Our Partners
Filter Partners
“There is great attention to detail and the CONNECT team are like an army of ants with their eyes on everything!”
Emily James
Routes Development & Marketing, Bergerac Airport
“What a fantastic CONNECT conference in Cagliari, over 40 meetings in 3 days which is a new record for RDC. A great opportunity to catch up with clients and introduce other companies to our products.”
Iain Smith
Director, RDC Aviation
“I had 2 contracts confirmed after the first day and am now in serious talks with potential customers regarding other contracts. A successful event for me!”
Victor Akunov
CEO, Fly2Russia
“Definitely a "must attend" aviation conference during our calendar year.”
Marek Pierscinski
Lublin 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
“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
“The event exceeded our expectations. It was very well-organised and we had lots of opportunities to meet and discuss with airlines and airports.”
Patrick Baudis
Vice President, Mitsubishi Aero Advisory
“Great organization, perfect conditions, delicious food, very friendly and cosy atmosphere and professional communication. Meetings at CONNECT are always very productive! We hope next year will be at least as excellent as it was in 2022!”
Radostina Zlateva
Aviation Marketing & Route Development Expert, Fraport Bulgaria
“Perfect organization, both for meetings and for leisure time. CONNECT does compare better than other events in the aviation industry, with longer meeting slots, less stressed timing, which helps people talking and doing business.”
Antonello Bonolis
Aviation Business & Communication Director, Bologna Airport
“We performed 60 meetings in three days with the airports we were looking for, it would have took us months to achieve that without CONNECT. We got an excellent return on investment and we ended up having concrete request for commercial proposals. Real value for money!”
Nicolas OSORIO LORA
Senior Consultant, Airbus Consulting
“CONNECT offers the opportunity to network and catch-up with airports from Europe and beyond, in a very relaxed setting. In 2020, the event helped us launch 5 new routes to Italy and France. In 2022 we will be in Tampere to join new conversations and new projects for our network.”
Jonay Lobo
Chief Network, Revenue Management & Alliances Director
“The experience was excellent before and during the event; thank you very much for your effort. Keep going!”
Andres Fernandez
La Romana Airport
“Very nicely arranged with proper spreading of breaks and meetings.”
Remon Essers
Transavia Netherlands
“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
“Excellent event looking forward to 2024.”
Simon Harley
London Luton Airport
“CONNECT provides enough time for airlines and airports to meet and discuss, as well as build new and nurture existing relationships in the networking sessions.”
Atif Farooq
Network Manager UK, easyJet
“We had more than 35 formal meetings held with Airports, Airlines and have turned Business Cases discussed at last year’s CONNECT into reality, launching routes such as BUD, ROM and ZIA.”
Igor Aptsiauri
Commercial Director, Myway Airlines
“During the event we had a lot of scheduled and unscheduled meetings, giving us many opportunities to meet with airport delegates. Thank you for the help and support!”
Eda Ermert
Network Development Analyst, Turkish Airlines
“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
“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
“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
“What an amazing event! We loved the venue, the city and all the opportunities that came with CONNECT! Thank you!”
James Liu
Senior Management Consultant, Lufthansa Systems
“Attending CONNECT is always a very good opportunity to meet wonderful people and work on great projects. Always pleased to be a very small piece of the big puzzle of aviation.”
Salima El Mghazli
Head of Distribution & Airli...
“CONNECT is a very good fit for us with regards to attending airlines and their representatives! It’s an intimate setting, even though it's still a big event and a good value for money. Following this event, we are planning increased capacity on existing routes.”
Mats Sigurdson
Airline Development Director, Manchester Airport Group
“CONNECT New World was, in my opinion, a fantastic, necessary and useful initiative.”
Gustavo Vaca
Aviareps
“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
“I was highly impressed by the level of organization at the event. It ran smoothly and provided a unique opportunity to connect with representatives from smaller Caribbean airports, a rarity at other conferences.”
Nadia Smekalin
WestJet Airlines
“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
“Phenomenal opportunity to connect with industry leaders and suppliers.”
Camilo Martelo
Spirit Airlines
“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
