Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism for Cyprus to Speak at Routes Europe

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

Airline CEOs join senior industry leaders in Budapest at the
region's largest commercial aviation forum of 2013

Taking place on Sunday 12th May 2013, the Routes Europe Strategy
Summit will open Routes Europe in Budapest. Following on from its
successful debut at last year's Routes Europe Event, the Summit will
provide a valuable insight into aviation across the region, as panels
of leading industry experts take part in a number of moderator led
discussions addressing key air service development issues such as:
The effect of the EU freeze and the long term viability of ETS;
Fragmentation in the European airline market and the effects of
consolidation, mergers and alliances; and Evolution of the Low Cost
Carrier Model and how the model will further develop and what
challenges LCCs face in the future.

The specially developed hard hitting content and interactive
format ensures that the Summit is a popular element of the event,
which will be hosted by Budapest Airport, and this year many senior
level speakers have signed up to take part in this significant
industry event. CEO of Wizz Air, Jozsef Varadi will open the Summit
with a keynote address and, most recently, Mr Yiorgos Lakkotrypis,
Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism for Cyprus has confirmed
that he will give a keynote presentation entitled Cyprus - What
Happens Next during which, attendees will hear about the country's
future plans.

Nigel Mayes, Vice President Commercial, Routes is looking forward
to the Summit: "We are delighted that the Minister of Commerce,
Industry & Tourism for Cyprus is joining us to give an overview of
what may happen next to the country. Mr Lakkotrypis is the latest in
long line of senior participants at this year's event and the
excellent line-up of speakers should ensure some incredibly
interesting discussions at the Routes Europe Strategy Summit."

A further presentation on the overview of the EU external aviation
policy will be delivered by Mate Gergely, DG MOVE International
Transport Affairs, European Commission. Many other industry thought
leaders have confirmed their participation at the second annual
Routes Europe Strategy Summit including: Jost Lammers, CEO, Budapest
Airport; Vijay Poonoosamy, Vice President International & Public
Affairs, Etihad Airways & Chair - IATA Industry Affairs Committee;
Francois Bouteiller, CEO, Nasair; Christian Schneider, Chief
Commercial Officer, Darwin Airline SA; Christian Holzleitner,
International Carbon Market, Aviation and Maritime, DG Climate
Action, European Commission; Fernando Estrada, Strategy & Alliance
Director, Vueling; John Hanlon, Secretary General, ELFAA and Dirk
Kokcott, Director of Business Development, Germanwings.

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 [http://www.asm%E2%80%90global.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.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five
continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote
their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI,
IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes portfolio of
events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards
programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an
integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry
sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

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