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Alpha Airports Group PLC
11 May 2000

                                      
                                       
                           ALPHA Airports Group Plc
                               New Contract Wins


ALPHA Airports Group Plc, the UK's largest supplier of integrated airport
services, today announces a number of important contract wins, supporting its
strategy of expanding its successful travel retail brands both at airports and
into other UK travel related markets.

RoadChef

ALPHA Travel Retail has reached agreement with RoadChef for a 10 year contract
to operate the CTN (confectionery, tobacco, newspaper) stores at RoadChef's UK
network of 20 motorway service areas operating 28 separate outlets. RoadChef
has 27% of the UK motorway service market.   The contract is effective
immediately.

ALPHA's CTN business currently has 30 outlets at 13 airport locations; its new
World News CTN format has already opened successfully at several of these
airports, including Heathrow and Luton.  The World News format will be
introduced initially at five RoadChef sites and will then be progressively
rolled out to all of RoadChef's motorway service areas.  The contract will add
some #35 million per annum to sales revenues.  In addition to World News,
ALPHA will also open four Drug Stores and two Kidz stores;  these concept
shops are already established at ALPHA's traditional airport retail locations.

TBI

Alpha Travel Retail has also been awarded a contract from TBI plc to run TBI's
retail operations at Belfast International, Cardiff International and
Stockholm Skavsta airports.  The agreement, for a minimum of five years,
covers both landside and airside retailing and includes Travel Value/Duty &
Tax Free shopping, World News (CTN) and destination-specific gift shops.   The
contract is expected to add some #11 million per annum to sales revenues and
is effective immediately.

Commenting today, Kevin Abbott, Chief Executive of ALPHA Airports said:

"I am delighted that we are able to announce these important contract wins
which represent an important step in ALPHA's strategy to capitalise on growth
opportunities in the dynamic travel marketplace.  The RoadChef deal marks a
major step in our expansion strategy in the wider UK travel market and the TBI
contract award is a significant vote of confidence in the breadth and depth of
our travel retailing skills "


For further information, please contact:

ALPHA Airports Group Plc                020 8580 3200
Kevin Abbott, Chief Executive

Gavin Anderson & Company                020 7457 2345
Laura Hickman/Amelia Hine

Notes to Editors

*  ALPHA Airports Group Plc is the UK's largest supplier of integrated airport
   services, encompassing retailing and catering both at airports and on-board
   airlines operating in the following areas: ALPHA Travel Retail, ALPHA      
   Flight Services and  ALPHA Inflight Retail

*  ALPHA Travel Retail has more than 80 shopping outlets at 24 locations,
   principally in the UK but also in the USA, the Caribbean and the           
   Indian sub-continent.   Apart from Duty Free and Tax Free outlets, ALPHA   
   also has a strong portfolio of exciting retail brands at airports including
   ColorMania (cosmetics and accessories), Zinq (jewellery and watches),      
   Sunglasses Studio (branded sunglasses), World News (books, magazines,      
   newspapers, CDs/audio), Glorious Britain (tourist souvenirs) and Kidz      
  (toys).  ALPHA also provides catering for passengers at airport terminals   
   with 37 restaurants and bars at seven airports in the UK.

*  ALPHA Flight Services is the UK's largest independent airline caterer
   providing airline catering for over 100 airlines from 32 flight kitchens at
   27 airports across three continents.  ALPHA has 23 kitchens in the UK and  
   9 overseas in the Netherlands, France, the US and Australia.  ALPHA Flight
   Services provides over 40 million meals a year.

*  ALPHA Inflight Retail's concession business offers liquor, tobacco,
   fragrances, timepieces and gifts on-board international airlines. Our bonds
   provide logistics services to support on-board service programmes.

*  On 28 January 2000, Compagnie d'Exploitation des Services Auxilaires
   Aeriens (Servair) acquired a 26.69% stake in ALPHA Airports from Harrods   
   Ltd.  Harrods Ltd no longer has a shareholding in ALPHA Airports. Servair, 
   the international flight catering subsidiary of Air France, has its core
   activities in Paris and throughout France with an overseas presence and
   existing partnerships in Spain, Africa, Macau and the United States.

*  RoadChef is the third largest Motorway Services Area operator in the UK
   with c. 27% of the UK motorway service area market.  RoadChef originated in
   1972 as a joint venture between Lindley Catering Investments Limited and
   Galleon World Travel Limited. In 1983 a management team bought out the
   business.  RoadChef re-registered as a public company in 1995.  In May     
   1998, MSA Acquisitions Co. Limited, a company financed by Nikko Europe Plc,
   agreed to acquire RoadChef.

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