ROUTES NEWS 2016 ISSUE 3


Contents


NEWS 7


REPORT 13


AIRLINES 18


Routes News bolsters team amid redesign, plus Delta’s new LA-Beijing routes and airline updates


Report: Routes Asia, Manila Catch up with the recent Philippines event


Wizz Air and Ryanair Meeting of minds as airline executives talk strategy


22 Vietnam Airlines Discover how the airline is expanding its horizons


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Turkish Airlines CMO Ahmet Olmustur on the carrier’s bright future


NUMBER CRUNCHER 30


Scheduled transatlantic departures OAG has all the stats on the market


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DESTINATIONS 32


Iran With sanctions lifted, what now lies in store? 40 North America 73 46


HOT TOPIC 52


Airlines are bouncing back and on a spending spree Cuba US carriers queue up to serve this iconic destination


Oil production A look at how low prices are affecting the industry


FUTURE EVENTS 59


18


Routes Africa, Tenerife We talk to the tourist board and both island airports


64 World Routes, Chengdu Routes returns to Chinese city after a four-year gap


HOW TO... 67


... Work with tour operators Thomas Cook Airlines’ James Burrows shares his tips


PEOPLE 69 Neil Mulligan Routes’ senior future host manager reveals all


70 46 15


Jochen Schnadt Bmi regional’s CCO shares his plans for future


ESSENTIALS 74


Routes Europe, Kraków What delegates can expect at the four-day event


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