MakeMyTrip hits back at EaseMyTrip founder’s allegations on defence bookings, China link

MakeMyTrip (MMT) has reacted to the allegations by Nishant Pitti, founder and chairman of travel aggregator site EaseMyTrip, about the company's site having a loophole, which puts the data of defence personnel, who use the site for bookings, at risk.

"Indian Armed Forces book discounted tickets via a platform majorly owned by China, entering Defence ID, route & date. Our enemies know where our soldiers are flying.

Attaching screenshots exposing this loophole - it must be patched now,” Patti wrote in his X post.

Indian Armed Forces book discounted tickets via a platform majorly owned by China, entering Defence ID, route & date.

Our enemies know where our soldiers are flying.

Attaching screenshots exposing this loophole - it must be patched now. pic.twitter.com/L4SxHRmaCX

— Nishant Pitti (@nishantpitti) May 14, 2025

MakeMyTrip may dismiss this as a “motivated accusation” but when national security is at stake, silence is not an option.

Board Under Influence
Half of MakeMyTrip’s board - 5 out of 10 directors have direct ties to China, including pivotal appointments by… https://t.co/hLi9KHrKKy pic.twitter.com/MiT4PucSft

— Nishant Pitti (@nishantpitti) May 15, 2025

In a follow-up post on the thread, he shared a screenshot that claims a “significant stake” in MakeMyTrip is owned by Trip.com Group Limited (formerly Ctrip)—“a leading Chinese online travel agency.”