Daxing is expected to have its soft opening on 30 September in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping before formally opening for operations the following month.
As revealed by The Moodie Davitt Report, CDFG and Sunrise Duty Free were awarded the BCIA T2 and T3 duty free contracts, respectively, in June 2017 after a highly competitive tender. That dual success prompted CDFG to complete the 51% acquisition of Sunrise Duty Free (Beijing) and, later, Sunrise’s Shanghai business, creating a new superforce in Chinese and global travel retail.
As also first reported by The Moodie Davitt Report, CDFG was officially confirmed on 13 March this year as the dual winner of Beijing Daxing International Airport’s two ten-year duty free concessions for a) liquor, tobacco and food/confectionery and b) beauty and fashion.
During a tour of BCIA T3 last month with The Moodie Davitt Report, CDF-Sunrise Beijing General Manager Casey Lim previewed the sweeping T3 changes and spoke of CDFG’s confidence in the new Daxing gateway. Lim is one of CDFG’s most respected executives, having worked for Sunrise Duty Free since August 2012 and before that in senior roles with DFS Group.
