Routes Americas Moves to Denver, USA in 2015

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

Denver International Airport named as host of 8th Routes Americas

Denver, Colorado, USA was today named as the host city for the 8th
Routes Americas event, which will take place in February 2015 and be
hosted by Denver International Airport, supported by Visit Denver.
This will mark the first time that Routes Americas, the route
development forum for the entire Americas region, will be held in
North America.

Speaking today from Denver, Michael B. Hancock, the Mayor of the City
& County of Denver, commented: "We are extremely excited to host
Routes Americas in 2015 and provide a 'Mile High' welcome to airlines
and airports from across North and South America," he said.
"Expanding our global connectivity through Denver International
Airport is a critical component of our ongoing international outreach
efforts."

Kim Day, Manager of Aviation, Denver International Airport, added,
"By hosting Routes Americas in 2015 we will be able to showcase all
that Denver and Colorado have to offer as airlines look to expand
their networks."

Adrian Newton, Group Director - Transport and Technology, UBM Live,
organisers of the event, commented: "We are thrilled to be taking
Routes Americas to Denver in February 2015, which will be the first
time that the event will take place in the USA. Denver International
Airport will celebrate its 20th anniversary and the FIS World Ski
Championships will be hosted in Vail and Beaver Creek in the same
month so it will be an exciting time to be there. Denver
International Airport allows superb air access for the hundreds of
delegates that will attend the event from across North and South
America, the Caribbean as well as from further afield. Denver - the
Mile High City - is a fantastic city that we are sure delegates will
enjoy visiting. We look forward to working with the Denver
International Airport and Visit Denver teams towards a great event in
2015."

In 2012 Denver International Airport served over 53 million
passengers and ranked as the 5th-busiest airport in North America and
the 13th-busiest airport in the world. 16 passenger airlines provide
nearly 1,600 daily flights to more than 180 worldwide destinations
nonstop from Denver International. Denver International Airport is a
hub for United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines. In
addition, Denver International is served by six foreign-flag
carriers: Aeromexico, Air Canada, British Airways, Icelandair,
Lufthansa and Volaris. In terms of domestic U.S. destinations served,
Denver's robust network ranks second only to Atlanta (ATL):
passengers today can reach more than 160 U.S. destinations in 45
states nonstop.

Denver International Airport will celebrate its 20th anniversary on
28 February 2015 and, in addition, the first major expansion to
Denver International since 1995 is currently underway and will be
completed in the first half of 2015. The South Terminal Redevelopment
Program (STRP) will include the development of a new hotel and
conference centre, public transit centre and public plaza for
community programming and events that connects the development to the
existing Jeppesen Terminal.

Denver has an iconic skyline located against the stunning backdrop of
the Rocky Mountains

and the city is located just 340 miles / 547 kilometres from the
exact centre of the continental United States - closer to the centre
of the nation than any of city of its size. Coupled with an
impressive air service, Denver also has a very strong public ground
transportation system that connects the metropolitan area's three
million residents.

Routes Americas attracts air service development professionals from
North America, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean and
is the only airline/airport networking event that recognises the
vital interdependence of these markets and their air links.

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.
  From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference 
and Exhibition
  become part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.
- For more information go to http://www.routesonline.com; follow us 
on
  Twitter; @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes, 
@airlineroute

About UBM Plc

- UBM plc is a global events-led marketing services and 
communications
  company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's 
buyers and sellers
  together at events and online, as well as producing and 
distributing news and
  specialist content. Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are 
organised into
  expert teams which serve commercial and professional communities, 
helping them to do
  business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
- For more information, go to http://www.UBM.com; follow us on 
Twitter at
  @UBM_plc [http://twitter.com/UBM_plc ] to get the latest UBM 
corporate news; follow
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