“Ya We're Flying So High We're Never Gonna Come Down”*
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PRODUCED BY: DEPARTURES EDITION THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 136TH IATA SLOT CONFERENCE \\ 23 - 25 JUNE 2015 “Ya we’re flying so high we’re never gonna come down”* *“Flying” by Bryan Adams, The Groover from Vancouver, was a track on his 2004 album Room Service 3 36 4-40 LAST NIGHT’S SEAPLANE AIRBUS SPONSORS BUDAPEST STUFFED WITH TRIP WINNERS RUNWAY RUN EXHIBITION NEWS THEY’VE GOT A TAKE-OFF SLOT WILL ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES’ ROCKET SHANNON’S SURGE STATESIDE WITHOUT A RUNWAY!!! RUNNERS DOMINATE? AND OH SO MUCH MORE… CGN_AZ_IATA Slots Vancouver_Arrival_US Letter.pdf 1 09.06.2015 14:51:56 +6% 10m passengers 765,000t cargo 2015 24/7 17 million catchment C M Y No slot contraints CM MY CY CMY ICE high-speed K train connectivity 28 airlines BEST REGIONAL AIRPORT EUROPE ON BEHALF OF: PRODUCED BY: 3 DEPARTURES EDITION THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 136TH IATA SLOT CONFERENCE \\ 23 - 25 JUNE 2015 HAVING A WHALE OF A TIME ARE: Samuel Eberie, Manager Operations Control, Helvetic Airways; Tamás Orosházi, Manager Scheduling & Fleet Planning, SkyWork Airlines; and Boris Padilla, Sales Manager, IATA. WINNING A PAIR OF SEAPLANE TICKETS around the idyllic Vancouver harbour front courtesy of hosts Vancouver Airport were: Maki Okashita, Japan Airlines; Carl Jones, Director Air Service Development, Vancouver Airport; Billur Gokhan, Manager Slot Coordination, Turkish Airlines; Anne Murray, VP Marketing & Communications, Vancouver Airport; and Simon Blick, Schedule Analyst, Air New Zealand. Vancouver Welcome Reception Vancouver Airport hosted the Networking Reception at this year’s 136th IATA Slot Conference, taking place in the Ballroom Prefunction and Terrace of Vancouver’s Convention Centre. More than 1,000 delegates, from over 200 airlines and airports, were treated to an evening at the harbour front location, with breathtaking views of Vancouver’s unrivalled natural setting. “KANPAI!” Toasting the end to a meeting-heavy day are: Stephen Milstrey, General Manager, Network Planning & Scheduling, HK Express; Rolf Hancock, Manager Airline Affairs, Zurich Airport; Keisuke Makino, Manager International Network Planning, Japan Airlines; and Ken Kawamoto, Manager Domestic Network Planning, Japan Airlines. GIVEN THE CHOICE OF ANNA.AERO’S AVAILABLE CREW, Kerry Parks (centre) was favoured over the much-loved Jon Lassetter for this group shot. Enjoying Parks’ company are: Raffaele Pasquini, Route Development Manager, Rome Fiumicino Airport; Wilco Sweijen, Director Aviation Marketing, Amsterdam Airport; Bart Pouwels, Director Business Development, Amsterdam Airport; and Francesco Casciari, Network Manager, Bologna Airport. 4 PRODUCED BY: ON BEHALF OF: DEPARTURES EDITION THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 136TH IATA SLOT CONFERENCE \\ 23 - 25 JUNE 2015 Routeflash! Birmingham-Budapest restored link announced at Slots THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT THEY’VE GOT TO WEAR SHADES INSIDE: Birmingham Airport’s Head of Aviation Development, Tom Screen (second from left) exclaims: “We’re over the moon to serve Budapest again.” Celebrating the announcement of Wizz Air’s twice- weekly service, set to begin this September, with Screen are: Eszter Almási, Airline Development Specialist, Budapest Airport; János Pál, Senior Ancillary Revenue Manager, Wizz Air; and Balázs Bogáts, Head of Airline Development, Budapest Airport. Undoubtedly this powerful pair from Stuttgart has and Oslo are also very business case was a key switched to Stockholm – a high on our network determinant in gaining route which has 40,000 white spot list,” confirms Stuttgart’s easyJet services for the one-way potential annual Benjamin Brötzmann, Head first time – an LCC with a passengers. “New routes of Traffic Development at strategy very much geared to Gothenburg, Helsinki the airport. towards attracting high corporate yield business passengers. The airline has already launched services from London Gatwick, Milan strength Malpensa and most recently from Porto (on 5 June), with Edinburgh on Stuttgart Airport airport. While there are the cards for W15/16. has just initiated a many household names to Other established carriers, new marketing campaign, boast about, Stuttgart’s like airberlin (Abu Dhabi), aimed at highlighting to catchment also has a very Turkish Airlines (Istanbul prospective airlines the high concentration of Sabiha Gökçen) and quality and diversity of the SMEs too. germanwings (Nice, companies which are Factors like having Amsterdam and Valencia) headquartered