Adani Airport Holdings on Thursday introduced that the corporate has terminated its partnership with DragonPass, a China-headquartered international supplier of airport lounge and travel-related providers, with fast impact.
FILE PHOTO: The brand of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of its constructing (REUTERS)
Because of this, DragonPass clients will now not have the ability to entry airport lounges at any of the Adani-managed airports throughout India, it mentioned. No cause has been given for the termination.
“Our association with DragonPass, which provided access to airport lounges, has been terminated with immediate effect. DragonPass customers will no longer have access to lounges at Adani-managed airports. This change will have no impact on the airport lounge and travel experience for other customers,” mentioned a spokesperson for Adani Airport Holdings.
Adani Airports operates seven main airports throughout India together with Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Mangaluru. The group took over operations of those airports underneath public-private partnership agreements with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and has been rolling out modernisation and buyer expertise enhancements throughout all areas.
Based and headquartered in Guangzhou, China, DragonPass is a worldwide journey service firm providing digital entry to over 1,300 airport lounges worldwide, spanning an enormous community of airports in quite a few international locations. Past lounges, its platform offers providers together with airport eating reductions, limousine bookings, and personalised meet-and-greet services.
The transfer comes only a week the Adani Digital Labs (ADL), the digital innovation arm of the Adani Group, introduced the collaboration on Might 8. ADL operates because the expertise and digital options arm supporting Adani-managed airports by means of Adani Airports Holdings Ltd. and Adani Enterprises Ltd.
On the time of the announcement, the partnership was described as a strategic step in direction of enhancing the journey expertise at its airports. The partnership was additionally projected as an initiative to combine digital-first conveniences, promote cashless ecosystems, and ship tailor-made providers to enterprise and leisure travellers.