Shortlists Revealed For The Routes World Awards 2025

Routes Awards
Credit: Ocean Driven Media

Following a six-week voting period, 30 organisations and 10 individuals have been shortlisted for this year’s Routes World Awards. Meet the finalists.

Voted for and judged by airlines, the airport and destination categories recognise the organisations that have delivered exceptional route development marketing activities.

Under 5 Million Passengers

Albrecht Dürer Airport Nürnberg
Cork Airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
London Southend Airport

5-10 Million Passengers

Adelaide Airport
Cam Ranh International Airport
Macau International Airport
Malta International Airport
Newcastle International Airport
Stuttgart Airport

10-20 Million Passengers

Calgary International Airport
Edinburgh Airport
Indianapolis International Airport
Prague Airport
San Antonio International Airport

Over 20 Million Passengers

Athens International Airport
Brussels Airport
Denver International Airport
Singapore Changi Airport
Vancouver International Airport

Destination 

Andalucia Tourism Board
Cape Town Air Access
Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Voted for by airports and destinations, the airline category focuses on the importance of partnership in achieving successful and profitable routes.

Airline

Air Canada
Delta Air Lines
easyJet
Qantas
Vueling

Nominated by their industry peers and partners, the Rising Star award recognises individuals who are in the early stages of their career and are already making an impact in the industry.

Rising Star

Daria Sergeeva, Airport Development Manager, Wizz Air
Remon Essers-Aliende Moscoso, Strategic Network Planner, Transavia
Ryan Caldwell, Aviation Insights Manager, Newcastle Airport (Australia)
Vlad Lizarov, Airport Development Manager, easyJet
Zhuoyang Li, Airline Development Department, Traffic Development Division, Fukuoka International Airport Co., Ltd.

Nominated by their industry peers and partners, the Individual Leadership award celebrates the lifetime achievements of an individual and their contribution to the route development community.

Individual Leadership

Anindya Acharya, Head - Airline Marketing & Route Development, GMR Hyderabad International Airport
Balazs Bogats, Chief Commercial Officer, Calgary Airport Authority
Hio Kin Eric Fong, Director of Marketing Department, Macau International Airport
Kate Sherry, Chief Commercial Officer, Belfast International Airport
Roberto de Oliveira Luiz, Head of Business Aviation, Corporacion America Airport

The shortlisted organisations and individuals will provide a submission to support their nomination. These submissions will be reviewed by a panel of airline and editorial judges. The winners will be announced at the Routes World Networking Evening in Hong Kong.

Routes World 2025

Routes World 2025 will bring together airline, airport, and destination decision-makers in Hong Kong to define the world’s route networks.