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Private investment firm Ardian, asset management company Finint Infrastrutture and Sviluppo 87 are to acquire Milione SpA, the parent company of SAVE SpA, which operates Venice Marco Polo Airport and other gateways across northern Italy. The transaction follows the exclusivity agreement signed last May by Ardian and Finint Infrastrutture with the current shareholders of Milione […]
More than 300 guests gathered at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Saturday for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for its highly anticipated new state-of-the-art terminal, which opens to the public later this autumn. The event was attended by airport leadership, airline partners, elected officials, community organisations, labour and construction teams, corporate business partners and other key […]
Fazer Café will open an outlet at Helsinki Airport early next year that the Finnish gateway states will bring “a significant addition to its café offerings”. The airport believes that the modern and classic new addition will provide a welcome new meeting place and high-quality café experience for passengers. It will be located near the […]
Sunil Tuli, president of the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) and group chief executive of King Power Group (Hong Kong), reflects on the dramatic rise of Indian aviation as a priority market for travel retail in India and beyond. The world’s fastest-growing major economy has an aviation sector that is battling to keep pace […]
DFP WORLD will make history by opening Zimbabwe’s only duty free store with 100% brand-approved products, authorised directly by global Maisons and brand owners. The concession will be operated by Duty Free Stores of Zimbabwe Plc (Ltd) and supported by Afrique Duty-Free, DFP WORLD’s Namibian investment arm. The store is under construction at Harare International […]
President and CEO, Hag-jae Lee, talks to Joe Bates about the success, ambitions and infrastructure development plans of Incheon International Airport. Arguably, very few new airports have made such an impressive start to life as Incheon International Airport, which within a few years of opening in the Spring of 2001 had earned itself a reputation […]
A new forest-themed zone will open in the Schengen gate area of Helsinki Airport in early 20206 that operator, Finavia, reveals was inspired by Finnish nature. Finavia notes that it use surveys to identify the needs and wishes of passengers, and closely follow international trends in the industry to ensure that Helsinki Airport provides visitors […]
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) and Bowman Field (LOU) generated a record breaking $12.8 billion in economic output for the region and state in 2024, according to the most recent economic impact study. The total ensures that Louisville Regional Airport Authority maintains its status as the number one economic driver for aviation in the […]
Vincent Hodder, CEO of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in the UK, today outlined the gateway’s economic and aviation potential, three months after the opening of its terminal extension. “We unveiled our Vision 2030 strategy in August last year and since then LBA has been on a transformational journey,” enthused Hodder. “Backed by £200 million in […]
Global travel retailer Heinemann has teamed up with leading games, IP and toy company Hasbro on a MONOPOLY-themed campaign across its Sydney, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong airport locations to commemorate the iconic board game’s 90th anniversary. This is an exclusive 90th anniversary partnership with a travel retailer in Asia. Just in time for the […]
Based on its performance in the first half of 2025, the 100th anniversary of Copenhagen Airport is set to be a record year for the Danish gateway. In the first six months of the year, 14.9 million passengers passed through the terminals, which was 8% cent more than in the first half of last year […]
Gebr Heinemann has extended its long-standing partnership with Hamburg Airport for at least another decade after extending its travel retail concession until 2037. Their joint success story began in 1993, when Gebr Heinemann opened its first Duty Free shop at Hamburg Airport. Today, both partners combine strong Hanseatic roots with a shared commitment to enhancing […]
