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Inflight takes over Travel Retail at Skavsta |
Stockholm, 1 March 2010. Following a recently concluded bid process, Stockholm Skavsta Airport’s has awarded Inflight Service Europe the contract for management and operations of the airport’s airside travel retail shop, “Buy & Fly”. The contract will be effective as of 1 May 2010.![[logo] - Skavsta Airport](Images/News/Skavsta.jpg)
The airport itself has operated the shop up to now, with Inflight Service as its chief supplier of goods.
The shop will undergo complete redesign and refurbishing in conjunction with the change of management.
- In view of our long-standing cooperation with SSA that dates back to 1995, we are of course very pleased to have been entrusted with the full responsibility for the shop operation, comments Peter Candell, Director Business Development at Inflight Service. We look forward to taking an active part in increasing the passenger service level by providing an enhanced product offer and an improved overall shopping environment. The planning for the creation of a new and better shop is already in progress, concludes Peter Candell.
- We are very pleased to have finalised this process, says Joakim Lindholm, Stockholm Skavsta Deputy CEO. Not only the management, but also the shop staff, which will be adopted by Inflight Service, see great potential in the new arrangement. It’s however the airport’s passengers that will be the biggest winners, profiting from a new bigger and much more attractive shop.
For further information, please contact:
Joakim Lindholm, Deputy CEO, Stockholm Skavsta Flygplats, tel +46 (0)70-398 50 17.
Peter Candell, Director Business development, Inflight Service Europe AB, tel +46 (0)070 674 12 44
About Inflight Service Europe AB
Inflight Service Europe AB (IFS), based in Stockholm, has a leading position within the Northern European tax free and travel retail industry. With clients mainly in the Nordic countries, the Baltic States and Poland, IFS offers services and business concepts to airlines, airports and ferry & cruise lines. IFS' turnover for 2008 was 170 MEUR and number of employees approximately 300 in four countries.
About Stockholm Skavsta Airport AB
Sweden’s third largest airport Stockholm Skavsta presently has a total of 50 destinations, of which 39 are Ryanair’s. The passenger volume for 2009 was just over 2.5 million. Apart from Ryanair, the Polish low cost carrier Wizz Air and Gotlandsflyg operate from the airport, as well as the charter airlines Fritidsresor (TUI) and Ving/Thomas Cook. |
| IFS Awarded SAS' Outsourcing Contract |
– Contract Worth 4,5 Milliard SEK
Stockholm, 19 May 2009. Inflight Service Europe AB (IFS) has been awarded the outsourcing contract for the SAS Group's onboard retail operation. The contract entrusts IFS with full operational responsibilities for all three of the SAS' onboard retail channels: Cloudshop, Flightshop and Preorder.
IFS counts among Northern Europe's leading suppliers of services and goods for the travel retail industry with many of the region's most renowned airlines, airports and ferry lines as its customers.
– The new arrangement creates mutual prerequisites for optimising customer service, profitability and consequently the result at large. SAS will benefit from Inflight Service's full travel retail expertise and experience and thereby maximise its onboard sales channels: Cloudshop, Flightshop and Preorder, says Gustaf Ljunggren, CEO of Inflight Service Europe AB.
IFS was singled out as SAS preferred partner following an extensive evaluation process, in which the overall commercial performance became a decisive factor for SAS' choice.
SAS has already for several years relied upon IFS for purchasing and supply of travel retail goods for its onboard and pre-order sales. The now entered arrangement extends and deepens the collaboration to encompass all sides of the onboard retail activities, and also to include the Cloudshop offer of food, drinks and snacks.
The total contract value amounts to 4,5 milliard SEK, with an annual turnover of approximately 500 million during a 5-year period with an optional extension of two plus two years. The contract will be effective as of the fourth quarter 2009.
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