Booooooooooooo!!. Review on PIA

An airline is probably one of the most difficult things to review. most airlines have certain privildeged routes. for instance.. I flied gulf air from delhi to london via abu dhabi. delhi to abu dhabi stunk like hell while abu dhabi to london was quite relieving. thats probably because they have more executives and the sort rather than daily wagers. basically... more sophisticated passengers.

so unless you've travelled on quite a few flights of the same airline, you cant comment on it, can you? besides, if you have nice company a flight cant really be all that bad an experience. i'll review the flight i've been on....delhi to lahore.

both ways, the flight was on time. for boarding there was no dock...you sit in the bus and use the stairs....tsk tsk..wats wrong PIA and IGI??

the aircraft was like one of a domestic airline (so much for those who want india and pak to reunite!). the plane took off and suddenly we had someone trying really hard to announce something in a hardcore cowboy accent..we were too amused to understand! some pple burst into laughter..so thats a nishe start.:o)

i suppose pakistan airlines dont believe in in-flight entertainment. leave alone screens on your seat..there was no tv too. I guess they wanna save money cause this is a very short flight..just an hour. I wanted to read something but they had just a few magazines which the pple on the front seat were already reading. they had 6 seats in each row...supposing all six of the front seated flock are voracious readers, they still had too few things to read! soon snacks were brought in. there were two types of them (both vegetarian), but the airhostess did not bother to ask you what you'd like to eat. they think that all indians have the same type of taste buds. so their policy is..just put your hand into the trolley and take out what your hand hits first. not a funny trick cherokee. hey...you're serving food, not pulling out a rabbit from your hat. I heard one of them tell a child ''jaldi hato itna time nahi hai''. then they have no concept of mineral water whatsoever. they just pour out from a large jug, I wonder what goes into it! the snacks were well...just ok...everything served without the slightest hint of a smile. the whole crew except for one of them looked like a depressed tribe straight out of survivor....well done you ''great people to fly with''! (thats what their tags say)

soon we reached lahore. that we would have to stand an even more pathetic airport before getting to the pleasant city was something we were unaware of.

but I think these matters are little things which to little to effect your mood. all airlines try to make your experience very comfortable...so does PIA and I guess it succeeds, because I didnt feel the pangs of discomfort. overall...the quality is mediocre, but not wretched. as far as recommending this flight is concerned, this is nothing near to world class. but you can take it..because I dont think that more credible airlines fly this route. but if you do get a better airline....forget PIA.