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(Forimmediaterelease.net) Routes Europe will see a record airline attendance when Europe's only Route Development Event takes place in the Estonian capital in May.

Over 80 airlines and 160 headquarter-based airline decision makers will be present in order to decide on potential new routes within Europe. Key carriers will also be giving a unique insight into their network planning process via the Route Exchange Airline Briefings.

The low-cost sector will be represented by Ryanair, easyJet, Norwegian, Germanwings, Wizz, Vueling, and Jet2.com, among those attending. OneWorld member, Air Berlin, will attend its first ever Routes Europe event, recognizing the important role this event plays in its network planning process.

Volotea will be presented by Chief Strategy Officer, Marco Comani, and with a very strong presence from regional carriers across Europe with Skywork, Flybe, Flybe Europe, Darwin Airlines, CityJet, Eurolot, Cimber, Danubewings, and BA Cityflyer.

The Russian market is well represented with Aeroflot, S7, Rossiya, and UTAir. Flag carriers include SAS, LOT, Alitalia, CSA, Air Malta, and Bulgaria Air while out-of-region carriers, such as Etihad, Oman Air, and China Southern, will be attending.

The charter market is represented by the likes of TUI, Thomas Cook, Avion Express, and Small Planet. The full list of attending carriers can be seen here.
Carriers delivering Route Exchange Airline Briefings are:

• Ryanair - Colin Casey, Deputy Director of Route Development and Commercial
• easyJet - Alan McIntyre, Head of Network and Schedule Development
• Skywork - Tomislav Lang, CEO
• AerLingus - Lee Lipton, Director of Network Planning
• Volotea - Marco Comani, Chief Strategy Officer
• Monarch Airlines - Jochen Schnadt, Commercial Director

To find out more or to reserve your place at Routes Europe 2012, please visit www.Routesonline.com .

MEDIA CONTACT: Victoria Jones, PR Executive, UBM Aviation Routes Limited, T: +44 (0) 161 234 2730, E: pr@routesonline.com