UK. Edinburgh Airport has revealed three major commercial opportunities for a new lounge, a convenience store and a contract to manage the Scottish travel hub’s advertising portfolio.
The airport company is seeking proposals for a 365sq m airside premium lounge unit to offer a “best in class” facility to passengers. The unit will occupy prime space in the international departures lounge, which enjoys high footfall due to its terminal location.
An opportunity also exists for a 359sq m convenience store in prime space that enjoys strong visibility from inside and outside Edinburgh’s single terminal.
The final opportunity is for the management of Edinburgh Airport’s advertising activities encompassing a diverse portfolio of approximately 70 media sites, both internal and external to the terminal.
In 2022, the airport served 76% of pre-pandemic 2019 passengers, with 11.2 million travellers passing through.
The Global Infrastructure Partners-owned travel hub works with airlines such as Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, KLM, British Airways, United, Delta, Virgin Atlantic, Ryanair and easyJet among others.
Edinburgh Airport offers connections to 154 destinations, including Doha, Istanbul, New York, Chicago, Toronto and mainland Europe.
Edinburgh Airport Director of Retail and Property Gail Taylor said: “The return of passengers to Edinburgh Airport in 2022 was incredibly encouraging. The demand we saw for travel as people reconnected with one another and explored new places was a boost to the whole industry.
“We are proud to offer our passengers a fantastic choice of retail outlets and food & beverage options, but we are always looking to expand that choice and bring new partners and brands into Scotland’s busiest airport.
“We think the potential to have a customer base of 11 million people – a number we are confident will return to pre-pandemic levels within the next couple of years [14.7 million passengers in 2019 -Ed] – is an exciting opportunity for both the airport and new and existing retail outlets. We would be keen to hear from potential new partners about how we can work together and bring choice to our passengers.” 
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