The Tribune

The Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) this week won a second industry title, earning the 2014 Routes Marketing Award for airports serving under four million passengers.

The awards ceremony took place at the annual Routes Americas air service development forum in San Salvador.

Vernice Walkine, the Nassau Airport Development Company’s (NAD) president and chief executive, was on hand to accept the award. “I am delighted that LPIA is the 2014 category winner for air service development and marketing,” she said.

“Having received ‘Honorable Mention’ last year, we are truly pleased to have been recognised in this way by the airlines, who nominate and select the winners in each category.”

LPIA beat out Hato International (Curacao), Akron Canton, Charleston International, Juana Azurduy de Padilla International and Sangster International Airports for the title. Other award categories included four-20 million passengers and over 20 million passengers.

The latest success comes on the heels of LPIA being named ACI Worldwide’s Air Service Quality (ASQ) ‘Most Improved’ Airport in Latin America and the Caribbean region.

“The entire airport community should be proud of our achievements, and motivated to continue to provide high standards of performance to our passengers,” Ms Walkine said.

Routes/UBM organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events through its regional and global Route Development Forums.

Each year, there is one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and CIS respectively. NAD hosted the Routes Americas Forum on Paradise Island in 2012.