Routes Americas Opens in San Salvador

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

Region's largest commercial aviation event to attract 300
airlines, airports and tourism authorities

The 7th Routes Americas, the only route development event for the
entire Americas region, will open this weekend in San Salvador, El
Salvador. The event which will take place from 23 to 25 February 2014
will bring together leading airports, airlines, tourism authorities,
policy-makers and other aviation stakeholders to develop new air
services to, from and within the Americas.

This year's Routes Americas, which is hosted by the Tourism
Ministry of El Salvador, is expected to attract over 70 airlines, 200
airports and over 30 tourism authorities along with a number of other
industry stakeholders from across the Americas to discuss air service
development.

"We are delighted to host the 2014 edition of Routes Americas and
we're ready to host the entire industry in our beloved El Salvador, a
country that has made positive strides in tourism through air
connectivity that today allows us to connect more directly with the
major cities of Latin America," said Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran,
Minister of Tourism of El Salvador continuing: "Routes Americas is
the most important platform for the aviation industry, airports and
tourism. Being part of this great experience is the result of years
of work in making El Salvador a visible destination for tourism and
for business."

Adrian Newton, Group Director Transport and Technology at UBM Live
said: "As the largest regional aviation market in the world, the
Americas are a key strategic priority for Routes. This year we are
delighted to be organising both Routes Americas and World Routes in
Chicago in September to support the development of improved air
connectivity within this fascinating market. The region includes the
world's largest national aviation market, the US, which is
complemented by Latin America, one of the fastest growing and most
exciting aviation markets in the world. El Salvador is a natural hub
between North and South America and the Caribbean and is ideally
placed to benefit from the growing traffic within the Americas."

The event attracts the highest level of senior decision makers
and, following an announcement last December, the event now also
incorporates Network USA, creating a single definitive event platform
for all those interested in meeting with the industry's key players
to discuss air service development in the entire Americas region.

The region's leading airlines will be represented by senior
delegations in San Salvador, including all four major US network
carriers (American Airlines, US Airways, Delta Air Lines and United
Airlines), LATAM Airlines, COPA, Avianca, British Airways, Allegiant
Air, AeroMexico, Gol Transportes Aereos and Iberia Airlines, as well
as Low cost carriers such as Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways,
Allegiant Air, Spirit Airlines and VivaColombia.

In addition, the high-level Routes Americas Strategy Summit, held
in association with the Latin America & Caribbean Air Transport
Association (ALTA) and sponsored by The New Quito International
Airport, will open the event on Sunday 23rd February. It will bring
together leading industry experts to debate aviation and route
development issues across the Americas region. Attendees will be
addressed by, among others, Jose Napoleon Duarte Duran, the Minister
of Tourism of El Salvador, and Eduardo Iglesias, Executive Director
of the Latin America & Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA).

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. Routes and ASM are 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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