Historic day for Indian travel retail as GMR Airports takes charge of Delhi Duty Free : Moodie Davitt Report

INDIA. Yesterday was a red-letter day for GMR Airports Limited as it took over the running of Delhi Duty Free at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

Delhi Duty Free was formerly run as a joint venture between Delhi International Airport Limited, ARI subsidiary Yalorvin Limited and GMR Airports Limited.

The company took over the business at 00:00 on 28 July in line with its notice to the Indian stock exchanges on 21 August 2024 that it been named the selected bidder to develop, operate, manage and maintain duty-free operations at India’s busiest airport.

Indira Gandhi International Airport is operated by Delhi International Airport Ltd, a GMR Group-led consortium (story continues following the advertisement below).

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The company already runs duty-free shops at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad (which it will take over fully in its Q2 FY26); Manohar International Airport, Goa; and Kannur International Airport. ✈

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