Delhi Airport Ends Ties With Turkish Agency Celebi After Centre Cancels Its Clearance Citing Nationwide Safety Considerations | Aviation Information
India-Turkey Ties: Hours after, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety, Ministry of Civil Aviation, issued a discover cancelling the safety clearance of Celebi Airport Providers citing a menace to nationwide safety, the Delhi Worldwide Airport Restricted (DIAL) has formally terminated its affiliation with Celebi Airport Providers India and its cargo division, Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Administration India. The Delhi Airport stated that the transfer is in compliance with a directive from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS). The transfer follows the revocation of Celebi’s safety clearance on nationwide safety grounds.
Till now, Celebi had been chargeable for floor dealing with and cargo terminal operations at Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (IGIA). Performing swiftly to stop disruption, DIAL has begun transitioning operations to different accepted service suppliers, it stated in an announcement.
“Following the termination, DIAL is working intently with current service suppliers to make sure uninterrupted operations whereas safeguarding worker welfare. To make sure continuity and operational stability, DIAL is actively coordinating with the present Floor Dealing with service suppliers – AISATS, and Fowl Group. In case of cargo operations, DIAL is working in the direction of onboarding one of many pre-approved cargo handlers to make sure uninterrupted cargo operations,” it stated.
The Delhi Airport additionally assured that every one staff at present on the rolls of Celebi entities for cargo and floor dealing with companies at IGI Airport shall be transitioned to the brand new employer(s) with rapid impact. “These staff will proceed beneath their current phrases and situations of employment. DIAL assures passengers, airways, and cargo stakeholders that each effort is being made to keep up excessive requirements of service and operational effectivity all through the transition,” it stated.
In an analogous transfer, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport issued an announcement terminating Dragon Passes. “Our affiliation with DragonPass, which supplied entry to airport lounges, has been terminated with rapid impact. DragonPass clients will not have entry to lounges at Adani-managed airports. This modification may have no impression on the airport lounge and journey expertise for different clients,” it stated.
The transfer reportedly comes after Turkey prolonged its help for Pakistan towards India following the current army battle.
