At the CAPA World Aviation Summit on November 28, it was announced that Routes Asia 2025 will take place in Perth, Australia from March 25-27.
Routes Asia unites decision makers from airlines, airports and the destinations they serve from across Asia Pacific. Vice presidents and heads of network planning from over 80 of the region’s leading and fastest-growing airlines are expected to attend the event.
The event will be hosted by Perth Airport and Tourism Western Australia with the support of Business Events Perth and Business Events Australia.
Tourism is an important part of Western Australia’s economy, supporting nearly 30,000 tourism businesses and generating 89,100 tourism-filled jobs in 2021-22, while in 2022-23 the sector contributed A$16.8 billion (US$11.2 million) in visitor spend. Increased air connectivity is essential to the region’s strategy to continue this economic growth.
Having seen international traffic recover to 90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, Western Australia’s capital city is focused on developing direct aviation access from key priority markets including China, India, South Korea, Taiwan and other unserved markets. By hosting Routes Asia, Perth will demonstrate to the region’s leading airlines the viability and profitability of these routes.
The airport recently welcomed the announcement that Qantas will commence operating a non-stop service between Perth and Paris in July 2024. Other recent route successes for Perth include two new non-stop services to Ho Chi Minh City by VietJet Air and Vietnam Airlines and the resumptions of the ANA Perth to Tokyo service.
“Hosting Routes Asia 2025 is an amazing opportunity for WA as it allows us to build on our work to secure even more direct flight connections between Perth and Asia,” said Tourism WA’s managing director Carolyn Turnbull.