in its the second lowest have also added capacity catchment – including the unemployment figures, in 2015. likes of Mercedes Benz, the third highest available PAIRING UP AIRLINES with air service opportunities Ritter, Bosch and Steiff. disposable income, above SCANDINAVIAN SEARCH from Stuttgart Airport are: Benjamin Brötzmann, “We are lucky to be based average GDP per capita Having secured a Head of Traffic Development; Beate Nessel, Director in the engineering capital and extremely high levels direct service to Madrid Aviation Marketing; and Thomas Helten, Head of Traffic Development. The team were in Vancouver to of Germany,” states of export goods also in the last 12 months, highlight the quality and diversity of corporations in Thomas Helten, Head of make Stuttgart’s economic the search for the next the airport’s catchment. Traffic Development at the argument compelling. biggest unserved city Land in the very heart of Provence Crédit photos : Getty - Thinkstock Less than one hour from the region’s main tourist attractions and historical sites, Marseille Provence is the only international airport in the heart of Provence. [email protected] www.mrs.aero Marseille Provence Airport. Be part of it. 05-15 BtoB st trop 216x279.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:13 ADP ad USA4 2/7/2014_Layout 1 21/04/2015 11:08 Page 1 Let the Paris effect boost your return on investment. Over 32 million tourists make their way to Paris every year. Choose a route with Aéroports de Paris and you could see more and more of them getting there in your aircraft. With two world class airports serving the greater Paris area – each offering first class connections to prime onward destinations throughout France and beyond – we’re at the very heart of the European tourist economy. To learn how the Paris effect can help you, visit www.aeroportsdeparis.fr Then sit back and wait for your investment to pay off. 8 PRODUCED BY: ON BEHALF OF: DEPARTURES EDITION THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 136TH IATA SLOT CONFERENCE \\ 23 - 25 JUNE 2015 Warming up with Budapest On Monday evening, with views of Vancouver’s striking harbour bathed in a dazzling sunset, Budapest Airport hosted a warm-up session for partners looking to join the airport for this year’s annual “Race to Find the Fastest Airline in the World”. Welcoming runners from across the aviation community, the BUD team talked race tactics with those hoping to take home an anna.aero-Budapest Airport “Golden Cake” trophy. CURRENTLY THE UNDISPUTED “Fastest Airline in the World”, Aer Lingus’ Eoin McCloughlin, Network Coordination Analyst, and Finbar Whelan, Manager Airport and Slot Coordination, politely distract Eszter Almási, Airline Development Manager, Budapest Airport, from talking team tactics, keeping this year’s strategy to retain their “Golden Cake” trophy under their hats (if they were wearing any). ANNA.AERO’S ASSISTANT EDITOR JONATHAN FORD introduces himself to János Pál, Senior Ancillary Revenue Manager, Wizz Air, and Eszter Almási, Airline Development Manager, Budapest Airport. Following three route launches already this month, Pál and Almási are happy to have a break from cake, and celebrate instead with Vancouver’s local produce. KLM’S RENÉ SLOBBE, Slot and Schedule Manager; Caty Imminga; and Loes Heistek, Schedule Manager, examine which of their thrice-daily services will allow them to benefit from a full weekend in Budapest’s thriving city, while also allocating good recovery time after the run for a ‘cool-down’ session downtown. They are pictured with Balázs Bogáts, Head of Airline Development, Budapest Airport. MAGNUS ROBERTSSON, NETWORK PLANNER, SAS; Kenneth Pettersson, Schedule Manager/Network Planner, SAS; Eszter Almási, Airline Development Manager, Budapest Airport; Bert Imminga, Director Hub and Slots Development, KLM; and John Nielsen, Network Planning, SAS, discuss the ideal flight schedule to allow them to enter well-rested and prepared teams into this year’s anna.aero-Budapest Airport Runway Run. 10 PRODUCED BY: ON BEHALF OF: DEPARTURES EDITION THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 136TH IATA SLOT CONFERENCE \\ 23 - 25 JUNE 2015 MONTREAL AIRPORT’S LUCE BUREAU, Director of Air Service Development, enters the competition hoping to win a seaplane flight around Vancouver. VANCOUVER AIRPORT TAUGHT DELEGATES at the 136th IATA Slot Conference about the airport’s aim towards 2057, giving them the opportunity to learn fun facts about the YVR 2057 airport and its sustainability plans. Vancouver Airport Vancouver’s new for the future. economic generator for annually. has been teaching masterplan. 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