Riyadh Airports Company signs key contracts with Lagardère Travel Retail, SSP and others

SAUDI ARABIA. Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) this week signed a flurry of key contracts related to consumer services at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA).

The contracts were concluded during the ACI Asia-Pacific and Middle East and ACI World Annual General Assembly (WAGA) Conference and Exhibition held in Riyadh.

RAC Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al-Asaker led the signings, which underline the company’s determination to provide an array of world-class services to guests at the Riyadh gateway.

RAC signed two important food & beverage agreements with Lagardère Travel Retail and SSP, respectively.

Riyadh Airports Company CEO Ayman Abdulaziz AboAbah (fourth from right) graced the occasion as Riyadh Airports Company Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al-Asaker (fifth from left) celebrated the agreement alongside colleagues and Lagardère Travel Retail’s leadership, including Lagardère Travel Retail Middle East Chief Executive Officer Dr. Munif Mohammed (fifth from right); EVP Commercial and Business Development Jacqui Davies (fourth from left); and Group EVP Foodservice & CSR Mélanie Guilldou (third from right). Also featured are (from left) Riyadh Airports Company Commercial Tendering and Contract Director Khaled Al-Angari; Lagardère Travel Retail Middle East Human Resources Director Naif Alzaid and Director of Operations Jamal Barakat; and Riyadh Airports Company Business Development Senior Manager – Food & Beverages & Retail/Services Dakhel Aldakhil (second from right) and Commercial Program Manager Amro Alsharif (far right).

Lagardère Travel Retail will provide a food court in Terminal 4, and multiple locations in T3, T4, and Metrolink T1 and T2.

SSP, which is enjoying a burgeoning presence in the Kingdom, will open a food court in T3, set to open around mid-June.

Abdulaziz Al-Asaker with SSP Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer & CEO East Europe and Middle East Mark Angela
Look out for Martin Moodie’s detailed report on WAGA 2024 in Riyadh, coming soon. Here he is pictured with Riyadh Airports Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al-Asaker (right) and Business Development Senior Manager Dakhel Aldakhil. Al-Asaker will be a star turn at The Trinity Forum 2024 due to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on 5-6 November.

Meanwhile RAC and Beyond One signed a Memorandum of Understanding at WAGA, which underscores their joint commitment to building a more interconnected and inclusive digital world. The parties aim to transform traveller connectivity at KKIA via Beyond One’s global travel eSIM proposition.

RAC also signed an agreement with Dr. Sulaiman Ak Habib Medical Group, represented by CEO Faisal Al Nassar. The collaboration will see several medical clinics opened at KKIA alongside a separate agreement to operate a medical pharmacy in International Lounge No. 3.

These initiatives form an integral part of RAC’s plans with Dr. Sulaiman AL Habib Medical Group to enhance the level of healthcare at KKIA. ✈

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