BAA USA extends concession management at Boston

Emily Pacey

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BAA USA will create 15,000sq m more retail space at Boston Logan International airport by 2007 after securing its stay at the facility until 2015

BAA USA is to expand retail areas at Boston Logan airport by 15,000sq m (161,458sq ft) over the next two years after securing an extension to its retail management contracts at the location until the end of 2015. By 2007 the operator plans to have added 33 retail shops and 34 food and beverage outlets to terminals B and D/E.

Under the terms of the new contract the operator has agreed to invest $4.8m into the expansion programme. The extended deal represents an extra two and a half years in Terminals D/E and four years in Terminal B.

The enhanced deal with Boston airport authority Massport comes two weeks after BAA USA introduced 20 new retail and catering concepts to Baltimore-Washington International airport.

The two deals together have doubled the scale of BAA USA's operations. BAA International Retail Director Paul Weber said: "Since we first came to Boston in 2000, we've developed a great relationship with Massport. I'm confident that we'll deliver an impressive facility that will place Boston at the forefront of airport facilities in the US.

"Alongside our recent launch at Baltimore-Washington, we have effectively doubled our business in the US both financially and in terms of space. This is a credit to BAA USA vice president and regional director Mark Knight and his team for their tenacity and commitment to improving the face of US airport retailing."