Extortion in Uniform: SpiceJet Staff Threatened to Stop Passenger Flight Unless I Paid Up”

On August 16, 2025, at Mumbai Airport, Amit Upadhyay boarded SpiceJet flight SG2905 to Kandla—what followed was nothing short of a living nightmare. At 10:48 AM, SpiceJet staff member Maaz scanned Amit’s boarding pass and cleared him to board. Everything seemed smooth—until two SpiceJet employees, Saud and Sumit, suddenly blocked his path like bouncers and aggressively demanded that he weigh his carry-on luggage.

Amit was carrying a briefcase (8kg) and hand baggage (5kg), well within standard cabin baggage limits. But then came the extortion. Saud claimed Amit had 6kg of excess weight and would have to pay immediately. When Amit calmly requested to check in the baggage, Saud responded coldly: “Check-in is closed.”

At that moment, Amit Upadhyay was trapped—with no way to check in his luggage and no option but to pay. Even the CRPF officers present could do nothing. SpiceJet staff member Maaz quietly admitted, “We’ve been told to charge.” As the bus to the aircraft prepared to leave, Saud mocked Amit and said, “Let the bus go. He won’t board.”

When Amit pleaded for a solution, he was told to “ask fellow passengers for cash.” SpiceJet staff literally forced Amit Upadhyay—a ticketed, law-abiding passenger—to beg strangers for money at the boarding gate. To make matters worse, they refused UPI payments and insisted on cash or card only.

After managing to borrow cash in humiliation and handing it over just to board his rightful flight, the ordeal wasn’t over. Saud then demanded that Amit delete a video from his phone—a video he hadn’t even taken. When Amit clarified there was no such video, he was told he would not be allowed to board unless he deleted it anyway. Saud even tried to stop Amit from taking photos as proof of the incident.

This was not an isolated service failure—it was mental harassment, public humiliation, and corporate-level extortion. In over 20 years of air travel, Amit Upadhyay had never faced such degrading and abusive treatment. SpiceJet’s behavior was not only unethical—it was shameful. This is how the airline treats its passengers: with threats, coercion, and utter disrespect. SpiceJet has proven itself to be a disgrace to Indian aviation and must be held publicly and legally accountable.

This is not air travel—this is exploitation in uniform. SpiceJet must be boycotted. Enough is enough