The ad, which many saw as poorly timed and tone-deaf, was compared to a famous PIA ad from 1979 where a Boeing 747 cast its shadow over the New York Twin Towers.
In a PIA ad many found more threatening than welcoming, the graphic showed a plane going straight toward the Eiffel Tower. ‘Paris, we’re coming today,’ the caption read.
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The air hostess, who was scheduled for duty from Islamabad to Toronto, circumvented the standard passport requirement using only PIA General Declaration documents.
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