{"id":54429,"date":"2024-01-08T17:10:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T11:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=54429"},"modified":"2024-01-11T20:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:03:16","slug":"india-maldives-row-vistara-monitors-easemytrip-cancels-bookings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/india-maldives-row-vistara-monitors-easemytrip-cancels-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"Vistara Monitors Situation, EaseMyTrip Cancels Bookings Amid India-Maldives Row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MUMBAI-<\/strong> In the aftermath of statements made by some ministers from the Maldives criticizing <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Narendra+Modi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi,<\/a> numerous Indians have utilized the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) to declare that they have canceled their flight and hotel reservations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Maldives\">Maldives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those still eager to travel are now considering vacations in <strong>Lakshadweep<\/strong>, particularly after PM Modi&#8217;s recent visit to the archipelago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Vistara Monitors Situation, EaseMyTrip Cancels Flight Bookings Amid India-Maldives Row\" class=\"wp-image-37576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Air-India-New-First-and-Business-Class-65.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Aviation A2Z<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-india-maldives-row-travel-company-response\">India-Maldives Row: Travel Company Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even travel companies are responding to the sentiment. <strong>Nishant Pitti, the CEO and co-founder of travel booking platform EaseMyTrip<\/strong>, expressed solidarity with the nation, stating, &#8220;In solidarity with our nation, @EaseMyTrip has suspended all Maldives flight bookings.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In solidarity with our nation, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EaseMyTrip?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EaseMyTrip<\/a> has suspended all Maldives flight bookings \u2708\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TravelUpdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TravelUpdate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SupportingNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SupportingNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LakshadweepTourism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LakshadweepTourism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExploreIndianlslands?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExploreIndianlslands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lakshadweep?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lakshadweep<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExploreIndianIslands?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExploreIndianIslands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kishanreddybjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kishanreddybjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JM_Scindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JM_Scindia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tourismgoi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tourismgoi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/incredibleindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@incredibleindia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wIyWGzyAZY\">https:\/\/t.co\/wIyWGzyAZY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nishant Pitti (@nishantpitti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nishantpitti\/status\/1744080855100744082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tata SIA-owned Full-service carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Vistara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vistara (UK)<\/a> has announced its intention to assess the demand for flights between the two countries over the next week, emphasizing that the situation is currently evolving. Vistara presently operates one flight each day from Mumbai and Delhi to Male.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speculation within the Twitter community suggests that <strong>over 7,500 hotel bookings<\/strong> in the Maldives and more than <strong>2,300 flight tickets<\/strong> to the islands have been canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The surge in anger and the trending #BoycottMaldives on X occurred following critical remarks by three deputy ministers from the Maldives against Modi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For those who wish to embrace the adventurer in them, Lakshadweep has to be on your list.<br><br>During my stay, I also tried snorkelling &#8211; what an exhilarating experience it was! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rikUTGlFN7\">pic.twitter.com\/rikUTGlFN7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1742831497776951361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These remarks came after Modi&#8217;s post on &#8216;X&#8217; following his visit to Lakshadweep, leading to an interpretation that it aimed to promote the Union Territory as an alternative tourist destination to the Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maldivian media reports indicate that the deputy ministers in the youth ministry, Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna, and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, have been suspended from their positions due to their derogatory social media posts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources cited by the news agency <em>PTI<\/em>, the Maldivian envoy to India was summoned to the external affairs ministry on January 8, expressing strong concern over remarks against Modi by some Maldivian ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"Vistara Monitors Situation, EaseMyTrip Cancels Bookings Amid India-Maldives Row\" class=\"wp-image-42646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-1600x1069.