[Resolved]  IndiGo Airlines India — Refund of Excess baggage charge

Address:

Khordha, Odisha

Attn: Mr. Nitin/Ms. [protected]@ Bhubaneswar Airport Hello, I have been a regular and loyal Indigo passenger and I am thoroughly disappointed at the way I and my case has been handled so far. I flew Indigo Flight No- 6E 552 (My PNR No-Q35ZSL) on December 09, 2013 from Bhubaneswar to Mumbai. I had an International flight to Toronto (British Airways) in late hours the same night Since I had excess baggage (over 15 Kgs) I called up the Indigo customer care center on 9th December at 7:40am from my mobile to book for excess baggage. The customer care executive on the other end informed me that if I have an international flight with in 24 hours of flying then I need not pay for excess baggage. He himself suggested upon sharing my onward international flight details that I have a British Airways Flight which allows me 23+23 kgs of baggage. And since my baggage was way less than that I do not need to book any excess baggage any further. All I needed to do was to show my International Flight itinerary at the Indigo Counter in Bhubaneswar Airport while dropping off my check-in luggage. Upon arrival at the Indigo Counter in Bhubaneswar Airport when I showed my International Flight itinerary along with my Indigo Flight details I was told that no such policy exists and that I need to pay for excess baggage. Even after repeated requests and my willingness to pay for excess baggage well in advance I was tormented and had to undergo a lot of stress and embarrassment of being pulled out of the queue and made to wait for a long time almost till the boarding announcements for my flight were made. After all this an Indido representative who works in Bhubaneswar Airport (named- Ankita) came to assist me. She called up the customer care executive over phone (named- Ashutosh) again to clarify. Ashutosh after a lot of discussion suggested that I pay excess baggage (Rs. 2000) at the moment considering that the boarding for my flight to Mumbai was to begin shortly and that he would take the responsibility to go back and check the records (telephone call recordings) and will refund back my money with in 2 days and will keep me informed about it the same day. I looking at the paucity of time and pressure of the situation decided to immediately pay Rs. 2000 trusting that my case shall be taken up immediately and settled. Its the forth day today and no one from Indigo have either called me or send me an email with regards to what is my status. I demand an immediate repayment of my money which I should not have been made to pay in the 1st place. This is really unacceptable that Indigo does not care about its loyal clients and encourages such a carefree behaviour. Also what surprises me is the inconsistency of policy where one representative says one thing while the other is completely ignorant of such a policy or denies it. I demand an immediate settlement of my case with a clarification of the policy so that no other passenger suffers like I did. Looking forward to your reply.