Flight: 6E 2005 (DEL to HYD), Dep: 0955 HRS, Passengers: 2 Female – 4 Baggage, 2 backpack & 1 Handbag.
Date: 31st Jan 2023, Web Check-In completed: 22nd Jan 2023
Delhi Airport T2 Incident:
1. Reached Indigo Line before 0855 HRS multiple times request to Prioritize check-in Baggage, no callout by Indigo staff & multiple Line shuffle, reached Counter E at 0913 HRS, Staff I -Denied Baggage Check-In & was advised to do so directly at Boarding.
2. Cleared Security on Priority for all baggage. Reached Boarding Gate 20 at 0934 HRS, Boarding was denied because we have Check-In Baggage. Instead, Staff shamelessly advised us to be at airport 3-4 hours before Check-in & Unprofessionally left us stranded at Gate without following their own & Airport SOP.
SOP of Missed/Non-Boarding flight:
A. Airline Staff should escort Passenger with luggage through Security to Exit, make an entry in register with boarding details.
B. Guide the Passenger to re-book Same destination flight within 2 hours for Rs.2, 500 per passenger-Indigo policy.
3. CISF Personnel at Gate 20, informed us about this and advised one o[censored]s to go through without Baggage & re-book flight.
4. At the booking Counter-Staff wanted to see “Both Passenger” to re-book next flight of 1300 HRS from DEL to JAI to HYD., because she was not sure if passenger can find Indigo Staff who will assist me to cross Security Exit.
5. Another passenger at Gate 20 was struggling to find one Indigo Airline staff for almost 1.5 hours to help Near Gate 22-23 with all Baggage’s, running across all Airport Gates, checked with Indigo Airhostess for help & GMR Information desk Lady was also only making face & asking to wait for Indigo airline staff.
6. It was at Gate 26, the Indigo Staff helped me to escort at 1145 HRS, after almost begging & after speaking to that Staff & Supervisor, the booking counter re-booked the Flight & issues boarding pass just 15 minutes before Boarding Gates closes for next flight.
Question:
1. Couldn’t Indigo Staff take 2 minutes to understand the Seriousness of issue, show empathy?
2. Do Indigo Staff donot communicate with each other within Airport? Are they one unit or multiple outsourced vendor/contractors? Are they not allowed to communicate? Walkies & phones are show off.
3. I had to leave my baggage & run across Airport, who would be responsible, if I lost my luggage?
4. Only 15 minutes were given to re-do entire process. Who takes responsibility of Mental & physical Stress, Money & Time wasted ?
Ask:
1. Written Apology from Indigo-Explaining why this happened & counter measures taken?
2. Was it just us, NO- within 2 Hours, we saw 10 more people for Hyderabad, Mumbai & Srinagar Flight, suffer same thing
3. Get Delhi Airport Staff Trained from Hyderabad Staff, especially for Crowd Management and empathy, assistance!
4. Shut that GMR Information desk near Gate 30 Staircase. It’s good for nothing.
5. Compensate/Refund 15x Invoice Amount of Travel, for the Harassment & Stress !!
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