Flemingo enters BIA with duty free shop

Hemanthi Guruge

One of the world’s largest players in duty free and travel retail the Flemingo Group had been awarded franchise to operate a duty free shop at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

Flemingo Chief Executive Officer P.K. Thimmaya said the Flemingo group will open its duty free shop at the Bandaranaike Airport next month for the large number of passengers using the BIA.

He said confectionaries, perfumes, spirits and other items will be sold to travellers at reasonable prices. “Now Sri Lankans enjoy peace with the end of the war and this type of investment will help to increase tourism in the country,” he said.

He added that a number of Sri Lankans and a few Indians will be recruited for the duty free shop at the Airport.

“We have taken partnership from a single location to global level propelling on the strength we see in one another. Flemingo seeks to continue its growth cycle parallel with all its partners and suppliers and become a global giant in the corporate arena,” he said. Flemingo has been expanding exponentially mainly due to its relentless commitment to compliance issues and vision to see beyond the obvious and is now being recognized as a serious contender in the duty free industry throughout the world.

Flemingo has pioneered and changed travel retail policies and brand perception of the industry in India operating across the multiple formats such as airport, seaport, border shops, defence shops and UN commissary shop.

Flemingo group is fast becoming a serious contender in the duty free industry in the world. They plan to expand aggressively by offering the market the very best products and services in the industry.

The contract was signed by Flemingo Managing Director Mahendra Thakar and Airport and Aviation Services Chairman Prasanna Wickramasuriya last Friday.