from the African aviation
industry. The event has immense potential for growth and we are
looking forward to Routes Africa in Uganda."

The event will bring together more than 250 delegates from
airports, airlines, tourism authorities and other industry
stakeholders from across Africa to discuss air service development.
Routes Africa attracts key decision makers from a wide variety of
airlines and the 2013 event is expected to attract over 30 airlines
from across the region and beyond with over 20 carriers already
registered to attend including four of the top five African carriers
by Available Seat Kilometres (ASK); South African Airways, Ethiopian
Airlines, Kenya Airways and Egyptair. Other carriers who have so far
confirmed their attendance at the event include Etihad Airways,
Nasair, Mango, Rwandair, United Airlines, Brussels Airlines and
Vueling.

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
- 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 [http://www.asm%E2%80%90global.com ]
- Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August 2010.
From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition
become part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five
continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote
their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI,
IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes portfolio of
events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards
programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an
integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry
sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

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Contact:
For further press information please contact: Victoria Jones, PR
Executive, Routes, T: +44(0)161-234-2730, E: pr@routesonline.com