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-1536x1026.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-2048x1368.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-750x501.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0319-01-1-01-1140x761.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: avgeekwithlens\/ Harsh Tekriwal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bollywood-celebs-supporting-india\">Bollywood Celebs Supporting India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the midst of this, several Bollywood celebrities, who had previously favored the Maldives as one of their preferred vacation spots, are now actively endorsing tourism in Lakshadweep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Viru paji .. this is so relevant and in the right spirit of our land .. our own are the very best .. I have been to Lakshadweep and Andamans and they are such astonishingly beautiful locations .. stunning waters beaches and the underwater experience is simply unbelievable  .. <br>\u0939\u092e\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NM400eJAbm\">https:\/\/t.co\/NM400eJAbm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SrBachchan\/status\/1744230422551441906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amitabh Bachchan, the megastar, praised the self-reliance of India while describing Lakshadweep and the Andamans as &#8220;astonishingly beautiful locations.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, and veteran cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatesh Prasad, and Virender Sehwag, have also encouraged people to explore domestic islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offering a light-hearted perspective on the controversy, comic actor Vir Das commented, &#8220;Firstly, happy Lakshadweep is getting some love! Secondly, Somewhere in the Maldives right now is an Indian celebrity\/influencer, who didn&#8217;t eat carbs for two weeks, took the best vacation photos ever, and is TERRIFIED to post them&#8221; on the microblogging site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"Vistara Monitors Situation, EaseMyTrip Cancels Bookings Amid India-Maldives Row\" class=\"wp-image-54433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-1600x1021.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-1536x980.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-750x479.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10-1140x728.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1692px-Playa_Maya_Ko_Phi_Phi_Tailandia_2013-08-19_DD_10.jpg 1692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Representative Image | Photo: By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=29941996<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-surge-in-lakshadweep-tourism\">Surge in Lakshadweep Tourism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MakeMyTrip reported a<strong> 3,400% increase<\/strong> in on-platform searches for Lakshadweep since Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s visit to the islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve noticed a remarkable 3,400% surge in on-platform searches for Lakshadweep following the Prime Minister&#8217;s visit. This growing interest in Indian beaches has inspired us to initiate a &#8216;Beaches of India&#8217; campaign on the platform, featuring offers and discounts to encourage Indian travelers to explore the country&#8217;s stunning coastal destinations,&#8221; stated MakeMyTrip in a social media post on platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Pitti expressed that the water and beaches of Lakshadweep rival those of the Maldives and Seychelles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He tweeted on January 4, saying, \u201cWe at @EaseMyTrip will come up with crazy special offers to promote this pristine destination that our PM @narendramodi has recently visited!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. Subsequently, follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMPLdrgsw_-jGAw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\">Google News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-aviation-a-2-z wp-block-embed-aviation-a-2-z\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5rAeLXrlrF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/11\/spicejet-plans-flights-to-ayodhya-lakshadweep\/\">SpiceJet Plans New Flights to Ayodhya and Lakshadweep<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;SpiceJet Plans New Flights to Ayodhya and Lakshadweep&#8221; &#8212; Aviation A2Z\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/11\/spicejet-plans-flights-to-ayodhya-lakshadweep\/embed\/#?secret=Ln0tdGyPdH#?secret=5rAeLXrlrF\" data-secret=\"5rAeLXrlrF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> In the aftermath of statements made by some ministers from the Maldives criticizing Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, numerous Indians have utilized the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) to declare that they have canceled their flight and hotel reservations to the Maldives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215,7217,6761,8472],"tags":[16662,16669,16666,16667,16671,16670,16664,16672,16673,16674,16675,16668,16665],"class_list":{"0":"post-54429","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airline-news","8":"category-indian-aviation-news","9":"category-news","10":"category-vistara","11":"tag-boycottmaldives","12":"tag-cancel-india-to-maldives-flights","13":"tag-easemytrip","14":"tag-easemytrip-cancels-maldives-bookings","15":"tag-flights-to-maldives","16":"tag-india-to-maldives-flights","17":"tag-india-maldives-row","18":"tag-lakshadweep","19":"tag-lakshadweep-flights","20":"tag-lakshadweep-tourism","21":"tag-lakshadweep-tourism-places","22":"tag-vistara-maldives-flight","23":"tag-what-happened-india-maldives-row"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54429"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54511,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54429\/revisions\/54511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}