Qatar Duty Free extends with ARI

Dermot Davitt

Print Article E-Mail Article E-Mail Author

The Irish company gains a lucrative extra five years at Doha International airport

Qatar Duty Free confirmed to RavenFox.com that it is to extend Aer Rianta International's management contract in Qatar for the next five years.

Qatar Duty Free said it was happy with ARI and that the two companies enjoyed a very close relationship.

Aer Rianta International-Middle East managing director John Sutcliffe told RavenFox.com: "We are absolutely thrilled there is so much happening at Doha airport and you have to congratulate [Qatar Duty Free parent company] Qatar Airways. The existing facilities were developed very quickly and the potential for growth is huge. We are really pleased to be there until 2010."

Full details and comment will appear in DFNI June 1 2005.