Routes World 2026
Frankfurt, Germany
• 21 – 23 October 2026
Meetings
Face-to-face meetings form the core of all Routes events, presenting airlines, airports and tourism authorities with an unrivalled platform to negotiate business opportunities.
Attracting the highest concentration of airline decision-makers under one roof, Routes World is the place to engage with decision-makers who can expand your network and deliver sustainable growth for your organisation.
Forge high-value professional connections
of meetings at Routes World 2025 were successfully fulfilled
of airline delegates at Routes World are sole or joint decision makers in launching new routes
of the region’s leading airlines by ASK will be in attendance
Meet face-to-face with those who can drive organisational growth
Routes World is the catalyst for growth opportunities in global air connectivity. With over 40 meeting slots available, expect to engage in proactive business development opportunities.
Airlines Attendees
Airports Attendees
Destinations Attendees
Suppliers Attendees
Leverage three days of pre-scheduled meetings
Over half of the world’s new air services in the last three years have been negotiated at Routes events. Don’t miss your opportunity to present your business case to the most established airline decision makers and define future air connectivity.
Plan ahead of the meeting schedule
When the meeting request system opens you will receive an email from noreply@app.routesonline.com to provide you with access to the system. View our Meeting Request Help Centre for step-by-step guidance.
| Priority access |
Hosted Networking Stands Airlines |
20 July |
| Advanced access |
Sponsors Routes 360 members with meetings |
3 August |
| Meeting access |
Airport meeting delegates Tourism meeting delegates |
10 August |
| Routes 360 supplier access |
Early access for Routes 360 supplier delegates |
8 October |
| General access |
Supplier delegates (including ACMIs) No meetings delegates |
14 October |
Your queries answered
Which meetings packages are available?
To explore meeting packages for delegates within your organisation, please contact world@informa.com.
When can I start submitting meeting requests?
If you are registered as an airline, airport, tourism authority or economic development organisation meetings delegate, you can request pre-scheduled meetings from 2 to 3 months before the event. Routes 360 members with an allocation of pre-scheduled meetings can submit meeting requests a week before other meetings delegates. For supplier delegates, the meeting request system will open a week before the event.
View the full access schedule above.
How do I submit meeting requests?
When the meeting request system opens you will receive an email from noreply@app.routesonline.com to provide you with access to the system. The combined Meeting and App System is available on HTML, Apple and Android devices.
View our Meeting Request Help Centre for step-by-step guidance.
If you're experiencing any issues, please speak to our team on scheduler@routesonline.com.
What our delegates say
“Routes World provides a very efficient way to meet many counter parts in just three days.”
Lufthansa
“Routes World is the best way to meet dozens of airlines and hear about trends in the industry. It is much more cost effective and efficient than travelling globally to meet with airlines.”
Denver International Airport
Meet, negotiate, and build long-standing partnerships with over 200 leading airlines during a dynamic platform that will shape your future route network. Contact the team on world@informa.com to find out more about meetings.
Enhance route proposals with Routes 360
With over 330 airline profiles on the platform, Routes 360 members can discover what information their target airlines want to receive, helping them to deliver enhanced route proposals and improve meeting effectiveness at Routes events. Book a demo today to see how Routes 360 can empower your route development strategy.