Glyn Jones
CEO - London Southend Airport
Fuelling Growth
Why Attend?
CONNECT will bring its expertise to the Caribbean and Americas for the first time, alongside its inimitable networking experience, hospitality and conference briefings. The event will be the place to meet and discuss with C-level executives and develop connectivity to this strategic region, where air service is crucial to business and tourism.
For over 19 years, CONNECT has been an invaluable support to route development, bringing passionate individuals together to develop global network while unveiling destinations.
A Unique Formula
The event is designed to deliver a total networking experience, blending formal and informal meeting opportunities for all delegates combined with exclusive excursions to explore a new destination. Our friendly and relaxed atmosphere creates a pressure-free, highly productive environment to make business and nurture relationships.
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Raise Your Profile
With exclusive sponsorship and exhibition space, make the most of the event to address hundreds of aviation leaders and decision-makers and increase brand awareness.
Unlimited Meetings
Unlimited one-to-one meetings arranged pre-event and on-site using our delegate meeting system. Join your industry colleagues after a day of productive meetings for one of our infamous evening events – a cocktail and dinner function in a prestigious venue, tasting the best of local cuisine and culture.
Leading Conference
Route development and industry briefings provide crucial industry analysis and updates. Airline and airport CEOs are also invited to give exclusive briefings to give full insight into company policy.
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John Strickland
Director - JLS Consulting
Martin Gauss
CEO - airBaltic
Oliver Newton
Strategic Network Planner - Transavia
Unwind with your industry colleagues and enjoy excursions that showcase the destination to its fullest potential.
City GuideEvent Benefits
How Can CONNECT Route Development Help You Grow?
Airlines
Our events are beneficial to airlines who are looking to expand their routes. Our delegates include representatives from airports, tourism operators, ground handlers, aircraft manufacturers, data suppliers and consultancies – plus many more!
- Develop new routes with new airports
- Meet new potential suppliers and consulting partners
- Form relationships with tourism associations
- Access the latest insider industry news via our conference programme
- Plan future business with existing partners and reinforce your relationships
- Grow your airlines through world-class airline networking
Airports
Our events are beneficial to airports who are looking to raise their profile and establish new routes. Our delegates include representatives from airlines, tour operators, ground handlers, aircraft manufacturers, data suppliers, consultancies and many more!
- Develop new routes
- Raise awareness of your airport and region
- Form relationships with tourism associations
- High quality networking opportunities
Consultants
Our events are beneficial to consultants looking to gain new business from airlines and airports. Our delegates include representatives from airports, airlines, tour operators, ground handlers, aircraft manufacturers, data suppliers and many more!
- Gain new business with airlines, airports and more through networking
- Get fresh insight into the industry including challenges it faces
- Raise awareness of your business with a stand at the event
Associations
Our events are beneficial to associations who want to bring new members on-board. Our delegates include representatives from airports, airlines, tour operators, ground handlers, aircraft manufacturers, data suppliers, consultancies and many more!
- Increase member count through networking
- Raise your association’s profile
- Form relationships with airlines and airports
Media
Our events are beneficial to members of the press who can gain exclusive content and seek new advertisers. Our delegates include representatives from airports, airlines, tour operators, ground handlers, aircraft manufacturers, data suppliers, consultancies and many more!
- Get exclusive interviews with the industry’s key figures
- Be the first to get the scoop on the latest news in the industry
- Identify and meet with potential advertisers
- Establish new working relationships for future editorial content
Suppliers
Our events are beneficial to suppliers who can identify new opportunities to sell their services. Our delegates include representatives from airports, airlines, tour operators, ground handlers, consultancies and many more!
- Raise awareness of your services to airlines and airports
- Establish new working relationships with airlines for future contracts
- Get one step ahead of your competitors with an event stand
- Share insights and analytics with a targeted audience of delegates
Tour Operators
Our events are beneficial to tour operators who can spread the word about their tours and boost their profile. Our delegates include representatives from airports, airlines, ground handlers, aircraft manufacturers, data suppliers, consultancies and many more!
- Increase awareness of your tours via industry networking
- Secure meetings with widely-read industry press
- High-quality networking opportunities
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“The event’s flexibility in scheduling meetings and timings was greatly appreciated. It provided a fantastic venue for meeting and greeting my airport clients.”
Gil Aguiles
RG Media
“The event proved to be a valuable opportunity for us to consolidate meetings with our existing airline partners and connect with a few key service providers we collaborate with. Additionally, engaging in conversations with various airports brought about interesting insights. While my primary expectation was centered around networking, I found the event to be a valuable platform for fostering meaningful professional relationships.”
Aline Boitel
Hahn Air Lines
“CONNECT enabled us to meet with a good number of our airline partners. We were also able to take the temperature of the industry in terms of how other airports and industry leaders see things.”
Tom Screen
Aviation Director, Birmingham Airport
“The event was as always perfectly organized. CONNECT has managed to grow significantly over the last years without losing its friendliness and professionalism.”
