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Time of India
18-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Ospree Duty Free launches India's first in-lounge retail experience at Mumbai airport, ET TravelWorld
Adani Airport Holdings has terminated its recent partnership with DragonPass. This decision was made just a week after the collaboration began. DragonPass customers will no longer have lounge access at Adani-managed airports. Adani Power also secured a deal to supply thermal power to Uttar Pradesh. The company won a bid to provide 1500 MW of power at a competitive rate.
India Today
16-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
Adani drops Chinese lounge partner DragonPass: What it means for Indian flyers
A newly minted partnership between Adani Airport Holdings and Chinese travel platform DragonPass has been dropped barely a week after take-off. The move, triggered by rising national security concerns, has ended DragonPass's access to Adani-managed airport lounges across the country.'DragonPass customers will no longer have access to lounges at Adani-managed airports,' the company said in a statement, adding that regular travellers will see no disruption in lounge or travel DID ADANI DROP DRAGONPASS? At the heart of the pullback lies India's sharpened scrutiny of foreign entities operating in critical infrastructure. Following the Pahalgam terror attack and rising cross-border tensions with Pakistan, authorities have stepped up their review of Chinese and Turkish firms in aviation and other sensitive headquartered in Guangzhou, offers global airport lounge access and travel privileges via credit cards and corporate programs. In India, the company had quietly built a vast footprint—partnering with Adani lounges in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Guwahati, as well as securing access to multiple terminals at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Delhi, DragonPass had been active in over 30 Indian cities, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, and Srinagar, making it one of the widest-spread foreign players in India's lounge that very scale raised red flags. Concerns reportedly emerged over data privacy, passenger information access, and potential surveillance risks. With lounge operations integrated into airport networks, regulators were wary of giving a Chinese platform backend visibility into passenger movement and behavioural RUNS DRAGONPASS?advertisementInterestingly, DragonPass is helmed by Mark Ian Koch, a British national. Koch also heads DragonPass International Ltd, a UK-registered arm of the company. Despite its Chinese roots, the firm has been positioning itself as a global brand, claiming over 10 million members and aiming to scale up to 1,500 lounges worldwide by due to geopolitical headwinds, its ties to China—and its growing control over digital travel infrastructure—proved too strong to move against DragonPass isn't isolated. The government has also revoked security clearance for Turkish firm Celebi Airport Services, which handles ground operations at several Indian airports. Together, the actions reflect a strategic rethink of foreign involvement in aviation services—especially from countries that have drawn scrutiny on national security WILL IT IMPACT FLYERS?For frequent travellers, the change is unlikely to cause major inconvenience. Domestic aggregator DreamFolks continues to dominate the lounge access space in India, while Priority Pass remains the gold standard globally and is widely accepted across Indian airports through partnerships with leading Indian credit cards, too, offer direct lounge access benefits that remain while DragonPass's departure might mean fewer swipe options for some cards, alternatives are aplenty.
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Business Standard
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
AAH severs ties with Turkey's Celebi for Mumbai, Ahmedabad airports
Adani Airport Holdings on Thursday said it has terminated the ground handling concession agreements with Turkish firm Celebi for the Mumbai and Ahmedabad airports. It also said that Celebi has been directed to immediately hand over to the company all ground handling facilities to ensure uninterrupted operations. The decision to terminate these concession agreements was taken after the Union government revoked the security clearance of the Turkish aviation firm. It said Adani Airport Holding owns and operates the Mumbai and Ahmedabad airports, as well as the Mangalore, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Thiruvananthapuram airports. "Following the government of India's decision to revoke Celebi's security clearance, we have terminated the ground handling concession agreements with Celebi at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA). "Accordingly, Celebi has been directed to immediately hand over to us all ground handling facilities to ensure uninterrupted operations," a spokesperson for Adani Airport Holdings said in a statement. The company said it will continue to provide seamless service to all airlines without disruptions through new ground handling agencies selected by it. "All existing employees of Celebi at CSMIA and SVPIA will be transferred to the new ground handling agencies on their existing terms and conditions of employment," the company said. "Ground handling operations at our airports will remain unaffected. We are fully committed to upholding the highest standards of service and national interest," the spokesperson added. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
India.com
15-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
Gautam Adani gives biggest setback to Turkey amid 'Boycott Turkey' trends, Turkey will now be...
Gautam Adani- File image Adani takes major action against Turkey: In a significant setback for Turkey after it helped Pakistan attack India with its drones during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, Gautam Adani led Adani Airport Holdings has scrapped its agreement with Turkish company DragonPass to provide the latter's customers access to its airport lounges. For a background, Turkey supported Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attacks and Operation Sindoor launched by India to avenge the killings of 26 tourists. Here are all the details you need to know. Here are all the details you need to know about the recent step from Gautam Adani. 'Our association with DragonPass, which provided access to airport lounges, has been terminated with immediate effect. Big setback for Turkey 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,' the Adani Airport Holdings spokesperson said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the government has revoked the security clearance for Turkish ground-handling firm Celebi Airport Services at the Indian airports, as calls grew to ban Turkish businesses in the wake of their country supporting Pakistan. As per a notification released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the ministry has said that 'in the exercise of power conferred upon DG, BCAS, the security clearance in Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd is hereby revoked with immediate effect in the interest of National Security.' The Turkish company handles around 70 per cent of the ground operations at Mumbai airport, including passenger services, load control, flight operations, cargo and postal services, warehouses and bridge operations. Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, Murlidhar Mohol, said in a post on X that we have received requests from across India to ban Celebi NAS Airport Services India Ltd, a Turkish company operating ground handling services at Indian airports. (With inputs from agencies)
Mint
15-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Adani Airport ends partnership with Chinese lounge access provider DragonPass
Adani Airport Holdings on Thursday said it has terminated its association with Chinese lounge access provider DragonPass, announced last week. DragonPass customers will no longer get access to lounges at Adani-managed airports, the company said. In a statement, Adani Airport Holdings spokesperson said: '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,' added the spokesperson. Last week, Adani Group's digital arm Adani Digital Labs had announced the partnership with DragonPass to elevate airport lounge and travel experiences of air passengers. The partnership was aimed at offering a wide network of lounges at Adani-managed airports and beyond. "We are excited to partner with Dragonpass, a global leader in digital travel services. This direct engagement allows us to unlock new opportunities, optimise our airport offerings, and deliver a seamless experience to travellers across India," an Adani Digital Labs spokesperson had said on May 8. Meanwhile, the Indian government on Thursday revoked the security clearance of Celebi Airport Services India, a unit of Turkey's Celebi, with immediate effect. The civil aviation ministry said the decision was taken in view of national security concerns. The developments come a day after travel booking platforms said Indians were cancelling holidays in popular resorts in Turkey and Azerbaijan following the two nations' support for Pakistan during the recent conflict with India. The aviation ministry on Thursday said arrangements have been made at all affected airports to ensure seamless handling of passengers as well as cargo. Delhi International Airport said it was working with existing airport ground handling service providers AISATS and Brid Group after it cut ties with Celebi. Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said national interest and public safety are paramount and non-negotiable. The ministry is in active coordination with airport operators to manage the transition smoothly, said an official statement. "Efforts are being made to ensure that employees working with Celebi are retained and continue to contribute," it added. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said the government had received requests from across India to ban Celebi Airport Services. "Recognising the seriousness of the issue and the call to protect national interests, we have taken cognizance of these requests and Ministry of Civil Aviation has revoked security clearance of the said company," Mohol said in a post on social media platform X.
