Adani ends tie-up with China-based lounge access provider DragonPass
NEW DELHI: The Adani Group has ended its partnership with Chinese company
DragonPass
, which is a platform offering
airport lounge access
service. Adani currently runs airports in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati & Thiruvananthapuram and is building the upcoming one at Navi Mumbai.
'Our association with DragonPass, which provided access to airport lounges, has been terminated with immediate effect. DragonPass customers will no longer have access to lounges at
Adani-managed airports
. This change will have no impact on the airport lounge and travel experience for other customers,' said a spokesperson for Airport Holdings.
DragonPass is a global platform that offers lounge access and travel-related privileges to cardholders and subscribed members. The brief tie-up was aimed at extending those services to passengers transiting through Adani-operated airports.
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