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Ouverture d’un duty-free à Lorraine Airport

L’aéroport Metz-Nancy Lorraine a inauguré ce lundi avec la société Befly de nouveaux points de restauration ainsi que sa première boutique duty free. Avec ces nouveaux outils d’attractivité, l’aéroport entend poursuivre son développement afin d’améliorer l’accueil des passagers.

De nouveaux services destinés à améliorer les conditions d’accueil des des passagers et des salariés.  Lorraine Airport a fait appel, à la suite d’une mise en concurrence, à la société Befly. Déjà expérimenté dans le domaine aéroportuaire notamment à l’aéroport de Paris-Vatrye, le nouvel exploitant a repensé les aménagements des espaces de restauration : bar-snack, restaurant panoramique, service de restauration aérienne et ouvert dernièrement une boutique duty free (libre de taxes). A l’intérieur, parfums, cosmétiques produits lorrains ou confiseries, sont exonérés de taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA). Son nom « take off ». Ouverte depuis le premier juin en salle d’embarquement internationale elle est déjà prête à accueillir les voyageurs.

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New Orleans’ new airport terminal, opening in 2019.

Construction crews are more than halfway finished with New Orleans’ new airport terminal, a $993.7 million project with 35 gates and a brand new 2,100-space parking garage. The terminal is set to open in February 2019. The new terminal will completely replace the existing New Orleans airport.

The new terminal’s food and retail lineup includes a few familiar New Orleans brands.
Expect a mix of local restaurants as well as big national brands like Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks.
Last January, the New Orleans Aviation Board picked two concessions groups to run the food and beverage program at the new airport — Delaware North-Chase Catering and Concessions, and HMS Host-Coaxum Enterprises-Kaleidoscope Strategies. The goal for the new airport, according to a statement from officials, is «to have a world-class, award-winning program that provides competition and a mix of local and national brands that fit all price points.»
Here’s an overview of the food and beverage offerings each of the groups is bringing to the table.
Leah’s Kitchen
Midway Pizza
Chick-Fil-A
Ye Olde College Inn
PJ’s
Heritage Bar
Angelo Brocato’s
Bar Sazerac
MoPho
City Greens
Folse Market
Emeril’s
Shake Shack
Cafe du Monde
Starbucks
Great American Bagel
Cure
Munch Factory
Chili’s
Lucky Dogs
Auntie Anne’s
Mondo
Panda Express
Smoothie King

Food and retail will be located down the center of the concourses, allowing for more windows and for passengers to see their gate.

In addition to the food program, a selection committee has tapped two groups, Paradies Lagardere and Pacific Gateway, to oversee news and gift programs at the new facility. Retailers will also be a mix of local and national brands. Here’s an overview of the retail offerings.

Paradies Lagardere

  • The Advocate
  • Dylan’s Candy Bar
  • Brother’s Food Mart
  • The Score Board
  • CNBC
  • TripAdvisor
  • Brighton
  • InMotion
  • Fleurty Girl
  • Nola Couture

Pacific Gateway

  • New Stand
  • Pulp & Grind
  • Lolli & Pops
  • Dirty Coast
  • Pulp & Grind
  • Preservation Hall
  • EJE Duty Free

Source: The Times-Picayune

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First phase of St. John’s airport terminal building expansion opens July 12

St. John’s International Airport announced Tuesday the opening date of the first phase of the expanded airport terminal building will be July 12.

The construction for the first phase of the expansion began in late 2014 and has added 145,000 square feet to the departures area of the airport terminal.

The first flights on the morning of July 12 will operate through the new pre-board screening area, which will be accessible through the first floor adjacent to the check-in area, the airport said in a news release. The new departures lounge will feature additional seating and gate capacity, and more food and beverage and retail outlets.

Passenger traffic has grown significantly since the Airport was privatized in 1998 and the existing Terminal Building was reopened in 2002.

Last year, there were over 1.5 million passengers who passed through the Airport, a volume well-beyond the design capacity of the existing building of 908,000 passengers. As a result of this passenger growth, a 10-year plan was announced in 2017 that includes an investment of $200 million into the airport to expand and enhance facilities in order to accommodate existing and anticipate future passenger traffic volumes.

Construction on the second phase will begin in 2019 and add about 100,000 square feet to the arrivals area. When the expansion project is completed in 2022, the airport terminal building will be more than double its existing size at 420,000 square feet.

When the East Expansion (Departures) opens in July 2018, passengers will enjoy the following 5 new food and beverage and five retail outlets in Departures Lounge (YellowBelly brewery, Newfoundland Chocolate Company, Booster Juice, Heritage Shop, Breakwater Place (Relay) ant Tim Hortons).

Source: The Telegram and others

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Japan-Singapore consortium strikes agreement to manage Fukuoka Airport

Changi Airports International (CAI), the global investment arm of Changi Airport Group, will add Japan’s Fukuoka Airport to its airport portfolio next year.
CAI is part of the Fukuoka Airport HD Group, a consortium led by Fukuoka Airport Holdings, which yesterday entered into a Basic Agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to operate the gateway from April 1, 2019.
Other partners in the consortium include Nishi-Nippon Railroad, Mitsubishi Corporation and Kyushu Electric Power.

Duration: 30 years, maximum 35 years including possible extensions due to force majeure, etc.

Scope: Airport operation, air navigation facility operation, provision of environmental protection measures, building and parking facility operations, etc.

CAI as a 40% share in the consortium responsible for operating Rio de Janeiro’s Tom Jobim International Airport (Galeão).
In Russia, it has a 30% stake in Basel Aero, the management company trusted to develop the airports of Krasnodar, Sochi, Anapa and Gelendzhik in Krasnodar Krai. The other stakeholders in the joint venture are Russia’s Basic Element group and OJSC Sberbank.
Also in Russia, CAI has a 33.3% stake in the consortium responsible for operating Vladivostok International Airport. Investment partners Basic Element and the Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) also have a 33.3% shareholding in the gateway.
Elsewhere CAI has a 36.7% holding in Bengal Aerotropolis Project Ltd, which is developing a greenfield airport and township in Durgapur in West Bengal, India.
CAI is also a key partner in a consortium that had signed a Framework Agreement with Myanmar’s Department of Civil Aviation designed to pave the way for the concession for Yangon’s new Hanthawaddy International Airport. The consortium comprises CAI (20%), JGC Corporation (55%) and Yongnam Holdings Limited (25%).

Source: The Business Time, Moodie Davidd Report, Airport World