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The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru on Friday announced that it has terminated its ground handling concession agreement with Çelebi. The move comes following the Government of India’s decision to revoke security clearance of Çelebi Airport Services India Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Çelebi Aviation Holding, a Turkish company, over the company’s support for Pakistan.The announcement said that the Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has transitioned its ground handling operations from Çelebi to other existing service providers to ensure “continuity and operational stability”.“We are coordinating the transition in collaboration with all existing aviation stakeholders and government authorities,” the airport said “We remain committed to maintaining seamless operations throughout this period of transition,” it added. Mumbai, Ahmedabad airports terminate contractsEarlier in the day, the Mumbai and Ahmedabad Airports terminated their ground handling concession agreements with Çelebi.The airports said that Çelebi has been directed to immediately hand over to the company all ground handling facilities to ensure uninterrupted operationsThe Delhi International Airport Limited had on Thursday formally ended ties with the Turkish company for ground handing and cargo operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on the grounds of national security.
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