Easemytrip Urges Indians To Avoid Non-essential Travel To Turkey, Azerbaijan Amid India-pakistan Tensions

As tensions betwixt India and Pakistan proceed to emergence pursuing Operation Sindoor and nan deadly Pahalgam panic attack, EaseMyTrip Founder and Chairman Nishant Pitti urged Indian travellers to limit aliases defer recreation to Turkey and Azerbaijan unless necessary.

The advisory comes successful nan aftermath of negotiated unease aft some Turkey and Azerbaijan publically extended support to Pakistan, a move that has drawn disapproval from Indian quarters amid nan existent war-like business betwixt nan 2 neighbours.

“Following nan Pahalgam onslaught and escalating tensions betwixt India & Pakistan, travellers are urged to enactment aware. As Turkey & Azerbaijan person shown support for Pakistan, we powerfully urge visiting only if perfectly necessary,” Pitti stated successful a station shared connected Thursday.

He added, “Deeply concerned by nan caller developments. At EaseMyTrip, nan information of travellers is our apical priority. We counsel each our customers to workout utmost be aware and enactment updated connected charismatic recreation advisories earlier readying trips to delicate regions.”

The Pahalgam panic onslaught connected April 22, 2025, which claimed nan lives of 26 individuals, triggered India’s precision strikes nether Operation Sindoor targeting panic infrastructure successful Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). In retaliation, Pakistan attempted strikes connected Indian subject installations, further intensifying nan location conflict.

The Republic of Turkiye and Azerbaijan issued statements connected Wednesday denouncing India's Operation Sindoor against Pakistan's violent strongholds successful consequence to nan April 22 onslaught connected visitors successful nan Valley. As a consequence of their solidarity pinch Pakistan, societal media witnessed outrage, pinch incensed Indians urging for nan boycott of some nations. 

Turkey supported Pakistan pursuing India's Operation Sindoor successful retaliation for nan Pahalgam panic attack, while besides advising Pakistan to debar taking independent actions. 

Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “The onslaught carried retired by India past nighttime (6 May) raises nan consequence of an all-out war. We condemn specified provocative steps arsenic good arsenic attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.”

It further stated, “We telephone connected nan parties to workout communal consciousness and refrain from unilateral actions. We expect that measures will beryllium taken to trim tensions successful nan region arsenic soon arsenic imaginable and that nan basal mechanisms, including successful nan section of counter-terrorism, will beryllium put successful spot to forestall nan recurrence of akin incidents,” earlier adding, “We besides support Pakistan’s telephone for an investigation into nan 22 April violent attack.”

Azerbaijan besides showed support for nan citizens of Pakistan and urged India and Pakistan to peacefully resoluteness their conflict done negotiated channels.

“The Republic of Azerbaijan expresses its interest complete nan further escalation of hostility betwixt nan Republic of India and nan Islamic Republic of Pakistan. We condemn subject attacks against nan Islamic Republic of Pakistan that killed and injured respective civilians. Being successful solidarity pinch nan group of Pakistan, we definitive condolences to nan families of nan guiltless victims and wish a speedy betterment to those who were injured,” nan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Azerbaijan, said successful a statement. 

Published on: May 9, 2025 9:34 AM IST