HERTFORDSHIRE, England — Airport operator BAA has awarded a new seven-airport Internet-kiosk contract to Spectrum Interactive PLC, estimated to be worth £5 million (U.S. $9.3 million). Spectrum already operates more than 200 Internet kiosks within the BAA estate and also provides payphones to each airport. The new contract is expected to commence in 2008.
The agreement also includes rights to install new units into Heathrow Terminal 5, which opens in March 2008. Terminal 5 alone is expected to service around 30 million passengers annually by 2010.
"We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this prestigious contract," said Mark Lewarne, chief executive of Spectrum Interactive. "BAA is a long standing Spectrum partner, and we have worked extremely hard to offer a superb package of good design, service and operational support to suit the demands of some of the busiest airports in the world. Securing this contract and extending our relationship with BAA into Terminal 5 allows Spectrum to invest further in new design and product features. We look forward to a long continued association with our partner BAA."
