India, Feb. 7 -- Former AirAsia CFO Vijay Gopalan has alleged that an IndiGo flight departed without him despite the airport display showing the service as delayed, prompting him to accuse the airline of being "unbelievably arrogant".

Taking to 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 waiting, the departure time was repeatedly pushed back - first to 3:10 pm, then 3:15 pm, and later 3:25 pm - with the updates reflected on the display board.

"I was looking at the board, it still said security. They hadn't announced the boarding and ther...