• ixigo has suspended all flight and hotel bookings to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and China.
  • The suspension follows Operation Sindoor, India's military strike on terror camps in Pakistan and PoJK after the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

Indian travel tech firm ixigo has suspended all flight and hotel bookings to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and China, reacting to recent diplomatic statements made by the three countries in support of Pakistan.

The move follows rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory military strike on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoJK).

The operation was in response to a terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians.

"In solidarity with our nation, ixigo is suspending flight and hotel bookings for Turkey, Azerbaijan and China. Because when it comes to Bharat, we don't think twice. Jai Hind," ixigo announced via a post on X.

Aloke Bajpai, CEO of ixigo, echoed the message with a firm statement on his X handle:

"Enough is Enough! Blood and Bookings won't flow together. We are suspending all flight and hotel bookings for Turkey, China and Azerbaijan on ixigo."

International Reactions and Statements

Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned India’s military action, warning of increased risks of a broader conflict.

"We condemn such provocative steps as well as attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure," the statement read.

Azerbaijan issued a similar message, expressing solidarity with Pakistan and condemning the civilian casualties.

Meanwhile, China called India’s military action “regrettable” and urged both nations to act with restraint.

“India and Pakistan are and will always be each other’s neighbours. They’re both China’s neighbours as well,” the statement noted.

As diplomatic tensions mount, ixigo’s decision marks one of the first corporate-level reactions from an Indian company, drawing a clear line in the sand.

Edited by Harshajit Sarmah