{"id":20874,"date":"2022-05-27T11:49:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20874"},"modified":"2022-05-27T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T06:30:39","slug":"spicejet-indigo-faulted-for-poor-service-and-behaviour-by-indias-flying-public-in-a-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/27\/spicejet-indigo-faulted-for-poor-service-and-behaviour-by-indias-flying-public-in-a-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"SpiceJet , IndiGo faulted for poor service and behaviour by India&#8217;s flying public in a survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">According to sources, <strong>India&#8217;s flying public<\/strong> is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the country&#8217;s airlines &#8211; spicejet and IndiGo , with <strong>customer service and airline worker behaviour <\/strong>deteriorating drastically in the aftermath of Covid-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the pandemic, 79 percent of the 15,000 airline customers polled by LocalCircles<strong> feel Indian carriers<\/strong> are compromising on passenger experience and cutting savings, souring the outlook of what was formerly the<strong> world&#8217;s fastest-growing aviation sector. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"India's flying public is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the country's airlines - spicejet and IndiGo. Know more here \" class=\"wp-image-20875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/966ef210-6be4-11ec-91d4-61482b9ab8f1_1641148223675_1651500492085.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy &#8211; Bloomberg <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At a time when Indian airlines are boosting ticket prices to combat rising fuel costs, they are also charging for more ancillaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> If you haven&#8217;t done web check-in, for example, you&#8217;ll have to pay 200 rupees ($2.60) at the airport for a boarding card. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a SpiceJet passenger complained, India&#8217;s Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said he&#8217;ll look into the practise, which was implemented to reduce touchpoints as a result of Covid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, where <strong>no-frills carriers account for 85 percent<\/strong> of the market, passenger unhappiness is amplified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Indigo-SpiceJet-Flights-From-Saudi-Arabia-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Indigo-SpiceJet-Flights-From-Saudi-Arabia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Indigo-SpiceJet-Flights-From-Saudi-Arabia-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Indigo-SpiceJet-Flights-From-Saudi-Arabia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Indigo-SpiceJet-Flights-From-Saudi-Arabia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Indigo-SpiceJet-Flights-From-Saudi-Arabia-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Indigo-SpiceJet-Flights-From-Saudi-Arabia.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Credits to economic times <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">While legacy carriers in the United States and Europe (full-service airlines with loyalty programmes) can eliminate <strong>fees for top tier members, loyal passengers in India may nevertheless find themselves in a transactional relationship. <\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a time when airlines would give their all, <strong>but that&#8217;s no longer possible<\/strong>, according to Jitender Bhargava, a former executive director of Air India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\"> \"<strong>Fares are now the lowest<\/strong> in the world on a per kilometre passenger flown basis, and ticket prices haven't increased in proportion to aviation fuel costs,\" he said. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Let the airlines take this as a warning and deal with the problems,&#8221; he said. &#8220;<strong>The customer reigns supreme.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Informed with us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Join Our Telegram group for Latest Aviation Updates :-<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\">https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s flying public is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the country&#8217;s airlines &#8211; spicejet and IndiGo. 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