The world’s first airport café from CNN has opened at Abu Dhabi International Airport in partnership with SSP. CNN Traveller Café is situated in Terminal 3, the dedicated Etihad Airways terminal, and was officially opened on 7 December in a ceremony attended by H.E. Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Board Member of Abu Dhabi Airports; Rani R. Raad, Chief Commercial Officer at CNN International; and Nick Inkster, CEO SSP WEMEAP.
John Defterios, Emerging Markets Editor, CNN International; Rani Raad, Chief Commercial Officer, CNN International; H.E. Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Board Member, Abu Dhabi Airports; Nick Inkster, CEO, SSP, WEMEAP; and Nawaff Ghobash, SSP local business partner.
The café gives visitors a comprehensive CNN experience, including CNN International broadcast in HD on a number of screens, with integrated audio system for each table; curated online, social and visual CNN content displayed on a media wall comprising four state-of-the-art Samsung digital screens; and the latest news headlines in an RSS news ticker situated above the serving counter. The café offers customers a wide range of food and beverages in CNN Traveller-branded packaging and crockery. Customers also have access to free WiFi.
“At Abu Dhabi Airports we are always on the lookout to partner with innovative companies like SSP to bring leading concepts to our airports,” Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Board Member of Abu Dhabi Airports, said. “This direction is in line with our continuous commitment to provide passengers with world-class services and sensational experiences each time they travel through any of our airports. CNN Traveller Café is the first CNN-branded news inspired café in any airport in the world and Abu Dhabi International Airport presents an ideal location as it poses as one of the fastest growing global aviation hubs connecting regions across the world.”
The CNN Traveller Café gives visitors a comprehensive CNN experience, while offering a wide range of food and beverages and access to free WiFi.
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