Vir Das and SonuSood urge people not to disrespect IndiGo ground staff

Amid the ongoing IndiGo flight cancellations, celebs stand in support of the airline’s staff.

More than 1,000 flights by IndiGo Airlines have been cancelled over the past four days. Amidst this, celebrities like Vir Das and SonuSoodhave come to the support of airline staff and urged the public not to disrespect them.

SonuSood and Vir Das asked the public not to disrespect airlines’ staff.

Airports across the country turned chaotic as IndiGo flight cancellations hit major cities such as Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. Several videos of frustrated passengers lashing out at ground staff have emerged on social media. Amid all this, celebs like SonuSood and Vir Das have appealed to the public, urging them not to lose their cool with the airline’s frontline employees.

SonuSood and Vir Das urge passengers to show kindness.

On Saturday, Vir Das took to X and wrote, “The decent thing to do? The entire senior management of Indigo should be made to take shifts at the airport and stand there. From CEOs to VPs and such. The decision makers. Instead of the terrified junior employees with no power, cabin crew, and ground staff, who have been left to deal with the yelling and screaming.” SonuSood, on the other hand, shared a video message and wrote, “A delayed flight is frustrating, but remember the faces trying to fix it. Please be nice and humble to the IndiGo staff; they are carrying the weight of cancellations, too. Let’s support them.” In the video, he shared, “My family was one of the thousands who had to face delays and long waits at the airport. They had to wait for over 4–5 hours for their flight. I know a lot of meetings were cancelled, and many people could not attend important events… Everyone is hurt and frustrated. But imagine yourself in the place of the ground staff. They are helpless… They only communicate the messages that they receive. So why react to them? It is our responsibility to support them during this tough time and not react because they are helpless.”

IndiGo has been in the middle of an “operational crisis” as termed by the airline, over the past few days, resulting in the cancellation of over 1,000 flights in a single day on Friday.