Turkish ground handling company Celebi will invest in India irrespective of whether it is successful in taking over the ground handling activities of Air India. Celebi is currently carrying out ground handling activities in Delhi, Mumbai, Kozhikode and Ahmedabad.
In August last year, soon after the government announced its intention to divest Air India and its subsidiaries, including its ground handling entity, Celebi had put in an unsolicited bid for acquiring Air India Transport Services Ltd, the company which provides ground handling services for Air India.
"Air India option is one of the options for investing in India. (But) Air India will be decided by a bidding process. So we cannot bind ourselves only with that option. Of course, if we get that business most of the areas will be covered. Even if we do not get Air India, there is still an opportunity to grow in different destinations,” Canan Celebioglu, Member, Celebi Aviation Holding Inc, said.