New Delhi, May 15 -- A lawyer from Nagpur has accused IndiGo of seating his three-year-old child separately from the parents during a flight from Bagdogra to Kolkata, sparking criticism on social media.

In a post shared on LinkedIn, Gaurav Mishra alleged that the airline allotted "random jumbled seats" to his family even though all three passengers were travelling under the same booking and PNR.

"Indigo forced my 3-year-old kid to travel alone in seat because their parents didn't pay extra for seat selection," Mishra wrote.

Mishra further alleged that the seating arrangement breached Rule 3.15 of the DGCA's Air Transport Circular 01 of 2024.

"In my case, they forced my 3-year-old kid to sit unaccompanied without any Parent in the next...