



Airport shopping spree: High-spending passengers are making Adani's airports richer than ever
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: With affluent flyers buying food, chocolates, perfumes and duty-free liquor, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd made more incremental income from its non-aeronautical business than from its mainstay of managing air traffic during the first nine months of FY26. Aero income of the Adani Group company, which is the biggest private airport operator, grew by over a fifth year-on-year to ₹3,495 crore during the first nine months of FY26.
Non-aero revenue including from duty-free shopping and food & beverages sales grew by a third to ₹4,743 crore and accounted for half of the company’s total revenue of ₹9,652 crore, according to an investor presentation by parent company Adani Enterprises Ltd. Aero income includes revenue from aircraft landing fees, parking fees, terminal rentals and user charges levied on passengers. Income from duty-free sales outlets and F&B stores falls into the non-aero category, which also include lease and retail, car parking, passenger services and other items.
Non-aero income outpacing aero revenue is in line with the company’s goals. Adani Airport chief executive officer Arun Bansal said in recent media interviews that the company is targeting 70% of its revenue from non-aero sources by 2030. Non-aero revenue brings greater returns on capital employed than aero income, according to analysts at brokerage JM Financial.
The company will invest ₹20,000 crore in city-side developments to augment its non-aero income, the Economic Times reported on 7 August 2025, quoting Bansal. Almost three-fourths of the investment will be earmarked for Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports, he said. Adani operates eight airports across India—Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Mangaluru, Jaipur,
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