Stockholm Skavsta outsources Travel Retail
Published: 01 March 2010
Following a recently concluded bid process, Stockholm Skavsta Airport has awarded Inflight Service Europe with the outsourcing contract for management and operations of the airport’s airside travel retail shop, "Buy & Fly". The contract will be effective as of 1 May 2010.
The airport itself has operated the shop up to now, with Inflight Service as its chief supplier of goods.
The shop will undergo complete redesign and refurbishing in conjunction with the change of management.
- In view of our long-standing cooperation with SSA that dates back to 1995, we are of course very pleased to have been entrusted with the full responsibility for the shop operation, comments Peter Candell, Director Business Development at Inflight Service. We look forward to taking an active part in increasing the passenger service level by providing an enhanced product offer and an improved overall shopping environment. The planning for the creation of a new and better shop is already in progress, concludes Peter Candell.
- We are very pleased to have finalised this outsourcing process, says Joakim Lindholm, Stockholm Skavsta's Deputy CEO. Not only the management, but also the shop staff, which will be adopted by Inflight Service, see great potential in the new arrangement. It'w w s however the airport's passengers that will be the biggest winners, profiting from a new bigger and much more attractive shop.
About Inflight Service Europe AB
Inflight Service Europe AB (IFS), based in Stockholm, has a leading position within the Northern European tax free and travel retail industry. With clients mainly in the Nordic countries, the Baltic States and Poland, IFS offers services and business concepts to airlines, airports and ferry & cruise lines. IFS' turnover for 2008 was 170 MEUR and number of employees approximately 300 in four countries.
About Stockholm Skavsta Airport
Sweden's third largest airport Stockholm Skavsta today has 50 routes, of which 39 are Ryanair destinations. The passenger volume in 2009 was just over 2.5 million travellers. Among the airlines operating from the airport are, besides Ryanair, the Polish low-cost carrier Wizz Air and Gotlandsflyg, as well as the tour operators Fritidsresor (TUI) and Ving/Thomas Cook.