Fraport Baltimore Partnership awarded concessions management deal at Baltimore/Washington International Airport

The partnership between existing commercial concessions manager Fraport USA and Ernst Valery Investment Corporation (EVI) has gained a 23-year contract.

Feb 12, 2025 - 23:17

Fraport Baltimore Partnership awarded concessions management deal at Baltimore/Washington International Airport

USA. Fraport Baltimore Partnership has been awarded a 23-year contract with the Maryland Aviation Administration to redevelop, renovate, lease and manage the retail, restaurant and commercial services at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The award followed a competitive solicitation process by the Maryland Department of Transportation.

Fraport USA was already the developer and manager of the retail and F&B programme at the airport since 2004. It extends its tenure under a partnership with Ernst Valery Investment Corporation.

**Fraport USA pledged “a bold world-class and innovative new customer experience” as it extends its presence at the Maryland airport**

“BWI Marshall Airport looks forward to working closely with Fraport Baltimore Partnership to deliver the airport’s ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ excellent service our customers and passengers have come to know. Members of the partnership have decades of experience successfully managing concessions programmes at BWI Marshall and other major US airports,” said Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld.

“We are grateful and humbled by the trust placed in us through this award,” said Fraport USA CEO Sabine Trenk. “This contract represents not only a tremendous opportunity but also a profound responsibility to collaborate with MAA to develop world-class services that exceed expectations and set new standards for quality and customer experience.

“Our vision for BWI Marshall launches from a storied past and reimagines the future of over 118 concession spaces that will lead the industry in new and exciting opportunities for passenger interaction, traveller engagement, revenue enhancement and a world-class experience.”

“Our new venture, Fraport Baltimore Partnership LLC is uniquely poised to leverage the long history and experience of Fraport and EVI’s unmatched local development abilities, small business empowerment and community engagement skills,” said Ernst Valery.

Fraport pledged “a bold world-class and innovative new customer experience” at the airport.

Fraport USA is the developer and/or manager of commercial programmes at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Terminal 5 at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, Nashville International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport’s Terminal B, Ronald Reagan National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.

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