Sending out a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, the Centre has asked IndiGo to terminate its aircraft lease agreement with Turkish Airlines within three months. 

The move comes just weeks after the government revoked the security clearance for a Turkish firm, Celebi Aviation, which handled services at nine key airports in India, including Delhi.

IndiGo, which has leased and operates two Boeing 777s from Turkish Airlines, had a permit to continue the deal until May 31.

It had sought an extension from the Civil Aviation Ministry for six months. The ministry has refused to allow this.

A statement, however, said that "to avoid passenger inconvenience due to immediate flight disruption", IndiGo has been granted a three-month extension till August 31. The statement made it clear that this will not be extended further.

"Indigo has been granted a one-time last and final extension of three months up to 31.08.2025 for these damp-leased aircraft, based on the undertaking from the airline that, they will terminate the damp lease with Turkish Airlines within this extension period, and shall not seek any further extension for these operations," the statement said.

IndiGo also has a codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, but would make changes if required, said reports.