Interview
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Interview: Frontier’s Barry Biffle at Routes Americas 2021
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Frontier’s president and CEO shares his views on what airports can do to attract airlines, how the market will shake out post-COVID and what he...
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Interview: Orlando International CEO Phil Brown
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Before Routes Americas 2021 we spoke to Orlando International (MCO) CEO Phil Brown, who outlined the airport’s strong leisure recovery and key...
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Interview: AirAsia senior manager network planning
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Andreu Parés Prat tells Routes how AirAsia is responding as demand for air travel ramps up.
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Interview: Swoop's Kevin Chan
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Routes hears how the ULCC has been breaking new ground despite the impact of the pandemic.
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Interview: Ecuatoriana Airlines CEO Eduardo Delgado
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Ecuatoriana Airlines is a startup that plans to revive the name of Ecuador’s former flag-carrier, which folded permanently 15 years ago.
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Interview: Austrian Airlines CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech
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The Austrian CEO, interviewed at Routes Reconnected, shares the carrier’s restructuring progress, network and fleet positioning, and what he has...
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Interview: Qatar Airways VP Africa Hendrik Du Preez
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South African-born Hendrik Du Preez talks about the potential for Qatar Airways in Africa. Thanks to the end of the blockade, many more...
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Interview: Mohamed Rafi Mar, Singapore Airlines
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Routes speaks to SIA’s new general manager for the UK & Ireland to learn how the carrier aims to rebuild passenger and cargo networks.
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Interview: Dallas in demand
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Dallas Fort Worth International CEO Sean Donohue discusses the airport’s recovery and the future of the US hub-and-spoke system.
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Smaller SWISS to focus on medium-term leisure growth
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SWISS CEO Dieter Vranckx outlined the carrier’s medium-term pivot to ‘interesting opportunities’ and set out a long-term vision for recovery at...
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Viva Air seeks to boost regional connectivity
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CEO Felix Antelo tells Routes Reconnected the Colombian ULCC plans to increase its international network using its recently created Medellín hub.
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Wizz Air CCO calls for European clarity to kickstart recovery
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CCO George Michalopoulos tells Routes Reconnected that the airline will emerge from the pandemic “much larger” than it was before—but success in...
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Interview: Kadri Samsunlu, Istanbul Airport CEO
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The head of Istanbul Airport sees the potential to become an interlining hub for Turkish Airways.
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Interview: SriLankan Airlines chairman Ashok Pathirage
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SriLankan Airlines chairman Ashok Pathirage outlines the carrier’s network restoration plans, focus on cargo, and the potential for Sri Lanka to...
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City of Derry targets hub connectivity
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Securing air service to a hub is a key target for City of Derry (LDY) as the Northern Irish airport seeks to rebuild connectivity in the wake of...
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Interview: Parm Sidhu, Abbotsford International Airport
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How COVID-19 has stopped the Canadian ULCC boom in its tracks, and why Parm Sidhu believes his ultra-low-cost airport model is ideal for the recovery.
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Interview: Why Tenerife is forming Canarian Airways
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The head of Tenerife's tourism corporation explains why the island is creating its own airline.
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Interview: SWISS head of network management
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Newly appointed Benedikt Escher says SWISS will reconsider its mix of destinations and frequencies as it notes strength of VFR and leisure.
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Interview: KLM CEO and president Pieter Elbers on COVID-19 recovery
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The full transcript of Elbers' interview in Routes Magazine, in which he discusses the airline’s network rebuild and why sustainability remains a...
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Interview: OWG readies for the restart
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Nolinor Aviation president Marco Prud’Homme tells Routes why the Canadian company has launched leisure airline OWG and what the startup will bring...