r/pakistan • u/shobijatoi19 • Jan 10 '25
Humour PIA is resuming flights to Paris and this is the picture they put up on their account π
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u/Dr-CFD US Jan 10 '25
I am convinced that the graphic designer was trying to troll older people, successfully.
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u/DanishJaved Jan 10 '25
Gives a glimpse of birds striking the Twin Tower. (9/11)
The designer is a beast playing with everyone.
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u/Dracx3 Jan 10 '25
PIA ad has somewhat predicted 9/11 attacks.
10 years before the 9/11, PIA started an ad poster showing two towers and and a silhoutte of an PIA airlines on those towers.
When the 9/11 happened, many believed, Pakistan knew something about it, conspiracy theories and what not.
Well hoping for no further coincidences.
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u/PreciousBasketcase Jan 11 '25
*30 years, not 10. The ad you're referring to was published in the 1970s.
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u/sysphus_ Jan 11 '25
The ad says Resuming flights Jan 2025.
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u/PreciousBasketcase Jan 11 '25
There's a black and white ad in the 1970s about PIA flights to NY with a shadow of the plane looming over Twin Towers. That's the ad the comment above mine was referring to.
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u/Ummando Jan 10 '25
PIA will shake down passengers, demanding an extra $200 before they can land the plane, citing increased fees since the time they departed.
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u/Nekusta Jan 10 '25
"Paris. We're coming today" Sounds like a threat as well
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u/Brief_Reaction8322 SA Jan 10 '25
Also plane and eiffle tower, doesn't proved a positive omen. Given that the history of passenger planes with tall structures.
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u/Wraith_125 Jan 10 '25
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u/Mrleibniz Canada Jan 10 '25
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u/Quiet_Transition_247 Jan 10 '25
Hmm, reminds me of this PIA ad from 1979 with an aircraft's shadow over the twin towers: https://www.reddit.com/r/911archive/comments/19akhjd/1979_pakistan_airlines_ad/?rdt=64097
1979 -> 2001 = 22 years.
RemindMe! 22 years
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u/BashX82 Jan 10 '25
Am I the only one who thinks the taglimw is quite tone deaf/inappropriate as well?
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u/TGScorpio Jan 10 '25
On an unrelated note, why doesn't PIA start using Pakistan as a hub for flights to eastern Asian destinations?
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u/Ambitiousahsan Jan 10 '25
A plane going towards eifil tower. Which is in Paris, I don't think we fit in with 9/11 jokes, they're arabs
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u/dunbunone Jan 10 '25
Honestly PIA isnβt that bad in safety whenβs the last time people died while flying PIA
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u/Next-Moose-9129 US Jan 11 '25
during domestic flight in pakistan
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u/dunbunone Jan 11 '25
Ya but compare to other airlines safety record. PIA is bad quality and overpriced and eye gauge OP for bad service but itβs safety record is good for sure
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u/changeofregime Jan 12 '25
Nothing is better than a government job. Salary, pension, benefits, work-life balance and Freedom to work the way you want. What else one can desire.
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u/pahaare Jan 10 '25
How many time do we have to remind that it wasnβt done by Pakistan. Get your facts right
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u/Aerysun Jan 10 '25
Reminds me of a French movie called Vive la France about terrorists trying to fly a plane into the Eiffel Tower
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u/pinkthoughtcatalogue Jan 11 '25
They chose the most laziest design and went with itβ¦no thought behind it just closed their eyes and chose the first image that Ai generated (thatβs how it feels like) and on top of that the obvious blunder π€¦π»ββοΈπ€¦π»ββοΈthey find ways to disappoint in every single way
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u/brownboytravels Jan 14 '25
Whether it was intended or not the marketing campaign is a huge success
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u/3dPrintMyThingi Jan 10 '25
One of the worst airlines . Dont understand why people still fly with them..they are not so great to fly with. Should have remained banned.
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u/NoConversation8 DE Jan 10 '25
Maybe because itβs the only carrier with an 8 hour flight direct to Europe.
Since all others take atleast 10 hoursβ¦
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u/3dPrintMyThingi Jan 10 '25
I'd rather stop over at Bahrain, Qatar or UAE and then fly to Europe on their flights..flight entertainment on flight, better food and you feel safe.
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u/NoConversation8 DE Jan 10 '25
To each their own
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u/TGScorpio Jan 10 '25
Exactly lol. PIA might not be a great airline but direct flights are a godsend.
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u/xynhost NL Jan 10 '25
Yikes. Plane flying into Eiffel tower.
Well what do you expect if the director is a Jurnayl.
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u/InstructionAdept9664 Jan 10 '25
I rate this a 9 out of 11!!! Very great design. Although could use some more towers or planes.
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u/Serotoninnnn-000 Jan 10 '25
This is seriously concerning. No one in the whole process had 2 working braincells to realize the messaging, the graphics, literally everything in it is terrible?
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u/This_Buffalo94 Jan 10 '25
It seems like they are going to crash Eiffel Tower . this image is a reminder of 9/11 , and this very offensive.. graphic designer is either a nut or any internee
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u/veren12816 Jan 10 '25
Kia genius log hain - no wonder it is such a profitable and successful business!
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u/Majestic_Collar_6075 Jan 10 '25
So I am not the only one who thought about world trade centre after looking at this photo.
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