[Resolved]  Indigo Airlines — Misbehaviour by Ground Staff

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Karnataka

The customer service provided by Indigo Airlines is pathetic. I travelled with my 2.5 year old son from Bangalore to Kolkata (on 2nd April) , 2010) in one Adult ticket (Indigo airline) and it was a smooth journey. While coming back from Kolkata to Bangalore (11th April, 2010), I was asked about the age of the child and was asked to purchase a ticket immediately. When I went to purchase the ticket, Ms Ratna at the counter asked us to pay Rs. 11, 070. I asked to talk to a senior person, and I was directed to Mr. Pratim Mukherjee, who actually knew nothing about Customer Service with the way he spoke to me and told me that it is clearly mentioned in the website that we need to carry a Birth of Certificate for the infant. When asked that then why did not they stop me for vigilance in Bangalore only, he said that he cannot repeat the same mistake committed by the bangalore staff and Kolkata is different from Bangalore (as if the Bangalore belonged to a different company).I told him that I would have cancelled my tickets in Bangalore itself, or could have purchased other airline's tickets, if I knew of the same in Bangalore. Also when asked that the ticket do not menbtion about carrying Birth of Certificate, he answered that the website clearly mentions this. When asked if a person does not how to browse a web since I booked it through a travel agent, a prompt and rude reply came from him saying, "THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE FLYING". Since I was not carrying either credit card neither the Birth of Certificate, they told me I would be denied borading in the flight if I do not purchase the ticket. He also mentioned that I performed an illegal activity by taking a child without a proper proof. (He compared my child to a missile sayng that both are illegal).However, strangley, when I purchased the ticket for my child, no one asked us to show the proof of identity this time and I was allowed to board the flight. Also, the ticket that I purchased for my child considering him as an infant of Rs. 1, 080 was not refunded. Not to mention, throughout the conversation, Mr. Pratim had his hands inside the pockets which actually was quite bothreosme since we always knew that Customer is the king. I did purchase the ticket at the same price mentioned by them, however I feel the whole incident could have been handled much more nicely since it involved a child (who was sleeping throughout this). This incident gives an impression that all they were trying to do is have a full flight, they do not even bother about Customer Service.