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Respected sir/madam,
I am praneeth buruju, a customer of indigo airlines. Recently on june 11th 2016, i travelled by indigo flight 6e778 (Hyderabad - new delhi). And this is regarding the complaint i want to lodge on the unsatisfactory service by indigo airlines.
As a responsible citizen of india and hailing from an average middle class family, i want to raise my experience.
Initially, i had booked a flight 6e-845 (Hyderabad - new delhi) june 11th 2016 sat 11:55 hrs (Find the ticket attached). And as per the guidelines i was well before the check-in time in the airport. I entered the airport premises with 4-5 minutes remaining to the check-in time mentioned (11:10 hrs). And was waiting in the queue with a gentle gesture of allowing my fellow passengers to complete their check-in process. Next, it was my turn and shockingly i was informed that check-in counter has been closed and i will not be able to travel in the same flight. I talked to the concern managers at the counter and explained the urgency of my travel. Yet, they didn't allow me. Also, it was informed that i am late by 1 minute i. E 11:11 hrs (Definitely within fraction of seconds).
Considering the urgency and importance of reaching delhi on the same day. I had to reschedule my flight and booked next flight 6e778 (Hyd - delhi) june 11th 2016 sat 14:40 hrs. Hailing from an average middle class family, i had to bear the financial burden of extra rs.4678.00. But still with due respect to the discipline followed by indigo, i accepted and waited for the immediate next flight.
This time, i checked-in well before time and moved to the boarding gate. According to the rules and discipline followed again by indigo, boarding gate closes 25 minutes prior to the departure time. And it must close and no passenger should be allowed to board the flight even if he/she is late by fraction of seconds.
Unfortunately, this was not the case with the flight. All the passengers had to wait outside the boarding gate even past 25 minutes prior to the departure time. The reason given by the concerned authorities was. "there's a delay in cleaning the flight and boarding will start immediately after the cleaning process". And finally we were boarded and noticed that cleaning process was still on-going and lead to extreme suffocation (Breathing problem) for few minutes. But to be honest thanks for the quick action, flight departed.
Concerns
Usually check-in closes 45 minutes and boarding closes 25 minutes prior to the departure time. And this must be followed by every passenger. Failing to do so, passenger would not be allowed to board the flight.
1. Yes, rules are extremely important and we must abide them. But it was extremely disappointing the way the concerned officials reacted in my case. This happened to me earlier with spicejet. And thanks to their diligence and customer engagement, i was allowed to board the flight.
Also i got inside well before check-in time. I was waiting in the queue with due respect to fellow passengers. And this disciplined and respectable gesture of me was fined heavily by indigo both in terms of my valuable time and financial burden.
2. When i had to pay for my respectable gesture and finally arriving late at the counter by 1 minute, why shouldn't indigo be fined for the late boarding of the second flight with inappropriate cleaning on-going and causing suffocation even after taking extra 5-10 minutes after official boarding time. Rules are rules.In this case, indigo didn't follow the rules and on behalf of all the passengers on the flight 6e778, i want to appeal legally against indigo and their undisciplined services.
3. Flight reached delhi with a delay of 6 minutes. 6 minutes was extremely valuable in my case and i need official statement stating the reason behind the delay.
I clicked many photos while late boarding, the cleaning process, suffocation inside the flight and will be submitted to the concerned authority in the legal process. Also one may cross check with rajiv gandhi international airport shamshabad authorities and cc-tv footage for the authentication of the information provided by me.
Declaration
I hereby declare that all the information mentioned above is true and correct to best of my
Knowledge. And will be willing to provide required documents if necessary.
Thank you,
Praneeth buruju
Indigo flight 6e-845 11th june 2016 pnr: v5bkkl
Indigo flight 6e-778 11th june 2016 pnr: v5bkkl
Citizen of india
"be the change you want to see in the world — mahatma gandhi"
flight person come to me n had confirmed with pilot also, that there are two person with me (amit barod and hitesh pithadia). Then also they not waiting for us closed entry. Even i was on last gate, n request ur person but they not reply not possible.
Pnr : 6e-vghb3u
ticket no : vghb3u
ahmedabad to hyderabad
flight 6e 879
seat no : 20e
again request for full refund
regards
hitesh pithadia
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