India-Maldives row: 'Reports not true,' sources tell WION amid rumours of massive ticket cancellations
IndiGo flight
IndiGo, India’s largest domestic and international airline, has not observed any surge in the cancellations of flight tickets to Maldives by Indians over the last week, according to an airline source who spoke exclusively to WION.
“There is no trend at all,” the source said when asked about the reported cancellations amid the diplomatic row between India and Maldives.
“There are no such ticket cancellations” by Indians en masse, the source confirmed, without giving any further details.
IndiGo is a major service provider when it comes to non-stop flights between India and Maldives. Due to growing demand, the airline even started flights from India’s Hyderabad to Male last October.
Meanwhile, a representative of Vistara Airline declined to comment on the matter. “We have nothing to say on this matter as of now. We shall issue a statement if needed,” the representative told WION.
Later, Chief Commercial Officer of the airline, Deepak Rajawat said during a press brief thatthe Tata-owned carrier has not cancelled anything as of now and will monitor the demand for flights.
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"The situation is very evolving right now... we will have to monitor in a week or so," he said.
Air India is yet to respond to WION’s query.
Rumours on social media
Earlier, some unverified reports on Indian social media claimed that more than 8,000 hotel bookings and 2,500 flight tickets to the Maldives were cancelled after a top Maldivian minister allegedly abused Indian PM Narendra Modi.
Watch:Maldives suspends 3 ministers after objectionable comments against PM Modi
However, it is to be noted that some people had initiated online campaigns urging others to boycott the Maldives until an official apology was issued.
Some users on X even shared screenshots, claiming they themselves had called off their trip to Maldives.
“Was planning to go to Maldives for my birthday which falls on 2nd of feb. Had almost finalised the deal with my travel agent (adding proofs below) But immediately cancelled it after seeing this tweet of deputy minister of Maldives,” one user on X said.
Maldives suspends three ministers
The Maldives government on Sunday (Jan 7) suspended three deputy ministers - Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Hassan Zihan - over their derogatory remarks made about the Indian PM.
Mariyam Shiuna, serving as the deputy minister at the Maldives Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information, and Art, and the spokesperson of the Male City Council, had made disparaging remarks following Indian PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep.
These posts, coupled with similar content shared by prominent Maldivian politicians and leaders, incited other users to post a string of racist comments directed at Indians and Indian tourists visiting the Maldives.