Airlines Association of Southern Africa Backs Routes Africa 2012

Mr. Chris Zweigenthal, the Chief Executive of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, and Mr. Gerard Brown from the Routes organization, met with Mr. Alain St. Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism & Culture during the INDABA Tourism Trade Fair in Durban, South Africa. The meeting was to discuss with the Airlines Association of Southern Africa to the coming Routes Africa 2012 conference this coming July in Seychelles.

It is the first time that Routes Africa comes to East Africa and the Indian Ocean region and the Seychelles Minister has been canvassing support for the event, which is set to provide a platform for Africa to discuss the way forward in aviation on the continent where the potential to have the biggest growth in tourism movements exists.

The Seychelles Minister St. Ange said at INDABA that Seychelles wanted not a talk shop but a discussion forum for Africa to hear each other and discuss together with airline partners who have a serious and genuine interest in Africa.

The support for Routes Africa 2012 has been welcomed by Minister Alain St. Ange of the Seychelles and by Mr. Gerard Brown from the Routes organization.

The South African Tourism Minister, Mr. Marthinus van Schalkwyk, will personally be in Seychelles for Routes Africa 2012 and is one of the African leaders expected to deliver a keynote address at the July conference in Seychelles.