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Syracuse airport to add two new eateries later this year

The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Friday announced that two new food and beverage options are coming to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) this year. Qdoba Mexican Eats and Einstein Bros. Bagels will begin operations sometime in 2024 at SYR. (Photo credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) and Gideon Toal Management Services (GTMS) on Friday announced plans for two new eateries at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). GTMS is a U.S. Department of Transportation-certified Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) that currently operates the Escape Lounge at SYR. The SRAA and GTMS have […]

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GTMS is a U.S. Department of Transportation-certified Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) that currently operates the Escape Lounge at SYR.

The SRAA and GTMS have finalized an agreement for GTMS to open and operate a Qdoba Mexican Eats and Einstein Bros Bagels at SYR.

Qdoba will operate in the post-security checkpoint hallway leading to concourse A gates, near the Escape Lounge. Additionally, Einstein Bros. Bagels will occupy a newly planned extension at the end of concourse B.

The project was secured through a successful bid last fall, SRAA said. The addition to the airport’s concessions is made possible, in part, by the $20 million grant awarded to SYR in September through the Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition, it added.

Both restaurants are anticipated to begin operations at different points throughout 2024.

The quick-serve nature of each will help the airport “meet the demand” for more grab-and-go options, especially during peak travel hours, SRAA said.

The Syracuse airport draws most of its traffic in three distinct “banks” — or clusters of outgoing flights — most days from 4-6 a.m.; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; and 4-6 p.m., per the authority.