Incheon Airport Corporation "Completed Bidding for All New Duty-Free Business Licenses"

Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 1st that bids were established for all seven new duty-free business licenses.

For the general enterprise licenses (DF1~5-2022), which involve large corporations, a total of five companies applied: Hotel Lotte, Hotel Shilla, Shinsegae DF, Hyundai Department Store Duty Free, and the Chinese state-owned duty-free group (CDFG). For the small and medium-sized enterprise licenses (DF8~9-2022), three companies participated: Gyeongbokgung Duty Free, City Plus, and DS Solutions.

On the 22nd, when the number of daily passengers at Incheon Airport exceeded 120,000 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the duty-free area of Terminal 1 at Incheon Airport was crowded with travelers. Photo by Jinhyung Kang, Yeongjongdo aymsdream@

The corporation plans to evaluate proposals and open bids for participating businesses in mid-March, then select two qualified patent examination candidates per license (three if necessary to prevent duplicate awards) and notify the Korea Customs Service.

The Korea Customs Service will conduct patent examinations for the notified qualified candidates and inform the airport corporation of the final successful bidders for each license.

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