Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 21:42 IST In a follow-up video, Gopalan said airline officials told him that frequent flyers are expected to know that boarding gates close 25 minutes before departure. He further alleged that he was asked to pay a “minimal charge” of Rs 3,000 to be rebooked, which was later reduced to Rs 1,800 by an airport manager. (Instagram) Former AirAsia CFO Vijay Gopalan has claimed that an IndiGo flight departed without him despite being shown as “delayed” on the airline’s system, prompting him to accuse the airline of being “unbelievably arrogant”. In a post on Instagram, Gopalan said that he was scheduled to fly from Tiruchirappalli International Airport to Chennai at 2:55 pm after completing web check-in. He said he arrived at the airport around 1 pm and headed to the lounge to finish some work. While he waited, the departure time was repeatedly revised, first to 3:10 pm, then 3:15 pm, and later 3:25 pm, as reflected on the display board. “I was looking at the board, it still said security. …