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

[salarsikander]

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.

Aye drawn from my own personal experience. Cant disagree with you

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

It's interesting how their behavior changes once they reach their native lands, it's like night and day.

Depends on who they're around.

Around Desis, desi mentality, nothing wrong with it but the emphasis on themselves is appalling.

I envy your flying in the US. Do you get pat-downs?

 

[X-2.]

Curse of our subcontinent.

Hahaahaaa

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

Lolz

 

[VCheng]

Depends on who they're around.

Around Desis, desi mentality, nothing wrong with it but the emphasis on themselves is appalling.

I envy your flying in the US. Do you get pat-downs?

TSA Pre-Check FTW!

https://www.tsa.gov/precheck

 

[X-2.]

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.

They do have passengers history so they impose fine on it! Fine revenue can be utilised for maintenance etc

 

[The Sandman]

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

.

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

I say ban these people from traveling on PIA for a few months

 

[Capt.Mir5832]

This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Abdul Majid Saleem]

After all that mess done by these sort of passengers, each one of them stands in a que at heathrow abiding all laws and regulations like very sphisticated and educated person.

 

[Ghazwa e Hind]

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.



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.

Bhai jee! jo UK chala gaya oo ghareeb kahan reh gaya?

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

Bhai jan! This is the class which can spend 15,000 Rs on their single dress but will not give 1000 Rs extra to their maid. They think that if they are spending the money then they have right to put the lotion and handwash in their bags.

 

[Abdul Majid Saleem]

I think the most appropriate way to punish such idiots is to tie them with the same seat where they create mess, and send them back to the port of origin and charge them the return ticket by force with penalties of damages they have done.

 

[Skywalker]

Unfortunately there is a certain community from Pakistan would never learn, there past record speaks for itself, cause there parents were totally illiterate when they moved to uk, its natural that it has come into their genes to act in a similar way, no matter wherever they go their acts says it all and bring shame for us.

 

[Blue Marlin]

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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!

what? they scratched the screens!? animals. they dont deserve to be in the cargo hold let alone economy.

whats the price differance of a standard economy from pia karachi to heathrow and the price for a ticket from the "premier" plane.

 

[50cent]

Pandos on first time on plane . As expected .Pia solution is only handover to Turkish or etihad airways than pia can be on top ten list. Many sarkari employee think they.can do anything and any bad quality service and never gets fired because of this pia is in downfall

 

[Maira La]

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.

Well it's the same for all countries form South Asia isn't it? The Indians and Bangladeshis heading to UK are also from the lowest socioeconomic strata of these countries.

 

[CriticalThinker02]

Rich Pakistanis treating Pakistan as trash, maa baap nai baida kerdiya lekin terbiyat nahi di.