Consumer Court Orders IndiGo to Pay Rs 25,000 for Spilling Hot Food

A man from Bengaluru was on an IndiGo flight from Bangkok to Bengaluru.

About 15 minutes after takeoff, a flight attendant opened an overhead bin, and a packet of hot non-vegetarian curry fell on him.

This made him uncomfortable and damaged his clothes and other things.

The airline said sorry and offered him a Rs 5,000 voucher, but he wanted more money.

He asked the court for Rs 5 lakh.

The court said the airline was responsible and made them pay Rs 25,000 to the man.

The airline had said the spill was not their fault, but the court disagreed.

The court said the airline should not have put hot, loose food in a place where it could fall on people.

This is not the first time IndiGo has been in trouble.

Last year, another court made them pay Rs 1.75 lakh to a woman who had a dirty seat on their flight.