GMR Airports Ltd has taken over cargo operations at Delhi’s IGIA after BCAS revoked Turkish agency Celebi’s safety clearance citing nationwide safety considerations. Celebi has challenged the choice within the Delhi Excessive Courtroom.
GMR Airports Ltd (GAL) has taken over cargo operations on the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (IGIA) in Delhi, following the revocation of safety clearance for Turkish floor dealing with agency Celebi by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS). The clearance was revoked on Could 15 within the “curiosity of nationwide safety”, prompting Delhi Worldwide Airport Ltd (DIAL) — a GMR Group subsidiary — to imagine full management of all cargo features.
Celebi Airport Providers India Pvt Ltd and Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Administration India Pvt Ltd had been beforehand chargeable for floor dealing with and cargo terminal operations at IGIA. With the clearance withdrawn, Celebi’s providers have been terminated not solely in Delhi but additionally throughout different Indian airports the place it operated.
“Following a authorities directive revoking Celebi’s safety clearance, GMR Airports Restricted (GAL) has assumed full duty for managing and working all cargo features at Delhi Airport, making certain seamless enterprise continuity,” DIAL posted on social media platform X on Tuesday.
The operator added, “We sincerely recognize your continued assist. Collectively, we’re dedicated to making sure clean cargo operations and constructing a stronger future.”
About Celebi aviation
Celebi, a Turkish aviation providers supplier, had a 15-year presence in India, working at 9 airports together with Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad. The corporate reportedly employed over 10,000 workers and managed round 58,000 flights and 540,000 tonnes of cargo yearly in India.
Difficult the BCAS resolution, Celebi Airport Providers India Pvt Ltd has moved the Delhi Excessive Courtroom, contesting the revocation and in search of authorized reduction. The case is at present due for additional listening to.
(With PTI inputs)