DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HOST ROUTES AMERICAS 2015
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After a record event in San Salvador which saw 487 delegates registered to attend the event, more than ever before, the Ministry of Tourism El Salvador have officially handed the event over to Denver the host destination for the 8th Routes Americas event. Building on the success of this year’s event, the route development forum for the entire Americas region, which now incorporates Network USA, will take place 1-3 February 2015 hosted by Denver International Airport, supported by Visit Denver. This will mark the first time that Routes Americas will be held in North America.
“On behalf of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver International Airport CEO Kim Day, I am delighted to invite Routes Americas delegates to Denver next February. With nonstop service to more than 180 destinations worldwide, accessing Denver will be easy. Preparations are already underway for an unforgettable 'winter wonderland' experience, a first for Routes Americas,” said Laura Jackson, Vice President of Air Service Development, Denver International Airport, speaking during the handover ceremony which took place today in San Salvador at the 7th Routes Americas event.
In 2013 Denver International Airport served more than 52 million passengers and ranked as the fifth-busiest airport in North America. Fifteen passenger airlines provide nearly 1,600 daily flights to more than 180 worldwide destinations nonstop from Denver International.
Adrian Newton, Group Director Transport and Technology, UBM Live, organisers of Routes Americas said, “Following this year’s successful event here in San Salvador we are thrilled to be taking Routes Americas to Denver and to North America for the first time next year. Denver International Airport offers unparalleled air service options for our delegates and we feel that Routes Americas has potential for even more growth in 2015. In addition, Denver International Airport will celebrate its 20th anniversary in February 2015 and bringing the aviation community of the Americas to the ‘Mile High’ city in the same month will be a fitting celebration of this landmark event.”