This Baltimore Airport Restaurant Says It Was Promised a 10-Year Lease. Now It’s Suing to Stay Open

Customers have sent more than 1,000 letters to Maryland’s governor asking him to intervene.

BY SARAH BREGEL, FREELANCE WRITER

Passengers at the Baltimore International Airport. Photo: Getty Images

Tucked away in concourse B of the Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), the Silver Diner has been serving up breakfast staples like eggs, pancakes, club sandwiches, cocktails to travelers since owners Bob Giaimo (chairman and CEO) and Chef Ype Von Hengst opened the spot in 2007. But an ongoing dispute between the restaurant and the airport concession manager, Fraport USA, is posing a threat to the diner’s fate. And now fans of the restaurant are jumping in to try and save it.The Silver Diner, a beloved mid-Atlantic restaurant chain with around 24 locations in the region, filed a lawsuit against the company earlier this month alleging breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation, saying it is being required to spend $8 million to $10 million on renovations. The restaurant........

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