Following a competitive tender launched earlier this year, Aelia Group has been selected as sole operator of the liquor, tobacco and perfumes & cosmetics stores at Nice Côte d’Azur airport. Aelia already operates a number of stores at the airport including the LTPC store in terminal 1, and will now take over the LTPC business in terminal 2 when the existing operator’s contract expires in December 2009.

Nice Côte d’Azur airport is to undertake ambitious plans to improve the commercial environment in both terminals, extending the LTPC store in T1 to 350sq m and creating a new 250sq m store in T2 module 1, catering for Schengen traffic. Aelia will also take over a further 240sq m of LTPC retail space in T2 module 2, including a store for non-Schengen passengers. In total the LTPC business at Nice Côte d’Azur is expected to be worth more than 150m euros over the course of the contract.

Commenting on the development, Aelia chairman ...