{"id":122679,"date":"2026-03-14T07:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/899371734"},"modified":"2026-03-14T07:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:05:13","slug":"gmr-airports-wins-concession-to-operate-cargo-terminal-1-at-delhi-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/gmr-airports-wins-concession-to-operate-cargo-terminal-1-at-delhi-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"GMR Airports wins concession to operate cargo Terminal 1 at Delhi Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Display video article in news article for the custom next story --> <!-- Modifying the body placing embeds,promoslots,related etc.--> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img_container\">&lt;img width=&quot;590&quot; height=&quot;442&quot; class=&quot;unveil&quot; loading=&quot;eager&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/images\/default.jpg&quot; data-src=&quot;https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/photo\/129556180.cms&quot; captionrendered=&quot;1&quot; alt=&quot;<\/p>\n<p>DIAL terminated the existing cargo concession agreement with M\/s Celebi on May 15, 2025, after a directive from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, GMR said in a regulatory filing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;im&quot;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<figcaption class=\"caption\"><span>DIAL terminated the existing cargo concession agreement with M\/s Celebi on May 15, 2025, after a directive from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, GMR said in a regulatory filing.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"20055746\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/gmr+airports\">GMR Airports<\/a> Limited on Friday said it received a Letter of Award (LOA) from Delhi International Airport Limited (<a id=\"19915261\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/dial\">DIAL<\/a>) after emerging as the selected bidder to upgrade, modernise, finance, operate, manage and maintain <a id=\"34101085\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/cargo+terminal+1\">Cargo Terminal 1<\/a> at the <a id=\"19948932\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/indira+gandhi+international+airport\">Indira Gandhi International Airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- PROMOSLOT_M -->The concession will run until 2036 under a revenue-share payment model with <a href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/dial\">DIAL<\/a>. The company expects revenue of about \u20b9340 crore in the first full year of operations.<\/p>\n<p>The development follows earlier changes to the cargo terminal\u2019s operating arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>DIAL terminated the existing cargo <a id=\"22247836\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/concession+agreement\">concession agreement<\/a> with M\/s Celebi on May 15, 2025, after a directive from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, GMR said in a regulatory filing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- PROMOSLOT_M -->After the termination, the concession was granted to <a href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/gmr+airports\">GMR Airports<\/a> on an interim basis to ensure business continuity at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>DIAL later initiated a competitive bidding process in November 2025 in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/concession+agreement\">concession agreement<\/a> with the <a id=\"22202685\" class=\"news-keywords\" href=\"https:\/\/infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tag\/airports+authority\">Airports Authority<\/a> of India. GMR Airports participated in the process and was subsequently identified as the selected bidder after the completion of bidding.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the concession constitutes a related-party transaction but has been conducted on an arm\u2019s-length basis.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the promoters or group companies do not have any direct interest in the transaction apart from indirect shareholding in both DIAL and GMR Airports.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- Category Most Read Placement --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-author-detail-tag\">\n<div class=\"bottom-author-detail\">\n<ul class=\"article-publish-date\"> &lt;!&#8211; <\/p>\n<li> Updated On Mar 13, 2026 at 07:25 PM IST<\/li>\n<p> &#8211;&gt; <\/p>\n<li>Published On Mar 13, 2026 at 07:25 PM IST<\/li>\n<p> &lt;!&#8211; <\/p>\n<li class=\"desktop-view\">1 min read<\/li>\n<p> &#8211;&gt; <\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- Comment Section --> <!-- Comment Section --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"subscription-in-article\">\n<div 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