FRANCE. Thursday was a momentous day for Paris Orly Airport as the Prime Minister of France officially opened a new terminal – a rare event in Europe these days – that links the existing Orly West and Orly South terminals.
The inauguration of the 80,000sq m terminal – called Terminal 3 – is a major advance for the airport. As well as creating a vast new 6,000sq m retail and F&B footprint in the building, it ensures easy access for passengers across all the departure areas of Orly. This will facilitate the development of transfer passengers over time; an important driver of travel retail sales.
The new terminal is part of a much larger infrastructure investment at Orly that not only increases passenger capacity but aims to provide world-class customer service and levels of comfort.
The T3 opening has prompted Paris Aéroport, the operator of both Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly airports, to rename the terminals. Working anti-clockwise, Orly West become terminals 1 and 2, and Orly South becomes T4, with the new T3 acting as a connecting junction between them.
On the day of the official opening, The Moodie Davitt Report had exclusive access to the T3 retail offer – which adds a new level of sophistication to the airport. After being hosted by Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire, the retail joint venture between Paris Aéroport and Lagardère Travel Retail, we bring you the first images of the shopping elements that Orly Airport passengers have been able to access since 16 April.
A full report on the new retail offer will appear soon.
