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SHARJAH International Airport has received the Best Global Airport award for 2005 from the London- based Institute of Transport Management (ITM). Sharjah named global airport of the year. The award was presented by one of the ITM’s directors Patrick Sheedy at a prestigious awards ceremony at the London Hilton.
The ceremony attended by leading figures from the aviation industry included presentations by Kevin Bruce, the director of marketing at Boeing and Professor Arne Holdo, the head of University of Hertfordshire School of Aerospace, Automotive and Design.
Dr John Burke, a director of ITM said: “I am delighted to announce Sharjah International Airport as Global Airport of the Year for their unique business initiatives and successes, especially with their introduction of the first new-concept airline in the Gulf and North African region and its huge success.”
“Their marketing efforts to generate traffic were unique especially in this highly competitive market. Feedback from leading airlines was exceptional in its praise of standards of service provided by the airport” he added.
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He said Sharjah’s on going commitment to excellent and efficient customer service and facilities, backed by heavy investment in its infrastructure continued to set enviable standards for airports worldwide. “I wish to congratulate Sharjah on this unprecedented achievement which places Sharjah Airport as a world leader in customer service,” he added.
The director general of Sharjah International Airport Dr. Ghanem Al Hajri while thanking ITM for the mark of distinction said, “ Sharjah International Airport will continue to do the best for the community in the form of services and hospitality and be a steady partner in the business of air travel through partner airlines and staff. Our services will remain cost effective and of the highest quality.”
Thanking ITM on behalf of the Department of Civil Aviation and Sharjah Airport Authority he said it was a real honour to be among the best of the best. Founded in 1977, the ITM a recognized accreditation body for the transport industry covering land, sea and air undertook over 7,500 hours of research into standards of excellence at more than 200 airports worldwide before naming Sharjah Airport as the winner for the year 2005. |