Adani Airport Holdings says it has ended partnership with DragonPass

DragonPass customers will no longer be able to access airport lounges at any of the Adani-managed airports across India, it said.

Published on: May 15, 2025, 22:51:33 IST

By Maulik Pathak

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Adani Airport Holdings on Thursday announced that the company has terminated its partnership with DragonPass, a China-headquartered global provider of airport lounge and travel-related services, with immediate effect.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of its building (REUTERS)

As a result, DragonPass customers will no longer be able to access airport lounges at any of the Adani-managed airports across India, it said. No reason 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,” said a spokesperson for Adani Airport Holdings.

Adani Airports operates seven major airports across India including Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Mangaluru. The group took over operations of these airports under public-private partnership agreements with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and has been rolling out modernisation and customer experience enhancements across all locations.

Founded and headquartered in Guangzhou, China, DragonPass is a global travel service company offering digital access to over 1,300 airport lounges worldwide, spanning a vast network of airports in numerous countries. Beyond lounges, its platform provides services including airport dining discounts, limousine bookings, and personalized meet-and-greet facilities.

The move comes just a week the Adani Digital Labs (ADL), the digital innovation arm of the Adani Group, announced the collaboration on May 8. ADL operates as the technology and digital solutions arm supporting Adani-managed airports through Adani Airports Holdings Ltd. and Adani Enterprises Ltd.

At the time of the announcement, the partnership was described as a strategic step towards enhancing the travel experience at its airports. The partnership was also projected as an initiative to integrate digital-first conveniences, promote cashless ecosystems, and deliver tailored services to business and leisure travellers.

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Maulik Pathak
He is an Ahmedabad-based journalist with more than two decades of experience. His career spans business journalism and general news, with reporting across politics, crime, governance, public policy, business, industry, infrastructure, energy, ports, aviation, the environment, wildlife and social issues. He began his career in feature writing before moving into business journalism, reporting on companies and sectors including energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and real estate. Over the years, his work expanded to politics, courts, crime, public policy, civic affairs, the environment and wildlife. His reporting has taken him from government offices and courtrooms to factory floors, ports, forests and remote villages, covering stories that range from industrial investments and financial markets to elections, conservation and issues affecting everyday life. While many assignments demand the pace of the daily news cycle, others require sustained reporting over months and years to follow developments beyond the headlines. He started his journalism career with the Asian Age in Ahmedabad in 2002 as a feature writer and sub-editor. Since 2022, he has been working with Hindustan Times. Earlier, he worked with Business Standard, DNA, The Economic Times, Mint and The Times of India. His longest stint was with Mint, where he spent more than eight years reporting across multiple beats. During his career, he has worked in both reporting and editing roles, contributing to page planning, local editions and special editorial projects as newsrooms evolved from print-first operations to digital publishing. Early in his career, he also worked on media and documentary projects with an NGO and as a copywriter at a communications agency before returning to journalism. Away from work, he sometimes makes time for a pair of binoculars, table tennis, cinema and the occasional poem.Read More

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