Routes Asia Officially Handed Over to Yunnan Airport Group

Kuching, Malaysia (ots/PRNewswire) -

Largest route development event for Asia to return to China in
2015 when the event takes place in Kunming

As the largest Routes Asia event to date draws to a close in
Kuching, the Ministry of Tourism Sarawak and their co-hosts Malaysia
Airports Holdings Berhad have officially handed over to Yunnan
Airport Group Co., Ltd the host of Routes Asia 2015.

This will be the fifth time that a Routes event has taken place in
China. In 2007 Routes Asia was held in Hainan and the following year
the event took place in Macau. World Routes 2009 took place in
Beijing and, most recently, Routes Asia 2012 took place in Chengdu,
hosted by Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. In 2015 the event,
which will take place 15-17 March 2015, heads to Kunming, the capital
and largest city of Yunnan province in Southwest China, hosted by
Yunnan Airport Group Co., Ltd. owners of Kunming Changshui
International Airport, and supported by their partners Yunnan
Provincial Civil Aviation Development and Management Bureau and
Yunnan Provincial Tourism Development Commission.

Speaking at the official handover ceremony which took place
earlier today at the 12th Routes Asia event which has been taking
place in Kuching, Ms. Li Yinglin, Vice President of Yunnan Airport
Group Co., Ltd said: "We believe that hosting Routes Asia 2015 will
have important historical meaning for Kunming Changshui International
Airport. We are delighted to invite all delegates to attend next
year's event in Kunming and enjoy the beautiful sights of the Yunnan
Province, experience the local 26 ethnical cultures and look for the
dream of Shangri-La."

"After an incredibly successful event here in Malaysia it is
fantastic that we are able to bring Routes Asia to China once again,"
explained Katie Bland, Director Routes, UBM Live: "Yunnan Airport
Group has attended many Routes events over the years and we look
forward to working more closely with their team over the next 12
months. Kunming Changshui International Airport is the seventh
busiest airport in China with the most rapidly growing number of
passengers and has undergone a complete reconstruction. Routes Asia
2015 will provide an opportunity to showcase this to the Routes
community. With its beautiful landscapes and mild climate the Yunnan
province is one of China's major tourist destinations and we are
eager for our delegates to experience Kunming - the 'City of Eternal
Spring' and Yunnan Province."

Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is located just 27km
northeast of Kunming city centre and is currently the seventh busiest
airport in China in terms of passengers and the fifth busiest airport
in terms of aircraft movements. In 2013, Kunming International
Airport recorded 29.7 million passengers with an annual growth rate
of 23.8%, including 2.17 million international passengers with an
annual growth rate of 31%.

With its beautiful landscapes and mild climate the Yunnan province
is one of China's major tourist destinations. Located at an altitude
of 1,900m above sea level the city of Kunming, known as the 'City of
Eternal Spring', enjoys an average temperature of 15degree(s)C. The
perpetual spring-like weather provides the ideal climate for plants
and flowers to flourish. This ideal ecological environment, along
with the countless natural lakes in the region, creates beautiful
landscapes which have made this destination a popular holiday resort
in China.

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