Gebr. Heinemann has begun 2015 with the greatest single success in the company’s history: the Turkish company Unifree Dutyfree– in which Gebr. Heinemann holds 60.8 percent of the shares, with the remainder in the hands of the Turkish partners of the Bilgener and Üstünkaya families – has won the contract for the operation of all airside retail space at Istanbul New Airport, operated by iGA Group, for a period of 25 years as of the opening of the new airport. The contract has already been signed in Istanbul.
“Together with our Turkish partners, we are proud to take responsibility for the airside retail space and centre management at Istanbul New Airport. At 53,000 square metres this is a totally new dimension of retail space, and it will enable us to implement unique, pioneering concepts. In addition to several thousand square metres for luxury boutiques, which are partly sublet, our overriding aim is to cater to all the needs of a passenger at this important international airport in close cooperation with the operator iGA”, explains Claus Heinemann.
Unifree will create more than 3,000 jobs at Istanbul New Airport. Investments amounting to more than 120 million euros are projected. The airport will open with a capacity of 90 million passengers annually. Two expansions are set to follow, raising the annual passenger capacity to 150 million. Forecasts predict 50 million international air passengers for the first year of operation.
Gebr.[[ RichText template tag nobreak is not configured ]] Heinemann have been involved as retailer in the existing Istanbul Atatürk Airport since 1999. “We are looking forward to continuing our longstanding, successful international partnership with the companies TAV and ATÜ, which was only recently awarded the Duty Free tenders in Tunisia, on a long-term basis,” says Raoul Spanger, Executive Director Retail at Gebr. Heinemann.
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