India revokes Turkish firm's contract

India revoked the security clearance of Celebi Airport Services India, a unit of Turkey's Celebi, with immediate effect, citing national security concerns, the country's civil aviation ministry said in an order on Thursday.

New Delhi's decision came a day after travel booking firms said Indians were cancelling holidays in popular resorts in Turkey and Azerbaijan following the countries' support for Pakistan during the recent conflict with India.

Celebi Aviation Holding, the parent of Celebi Airport Services, whose website says it operates ground handling services at nine airports in India, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, was not immediately available for a comment.

The operator of Delhi International Airport said it was working with existing airport ground handling service providers AISATS and Brid Group after it cut ties with Celebi.

Murlidhar Mohol, India's deputy civil aviation minister, said the government had received requests from across India to ban Celebi Airport Services without providing details.