DFW Int. Airport Unveils New Outlets with Opening of First Phase of Terminal A

Eighteen new concessions outlets are located in the newly-opened first phase of Terminal A of Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. The new concessions in Terminal A are being unveiled in conjunction with the rollout of DFW’s $2.3 billion Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP).

“Our mission is to provide airport guests with a world-class level of customer service, and to achieve that we’re providing our passengers with more choices, healthier and upscale options and highly requested amenities,” said Jeff Fegan, CEO of DFW International Airport. “Dining or shopping at DFW will become an even better experience for customers as we open these new locations, which include creative new ideas alongside some popular favorites.”

Highlighting the new concessions are first ever airport locations for Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar & Grill, Teavana, a world- renowned retailer for tea and tea accessories, and Geppetto’s Toys.

Overall, the redefined section of Terminal A includes 50% more space allocated for concessions operations while keeping roughly the same number of restaurant and retail outlets, addressing projections for passenger counts in 2020 and beyond.

“You can feel and taste an unmistakable freshness about DFW Airport with all of these new concepts now available in Terminal A, and the quality of these outlets is superb,” said Ken Buchanan, executive vice president of revenue management for DFW. “I’m positive that passengers will be really pleased with this first wave of the future for concessions at DFW.”

All of the new concessions are located between Gates A12 and A17 in DFW’s Terminal A. The following is a rundown of all of the new Terminal A concessions outlets:

Food & Beverage

• Einstein Bros. Bagels
• TGI Fridays
• Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar & Grill
• Icebox Café Natalie’s Candy Jar
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
• Qdoba Mexican Grill
• The Salt Lick Bar-B-Que
• McDonald’s
• Teavana
• Vino Volo

Retail and Services

• Soundbalance Hudson and Dunkin’ Donuts
• GoodFellows Shoe Shine
• Geppetto’s Toys
• Brighton
• Aquafina Junior Flyer’s Club

In surpassing 200 total destinations, DFW joins a select group of airports worldwide with that distinction, including Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, and Munich.

“Even with this tremendous achievement of 200 destinations, our airport still has plenty of room to grow and add more capacity,” said Jeff Fegan, DFW Airport’s CEO. “We are optimistic that DFW can continue to attract more air service in the coming months and years, particularly new international service, as we build on our mission to connect the Dallas/Fort Worth area to the world.”

DFW Airport has experienced an unprecedented expansion of air service in the past three years, adding seven new passenger airlines, three new cargo carriers, fourteen new international destinations and ten new domestic destinations.

In addition to new flights from its hub carriers American Airlines and American Eagle, DFW has also welcomed new service from Virgin America, Qantas, Emirates, JetBlue, Cayman Airways and Aeromexico in that time period, and will see the start of new service from WestJet later this year.

“The sustained success we’ve seen in adding new routes and destinations is a testament to the hard work of our air service development team in identifying opportunities and airlines that make a good fit for DFW,” said Chris Poinsatte, DFW’s chief financial officer. “In most cases, the DFW team spends years building relationships with airline decision-makers and detailing the tremendous opportunity that the Dallas/Fort Worth market represents and the highly competitive cost structure our Airport offers to airlines.”