Airport Talk

 

Welcome Message

Tan Sri Datuk Zainun Ali

Chairman of Malaysia Airports

I welcome with great pleasure all delegates of the 20th edition of Routes Asia 2024 who have flown in from various parts of the world to Malaysia and join us in Langkawi, Kedah’s breathtaking duty-free island.

We hope Routes Asia 2024 will draw more tourists to Langkawi following your visit here and your soon return visits with your family and friends.

We are happy that this momentous event is returning to Malaysia after 10 years. It will be instrumental in shaping the future of air connectivity in the region with the gathering of the region’s routes development community here consisting of key decision makers and top corporate leaders.

We hope you will have a fruitful time in negotiating for route slots and networking with one another. The organiser, Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC, has packed Routes Asia 2024’s conference programme with talks and interviews by some of the most experienced people in the aviation industry.

From Malaysia itself, we have key people from the Malaysia Aviation Group and AirAsia Group providing insights into how Asia Pacific is responding to the disruptions caused by the pandemic, and the return of China Market.

Other key local speakers include those from our regulatory body, Malaysian Aviation Commission sharing how we are restoring air connectivity in the region and our country’s promotion arm, Tourism Malaysia, revealing how we are charting a sustainable and responsible future for the travel industry.

Indeed, I see this event is a gathering of great minds when we have top representatives from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Airports Council International Asia Pacific and the Middle East, Pacific Asia Travel Association speaking at its three-day conference programme that is filled with airline briefings as well.

We, at Malaysia Airports, would like to see Malaysia’s aviation industry bounce back with vigour, more air connectivity and airline business post-COVID-19 pandemic.

This event will serve as a catalyst for more economic activities and spin-off benefits not just for the folks in Langkawi but also the other parts of Malaysia a as we have post tours organised for the delegates to discover more of our country’s other hidden gems.

We are proud that Malaysia Airports is hosting Routes Asia 2024 and has the opportunity to showcase Langkawi International Airport (LGK), which many of you came through.

It was the winner of the Airports Council International (ACI) Award for the Best Airport in Asia Pacific for the two to five million passengers per annum category last year.

This is a great milestone for us at Malaysia Airports. As the airport operator, we are eager to showcase LGK’s expanded terminal and enhanced facilities for better operational efficiencies and to meet the evolving needs of the travellers since the pandemic.

Lastly, Routes Asia 2024 could not have happened without the support from all of you. I thank our co-host Tourism Malaysia and other key partners, namely Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) and our official carrier Malaysia Airlines for making it a success.

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