Originally Posted by GUWonder

SK's problem is a creature of CPH's making.

Less retail revenue at the airport for CPH => less money needed from SK to pay for more lounge space.

CPH's "problem" is not divorced from SK's "problem".

CPH management gets rewarded by its shareholders for being greedy.

The way CPH management gets more rewarded for being greedy comes via increased retail revenue for the airport.

If the CPH shopping mall flopped, then SK's costs for more lounge space would involve less money per square meter from SK than it currently does. That too would not make CPH management and its shareholders very happy.