Indigo levies 'cute fee' on passengers, netizens find it hysterical

Several passengers were left confused after they notice that IndiGo had levied them a 'cute charge' on their airline tickets. Twitter user Shantanu shared the price breakup of his ticket fare to bring the internet's attention to a certain component in his ticket which was called the "cute fee".

Shantanu shared the price summary and wrote, “I know I’m getting cuter with age but never thought @IndiGo6E would start charging me for it.’His tweet triggered an array of reactions. While some tried to explain what this component was all about, others played along.

CUTE stands for 'Common User Terminal Equipment', which is a fee charged to passengers for their use of metal detectors, escalators, and other equipment/ facilities in the airport. It is a charge levied by the Airport Authority of India and is quite common.

Twitteratis had hilarious reactions to his tweet,

Sanjib Chakravorty tweets, "I knew I was always ahead of time! 😂 This time 9 years"

Aditya Sharma tweets on the same lines lamenting why his tweet never went viral.

Tomal Duttaroy tweets, "Didn’t the airline reply “psst, share with us the PNR in a DM and we shall get an executive talk to you about your cuteness”?"

Shantanu later tweeted, "Ok this seems to have attracted a lot of attention overnight. Thanks to all those trying to educate me about what “cute” stands for. And a moment of silence for those trying to disabuse me (by abusing me) of the notion I’m cute. Sorry for your miserable childhood guys."

(with inputs from agencies)