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Lima’s new terminal to open on schedule in December with exciting new

DF/TR offers and gastronomic hub
The new passenger terminal at Jorge have 46 boarding bridges and a 30,000 out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now we
Chavez International Airport will open on sqm commercial area for retail, food and can show the Lima airport community our
schedule on December 18, confirms airport beverage, and VIP lounges. very best retail offer. In addition to the
manager Lima Airport Partners (LAP). Cyril Letocart, CEO of Lagardère 2,500 sqm duty free store in departures and
Internal trials to test operational Latin America, the duty free concession 1,000 sqm in arrivals we will also have a
systems are already underway and further holder at Lima, tells TMI that they are more 650 sqm duty paid store in the domestic
trials with “guest” passengers will begin than ready to begin retail operations in departures area. We started back in January
in October, says LAP. IATA along with the 4,000 square meters allocated to them, 2022 with just over 80 employees. At the
several Peruvian air transport groups had divided between duty free in international moment we have just over 220 but at the
recommended postponing the official and duty-paid in the domestic area of the end of the year will have close to 800,”
opening until January, after the Christmas terminal. Letocart adds.
and New Year Holidays, but LAP says it is “We are really excited about the new According to Letocart, the commercial
totally prepared to go in mid-December. opening. When we signed the deal with offer will be different from the current
The 270,000 sqm terminal will LAP in July 2021 we were still coming store in the old Terminal. “We will have
the big international brands of course but
our shoppers will know they are in Peru.
We will be making big improvements to
the ‘Fantastico Peru’ concept we launched
last year and we will add a Mixologist Bar
for Pisco lovers and a Chocolate Tasting
bar for those looking to try one of the best
Peruvian delicacies.”

Rendering of the new passenger terminal at Jorge Chavez
International Airport in Lima.

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