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Suchitra Pillai slams airline over being asked to relocate despite booking seat in advance: 'Need a valid explanation'
Updated On: 02 November, 2026 03:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Actress Suchitra Pillai has slammed Indigo Airlines in her latest post, claiming that they asked her to relocate from her booked seat, only to realise they had allocated a free seat next to her to a staff member

Suchitra Pillai. Pics via Instagram
Actress and model Suchitra Pillai recently took to her social media account to call out Indigo Airlines for the inconvenience caused over her booked seat. She revealed how she was asked to relocate to a back seat despite booking her preferred seats in advance. She added that she later realised that a seat next to her in the front row was allocated to a staff member after being told that the row was free.
Suchitra Pillai slams airline
Suchitra took to her Instagram account to share a picture of her boarding pass, which shows her seat number changed multiple times. In the caption, she explained what happened. She wrote, "Well done indigo.6e Ahmedabad. Just before boarding the bus for the above flight a rude staff lady who scans the passes casually took my pass from the guy there when it flashed red and changed my seat to the back of the plane to 34c instead of 3c saying pls sit in this seat and after take off if Ur seat is free u can go back to 3c as the weight of the plane etc etc some nonsense."


