Routes Asia 2020 to Take Place in Chiang Mai in June 2021; World Routes Also Postponed

Routes Asia, scheduled to take place 8-10 October 2020 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and World Routes, scheduled for 14-16 November 2020 in Milan, Italy, have been postponed until next year.

The new dates have been set as 2-4 June 2021 for Routes Asia and 5-7 September 2021 for World Routes.

Airports of Thailand, Hosts of Routes Asia 2020, said, “We have been in regular communication with the Routes team, our partners and stakeholders, throughout this period. This has been a difficult decision to make but we feel that it is important that the entire Asia-Pacific region are able to engage in conversations that will support the recovery and are hopeful that hosting Routes Asia in Chiang Mai in June 2021 will facilitate this.”

Aviation is a vital component of the global economy, supporting 28.8 million jobs and accounting for $1.8 trillion of global GDP in 2019 alone. It will be critical in enabling future economic recovery from the short and long-term effects of the ongoing global COVID19 pandemic.

Steven Small, Director of Routes, said, “The innovation, resilience and cooperation demonstrated by the route development community throughout this unprecedented period will continue to be paramount in its road to recovery. We are committed to working with all our industry partners to facilitate conversations that will make a meaningful difference in restoring and reshaping the world’s air services in the post pandemic era. It is for this reason, we will be launching a brand-new initiative for 2020 that will support the community in collaborating, negotiating and navigating this new era of partnerships. Watch this space.”

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