Hyderabad|India|May'2010: The
Routes Asia 2010-the key networking event for the region's air service
development industry, which was held in Adelaide from 18th to
20th April, 2010, concluded with the announcement of the
winners for the Asia Pacific region, of the internationally accredited
Routes Airport Marketing Awards. GMR Hyderabad International airport
has bagged the Routes Airport Marketing Award in the Indian Sub-Continent
category.
It may be noted that the Hyderabad Airport
has bagged the same award in 2009 also, during the
event conducted in Hyderabad.
The Routes Airport Marketing Awards are the most
prestigious in the industry, as they are the only
awards based purely on rewarding excellence in
route development and nominated only by airlines.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
bagged the winner's position in the Indian
Sub-Continent, scoring over four other airports
from the regions that were shortlisted. Mr. Raveen
Pinto, Head Airline Marketing, GMR Hyderabad
International Airport Ltd., received the award
from the organizers.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. P. Sripathy, CEO,
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd said that,
"The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is honored
to receive this award for the second time in a
row. We sincerely thank all the airlines that
voted for us, and assure them that we will work
even more closely with them in the coming months."
Roll call of winners:
Indian Sub-Continent
Winner: Hyderabad International Airport
Shortlisted Airports: Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai,
Bangalore and Chennai
China & North East Asia
Winner: Incheon International Airport
Shortlisted Airports: Beijing, Narita, Hong Kong
and Incheon
Middle East
Winner: King Fahd International, Dammam
Highly Commended: Abu Dhabi International Airport
(UAE)Shortlisted Airports: Abu Dhabi, Sharjah,
Dubai, Bahrain
South East Asia
Winner: Singapore Changi International Airport
(Singapore)
Highly Commended: Kuala Lumpur International
Airport (Malaysia)
Shortlisted Airports: Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok,
Singapore Airport Changi, Ho Chi Minh City
Oceania
Winner: Auckland Airport (New Zealand)
Highly Commended: Melbourne Airport (Australia),
Adelaide Airport (Australia)
Shortlisted Airports: Melbourne, Adelaide, Gold
Coast, Brisbane, Auckland
