Flight took off early; Airlines try to bribe podcaster to delete social media post 

A podcaster has revealed his experience that followed after criticizing the actions of the private airline company IndiGo. Prakhar Gupta, a podcaster, has alleged in a note shared on X that IndiGo offered him money to delete a note he had shared on X regarding the flight's early departure.

Prakhar Gupta alleges that he was offered Rs 6,000 to delete a post he shared on social media criticizing the airline.
The podcaster has more than 89,000 followers on the X platform alone. Prakhar Gupta also said that no one has expressed regret verbally or in writing for the bad experience he had.

"How do you change a flight time and PREPONE it, 2.5 hours before the flight at 4 AM in the morning, expect me to make it on time, and then when I do get there 5 minutes behind on the NEW TIME , you do not let me check in my bag and make me pay for a new flight? I got no email, and one measly text at 4 AM this morning that my flight time has been preponed from 645 to 630, and you close your check in counters according to 630?? There has to be some sanity in flying in this country. Flight providers cannot whimsically play with people’s times and lives without us being compensated, and more so without making us pay more for their errors. This is a violation of any reasonable terms of service," Prakhar Gupta posted on his X platform at 6:37 AM on January 23, 2025.

Prakhar received a reply from Indigo that said his complaint is being looked into and they will reach out to him soon to resolve the matter.

Six hours later, at 1:02 PM, he shared Indigo's response with the note, "Hi Navi, your team tried to bribe me with 6000 rupees to remove this post. No apology, either written or verbal, issued. However, safe to say that social media pressure does work. Apparently Indigo HQ is now involved, but no help has been offered. I have a few questions for the CEO, please tell him Ill fly him out first class to my studio, and show him the unwavering Indian Tolerance we are famous for. Let us see what happens when we air that episode."