Liverpool Airport to expand retail space
10.04.10
Liverpool Airport has embarked on a £12.4m reconfiguration of its departure terminal, which will boost retail space by over 45%. The year-long renovation programme began last November and will be completed this autumn. It will create a new central search area and a rebalancing of the airside / landside boundary from 50 / 50 to 80 / 20 in favour of landside.
Overall commercial space at the airport will grow from 55,000sq ft (5,111sq m) to 80,000sq ft (7,435sq m), equivalent to 22% of the total terminal floor space. The new commercial area will be split 15 / 85 in favour of airside. Additional high-street brands will be brought in and existing duty-free concessionaire World Duty Free (WDF) will open a new walk-through store in the reconfigured terminal.
Peel Airports group director of facilities Steve Gill said: ‘Retail is very important to us because it underpins our business plan. Passengers are wanting to spend less time at the airport so we have to make sure we get a return on our investment.’
The airport forecasts it will handle 5.4m passengers in the financial year 2009/10. It enjoys a high percentage of international passengers (85%), with easyJet and Ryanair its biggest airline partners.
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