Routes Asia 2017
Okinawa, Japan
• 19 – 21 March 2017
Strategy Summit
Routes Asia forms the essential event for all aviation based companies who wish to conduct business to, from and within the region. Bringing together a range of airlines, airports and tourism authorities, including some of the largest carriers from the whole Asian region, this event offers your organisation the opportunity to meet with some of the most influential aviation professionals from across the world.
So register now to ensure your place at the only route development event for the entire Asia region.
Sunday, 19 March 2017
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Panel Session 1
Airlines - Trends, Transition and Changing models
Asia has four of the world’s five fastest-growing markets in terms of additional passengers per year according to IATA - China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. LCCs continue to increase their presence in Asia accounting for 31% of the total passengers carried and LCCs and penetration in Asia/Pacific is predicted to soon overtake the more mature European and North American markets.
As LCCs continue to build market share what will this mean for the future of FSCs? Is the current FSC model sustainable? How will legacy carriers respond to the rise of LCCs? Will more legacy carriers launch budget subsidiaries, as we have seen in Europe? Will there be more partnerships and JVs? What are the opportunities and benefits of code-share and interline between LCCs and FSCs? How will the new U-FLY alliance impact the market? Will there be new FSC / LCC partnerships outside of alliances? How are long haul LCCs and ultra-long haul routes changing the market? What developments will there be in bi-lateral agreements and how will these impact growth?
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Keynote Presentation
How vulnerable are you to changes in government policies and to geopolitics?
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Networking Break
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Panel Session 2
Can airports keep pace with demand? Airport Challenges - Congestion, Capacity and Construction
IATA predicts that Routes to, from and within Asia-Pacific will see an extra 1.8 billion annual passengers by 2035, leading to an overall market size of 3.1 billion. Asia Pacific is expected to be the source of more than half the new passengers over the next 20 years. China will displace the US as the world’s largest aviation market around 2024, India will displace the UK for third place in 2025, and Indonesia enters the top ten. This huge growth will put pressure on infrastructure that is already struggling to cope with demand.
What will happen if Asian capacity continues to grow at the rate projected by IATA's 20 year passenger forecast? Can the airports and the associated infrastructure keep up with this projected demand? What developments need to happen in airport infrastructure to meet this demand? What impact will China's rapid airport development have? How can slot constraints be addressed? How are governments and the industry working together to address these challenges?
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Panel Session 3
What do airlines really want to hear?
5 airlines tell us in 5 minutes what they would like to hear from airports.
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* Please note like all events, the programme is subject to change.
Speakers
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Venggatarao Niadu
Head of Network Planning, AirAsia X -
Gregory Jamet
Corporate Executive Vice President CCO-Aeronautical, Kansai Airports -
Jonathan Hutt
Social Marketing Director, Spring Airlines -
Vijay Poonoosamy
Vice President International Affairs, Office of the President & CEO, Etihad Airways -
Wilken Bellmann
Head of Network Development Long-Haul, Condor/Thomas Cook Airlines Group -
Alan Polivnick
Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams