PIA has dubbed its new service 'premier', but passengers treat it like trash

[cloud4000]

Curse of our subcontinent.

No wonder Middle East airlines treat South Asians like cattle, they sometime behave like cattle. Most unfortunate.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yeh parha likha or ameer tabqa hy!

We cannot blame common Pakistani populace for this incident. We all know that only rich and upper class travels through airlines in Pakistan. Even upper middle class uses Daewoo and other road buses.

so here is the point thats not lack of education its the lack of maturity of mind and thought

 

[Thomas M]

The same people travel on other airlines and behave but when it comes to traveling on PIA they start to misbehave. The reason is on other airlines they know the person is a GORA and they would be very hard on them where as a Pakistani can not do much because the rules can be broken and there is no accountability.

Not only PIA dude, everywhere in our subcontinent it's almost the same.

 

[ApparentRaceTraitor]

This kind of behavior is common in the subcontinent. I remember flying from TDot to Muscat and everyone was well behaved. Switched to an Oman air flight to cochin a day later along with the wife and barely 5 seconds after landing, after treating the aircraft like crap, everyone started rushing to the front of the plane to queue...ffs the plane hadnt even stopped yet....my wife had a hard time beleiving this was part of the culture nowadays in the subcontinent...

 

[Solomon2]

"This is what our new A-330 looked like upon arrival in London yesterday," the spokesperson wrote as he shared the photos on Twitter.

Talking to Images, the PIA spokesperson remarked that while the airline routinely cleans every plane, not every type of stain can be removed easily.

"Passengers should not treat these planes like public buses..."

Pakistanis routinely trash public buses? Is this the case in every city or just a few?

 

[Providence]

Nothing can be done in places where breaking rules denotes some kind of entitlement or bad-assness !

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Yeh awam Danday k qabil hai Jahil loog

Aur phir moun khool k government ko blame krte hain apne girebaan jhaank k dekhte nahi hain..

PIA should impose heavy fine

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

Some social media users found nothing wrong with the photos, commenting that it was, after all, the airline's responsibility to clean up the cabin after each flight.

It's ok, to trash an airplane, if it's delayed 5 times. But trashing because you can't manage to hold on to the crumbs of your cakerus is pure lack of hygiene.

If Pakistanis, the main users of PIA, cant value their airline, what type of impression does that leave for the international traveler?

No wonder Middle East airlines treat South Asians like cattle, they sometime behave like cattle. Most unfortunate.

You haven't flown on an American airline. We have to pay for peanuts and drinks now.

$20 probably.

Pakistanis routinely trash public buses? Is this the case in every city or just a few?

I think it's the cost value associated with each mode of transport.

 

[yolo2016]

Don't worry you don't have a monopoly on morons. It took decades to get people here to stop that stuff.

The socio economic background of pakistani's that have migrated(majority) to UK is by far the lowest of the lowest socioeconomic class from Pakistan.

Compare that to Pakistani's who come to the U.S (high majority) come from more educated and let's say better mannered backgrounds. The british pakistani as an immigrant does worse if not same as bangladeshi in UK.

 

[VCheng]

Yeh awam Danday k qabil hai Jahil loog

Aur phir moun khool k government ko blame krte hain apne girebaan jhaank k dekhte nahi hain..

PIA should impose heavy fine

Here you go Sir:

After the new uniforms, PIA staff have also been given new phrases to replace the tired old ones that were used previously.

OLD: Welcome to PIA
NEW: Eh shakal eh jahaz tey aan waalee?

OLD: Your seat is down this aisle.
NEW: Ja othay jaa keh beh jaa.

OLD: May I help you with the luggage?
NEW: Saara ghar daa samaan chuk lehaye oo? Aapey he rakho.

OLD: What would you like to drink?
NEW: Khana milan tak chup ker key beh jayo.

OLD: Please fasten your seatbelts.
NEW: Menu dobara naa kehna paye - beh jaa!

OLD: Here is your choice of meals for the flight.
NEW: Eh ley pharh ley. Bas eh hee bachiya ey.

