1965:

Aéroboutique opens its first duty-free sales outlet and becomes the Duty Free division of Lagardère Services (formerly Hachette Distribution Services)

2000:

August

Lagardère Services acquires Duty Free Associates, the leader in French Travel Retail

October:

Creation of Aelia via the merging of Duty Free Associates and Aéroboutique

2001:

February:

Aelia sets up in Paris-Charles de Gaulle's (France) Terminal 1 via the opening of perfume and cosmetics stores

April:

The Group opens its Alcohol/Tobacco and Perfume shops in the Eurotunnel terminal (Calais, France)

2003:

May:

Aelia creates the Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire (SDA) with Aéroports de Paris for operating Alcohol/Tobacco and Perfume/Cosmetics stores in the Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2 (France) terminals

2004:

November:

The Group wins a successful bid for Belfast airport retail (United Kingdom)