16 May 2025
After the Indian government revoked Çelebi’s airport ground handling license, the company refuted any ties with Turkey.
Çelebi Havacılık Holding A.Ş., founded in 1958, was Turkey’s first privately owned ground handling company. Due to its open support for Pakistan during the ongoing tensions, the Indian aviation security regulator, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), cancelled the security clearance of Çelebi Airport Services India.
65% of its ownership is held by international institutional investors from the US, Canada, the UK, Singapore, Western Europe, and the UAE. Jersey-based Actera Partners II holds 50%, while the Dutch entity Alpha Airport Services BV holds 15%. The founding Turkish Çelebioğlu family holds the remaining ownership.
Çelebi handles high-security ground handling and air cargo operations at nine major airports in India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Chennai. Delhi, Mumbai,, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru have taken over all ground handling operations, thus severing all ties with Çelebi.
New ground handling agencies will take over in these cities, including the absorption of the existing workforce.
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