OLD: Thank you for flying PIA.
NEW: Jaao dafa ho jayo. Shukar kero pahunch gaye oo.

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[cloud4000]

You haven't flown on an American airline. We have to pay for peanuts and drinks now.

If you fly UCC carriers like Spirit Airlines, then yes. But most US airlines give you at least peanuts and something to drink. But my comment was about the behavior of some South Asians who fly. It's interesting how their behavior changes once they reach their native lands, it's like night and day.

 

[Bouncer]

However, the spokesperson's comment may point to a larger problem that extends beyond airlines — that, in general, common decency is scarce in Pakistan and people rarely think to clean up after themselves.

This. People treat public property like shit and then complain that public property is shit. Its an endless cycle.

IMO, in this particular case; people might have been careless because of the airline's prevalent reputation. Though it is no excuse for this behavior. PIA is hospitality business, they are not entitled to complain about this, they should keep their heads down and keep striving for better service and cleaner airplanes. If people observe clean planes and this reputation catches on they will start caring about it.

Yeh parha likha or ameer tabqa hy!

Sorry bhai soch hai aap ki. Travel on any Pak-UK flight and you'll come across the vilest creatures. My personal opinion is that UK hosts the most entitled, ignorant and uneducated of Pakistani diaspora in the world.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Here you go Sir:

 

[Moon]

Amid much fanfare, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) earlier this week launched its 'Premier' service for flights to London.

With a revamped livery, dapper new crew uniforms and an expansive in-flight entertainment system with 250 channels, the impressive customer reviews Premier received came as no surprise

Not all PIA customers treat the service as 'special' though.

In photos shared by PIA spokesperson Danyal Gilani, the inside of a Premier plane looks like a war zone on its arrival in London from Islamabad on Wednesday.

The passengers made a big mess of the place


The floor is strewn with a variety of litter — food crumbs, cups and even a pillow with wool sticking out.

Moreover, according to Gilani, some customers admired the lotions in the airplane lavatory a little too much: they sneaked off the plane with two full bottles

"This is what our new A-330 looked like upon arrival in London yesterday," the spokesperson wrote as he shared the photos on Twitter.

Talking to Images, the PIA spokesperson remarked that while the airline routinely cleans every plane, not every type of stain can be removed easily.

"Passengers should not treat these planes like public buses," he said.

"We request our valued customers to take care of this new aircraft as if this is their personal property and value this excellent service being provided by PIA Premier, which is for their own comfort without any extra charges," he added.

Some social media users found nothing wrong with the photos, commenting that it was, after all, the airline's responsibility to clean up the cabin after each flight.

However, the spokesperson's comment may point to a larger problem that extends beyond airlines — that, in general, common decency is scarce in Pakistan and people rarely think to clean up after themselves. Cases in point? Public urination and a culture of littering are rampant in Pakistan.


PIA Premier, which was started after the national carrier acquired three planes from Sri Lankan Airlines on a wet-lease, currently has six flights scheduled for London per week, three each from Islamabad and Lahore. Later, with addition of more aircraft, the service will be expanded to other destinations.

The aircraft is equipped with LCD screens along with flat bed service for business-class passengers.

A complimentary limousine service for PIA Premier business-class passengers is offered upon their arrival at London's Heathrow Airport. The service will be available within a radius of 25 km from Heathrow Airport.

The Premier service has so far been lauded by most passengers. Even the CEO of aviation giant Boeing, according to Maryam Nawaz, "appreciated" Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his "efforts to revamp PIA" and expressed his desire to become a part of this reformation.

These seats don't look like Premier, these are:

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But I agree, people who do such things with public property, should be fined. And given a harsh lesson.
@Zibago @django @The Sandman @Arsalan

 

[SBD-3]

No wonder the flights to and from Pakistan are in luxuryless planes. The flight between Karachi and Bangkok was like riding a bus, the flight from Bangkok to destination was super luxrious. Same with the Qatar Air ways. But this is a new level looks like someone delibraterly did those things. I mean who scratch the entertainment screen!