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MLA Akhil Gogoi Misses IndiGo Flight After Last-Minute Gate Change, Calls It "Horrible Experience"
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News18•02-10-2026, 15:40
MLA Akhil Gogoi Misses IndiGo Flight After Last-Minute Gate Change, Calls It "Horrible Experience"
- •Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi and several other passengers missed their IndiGo flight from Delhi to Guwahati due to an unannounced last-minute gate change.
- •Gogoi, scheduled to depart at 5:30 pm, arrived at 3 pm and waited at Gate 22, but the gate was suddenly changed to Gate 20 without prior notification.
- •Despite reaching Gate 20 about 20 minutes before departure, passengers were denied boarding, and Gogoi described the ground staff's behavior as "rude."
- •Gogoi criticized IndiGo for the "unacceptable" and "exploitation" of passengers, alleging they were asked to pay Rs 4,500 to Rs 7,500 to reschedule.
- •The incident sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some users sharing similar experiences of frequent last-minute gate changes by IndiGo.
Key Questions Answered
Akhil Gogoi missed his IndiGo flight because the airline changed his boarding gate from Gate 22 to Gate 20 all of a sudden without providing adequate prior information.
According to Akhil Gogoi, affected passengers were asked to pay between Rs 4,500 and Rs 7,500 each to reschedule their journey on flights for the following day.
Akhil Gogoi was scheduled to travel from Delhi to Guwahati on IndiGo flight number 6E 2316, which had a scheduled departure time of 17:30 hours.
