'indigo Should Stop Codeshare With Turkish Airlines': As Indo-pak Tensions Peak, Airline Questioned Over Codeshare Partnership

India's low-cost bearer IndiGo is facing disapproval complete a codeshare business pinch Turkish Airlines. As per this agreement, nan 2 airlines run associated flights to complete 30 European and US destinations nether a long-standing agreement. 

At present, Turkey is facing backlash for its pro-Pakistan connection aft nan Indian equipped forces conducted precision strikes, nether nan codename Operation Sindoor, that destroyed panic camps and linked infrastructure crossed 9 locations successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 

Social media users questioned nan hose complete its codeshare business pinch Turkish Airlines, Turkey's nationalist carrier. A personification named Lakhan Arjun Rawat asked erstwhile will IndiGo extremity its business pinch Turkish Airlines. 

"@IndiGo6E When will you extremity your Partnership pinch Turkish Airlines? They are making profit from our citizens and utilizing it against our nation. #indigo #IndianArmy," Rawat wrote connected X. 

A 2nd personification flagged Turkey's unfastened support for Pakistan and questioned IndiGo. "Turkey is openly supporting Pakistan against India. Why is IndiGo Airlines benefitting Turkish Airlines?" nan personification asked. 

Sanjay Hegde, a elder Supreme Court advocate, said that nan boycott of Turkey by Indians tin commencement pinch IndiGo cancelling its codeshare statement pinch Turkish Airlines.

"It tin commencement pinch @IndiGo6E cancelling its codeshare pinch @TurkishAirlines  and flying nonstop into Athens instead," Hegde said. 

Another personification said that it is unfair to expect group to do everything erstwhile corporates make large profits without base successful mind nan existent scenario. 

"IndiGo should extremity nan codeshare pinch Turkish Airlines. We can't conscionable inquire group to do everything while these corporates support making large moolah contempt doing anti-national stuff," nan personification commented. 

Yet different personification commented that Turkish Airlines should beryllium forced to return nan longer way to spell to South East Asia. "Time to prohibition #TurkishAirlines successful Indian Airspace. Let them return nan longer way to spell to South East Asia. Time for #Indigo to break nan business pinch Turkish Airlines," nan personification commented. 

A personification said that not only should IndiGo extremity its business pinch Turkish Airlines but Air India should besides reevaluate its relation pinch Turkish Technic.

"Given nan existent India-Pakistan conflict, it mightiness beryllium an due clip for IndiGo to reconsider its business pinch Turkish Airlines, and likewise for Air India to reevaluate its relation pinch Turkish Technic," nan personification suggested. 

As per respective reports, Turkish Airlines is getting a disproportionate advantage successful this agreement. The codeshare statement betwixt IndiGo and Turkish Airlines besides allows passengers to book a summons via immoderate of these 2 carriers while flying crossed a web of shared destinations, which besides includes awesome US cities specified arsenic New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, and Atlanta. 

IndiGo, however, has not faced backlash for this business for nan first time. The codeshare business betwixt nan 2 airlines came into mobility from information experts and commentators owing to Ankara's deepening bonhomie pinch Islamabad and endorsement of Pakistan's guidelines connected Kashmir. 

Published on: May 9, 2025 10:50 AM IST