Oranjestad – Aruba Airport Authority N.V (AAA) has once again received notification of being short listed for the worlds Routes 2009 Airport marketing awards to be presented during the 15th world Route Development Forum in Beijing, China to be held September 13-15 2009.
World Routes is the largest annual airline industry gathering during where airline planning and network executives meet during short one-on-one pre-scheduled meetings with airport network and marketing executives. AAA N.V has been nominated previously for this award in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, AAA N.V was highly commended and ended in second place in the category of 1 to 5 million passengers’ movements per year.
This year the categories have been reclassified and AAA N.V has been nominated within the Americas sharing the honors in this category competing for the award with Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio, Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport in Texas and Halifax International in Canada. The airport marketing awards are sponsored by OGA, Official Airline Guide, and airlines are asked to vote for those airports they believe most creatively make the most of the resources it has available. The awards are not based on size of the airport’s budget but are based on airports that showed best tried to develop and maintain airline relationships, keep existing routes and secure new ones.
“Third times the charm” said Peter Steinmetz, Managing Director AAA N.V. “It is simply fantastic to be recognized within the industry for our marketing efforts. Key to our success is the relationships we build and maintain with existing and future airlines partners whom are a vital importance in our current and continued air service network. Our marketing team is as we speak en-route to China and has 16 airline meetings confirmed.
We look forward to welcoming them back next week, possible with the award in hand.
