ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For many visitors to the Land of Enchantment, it’s the first place they see and the last impression they get of New Mexico: the Albuquerque International Sunport. Now, the airport is trying to take flavors to new heights for people passing through—unveiling more than 15 new concessionaires which are expected to be up and running in the airport beginning this fall.
“What we’re doing at the airport is a generational investment. It is meant to last us 40 years; and that includes a whole host of new food offerings,” said Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. The city is giving the community a taste of what’s to come:
“We love our foods, so when we’re in our own airport, we want to eat our food. And so, that’s cool. But also we like to show off our food to everyone else, and look, it’s also economic development,” Keller said.
16 new concessionaires are coming to the Sunport’s food hall, and they’re mostly local brands like Sadie’s, New Mexico Piñon Coffee, Laguna Burger, and more. “That means entrepreneur opportunity for small businesses in our city. It also means hundreds of jobs for folks in our city. It also means that those dollars stay here in our city,” Keller says.