Annabelle Lepièce
Partner, CMS Belgium
“Perfect hospitality. The number of confirmed meetings exceeded our expectations.”
Kuba Olejniczak
Chief Specialist, Poznan-Airport
“Our onsite meetings were trebled with help from the CONNECT team, and we are more than satisfied with these discussions, that are the beginning of long conversations opened up for the future.”
Olivier Moulis
Director, Brive Airport
“A fantastically organised event down to the tiniest details. It was my first time at CONNECT and I was thoroughly impressed. I could not have imagined a better way to resume networking in person!”
Anjana Balwalli
Senior Manager Network & Airport Relations, Eurowings Discover
“Very nicely arranged with proper spreading of breaks and meetings.”
Remon Essers
Transavia Netherlands
“Thank you so much for the excellent organisation, I only could spend 24h at CONNECT but it was 200% worth it!”
Sonja Gehlen
Senior Aviation Development Manager, Brussels Airport
“CONNECT is a great format to network with industry professionals and decision-makers. Through our connections at the event, Flyadeal launched 3 routes to Tbilisi International Airport, with 9 frequencies per week.”
UAG Team
United Airports of Georgia
“Fantastic event, as ever! CONNECT helps our industry to build networks and air routes which are more important than ever to help our mixed-up world. Bravo to the whole team and see you next year!”
Patrick Edmond
Managing Director, Altair Advisory
“The CONNECT format, with a limited number of participants, created the perfect environment for networking. And the location itself was exceptional. I can’t recall any other event where I felt so inspired to kickstart new routes, but Santa Domingo did just that.”
Gökhan Dölek
iGA Istanbul Airport
“Excellent event looking forward to 2024.”
Simon Harley
London Luton Airport
“My first time attending Connect and for sure not the last one! Very good number of airlines attending and overall great networking experience.”
Gretar Gardarsson
Keflavik-Reykjavik Airport
“CONNECT New World provided an incredible platform for passionate individuals like myself who desire to connect different corners of our planet. The event brought together like-minded professionals in the industry.”
Pierre-Hugues Schmit
Vinci Airports
“This was the first time I came to CONNECT in a few years and was impressed to see how much it has developed whilst retaining its small event feel with a quality meeting structure and networking.”
Marc Watkins
Director, Aviation Analytics
“As always CONNECT was fantastic, congratulations to all the team and to Karin for the wonderful organisation, missing to be part of the organisation. Fantastic event, fantastic organisation & fantastic people!”
Audrey Gil
Network Development Manager, Cagliari Airport
“The skydive was an amazing experience. Beautiful to see the island from above! The conference was very professional but had a relaxed vibe, which I believe was due to the fact that it was held in Sardinia.”
Jesper Tit
Network Planner, KLM
“Once again there has been a great hospitality and cordial atmosphere, with a meticulous attention to detail in arranging every possible thing for the participants. Everyone who matters in the European market was here.”
Max Oldorf,
CCO, ch-aviation
“Your availability, your interest in your clients, your friendliness and your flexibility amount to the best possible loyalty program anyone could provide.”
Emily James
Aéroport Pau Pyrenées
“CONNECT is a well organised event with a friendly yet professional atmosphere. It is an important part of Newcastle International Airport’s calendar of engagement with current and prospective airline partners.”
Leon McQuaid
Head of Aviation Development, Newcastle Airport
“A very nice event in Tampere, extremely well-co-ordinated and very productive I have to say. Of course, we are planning to attend next event in Tangier.”
David Surley
Director Route Development, Aarhus Airport
“Tangier was a good choice for this year Connect. Event well organised with chance for number of meetings in a nice atmosphere. Everything was not "overwhelming". Good organisation of meetings in Business Lounge.”
Radoslaw Wloszek
Krakow Airport
“Perfect, relaxed, and still profitable, business wise…you have to come!!”
Ricardo Rodrigues
Aviation Marketing Manager, ANA Airports: Porto Airport
“What a great event and host city. The easyJet team and I really enjoyed our time and loved the Finnish hospitality. Thank you!”
Chris Burnett
Network Flexibility Lead, easyJet
“CONNECT New World was, in my opinion, a fantastic, necessary and useful initiative.”
Gustavo Vaca
Aviareps
“An excellent 3 days full of meetings and great networking events. A very good opportunity to meet airports we would not have thought about creating brainstorming opportunities.”
Alexandra Grondin
TAP Air Portugal
“Second time at CONNECT and it just gets better, thank you for a great conference!”
Dimitrios Schoinas
Airport Development Manager, easyJet
“I had better outcomes than expected in the meetings I had and the networking events were very good.”
Jennifer Newman
VINCI Airports: London Gatwick Airport
“Great event in Cagliari – seriously impressed with event logistics – we will certainly return to Cagliari!”
Guilherme Rosas da Costa
Network & Scheduling Planner, Stobart Air
