Alpha World News concept to depart BAA airports

Tina Milton

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Alpha Airports Group's concession agreement with BAA for its World News stores will end on September 30 but the concept will continue trading at the UK’s regional airports

Alpha Airports Group has announced the expiry of its concession agreement with airports group BAA in respect of its World News confectionery, tobacco and news stores.

The agreement, which will end on September 30 and has annual sales of approximately £27m ($53m), is for the World News outlets at London Heathrow terminal three, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports.

Alpha has long-term contracts for World News stores in many of the UK’s regional airports. In a statement the company re-iterated: “World News remains an important part of the Alpha Airport Services’ portfolio.”

Alpha’s current World News stores are located in Belfast City, Belfast International, Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham Tees Valley, Exeter, Inverness, Jersey, London City, Luton, East Midlands, and Robin Hood airports.
 
In a statement the company commented: “It is anticipated that the expiry of this agreement will have no significant impact on management's expectations of profit for either this financial year or the next.”