Centre directs IndiGo to end aircraft lease pact with Turkish Airlines

In a stern connection to Turkey for supporting Pakistan, which openly harbours terrorists, the authorities connected Friday directed low-cost hose IndiGo to extremity its craft lease statement with Turkish Airlines wrong 3 months. 

IndiGo, which leased and operates 2 Boeing 777s from Turkish Airlines, had a licence until May 31 and had sought an hold from the Civil Aviation Ministry for six months.

The ministry has present refused to let this, according to aggregate reports.

A connection from the ministry, however, said that “to debar rider inconvenience owed to contiguous formation disruption”, IndiGo has been granted a three-month hold till August 31.

The ministry besides made it wide that this volition not beryllium extended further.

“Indigo has been granted a one-time past and last hold of 3 months up to August 31 for these damp-leased aircraft, based connected the undertaking from the hose that, they volition terminate the damp lease with Turkish Airlines wrong this hold period, and shall not question immoderate further hold for these operations,” it said.

IndiGo besides has a codeshare statement with Turkish Airlines.

On May 15, the Centre revoked the information clearance for Turkish steadfast Celebi Aviation.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol had said: “Turkey had openly supported Pakistan. In presumption of the existent situation, this has go an contented of nationalist security. Keeping information successful mind, Celebi has been banned successful the country.”

During and aft the extremity of the archetypal signifier of Operation Sindoor, Turkey expressed solidarity with Pakistan. Turkish drones were besides extensively utilized by Pakistan successful its counter-attack aft India struck cardinal panic bases successful the neighbouring country.

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers past week said that the hose is afloat compliant with each regulatory frameworks governing its operations with craft leased from Turkish Airlines, adding that the determination to renew these leases lies with the Indian government.

“It is important to recognise that the cognition to Istanbul is taking spot successful the discourse of the Air Service Agreement (ASA) betwixt India and Turkey. IndiGo is afloat compliant with each regulatory frameworks and regulations which are there. We person thousands of Indian customers booked mostly beyond Istanbul,” Elbers said during a media enactment connected the airline’s fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal results for 2024-25.

“The determination to renew these leases lies with the Indian government,” Elbers noted.

(This communicative was taken from a syndicated provender and was lone edited for benignant by Gujarat Samachar Digital team)