Hongqiao Terminal 2 to get more store space
By Hu Min |
July 26, 2012, Thursday
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MORE commercial zones, featuring international luxury brands, will be added to Hongqiao International Airport's Terminal 2 by the end of the year to further bolster Shanghai's competitiveness as an air traffic hub.
Business recruitment for the 1,300-square-meter new area has been completed. Stores that have signed on will be open by year's end to give departing passengers more shopping choices, according to the airport's business developer.
About 90 percent of traffic at Hongqiao consists of regional flights, which puts the airport far behind its counterparts in duty-free business income.
Visitors taking domestic flights usually spend an average of 20 minutes at the terminals of the Hongqiao airport, half the amount of time that international flight travelers take, according to a survey conducted by airport authorities.
"Attracting consumers in such a short time and competing with big business outfits in the city is not easy," Ruan Yingjie, executive vice general manager of Shanghai Hongkong Airport Management Co, said during the two-day China Travel Retail meeting, which ended in Shanghai yesterday.
The event brought together domestic and international retailers and experts to explore opportunities in China's retail market.
Ruan declined to reveal names of the stores, but said "products sold at the airport should be strictly chosen and not be broad-based, and the environment and service for shopping should be good."
Business recruitment for the 1,300-square-meter new area has been completed. Stores that have signed on will be open by year's end to give departing passengers more shopping choices, according to the airport's business developer.
About 90 percent of traffic at Hongqiao consists of regional flights, which puts the airport far behind its counterparts in duty-free business income.
Visitors taking domestic flights usually spend an average of 20 minutes at the terminals of the Hongqiao airport, half the amount of time that international flight travelers take, according to a survey conducted by airport authorities.
"Attracting consumers in such a short time and competing with big business outfits in the city is not easy," Ruan Yingjie, executive vice general manager of Shanghai Hongkong Airport Management Co, said during the two-day China Travel Retail meeting, which ended in Shanghai yesterday.
The event brought together domestic and international retailers and experts to explore opportunities in China's retail market.
Ruan declined to reveal names of the stores, but said "products sold at the airport should be strictly chosen and not be broad-based, and the environment and service for shopping should be good."
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