Press Releases 2006
European Airports sweep the board once again at the OAG Airport Marketing Awards 2006
19 September 2006
At a gala ceremony last night (18th September) 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 at Routes, the annual World Route Development Forum, in Dubai.
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 Côte 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 Frankfuirt 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) www.londoncityairport.com
Nominees: Aruba International, Frankfurt Hahn, Orlando Sanford International, Riga International
5 – 10 million passengers per year
Winner: Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) www.nice.aeroport.fr
Nominees: Bahrain International, Bristol International, Geneva International, Stuttgart
10 – 25 million passengers per year
Winner: Athens International (ATH) www.aia.gr
Nominees: Brussels, Copenhagen, Kuala Lumpur International,
Moscow Domodedovo International
Greater than 25 million passengers per year
Joint Winners: Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) http://www.schiphol.nl
& Munich International (MUC) www.munich-airport.de
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.”
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For further information please contact:
Christopher Pickard at DBA
Tel 44 (0)207 930 8033 Email: chris@dbapr.co.uk
Natasha Peck, Marketing Director, Routes Ltd
Email: Natasha@routesonline.com
About Routes
Routes, the World Route Development Forum, is an annual conference which brings together airports and airlines to discuss and explore new market opportunities.
The Routes Conference revolves around a series of formal, productive and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings between airports and airlines, interspersed with informal networking opportunities.
The Airport Marketing Awards were established in 1997 to honour the very best in airport marketing.
More information about Routes is available at www.routesonline.com