Highlands and Islands Airports has extended the closing date on the opportunity to run a new café at one of Scotland’s most picturesque airports, due to significant interest in the project.
Barra Airport is famed for its beach landings and is currently undergoing a £1.5m refurbishment of the terminal and facilities.
The development includes a new and extended catering concession, with the deadline for applications now extended to 21 June.
Barra Airport manager Michael Galbraith said: “We handled nearly 11,000 passengers in 2022/23 and believe there is considerable scope to generate significant business from café services for locals and passing tourist trade as well as tourists stopping to watch aircraft landing on our famous beach runway
“The airport attracts worldwide interest due to that unique beach setting and we want our new café concession operation to build on that popularity.
“Interest levels have been significant and because of that we wanted to extend the deadline for people to get involved in order to be fair to all parties who have come forward looking to get involved in the project.”
It is anticipated that the new terminal facilities will increase footfall, as the seating area will have good views over the beach runway.
Café opening times will be tailored around the terminal opening and scheduled services.
The development is expected to be open for business in August.
Business Gateway has also offered any interested parties support in preparing their application.
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