SCAM - HYDERABAD AIRPORT- BRIBE DEMANDED BY GROUND STAFF Manager " SADATH" for extra hand baggage. I work for Tech Mahindra, Chennai and have travelled to Hyderabad officially with my colleague. We have booked the return flight 6E - 598 to Chennai departing - 5:45 PM. PNR - V6IFSX. We did online check-in and then when we reached airport 4:35 PM. There was a long queue in the entrance and too many staffs asking "R u a DIGI Yatra passenger" No clues. Security had a RFID scanner, which was not scanning the QR code of most of the passengers, then argued and so on.. there was a 10 min delay in entering the airport. Next a very long common queue with domestic and international passengers to drop the baggage. while we reach the baggage drop counter by 5:02 PM having 43 more minutes for take off.. We were denied to drop the bags saying time up. Go in next flight. there was too many calls back and forth with the agents and their seniors.. At last by 5:15 one kind staff took us to the `business class security check to pass thru the line for boarding, where there was a Rude Indigo ground staff named " SADATH" denied our entry saying he cant allow any passengers with 2 hand luggage. He was pretending to be the proprietor and was so harsh on the other kind staffs trying to help us. what a shame !!! He doesn't have the courtesy to listen us and was repeatedly shouting to move on for the next flight and pay the fare difference. Brutally, laughing at us with sarcastic comments that we are bound to drop bags before 60 minutes to take off and mistake was on us. As if the queue management was all done well, its a shame on the airlines ground management. Both of us were asked to pay him a bribe of 5K each to "SADATH " for proceeding on the same flight as booked. When we refused, we were sent out of airport to Indigo counter and get another ticket. We called our travel desk and have chosen AIR INDIA flight via Blr to Chennai and reached home.
My sincere request to take a harsh action on this staff being so rude and impolite with the passengers. He also trap us for demanding ransom to allow extra hand luggages.