CDFG wins Guangzhou T2 departures concession - DFNI

By Andrew Pentol in Airports , Asia/Pacific , Latest News , Retail News October 11, 2017 Comments Off on CDFG wins Guangzhou T2 departures concession

China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has won the eight-year departures duty-free concession at Guangzhou Baiyun International airport terminal two, which is due to open in early 2018.

As previously reported , the concession spans 3,544sq m across a total of 25 shops in the new terminal. It is divided into two sub-packages across the international area, one package totals 1,943sq m across 14 retail units while the second comprises of 1,601sq m over 11 retail shops.

The interior of the new terminal at Guangzhou

CDFG has been running the departures duty-free shops at the airport’s existing terminal since the beginning of 2008 and has already secured the arrivals concession at the airport. It has also secured arrivals duty-free contracts at Kunming , Nanjing , Qingdao , Chengdu and Urumpqi airports .

Last year Guangzhou airport handled 59.73 million passengers, meaning Only Beijing Capital (94.39 million) and Shanghai Pudong International airport (66 million) handled more passengers.

Emphasising the importance of Guangzhou International airport in terms of its overall operations, a CDFG statement said: “CDFG attaches great importance to a large-scale hub such as Guangzhou Baiyun airport in terms of the group’s future strategic planning. We will make better use of available resources to create the best commercial value for the airport and provide consumers a richer choice and price advantage on duty-free products.”

The capture of the T2 departures duty-free concession is a further positive for CDFG, after a year which has seen it capture the Beijing Capital International airport T2 duty-free contract as well as the liquor and tobacco duty-free concession in partnership with Lagardere Travel Retail at Hong Kong International airport .

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