ERA hails 2019 award winners

Top performers in the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) celebrated at the association’s 2019 General Assembly after being hailed at the annual awards ceremony for their achievements.

They were led by Spanish carrier Air Nostrum, which won the ERA Airline of the Year Gold Award.

Judges said the company, led by president Carlos Bertomeu, was “an exceptional and impressive airline that has turned its fortunes around from a threatening crisis to a glittering star”.

ASL Airlines Ireland won the Airline of the Year Silver Award for “successfully managing and delivering diverse growth and efficiency projects on a major scale, across significantly displaced geographical environments”.

Lithuanian ACMI and aircraft leasing operator Avion Express was this year’s winner of the Airline of the Year Bronze Award, for “proving itself to be a stable and determined company delivering creative solutions to diversify itself”.

Airlines were not the only winners of the night, with Denmark’s Aarhus taking home the Airport of the Year Award. Judges said it had “demonstrated a significant commercial and operational turnaround, expanding its destinations and increasing its passenger numbers”.

Finally, each year an individual from one of ERA’s member companies is recognised for his or her personal contribution to the industry with the Personal Excellence Award. This year’s winner was ERA vice-president Martin Isler from Luxair.

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