Airlines charging a passenger ‘Cute Tax’ has desi Twitter saying, ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’:
A Twitter user recently shared the price summary of his IndiGo travel ticket. The purpose of sharing is that one of the top airline companies in India charged him “Cute tax”. “I know I’m getting cuter with age but never thought @IndiGo6E would start charging me for it,” the user wrote.
I know I’m getting cuter with age but never thought @IndiGo6E would start charging me for it. pic.twitter.com/L7p9I3VfKX
— Shantanu (@shantanub) July 10, 2022
The post quickly went viral, some users tried to tell him what the “cute Tax” actually meant. People shared their reactions:
After few days they will impose Sexy charge as well on you 😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/3OwXvL734Z
— Dilip Verma (@official_kisan) July 11, 2022
Jab mene ye tweet kiya tab viral kyu nhi hua 😭😭 https://t.co/qyG5n5CR7x
— Aditya Sharma (@Adityaaa_Sharma) July 10, 2022
Cuteness overloaded ,hence charged.
— 💲hibendu🅿odder 🔱 (@Imtony_26) July 10, 2022
Lmao good thing I’ll be saving 100 rs https://t.co/XSxbHVXZql
— Sunk8.eth (@therealsanketk) July 11, 2022
No free compliments these days
— Hemant (@hemantbuch) July 10, 2022
If ever being cute becomes taxable 🤪🤪 https://t.co/wwMXrdi6IZ
— Dhruvah™ (@i_no_saint) July 11, 2022
“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,” the user wrote.
In reply to this, another Twitter user shared his post from May where he shared exactly the same thing, the price summy of an IndiGo ticket. And, he wondered why that post had not gone viral. Interestingly, IndiGo charged this guy ₹50 for the “Cute Tax” while, this time, they charged ₹100 for it.
What is Cute tax?
CUTE stands for Common Use Terminal Equipment. Such taxes have become more commonplace as airports and airlines engage in sharing resources that increase efficiency for both passengers and operators.
CUTE refers to the sharing of equipment by airlines, which is comparable to the pooling of Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
