Vagar Airport (IATA: FAE), says that after a slow start to 2017, the number of passengers travelling through the gateway to the Faroe Islands is “back on track”. So far this year it has handled 80,019 passengers which represents growth of 4.9% compared to 2016. With 29,433 passengers this April, it achieved a massive growth […]
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Qatar Airways has launched a stopover package in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority to promote and market Qatar as a destination of choice for international travellers. The new arrangement will offer transit passengers the opportunity to discover Doha with free luxury hotel stays and complimentary transit visas. The offer is part of a broader campaign […]
A new terminal has been opened at Zagreb Airport, which offers more food and drink options to travellers visiting the Croatian airport. Sani Şener, TAV Airports president and CEO said: “The new passenger terminal, the biggest infrastructure investment in the last decade in Croatia, will make Zagreb one of the leading airports in the region […]
Etihad Airways has decided to keep it’s inflight shopping service in-house after debating whether or not to outsource it. Last June they had started a process to consider outsourcing the service and had invited companies to submit their proposals. A spokesperson from Etihad Airways had this to say: “Following the review we took on our […]
Lagardère Travel Retail opened it’s new commercial area at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport this week, with it’s 1,850sq m Aelia Duty Free store being the pick of the new stores. Dag Rasmussen, Chairman and CEO of Lagardère Travel Retail said: “We are extremely pleased to reinforce our historical partnership with Fiumicino Airport and to demonstrate the […]
Fraport Greece and Hellenic Duty Free Shops have signed a 30-year contract covering 14 Greek airports. Executive Director of Commercial & Business Development of Fraport Greece George Vilos said: “The 14 airports are gateways to some of the most important Greek and world famous destinations. Fraport Greece’s investment plan for the development of the 14 […]
Visitors to Frankfurt Airport can now preorder duty free products online and have them delivered to their address in Germany. The new scheme is a joint venture between Heinemann and Fraport. To qualify for the service, you need to have a valid flight ticket from Frankfurt and the destination must be a country within the […]
Heathrow Airport have a apprenticeship scheme which pledges to recruit and train 516 new apprentices in 2017 which is an increase of over 50 from 2016. World Duty Free is one of the major businesses to support the scheme and pledge 30 places. Heathrow Airport Chief People Officer Paula Stannett said of the scheme: “With […]
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) is set to win the nine year contract for duty free retail at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport arrivals after submitting the highest bid last week. There were four other bidders, but it is believed that CDFG were the biggest bidders on the table. The contract will cover the existing Terminal 1 at Guangzhou as […]
Zurich Airport have announced figures that show retail and duty free incomes rise 1.1% to $95.5m in 2016. The figures were boosted by Dufry announcing that they were extending their relationship with the airport until 2028. […]
A study commissioned by Tax Free World Association has shown that duty free and travel retail sales between January and November 2016 totaled $47.7bn worldwide which is an increase of 2.2%. TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen said: “Looking at the future, there are many causes for optimism: the outlook for the travel sector is very positive, […]
An exclusive new Longchamp boutique has just been opened by Heinemann at Sydney International Airport. The store will be showing off the women’s Spring/Summer 2017 range and also the well known ‘Le Pliage’ range. The store will be placed within Terminal 1 in the Luxury Boutique area of the airport. Managing director at Heinemann Australia, Constantin […]
Duty Free and Retail sales in the Asia Pacific region have grown by 10% in the first nine months of 2016 according to the association behind the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference. President Erik Juul-Mortensen said “While business slowed in all other areas of the world in the first nine months of 2016, Asia […]
Qatar Duty Free have teamed up with HMSHost International to open a brand new open air food market called Harvest Market inside the five star terminal at Hamad International Airport. Walter Seib, CEO of HMSHost International said: “This partnership with one of the fastest growing airports in the Gulf, mark a significant milestone in our strategy […]
To celebrate the Chinese New Year, AirAsia’s Big Duty Free us offering an amazing 38% off all items for passengers if they pre-book their duty free purchases online at their website portal – bigdutyfree.com. The offer runs until February 12th. Travellers need to pre-book their purchases up to 48 hours before their flight, and then […]
M1nd-set have compiled some data on whether travellers research duty free before they fly. In figures compiled from over 4,000 interviews with travellers, it turns out that over 50% of Chinese travellers will research their potential duty free purchases before they fly and that more than half will also use the airport’s WiFi to check […]
Mumbai Airport unveiled it’s newest store today at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 – a showroom for Harley Davidson gear called “Mach-1”. The store will sell a range of Harley Davidson themed products such as boots, helmets, caps and t-shirts. A spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said: “The launch of this merchandise-only […]
AirAsia X have introduced the ability for passengers to purchase duty free products from the comfort of their own seat. The touch screen tablet includes all their usual inflight entertainment such as music, TV and films, but now gives travellers access to the AirAsia BIG Duty Free catalogue. Passengers will be able to pre-book the […]
Finavia have announced that during 2016, passenger volumes at their airports increased by 3.5% to reach an all-time high. A total of 20,786,846 passengers travelled through their airports in 2016, with an impressive 71.2 million at Helsinki Airport. 26% of these passengers were on domestic flights, whilst the remaining 74% were on international ones – an increase of […]
Premier jewellers Tiffany & Co are to open two boutiques at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport in the second quarter of 2017 it has been announced. SDA CEO Guy Bodescot said: “We are very excited to contribute to Paris Aéroport’s strategy of creating the ultimate Parisian shopping experience by this new partnership with one of, […]
Helsinki Airport has released statistics about all the products sold at their airport during 2016. Airport operator Finavia said Chinese travellers were the biggest spenders at the airport, and the number of Chinese passengers increased +7.5% in 2016. The most popular product groups among Chinese passengers last year were cosmetics, jewellery, watches and fashion, with European […]
China Airlines are now using their newest, state of the art Airbus 350 aircraft on their Taipei-Vienna route. The airline currently runs three weekly flights to the Austrian capital and follows closely the company’s decision to do exactly the same by improving their Taipei-Amsterdam route. The Chinese airline bought their first ever A350 back in […]
Indian airline SpiceJet are planning to increase their fleet with one of the largest ever aircraft orders in aviation history. The chairman of SpiceJet, Ajay Singh, announced last Friday that the company is planning to buy up to 205 Boeing 737 aeroplanes with a total cost of $22bn. SpiceJet said: “The Boeing 737 class of aircraft has […]
Irish budget airline Ryanair have revealed that their smartphone app has been downloaded an impressive 17 million times and it the most popular airline app in Europe on both the Apple and Android app marketplaces. Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, Kenny Jacobs said:“We are continually improving our mobile app on both the iOS and Android platforms […]
AeroMobile is the company that launched inflight 3G mobile data back in 2015 and has since seen increases in it’s takeup year on year. They allow passengers to use their own mobiles and tablets to call, text and use the internet. Since launching in December 2015, they have reported a 160% increase in inflight mobile […]