Growing aspirations
John Gallagher
1-Oct-2006
Following French travel retailer Aelia's surprise victory in the Belfast and London Luton tenders in 2004/05, the operator is looking at other possible locations, including Warsaw and AENA's network of Spanish airports. John Gallagher talks to vice-president of business development Ambroise Fondeur about the company's latest ambitions
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