The four -day conflict between India and Pakistan left the whole country on the edge. Its impact was felt on the aviation industry because the abolition of flights increased and the growth of air passenger transport slowed in May. At the same time, the calls to the boycott of Azerbaijan and Türkiye were made after Western Asian nations seem to support Pakistan over India, which resulted in less visits to the Indians.
After the attack of Pahalgam on 22nd April, India launched the exact strikes of the Sindoor-on the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan, occupied by Jammu and Kashmir, in early 7th May. Pakistan then hit India in border areas, leading to strokes between the two countries for four days until the ceasefire was understood.
Impact on airline
When the Indian border regions came under a strong attack from Pakistan, up to 32 airports in northern and western states were closed. More than 50 flights were canceled on the first day of the conflict. The latest data published by the General Directorate for Civil Aviation (DGCA) for May show the extent of disruption, from increased airlines to a sharp decrease in the growth of domestic traffic. Although the conflict lasted only a few days, it seems to have left a considerable – albeit temporary – falling on the air industry.
The airline data shows that Air India was particularly affected in May, with a measure of 3.4%, the highest of the four main airlines according to the market share and a sharp increase from only 0.27% in the previous month. Indigo and Spicejet also recorded an increased cancellation rate to 2.03% and 2.62%. The abolition rate was the lowest for Akasa Air, which is 0.34% compared to 0.02% reported in the previous month.
Once the airport was closed and flights were canceled, traffic growth for domestic passengers dropped to the lowest since March 2022. The main catalyst was the northern region, as shown by other data on the airport (domestic and international) from the Indian airport office. The western region was also affected, but the impact was less pronounced. In May, year -on -year, the airport fell by 8.7%year -on -year in the northern region, while only 1.5%grew in the western region. In April, the northern region recorded growth 7.3% and the western region 8.3%.
Boycott
During the conflict, Pakistan supported Azerbaijan and Türkiy. He allegedly supplied drones to Pakistan, which in India caused security concerns and relations between the two countries.
The problem with spirally joined the challenges to boycott, especially after the IXIGO travel site, he suspended the flight and hotel reservation. Unofficial evidence pointed out that the Indians canceled their plans to these countries. Tourism data from both countries can now confirm developments to some extent.
The number of Indian visitors to Azerbaijan fell to 23,326 in May of 29,691 in the same month before a year. Similarly, 31,659 Indians visited Türkiy in May, unlike 41,544 a year ago. While Azerbaijan has seen his first decline (21.4%) at Indian visitors at least since 2018 (with the exception of pandemic years), Türkiy has recorded his third direct month of decline. However, the decline was relatively sharp compared to the previous two months.
In the last few years, Azerbaijan and Türkiy have seen increased tourism from India. In Azerbaijan, Indian tourists account for about 10% of total tourists. While the share is slight in the case of Türkiye, approximately 0.7%, it has seen an increased year -on -year growth of the Indians. Despite the decline, India remained the third largest source country for Azerbaijan visitors in May, as it was in April. In this context, Azerbaijan may be more vulnerable to the boycott of Indian tourists than Türkiye.
However, it is not clear how important the two nations have happened last year. Detailed tourism data, which is only available until 2023, show that neither Azerbaijan nor Türkiye was among the highest destinations for Indian departures.
Although the Indo-Pak conflict only caused the temporary disruption of the aviation industry, it is not clear whether its effect on tourism from India on Azerbaijan and Türkiy is exceeding May.
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