Routes Americas Opens in San Salvador

The 7th Routes Americas, the only route development event for the entire Americas region, opened this weekend in San Salvador, El Salvador. The event which takes 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.

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, opened 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).

Source: Travel Daily News