Tallinn, Estonia (ots/PRNewswire) -

A successful Routes Europe event came to a close today in Tallinn,
which has seen a record number of delegates descend on the Estonian
capital to discuss the future of Europe's air traffic, the event was
officially handed over to Budapest Airport, the host of the 2013
event, earlier today during a superb networking lunch.

Speaking at the 7th Routes Europe event which took place 20-22 May
2012 in Tallinn, Estonia Mr Kam Jandu, Aviation Director, Budapest
Airport commented: "Budapest Airport are delighted to be hosting
Routes Europe 2013. Alongside our partners, the Hungarian National
Tourism Office and Budapest Tourism Office we look forward to
welcoming all delegates to the wonderful capital city of Hungary on
the banks of the famous River Danube. We are confident that Budapest
will continue in the tradition of hosting more delegates than the
previous year and we trust that the handover lunch today provided a
small flavour of what to expect from our great city and the best
airport in the Central/Eastern Europe region"

Situated in Central Europe, Hungary is one of the most easily
accessible destinations in the region. Perfectly located within two
hours' flying time of almost all major European destinations,
Budapest Airport serves 95 destinations in 40 countries, operated by
34 airlines and has a catchment area of 13 million people within a
three hour drive. In addition, the airport is easy to get to from
neighbouring countries such as Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia
Romania & Croatia.

As the largest city in Hungary, Budapest is the country's
political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation hub.
Created in 1873 with the unification of the twin cities of Buda and
Pest it is technically one of the youngest capital cities in Europe
though the history of the settlement dates back as far as the second
millennium BC providing the city with a rich and varied culture.

"Routes Europe is the largest of our Regional events and we have
enjoyed significant growth this year welcoming a record number of
delegates in 2012," stated David Stroud, Executive Vice President
Airports, Routes for UBM Aviation continuing: "We expect our numbers
to grow even further when we take the event to Budapest next year as
we feel that the excellent air accessibility throughout and beyond
Europe together with the city's infrastructure and first class event
facilities make it the perfect choice moving forward. Next year's
event venue will have three times more space which will accommodate
the expected growth. We are looking forward to working with the
Budapest team as Routes Europe moves to the next level."

Notes to Editors

About Routes

        - Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport 
networking events
          through its regional and global Route Development Forums. 
Each year, there is one
          global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, 
Europe, the Americas and CIS
          respectively. http://www.routesonline.com
        - Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester 
UK?based ASM Ltd., a
          consultancy specialising in the field of route development 
for airports.
          http://www.asm-global.com
        - Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd 
in August 2010.
          Routes is a UBM Aviation brand. UBM Aviation specialises in
the supply of data and
          information products, market intelligence, news and events 
related to the global
          aviation industry. More information can be found at 
http://www.ubmaviation.com

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