Singer Aditya misbehaves with staff at Raipur airport

IndiGo claims he refused to pay for excess baggage and used impolite language

Bollywood singer Udit Narayan’s son, Aditya Narayan, allegedly got into an argument with IndiGo ground staff and abused them at Raipur airport after he was asked to cough up Rs13,000 (Dh728) for excess baggage, according to the airline.

The younger Narayan, who is a singer, actor and TV host, was booked on a flight from Raipur to Mumbai on Sunday morning. At the time of check-in at the airport he was asked to pay for extra baggage weighing 40kg, which led to a heated argument between him and IndiGo ground staff, the airline said in a statement.

“[If] you are going to offload me, I will see you in Mumbai, then we will see,” the singer can be heard threatening a duty manager of the airline in a video being played by TV channels.

The airline said Narayan also used “unparliamentary” language while arguing with a woman staff member.

However, Narayan was later issued a boarding pass after he apologised to the ground staff. The airline did not say whether he paid the excess baggage fee or not. Narayan did not respond to calls for comment.