Luggage handling in airlines has major scope of improvement. the airlines charge heafety amount for excess baggage, but still handle the luggage in extreme unprofessional way.
IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) was worst and too unprofessional. They returned me my one bag completely torn and one damaged badly with 3 major tears and an evidence of some one trying to open it. While checkingnin, I had warned the person on counter that my bag had delicate items in it, because I was traveling for a pilgrimage, he said, "we have discontinued the 'Fragile' tag" When I spoke with Vadodara Airport IndiGo team, they simply promised that I shall get a call in 24 hours. No call, no compensation for the bag damage and damage to the things inside the bag. my total loss was over 35K. Now evenif I go and ask them, they won't agree, as usual. The staff of the airline offered me voucher of Rs. 200!!! They did not provide me my food of choice and they had no regret about it. My entire trip was spoiled because my travel plans were completely spoiled due to bag and content damage.
While payment of the repair charges is one side of it, what is the accountability of mental torture, inconvenience and many other things which can never be adequately compensated?
IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) is the queen of all careless baggage handlers. none of my trip with them ever went smooth with respect to baggage and food, over last 20 years.
There should be some stringent policy against baggage mishandling and associated physical and mental inconvenience caused to the customer.
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