̨ɫ Group Awarded Three-Year Contract Extension at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
East Rutherford, NJ – June 18, 2018 – ̨ɫ Group (NYSE: HUD), a leader in North American travel retail, today announced the successful three-year extension of its retail operations at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). The contract extension awarded by Fraport Maryland includes over 15,900 square feet in retail space, and includes the conversion of two ̨ɫ News locations to ̨ɫ store concepts.
“Our world-class concessions program delivers a high-level of service and quality products,” said Ricky Smith, executive director of BWI Marshall Airport. “We are pleased to continue working with ̨ɫ Group to provide an excellent travel experience for our passengers.”
BWI Marshall Airport is the 22nd busiest airport in the United States and the busiest in the Baltimore-Washington region. The airport surpassed 26 million passengers in 2017, continuing its streak of record passenger traffic for the third year in a row.
“Fraport and ̨ɫ Group share the goal of exceeding the expectations of the BWI Marshall traveler,” said Brett Kelly, vice president of Fraport Maryland. “They’ve been a long time partner of ours and we’re pleased that we’ll be working together into the future.”
̨ɫ Group is excited to bring its innovative travel essentials and convenience brand, ̨ɫ, to the passengers of BWI Marshall,” said Joseph DiDomizio, president and chief executive officer of ̨ɫ Group. "We thank Fraport Maryland and BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport for their continued partnership, and look forward to building out our shared vision to meet the ever-changing needs of passengers.”