Celebi gets ground-handling contract at Hyderabad airport

​Hyderabad: Turkish firm Celebi Aviation Holding on Tuesday bagged the mandate for ground-handling operations at the GMR Group-run Rajiv Gandhi international airport in Hyderabad. Under the 10-year-long contract, won through a competitive bidding process, Celebi will invest $5-6 million, a release said. This is the third contract for the Turkish company in in recent months, after winning the license for carrying out ground-handling at the Bengaluru airport and the just- commissioned Kannur international airport in northern Kerala. 

Besides these three, Celebi also does ground-handling at the Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi and Ahmedabad airports. "Being well set for a major growth path in the aviation space, India is a key market for us. With our focused and strategic expansion plans, we stand committed to play a meaningful role in the growth story of the aviation sector in this country," said Murali Ramachandran, Chief Executive at Celebi India.