At a gala ceremony European airports took the top accolades in all four categories at the OAG Airport Marketing Awards for the second year running. The event took place in Dubai at Routes, the…
At a gala ceremony European airports took the top accolades in all four categories at the OAG Airport Marketing Awards for the second year running. The event took place in Dubai at Routes, the annual World Route Development Forum. The awards, four in all, have equal merit and each one recognises the varying levels of passenger traffic each airport handles.
There was an unprecedented tie-break for one award, with Amsterdam Schiphol and Munich International sharing the honours in the “more than 25 million passengers per year” category.
Athens International retained its title in the “Ten to 25 million passengers per year” category. Nice Cote d`Azur beat off stiff competition in the “5 – 10 million passengers per year” category, and London City won the “Less than 5 million passengers per year” category.
Several airports were “Highly Commended”. These included Frankfurt Hahn, Orlando Sanford International, Stuttgart, Bahrain International, Kuala Lumpur International, Moscow Domodedovo International, Dallas Fort Worth and Singapore Changi.
Roll call of winners:
Less than 5 million passengers per year
Winner: London City Airport (LCY)
Nominees: Aruba International, Frankfurt Hahn, Orlando Sanford International, Riga International
5 – 10 million passengers per year
Winner: Nice Cote d’Azur Airport (NCE)
Nominees: Bahrain International, Bristol International, Geneva International, Stuttgart
10 – 25 million passengers per year
Winner: Athens International (ATH)
Nominees: Brussels, Copenhagen, Kuala Lumpur International, Moscow Domodedovo International
Greater than 25 million passengers per year
Joint Winners: Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) & Munich International (MUC)
Nominees: Dallas Fort Worth, Singapore Changi, Hong Kong International
Announcing the winners at the gala dinner, Duncan Alexander, OAG’s Managing Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa, commented: “These Awards are highly prized by airports because they are voted for by their industry partners – the airline network planning community. OAG is delighted to sponsor the Airport Marketing Awards again this year to recognise the outstanding achievements of airports in marketing their services to airlines and to the travelling public.”
Theodore is the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of TravelDailyNews Media Network; his responsibilities include business development and planning for TravelDailyNews long-term opportunities.
