Aditya Narayan refuses to pay excess baggage charge, misbehaves with IndiGo staff

NEW DELHI: Singer Aditya Narayan allegedly misbehaved with IndiGo ground staff while travelling from Raipur to Mumbai on Sunday when asked to pay excess baggage charges.

An infuriated Narayan, son of acclaimed singer Udit Narayan, reportedly used unparliamentary language against the ground staff. He was allowed to board the aircraft only after he apologised to the staff, said the airline.

An IndiGo spokesman said Narayan was scheduled to fly 6E 258 (Raipur-Mumbai) on October 1 "with a group of five people carrying excess baggage. The amount to be paid for excess baggage was Rs 13,000. He refused to pay this amount to the female check in staff member. (He) said that he will not pay more than Rs 10,000 for the excess baggage and also used unparliamentary language with the female staff member."

"While making a video he pointed a finger at the duty manager and again used profanity. When he was politely asked to be civil and not use such language as there were other passengers and female staff members present, he started shouting even loudly and used abusive words which we are refraining from mentioning here. He was informed that if he continues to misbehave he will not be allowed to travel," the spokesman added.

Finally, Narayan and his team were given boarding cards after he "apologised to the ground staff". "We at IndiGo can at no point in time compromise the dignity of our staff members or passengers," the airline added.

Since Narayan's alleged unruly behaviour happened at the airport before he had boarded the aircraft, he will not fall under the provisions of the newly created no fly list. Only unruly behaviour onboard an aircraft can ground a passenger for anywhere from a few months to a lifetime, depending on his or her severity of bad behaviour.