PJIAE to host Network
Latin America in December 2009
AIRPORT (February 17, 2009) Continuing a trend that started with the
successful hosting of the Airports Conference of the Americas in June
2008, Princes Juliana International Airport is bringing yet another
international aviation conference to St. Maarten in 2009; the 3rd annual
Network Latin America will be touching down in St. Maarten, Netherlands
Antilles, December 6-8, 2009. “Strategically located within the
Americas, Princess Juliana International Airport in St Maarten will be
our host for 2009,” announced Mr. Robert Hancock on behalf of Airline
Business magazine, which organizes the annual event.
“We are delighted that we have been chosen as the hosts for this
prestigious meeting of the aviation in our hemisphere. Yet another
unique opportunity to showcase St. Maarten’s tourism and aviation
products. And just as we were able to stage a well professional and
memorable platform for the Airports Conference of the Americas, we will
present Network Latin America 2009 as a conference one cannot afford to
pass up,” said PJIAE President drs. Eugene Holiday.
Held previously in Aruba, Network Latin America is a conference
where delegates will listen to and debate route planning strategy with
key industry players. The meeting provides aviation executives with a
platform for scheduled one-to-one meetings and also features an
exhibition. Delegates are also urged to take advantage of informal
networking opportunities throughout the event. “It’s that vital
“hear/learn/network” combination that will ensure Network Latin America
2009 is a must attend business event,” said Mr. Hancock.
PJIAE President drs. Holiday said preparations for the conference
are still in early stages, but he invited attendants to stop by PJIAE’s
exhibit at the 9th Network USA in Ft Worth, Texas, March 1-3, 2009.
About Network Latin America
Over 200 delegates attended 2nd staging of Network Latin America in
December 2008, held at the Radisson Aruba Resort. Among them were
officials representing 50 airlines and 68 airports, more than double the
number of attendees at the first conference. Conference organiser
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About PJIAE
Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) is the airport of St.
Maarten, the second busiest in the northeastern Caribbean and the main
for surrounding islands Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Barths and Anguilla.
PJIA caters to an average of 1.6 million passengers and approximately
200 scheduled and charter flights a day from the Caribbean, Europe,
North, Central and South America. PJIA since 2006 operates from a new,
ultra-modern terminal facility, that spans 30,500 square meters, is
fully air-conditioned and features 46 airline check-in counters with
Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE) and 11 gates -four of which with
jet bridges. The airport also features an exciting duty free retail
section and boasts of gastro outlets that sell a wide range of local and
international cuisine. PJIA is operated by the Princess Juliana
International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE).
